best of the year

I saw a best of 2009 post over on the ex hot girl blog and thought "self, that would be a good blog for you to do." I was already planning on a year in review post closer to the end of the year, but this is going to have a different tone. Here it goes.

Best trip/vacation
I would have to award this to my only trip/vacation. I went to tennessee this summer for my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. Any other free time I spent taking naps and being cooler online.

Best restaurant moment
I had to think hard about this one. I think the best restaurant moment was and is taking my H2A crew out to eat. We usually go to la cascada in hillsboro, and they enjoy it because they get to enjoy good mexican food without cooking it. Treating a group who works for me feels good and is rewarding. I have a meal coming up this weekend and might go to wings and rings, they also like the salitas, or chicken wings.

Best article
I do read newspapers as often as a I can, but nothing comes to mind right away. I may have to give this to the Joe Paterno article I read in SI this year.

Best book
While I don't want to omit the Bible, I am going to pick another book. I did read several books this year, and not only because subbing can be dull. I think the best book I read is the 50/50 book I am reading now about a guy who ran 50 marathons in 50 days in 50 states. The book is very encouraging for me as a person who is an aspiring marathoner.

Best Night Out
While I don't do very much socializing at all this year, the best night out I had was back in february. A friend of mine invited a bunch of her friends out to bar louie in cvegas out to celebrate her birthday. I got to see some old college pals, and then hung around my brothers place for a while. I also got good and drunk, but was into that at the time.

Best workshop or conference
I am not enough of a professional to attend workshop or conferences. I did attend an insurance meeting where I found out I was going to be getting a big check, then got to eat a free dinner afterwards. That was easily the best.

Blog find of the year
Hmmn. I could go with the easy choice and pick a blog I shouldn't have found. However, I will pick a blog that I found since starting my own blog and go with the ex hot girl blogger.com site. She is a photographer who is trying to lose weight after being a hot girl.

Moment of peace
I think my moment of peace may have been when I decided that I was going to drink a whole lot less. I feel healthier, spend less money, and think this may appeal more to girls. Time will tell if I should have just stayed a thirsty guy or not.

Challenge of the year
This is a tough call. Quitting drinking wasn't really that tough and I still occasionally drink. Getting back into running was tough, and P90X is supposed to be tough. I am going to go with my return to running. P90X is not as hard as I thought it would be, but I should be following the diet much more closely.

Album of the year
Only by The Night by The Kings of Leon.

Movie of the year
Well, I didn't see many movies in the theater, but did see several via netflix. I am going to say "The Machinist." I really liked the story and plot and thought it was well done. Others were kind of a waste of time compared to my viewing of that movie.

Concert of the year
I only went to two concerts this year, but the KoL concert at rupp arena was by far my favorite. I should have gone and seen incubus when I had the chance, and really want to see the silversun pickups the next time they are within driving distance.

Post of the year
Well I started in the late spring and now have over 200 of my own posts to pick from. I think either the "perspicacity" post or the "here goes nothing" post were the most thought out posts I did. I ultimately have to go with "here goes nothing," since it got some attention and I now have more conversations with the subject of the post.

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