Thursday, January 8, 2009

Bowing to peer pressure

Chris, Lily and Avitania have put up their 2008 recaps so I'm bowing to peer pressure and putting mine up. Here they are in no particular order.

Things I liked in 2008
Lego games for the xBox 360
Zuma Deluxe
Munchkin
Disney trips
A presidential election outcome that I was excited about
"Bevlinis"
Glassybaby candles
Cooking class at Diane's Market Kitchen

Books I liked
The Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire mystery series
Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett
A Cook's Tour - Anthony Bourdain
The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Restaurants I liked
Quinns
Toro Bravo
Txori
Samurai Noodle
Fondi
Jiko
Blue Bayou - not the greatest food but the location in Pirates of the Caribbean can't be beat)

Movies I liked
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Milk (ok I saw this in 2009 but it's a 2008 release so I'm adding it to the list!)
In Brugges
Transsiberian
Quarantine
Frost/Nixon

TV Shows I liked
Celebrity Rehab
LOST (for the short time it was on!)
Top Chef
America's Next Top Model
Project Runway
The Office
The Amazing Race

Music I liked
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colors
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
The Killers - Day & Age
Styrofoam - A Thousand Words
Kettel - Myam James 1

That's it for now! If you make a "best of" list, be sure to let me know in the comments!