So as many of you know I always come up with my favorites of the past year and post such things as favorite

albums, movies, songs, past times, etc.  Here are the lists for 2008....  Hope you enjoy!!! 

 

MUSIC

Top Ten Albums of the Year:

(Band - Album Name)

1. Forever The Sickest Kids - "Underdog Alma Mater" LP

2. Anberlin - "Cities" LP

3. David Cook - "

4. Jack's Mannequin - "The Glass Passenger" LP

5. Cute Is What We Aim For - "Rotation"  LP

6. Lights Out Dancing - "Oh, the Places You'll Go" EP 

7. Quietdrive - "Deliverance" LP

8. Bedlight For Blue Eyes - "Life On Life's Terms" LP

9. Senses Fail - "Life Is Not A Waiting Room" LP

10. Evans Blue - "Cold (But I'm Still Here)"

 

Honorable Mentions:

The Academy Is - Fast Times At Barrington High

Theory Of A Deadman

Motion City Soundtrack - "Even If It Kills Me" Acoustic EP

All Time Low - "So Wrong, It's Right" LP

The Mile After - "Armada" LP

 

 

Album I need to buy right now: 

Houston Calls - "The End of An Error"

Copeland - "You Are My Sunshine"

 

Most Overrated:

Weezer - 'Red Album'

Fall Out Boy - 'Folie A Duex'

Coldplay - 'Vida La Vida'

 

Most Underrated:

The Audition - "Champion"

Your Sweet Uncertainty - Self Titled LP

Anberlin - 'New Surrender'

Album I am still Obsessed with from 2007:

Cute Is What We Aim For - The Same Old Blood Rush With A New Touch

 

Worst song of the Year:

I know it is way older than this year, but I cannot stand 'Hey There Deliah' by the Plain White T's.

 

Most Anticipated Albums of 2009:

New Found Glory
Taking Back Sunday

Cartel

The Rocket Summer

 

 

Favorite Song Lyric from 2008:

"You dismantle me, My hands and secrets are the hardest things to keep from you. Just call this the prelude to a life time."

 

 

 

I'm calling it.... Blink 182 Reunion in 2009!!! 

 

MOVIES

Top Ten Favorite Movies of 2008:

1. Into the Wild

2. Valkyrie

3. The Dark Knight

4. The Air I Breathe

5. 21

6. Burn After Reading

7. Step Brothers

8. Pineapple Express

9. August Rush

10. The Bucket List

 

Honorable Mentions:

Atonement.

Role Models.

Ocean's Thirteen.

Harold and Kumar .... Guantanamo Bay.

Juno.

I Am Legend.

 

 

BOOKS:

"A River Runs Through It, and Other Stories" by Norman Maclean

"For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Hemingway.

"King Soloman's "by H. Rider Haggard.

 

TV SHOWS:

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia on FX.

Weeds on Showtime.

Entourage on HBO.

Seasons 1 & 2 of Friday Night Lights on DVD, I never watched until this year.

 

 

PAST TIMES (Favorite Memories of 2008):

Jumpin' in the Gribbon and Beer Pong at Bob's Cabin with Dane and Bob. 

Spring Break 'let loose' with Bob. 

Wild Game with Dane... 

Wild Game with Mom...

Camping Trip with my Sister and her Friends at Whitewater.

MAD-town for Halloween, INSANE.

The Port dinner with my Grandma. 

JEW concert finally with Dane. 

The October Trip to UND, and a bit of Living in the past. 

The Roller Derby with Jackie and hittin' the 'Library' afterwards. 

Beer Pong and Bar night with Dane in Winona last winter. 

4th of July, How do you feel?

 

I am sure there are many many many more, but you know how this is when you get put on the spot. 

 

 

 

Lots of things to look forward for going into this year....  We'll just have to wait and see how things unfold. 

 

Have a Safe and Happy New Year Everyone!  Happy 2009!

--Gander

 

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081221/ap_on_bi_ge/gas_prices

 

"The average national price of gasoline fell 9 cents in the past two weeks, bringing it to its lowest point in nearly five years, according to a national survey released Sunday.

 

So I haven't written much at all, as of late.  For those of you who know what line of work I am in, you understand that November and December are by far the most stressful months of my job.  I honestly, cannot wait for christmas to be over with.  Haha, to tell you the truth my holiday cheer is just about up..... 

 

For those of you who don't know, I have been dating a girl named Jennifer for the past couple weeks.  We did decide to make things official on Friday.  It was a bit of an awkward conversation but the amount of trust and natural feelings that have come from this have been insane.  I haven't had some of these feelings in a very long time.  It's fantastic.  If any of you are coming over on New Year's you will get to meet her.  (FYI, one of her favorite songs is "When Paula Sparks" by Copeland.  I know that will make good in some of your books.)

 

Anyways, the week upcoming should be full of interesting things....  Seeing Jennifer tomorrow night before she goes home for Christmas, Dane paying up on his bet tuesday night and hopefully seeing Matt and Jackie, and Having the whole family down for X-mas Eve(Can't wait to go sledding with my sister, haha). 

 

If I don't get on here before, I want to wish you all a very merry christmas. 

--Gander

 

 

P.S. Listen to Perry Como X-mas music, and anything by The Early November.