Ok, here’s my list of Tops for 2009. It’s by far not comprehensive and I feel like I’m forgetting a lot of stuff that happened in 2009 but so it goes. Perhaps I should blog more so I can look back on stuff..
Favorite Restaurant (or where we frequented most): The Loft, a sports bar type of place that allows kids until about 10pm. It’s nice and loud so Jonah blends right in.
Best Meal of 2009: we had some great food on our travels this summer but Slanky and I shared a wonderful meal at Elemental (for his Birthday, I think) and I could still drink then so the wine also helped make it a memorable evening!
Top Album (not necessarily made in 2009 but what I listened to most frequently): This is a very hard one. I don’t feel like I listened to much music this year, if you don’t count kid’s music and older music that we’ve had around for years. So, I guess for single most listened to albums, it’ll probably have to be The Beatles re-released Revolver album.
Top 3 Books I read in 2009: Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff and the Dead series by Charlaine Harris (I’m lumping those all together even though they are 9 books. I finished all but the last one in a matter of weeks and they all blend together to me now. Great fluff.)
Best Coffee Shop: Sip and Ship is still our most frequented but the best actual coffee I had was from the Lighthouse Roasters main place in Fremont.
Favorite Movie: I can’t totally remember all of the movies I saw in 2009 (not many but also not memorable) but what really sticks out for me is the new Star Trek one. I thought the prequel characters were dead on and I liked the playful quality of the movie.
Biggest Rant of 2009: Getting our stroller stolen off of our front porch. Very annoying and still makes me angry when I think about it.
Ok, that’s it for now. I’m sure there are more things I should document about ‘09 but they aren’t coming to me right now!
5 Responses to “Goodbye, 2009!”
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Great list! I always love your lists, Jody. Am glad that you really enjoyed Hunger Games! Have you read Catching Fire yet? Pat got it for me for Christmas. It’s fabulous! It’s not quite as good as Hunger Games, but darn close. And Star Trek–I didn’t watch very many movies this year (probably less than 5–pathetic), but this is one I actually watched, (without multitasking on the computer), and actually really enjoyed.
I just read Catching Fire (so it couldn’t be on my 2009 list) and I thought it was really good. In fact I might have liked it better than Hunger Games, I’m still thinking about it..
I have to concur that I thought the new Star Trek movie was really good – much to my surprise as I’ve never been a Star Trek watcher! I also can’t really remember many other movies I saw in ‘09 (not too many, much to Jay’s dismay as usual).
I think my favorite book was The Guernsey Island Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society – loved, loved, loved this book! Second to that would be Agatha Christie novels, they’ve helped me get my mind off of things this past year and I’m addicted…
Ah, man! I didn’t know your stroller had been stolen off your front porch. What a drag! I’d never get over that. Strollers are very expensive. I’d be sniffing around the pawn shops. But seriously, can you even pawn a stroller? Jeez! that sucks! EKBO I agree with the GIL&PPPS book. I really enjoyed it. Thank you to Dahlia for giving me such an excellet birthday present. Sadly, I think I read fewer books that em watched movies. Surprised that you all were so into the StarTrek movie. I feel like I watched a fair amount of StarTrek growing up. Felt like I couldn’t follow the time travel plot. Must be the lack of reading.
oh eve, i’m so glad to know a fellow agatha christie lover!!
i’ve always felt like an odd duck for loving them so much. they’re one of my very favorite comfort books. and i have such a bad memory i can reread them every couple of years and it’s like a brand new book! haha! sad, but true. i also liked the guernsey book a lot!