How about some “best-of” lists for 2009? I don’t keep up with all the latest in any media, but here’s what I enjoyed this year anyway.
Best new movies
In the Loop
Up in the Air
Best new-to-me movies
Paris, Texas (1984)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Best new album
Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion
Best new-to-me albums
The Fiery Furnaces’ Blueberry Boat (2004)
Parenthetical Girls’ Entanglements (2008)
John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme (1964)
Best new TV
Mad Men
Friday Night Lights
Parks and Recreation
Community
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Best new-to-me TV
Friday Night Lights (The first 3 seasons)
Best new book
Turns out I didn’t read any 2009 books this year! But I read a lot of new short fiction, particularly from Tin House.
Oh, I forgot The Believers by Zoe Heller!
Best new-to-me book
Beloved by Toni Morrison (1998)
Best new game
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
Best new-to-me games
LEGO Batman (2008)
Rock Band 2 (2008)
Best new cats
Soupy and Nipsey!
I am a huge fan of that last category. (no pun intended)
Yes those adorable kitties have to be the absolute best… soooo cute.
Love the kitties!
Love rock band 2!
The kitties are definitely cute. I keep looking at kitty pictures and wishing our kitty was still a kitten and in the too cute to be believed stage.
What? No best pattern/projects?
But yeah, the kitties are freakin’ adorable.