2006!
To celebrate the New Year and all of it's glories and wonders, I have created a list of my favorite (and least favorite) moments, people, bands, movies, songs, and dumb things my grandma has said for all of you!!
THE BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory!
First of all, I hate remakes. But this was absolutely fantastic.
It was insanely good, I was cracking up through out the entire
thing. And not only because I was really drugged that day.
And because I only went to the movies like 4 times this year
and I can't even remember what I saw.
MY FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE YEAR
One wonderful night at Brendan's.
His parents went to Florida at the begining of the summer. Me,
Andreas, and Bill never left his house. There was one night when
Nikki slept over, and Brendan invited a bunch of his Portland friends over,
and they were all down by the pool, us on the patio. Bill had his guitar.
We were all real drunk or high or whatever, we were all warm and
comfortable. Me, Andreas, Bill, and Nikki were trying to find a song
that we all knew, and we settled on "An Attempt To Tip The Scales".
The weather was perfect and all of the stars were out. With the faint noise
of a teenage party in the background, we all gave our souls up to
this moment. I had never felt more relaxed and whole in my life.
I don't even think I've told anyone about that yet. Oops.
FAVORITE CELEBRITY MOMENT
Paris Hilton's Sex Tape
HAHAHAHA stupid slut.
It wasn't even that good.
But she's priceless.
YEAR'S BEST TECHNOLOGY THING
iPod!!!!!!
As everyone I know has come to live with, I have not taken my
iPod off my head for the past 6 months. It is my life. I'd give up my house
for my beloved iPod. Nothing can seperate us. Except when Andreas
takes it to work, like right now. But that thing withstanded falling into
a toilet filled with vomit. Pretty damn impressive to me.
I LOVE YOU YAMS!!
YEAR'S WORST MOVIE
White Noise HAHAHAHA
Shame on you, Micheal Keaton. Shame on you.
YEAR'S WORST BAND
The Rocket Summer vs. Panic! At the Disco
You both are annoying. I cannot stand to sit through any songs
by you. I tried on numerous occasions to give you both a chance,
and YOU FAILED. MISERABLY. That why you both tie as the
worst band of the year. Sorry you suck.
FAVORITE GRANDMA QUOTE
"Is he really gay? Oh my GOD! What a big baby."
You are just so silly, Joyce.
BOOK OF THE YEAR
The Facts Speak For Themselves
I found this book in the lost & found at Academy. I read it.
The story is fucking weird. This girl's life fucking sucks.
I am never having an affair with some 40 year old guy.
SONG OF THE YEAR (you cant have just one)
"Lua" by Bright Eyes
"A Song To Pass The Time" (even though it came out years ago) by Bright Eyes
"Jesus, etc" by Wilco
"Lua" came out on top. It might be something about the shakey vocals that
barely escape his throat as a whisper, or the lyrics that are perfect for my
heavy heart. At the worst times of my year, the simple guitar and barely-
there vocals were just enough to sneek through my headphones into
the mess of my brain.
Nice job at making my life complete, runners up!
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning by Bright Eyes (duh!)
Never in my life have I been exposed to an album that I can listen to
for a year and never get sick of it. Every time I listen to it, it gets better and better.
This year has been very long, and sometimes I don't know how I survived it.
But small things like this album kept me going. It's short and sweet,
sometimes bitter, sometimes it squeezed some tears out of me. I owe
a lot to this album, and all of Bright Eyes' past albums. Except
A Collection of Songs 1995-1997. That album sucked.
BAND OF THE YEAR
BRIGHT EYES
Seriously, if you were expecting anything else, I get five
free punches on you. I live off this man. You will never
find me not listening to Bright Eyes. I can't even explain
how much akjdhflakjdfhalkjdfadsf. Holy shit. My mind.
BEST LOCAL BAND OF THE YEAR
The End of Reason
Andreas made me put that.
BEST NEW BAND OF THE YEAR (for me)
Joan Of Arc
You're a good man, Mr. Kinsella(s). Godspeed.
I could go on forever and ever with pictures of my friends, and my life, but Andreas wants to go on, so I will let him.
GOODBYE 2005. You can suck my nuts.