My Four Favorite Books of 2009
Last year I posted a list of all of the books I read that year, highlighting my favorite book of 2008, In the Middle of the Night. I finished 13 books in 2008, a count that I doubled in 2009 thanks to numerous road trips and an invigorated book club. Four books received the coveted [...]
My Favorite Movies of the Decade
In alphabetical order, here are my favorite movies….of the decade. Almost Famous Brokeback Mountain Children of Men City of God Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Definitely, Maybe Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The Fellowship of the Ring The Incredibles Inside Man Iron Man Let the Right One In Lost in Translation Memento Old School The [...]
The Inside Scoop on Why I Use (and Love) Twitter
The other day I mentioned to a real-life friend of mine that she should join Twitter. She obliged, and then asked, “What next?” I realized I didn’t have a good answer for her. I explained a few things, but I don’t think they were all that helpful. So I thought I’d put together a short [...]
My Favorite Songs of 2009
Every year since the beginning of time (or, 2007 and 2008), I’ve compiled a list of my favorite songs that I bought on iTunes that year. I purchased 126 songs in 2009. These are my favorites. My top 4 are the first four, and the rest are in no particular order. The Heartless Bastards is [...]