Superlatives for 2008

Since people are doing some reflections on the past year I thought I would do some one liners on the topic.

2008 was voted:

Revolutionary

Biggest flirt (Economy shits the bed, gas gets cheap)

Ok fuck that, 2008 was pretty sweet for me. I helped deliver the first primary win for a serious female candidate. I graduated from college. Put myself enormously in debt. Took a job, moved to virginia beach, beat our vote goals, swept the state. That was pretty sweet. 

Next thing I know, I'm back in town, expecting to find a job in Boston or DC with ease. 3 months later here I am. It was a pretty good epic ride that went from 100mph to 0 instantly if not sooner. Bummer, man.

2008 was a good year. We'll leave the job hunting for a later post of epic ranting. 

Tops for 08:

Movies: 

Ok I actually only saw like 4 movies in all of 2008. AVP 2, Cloverfield, Dark Knight, and I swear there was something else. Oh well. Anyway, Dark Knight was easily the only real movie in there, and as part of my office's forced family fun program we were required to see it as a team. Best thing I did all summer. I liked the fresh take on the Joker, and the reimagining in general. 

Music: 

Introduced to MGMT, Crystal Castles, Girl Talk, Cut Copy, that was probably about it. Been a tough year trying to find time to find new things. Crystal castles is still one of my favorites out of those. They're one of those groups that I can just zone out to. Electronic music has always been something I've liked and I'm glad it isn't just dismissed like it has been in the past. 

TV:

Again, haven't had much time for this. Battlestar Galactica had a decent half season, ending on a really strong, depressing, and altogether soul crushing note. Which was really awesome if I do say so. It's refreshing to having something that isn't always a fucking ray of sunshine, where you never know when main characters will be unceremoniously killed off. For 2009 I'm going to take several people's advice and watch The Wire, which is more or less a spiritual successor to one of my favorite shows of all time Homocide: Life on the Street.

Anyway, I know this is a weak first post, but I'm just doing it off the cuff. Tomorrow I'll have something a bit more substantial.