'06

To start out, yes, I'm still off in the faraway land of St. Kitts.

No, I won't be back by tomorrow. I'll miss school. Yay. I'll be back by Thursday... feh.

So, um, what to say?

- St. Kitts... so far, it's been pretty feckin' awesome. It's hot as a mofo, the mosquitoes are plentiful, (and yet, I haven't been bitten yet) the mountains and volcano and ocean and beaches and such are prettylike, my cousins and aunts and uncles are... interesting... and, yeah. I'd put up pictures so you can see it in all of it's splendor, but the camera is being stupid, so I have to wait until I get home to upload 'em. Even though you could say it's somewhat of an island paradise, I'm somewhatly bored to tears of it by now, so, eh.

Steel drum bands are totally awesome, though.

- Christymas. What did I get? Not much... yet. My parents say that they didn't really have space to put our presents in our (7!) gigantic suitcases... which was understandable, because those suitcases weighed about as much as a small elephant, and, the way that they were bulging, were probably the same size as well. But yeah, so far I got one present, and it freakin' rocks... a PSP. I was kinda thinking against getting one earlier in the year, because I already have an iPod, so there goes the music function of it... but, feh, I wanted one anyway. And I'm glad I did. Emulation + handheld portable device = Chrono Trigger on the go. Hells yeah.
Eh. My dad hinted at a bass guitar at being my other present (and I hope to God he wasn't bluffing or something or other.)

- New Years! No resolutions! But I'll do what I did last year, and list all of the "Best Of" of this year.

3, 2, 1, go.

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VIDEOS & MOVIES

Best Movie: Considering how I didn't really see that many (shame on me.) I'd have to say the best movie that I saw this year was Ray. It was about Ray Charles, who was like a music god, for one thing. And it garnered new respect in me for Jamie Foxx, who can, somehow, act. (that respect, however, disintergrated once I heard Gold Digger)
Best Old Movie That For Some Reason, I'm Just Seeing Now: The Matrix. The entire Matrix, not just the office building scene. Twas... interesting. It overloaded my geek senses, and I loved every second of it.
Most Watched Movie All Year: Kill Bill. I never get tired of it. Volume 1, of course, because Volume 2 was horrid.
Best Moment I've Seen In A Video: Leeroy Jenkins. Need I say more?
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MUSIC
Best New Band: Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah. Woah, buddy. It was bold of them to even try a singer who had a style so... different (and by different, I mean that the first time I popped the CD in the car, I was tempted to hurl it out the window after the first verse.) But, they SOMEHOW made all of the vocals and guitar twangyness and synth rippling into a sound that turned out to be absolutely addictive.
Best Old Band That For Some Reason, I'm Just Listening To Now: System of a Down.
WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SEND THE POOR?!
Song Of The Year: The Engine Driver by The Decemberists. When I'm old and wrinkled, and this song and this band are old hat, I will still sit back my 36th generation iPod, and chill and listen to this song.
Album Of The Year: Picaresque by The Decemberists. I was tempted to be like everybody else and declare Illinoise by Sufjan Stevens as the greatest album of ever and all, but eh, Picaresque was the first and possibly only album ever where I got it, listened to it, and went, "Woah. This is awesome." So it wins.
Best Chill Album of The Year: Illinoise by Sufjan Stevens gets this award, instead. There is nothing better than laying on the couch like some lazy old cat, and listening to this entire album. Sure, it will waste a good hour and 15 minutesish, but it'll be the most relaxed hour and 15 minuteish you'll have. Perfect for all-nighters, break-ups, rainy days, and what have you.
Biggest Comeback: So, back in 2000, when I was a titchy little middle schooler, there was a mascot band for MTV. But, they weren't really a band. Or at least, not a band in reality. They were a cartoon band. And they were called Gorillaz.
5 years later, they come back like a hurricane. You can skip way back when to that blog post where I nearly creamed myself when I found the Feel Good Inc. music video, and I imagine that's how all of the old fans of Gorillaz felt.

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ART AND LITERATURE
Best Book: Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince.
Po' Dumbledore...
Best Old Book That For Some Reason, I'm Just Reading Now: Sharknife. Holy gods of comic bookness, this is (almost) the greatest graphic novel ever created. Action perfectly captured in each frame, awesome protagonist, interesting (if not crazy) storyline... yeah.
Artist of The Year: Craig Thompson. I can't say anymore. The man is a genius.
Best Webcomic: Questionable Content. Romance, comedy, and more pop culture than you can shake a stick at.

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LIFE
Best Subject In School: Band, sadly, continues to reign supreme.
Best New Mates: Eh. Probably Nick & Savannah. They're both insane in a cool way. Or something. Or other.
Moment of The Year: O-Zone at Queen Of Hearts. Holy Christ, that was awesome beyond all reason. All it needed was strobe lights, glowsticks, and extremely baggy pants, and that would have been the highlight of my life.
Accomplishment Of The Year: Artwork. Ahh, art was just a fleeting dream, a hobby, a habit at the beginning of the year, but now... hm. Yeah. Awesome.
Hopeful Accomplishment For This Year: Okay, yeah, so I said I wouldn't have a resolution, but here's one anyway: Mo' skill with art, music, and writing. Art, obviously. Music, I can do something with that, and I'm having crazy fun with the bass, so I want to hitch up on that some more. Writing, I haven't really written anything for leisure since freshman year... methinks it's time to dust off the pad and pen once more.

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Aaaaaand that's it.

G'day.

See y'all on Thursday. (hopefully)

~meh!~

EDIT: Proofreading over this, I have just one more resolution. I'm going to stop saying feh or eh or meh every 2 seconds, dammit.  ¶ 9:42:00 PM