My thoughts on 2009, Part One

Initially I was going to do the cliche thing and make a series of "Top -X- -Ys- of '09" lists for music, movies, video games, and what all else, but there are numerous things going against that. I only purchased two new albums this year, and only played three or four new video games worth discussing, so I couldn't pick a uniform number. Also, even if I could, I just don't care enough too. It's a lot of effort naming and ranking things for a list I doubt anybody will actually take too seriously.

Let's try something else instead, a countdown of lists. This way it's unique and interesting and I don't have to do as much work. So here we go:

Cameron's Top 9 "Top n-1" Lists of 2009, and Note That I am Aware That There are a Lot I Have Not Seen/Listened to/Whatever.

Top 9 Movies of 2009

9. District 9 - Impressive visuals and an excellent sci-fi allegory done cheap and done right. The declarations of this "stealing 'Avatar''s thunder" were hyperbolic but understandable.

8. Adventureland - "Superbad" director Greg Mottola has solidified his place as the new John Hughes with this warm and relatable, if not always laugh-out-loud funny comedy.

7. The Hurt Locker - Very few movies have been made on the War on Terror, but this intense depiction of bomb diffusing in Iraq does a lot to fill that void.

All I got for Christmas was a chance to beef up my site content.

"It's a Pagan holiday, Charlie Brown."

This blog's still in its early stages, so just bear with me while I fiddle about with posting links, editing images, and giving readers more lists of things to skim through for their/my amusement.

Anyway, I hope everyone reading this had a kickin' rad Christmas/whatever holiday you celebrate/honestly, it's probably Christmas, right? I know I did. Honestly, this was one of the better Christmases in memory for me. I didn't sit around bored all day in a silent room with a silent family, since now that I'm in college suddenly my relatives and I have things to discuss. It's always good to see aunts and grandparents and cousins and a great aunt? whose name I can't remember (but it's alright, I don't think she knew mine either).