Half-Year Lists
Favorite 2009 Albums so far:
1. God Help The Girl - God Help The Girl
2. Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band - Outer South
3. Mandy Moore - Amanda Leigh
4. Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
5. Dark Was The Night (compilation)
6. California Gold - California Gold (ep)
7. Linda Draper - Bridge & Tunnel
8. Dirty Projectors - Bitte Orca
9. Handsome Family - Honey Moon
10. Neko Case - Middle Cyclone
Biggest disappointments:
The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love: What in the Sam Hell are they going on about? SHARK SANDWICH.
Tinted Windows - Tinted Windows: I'm from the school of "Adam Schlessinger can do no wrong." I hope this is just a summer vacation because I'm not ready to graduate.
Favorite pre-2009 albums heard for the first time in 2009:
1. Belle & Sebastian - Tigermilk
2. Squeeze - Cool For Cats
3. Rilo Kiley - Take Offs & Landings
4. The Attractions - Mad About The Wrong Boy
5. Andrea Perry - Saturday Morning Sweet Shoppe
6. Isobel Campbell - Amorino
7. Gary Jules - Trading Snakeoil For Wolf Tickets
8. Brian Vanderark - Resurrection
9. Bright Eyes - Fevers & Mirrors
10. The Wickerman (soundtrack)
Favorite 2009 movies so far:
1. Up
2. Coraline
3. Angels & Demons
It appears I've only seen 3 movies in the theater this year. Budget cuts, you know.
Favorite pre-2009 movies seen for the first time in 2009:
1. Milk (2008)
2. Year Of The Dog (2007)
3. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956)
4. Field Of Dreams (1989)
5. Man On Wire (2008)
6. Quinceañera (2006)
7. The Guitar (2008)
8. Brazil (1985)
9. I'm Not There. (2007)
10. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Favorite books read in 2009, from all years:
1. The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University - Kevin Roose
2. This Little Ziggy - Martin Newell
3. Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future - Bill McKibben
4. Fool: A Novel - Christopher Moore
5. The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself - Hannah Holmes
6. The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment - Paul R. Ehrlich
7. Grand Theft Jesus: The Hijacking of Religion in America - Robert S. McElvaine
8. Going to See the Elephant - Rodes Fishburne
9. SuperSense: Why We Believe in the Unbelievable - Bruce M. Hood
10. Special Topics in Calamity Physics - Marisha Pessl