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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

best of...

I ran out of ideas for my Best of list. So if there is any thing you want to know that was my Best of 2008, post it in the comments and I will post it.

best thing that happened to me in 2008

This is finally the one where the answer is...
Jason Castro.
On April 23, 2008, American Idol aired the cheezy Ford Commerical they made for the song Tainted Love. Each Idol was dressed up in a goth costume. That was the beginning of the end. The next day, one girl posted on the American Idol forum that they thought Jason looked good dressed in Goth and now... 8 months later... I created (along with my new best friends) a website called Jason's Goth Girls. I have met the most wonderful people I have ever known. I have made life long friends. My health improved. I gained confidence in myself. I have done things that I never would have done before. As I like to say... I'm not who I was. I have changed for the better. Jason was the catalyst, but its the girls that really changed my life. But without a gorgeous, blue eyed, dreadheaded boy taking a risk and trying out for American Idol and then having talent to boot, I'd be in the same rut that I was stuck in for far too long. So thank you Jason. Thank you for everything. And to my Goth Girls... I have no words.

best girl crush of 2008

I will admit that I have many girl crushes. But this year, I have a brand new one.

Rachel Maddow

So smart, so witty, so snarky, so right.
What's not to love?

best reality show of 2008

The Real Housewives of New York. It was a tough decision between this one and the Housewives of Atlanta. Both of these shows are full of hot messes, but the New Yorkers take the cake for me. Seriously. The Countess? Come on! How could this not be the best show??

best teen pop star of 2008

There are so many new teeny bopper pop stars this year that its almost sickening. Miley, Demi, Selena, JoBros... blah. But there is one that I can actually stand. Taylor Swift. I really got into her song, Our Song. Its fun. Even though she's a cross-over country star, she's cute and entertaining. Plus, she's the only one I don't want to injure. So that's a plus.

best movie of 2008

Since I hardly saw any movies this year, I am taking my sister's recommendation for the best movie this year... Wall-e.
Funny things is that I got this movie for Christmas and I haven't even seen it or watched it since then. I just knew that it would be good and plus, I trust my sister's opinion on these things. Maybe I'll watch it tonight so that I can actually watch it in 2008.

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

best news story of 2008

Did you really think it would have been anything but this?

best website of 2008

This is the funniest site I have ever read. Not only are the cakes actually big piles of hot messes, but the blogger is so snarky. Love it.

Cake Wrecks FTW

best new artist of 2008

I'll bet everyone assumed Jason Castro was gonna be my answer to this one. But no... he will definitely be on my best of list, but for this one I took into consideration artists who actually released their first album this year.
My best new artist, David Cook.

how cool is it to watch that again? still makes me cry.

best song(s) of 2008

I could not decide between these two anyway. Good thing they performed them together at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Whatever You Like by T.I.
Live Your Life by T.I. feat Rihanna

best sports story of 2008

Michael Phelps winning 8 gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. Can anything really top that? It took 36 years for the previous record to be broken and I wonder if it ever will be broken again. Just amazing and very fun to watch.

best discoveries (for me) of 2008

This year, I discovered a few things that I had heard about, but never experienced myself.

1. Gossip Girl - I had heard of this show, but right before Season 2 saw a re-run episode of season 1. I was hooked with about 20 minutes of that show. I searched and found all the episodes of season 1 online and watched them all. Now that we are way into season 2, its my favorite show. I am really glad I gave in.

2. Chelsea Lately - this show only started in November of 2007, but I always thought it was dumb. I never really watched it, but I figured it was another stupid late night talk show. Then in the last few months (since losing my job), I have been up late and randomly watched it. Now, I am totally addicted too. Chelsea Handler is hilarious. I love her snarky ass. I watch it every night.

3. Twilight saga - I took the leap. I resisted for the longest time. But some friends kept talking and talking about these books and so I finally did it. I know they are young adult books, but I loved them. Actually, I am almost done with Breaking Dawn, so I haven't finished the series yet. But damn. I really like them a lot. I also saw Twilight the movie. I am not a full on fan freak, but I understand the inclination.

best celebrity baby of 2008

There were so many babies born this year, but none that were as cute as Harlow Winter Kate Madden, daughter to Nicole Richie and Joel Madden. She is so incredibly cute that it hurts. She is my favorite celeb baby EVER (or so far).

best dress of 2008

I am starting today with a few of my favorite things of 2008. I begin with my favorite dress of 2008. This gorgeous Versace dress worn by Anne Hathaway at the Venice Film Festival. It is so beautiful. The color is...gaWH! But I have to say, that the dress comes alive on her body and with her legs.

Sunday, December 28, 2008

wedded bliss

Today is our 10 year wedding anniversary. 10 of the best and most difficult years of my life. In good times and bad. Thru sickness and health. And I would marry this man again in a heartbeat.
Happy Anniversary to my best friend.

1998

January 1 - Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants.

January 22 - Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski pleads guilty, and accepts a sentence of life without the possibility of parole.

February 23 - Osama bin Laden publishes a fatwa, declaring jihad against all Jews and Crusaders.

March 27 - The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for male impotence, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States.

April 7 - George Michael is arrested in a restroom at Will Rogers Memorial Park for committing a lewd act in front of a police officer. This incident leads to him coming out as gay.

April 22 - The Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World opens to the public for the first time.

June 4 - Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

June 25 - Microsoft releases Windows 98 (First Edition).

August 7 - 1998 U.S. embassy bombings: The bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya kill 224 people and injure over 4,500; they are linked to terrorist Osama Bin Laden, an exile of Saudi Arabia.

September 7 - Google, Inc. is founded, in Menlo Park, California, by Stanford University Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin.[8]

September 8 - St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire breaks baseball's single-season home run record, formerly held by Roger Maris. McGwire hits #62 at Busch Stadium in the 4th inning off of Chicago Cubs pitcher Steve Trachsel.

October 6 - College student Matthew Shepard is found tied to a fence near Laramie, Wyoming, a victim of gay-bashing. He dies October 12, becoming a symbol of gay-bashing victims and sparking public reflection on homophobia in the US.

November 3 - Jesse Ventura, former professional wrestler, is elected Governor of Minnesota.

November 19 - Lewinsky scandal: The United State House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against U.S. President Bill Clinton.

December 28 - Laura and Chris become man and wife. Thus begins the best 10 years of their lives; full of challenges, pain, and joy. Neither would change a thing.