Monday, December 17, 2007
2007 Favorite Things
I thought it would be fun to make some top 5 list of the things that I love from this past year. Some categories may not have 5 things, but its my list so I can break my own rules.
Top 5 Albums of 2007
Music is always a difficult one to narrow down. There are a few albums that need to get an honorable mention for this year. First would be Remedy by the David Crowder Band. I may be bias because they are all my buddies, but lets be honest, the crowder band rules. Another honorable mention would be Across the Universe Soundtrack. The guy who sings is amazing and they do a really great job of remaking the Beatles songs. Another soundtrack that needs a mention is Into the Wild - Eddie Vedder wrote and sings all the songs and it is great stuff.
5. In Rainbows -Radiohead
4. Writer's Block -Peter, Bjorn, and John
3. The Boy With No Name - Travis
2. Sky Blue Sky - Wilco
1. Neon Bible - The Arcade Fire
Top 5 Movies of 2007 - could be the worst movie year ever!
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2. Across the Universe
1. Darjeeling Limited - Wes Anderson
Top 5 TV shows of 2007
Honorable mention goes to Kid Nation - CBS. Loved this ridiculous show. Of course I love the Office but it took a turn for the worse when they started doing the hour long episodes and so it fell out of the top 5.
5. The Soup - E
4. Brothers and Sisters - ABC
3. Pushing Daises - ABC
2. Lost -ABC
1. Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX
Top 5 Restaurants of 2007
5. Texadelphia -Austin, TX (Philly cheese steak with chips and queso)
4. Food For Thought - Waco, TX (chicken nachos)
3. Hannah Starkey's Bistro - Waco, TX (tuna steak, sweet potato fries, green beans)
2. Mr. Gattis - Austin, TX (Pizza, salad and cinnamon rolls)
1. Hula Hut - Austin, TX (Hawaiian fajitas)
Top 5 Best and Worst Sports Moments of 2007
Honorable mentions
- Mitchell Report (anything we can do to take down baseball!!!)
- US women pull goalie Hope Solo and lose world cup (stupid stupid stupid)
- Brett Favre not retiring and having an amazing year
5. England fails to qualify for the Euro-cup (for those who don't know, the Euro-cup is the third largest sporting event in the world next to the World Cup and the Olympics and England should be playing)
4. Patriots go undefeated
3. Manchester United Wins the Premier League
2. Celtics trade for Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen
1. Beckham Comes to America
I thought it would be fun to make some top 5 list of the things that I love from this past year. Some categories may not have 5 things, but its my list so I can break my own rules.
Top 5 Albums of 2007
Music is always a difficult one to narrow down. There are a few albums that need to get an honorable mention for this year. First would be Remedy by the David Crowder Band. I may be bias because they are all my buddies, but lets be honest, the crowder band rules. Another honorable mention would be Across the Universe Soundtrack. The guy who sings is amazing and they do a really great job of remaking the Beatles songs. Another soundtrack that needs a mention is Into the Wild - Eddie Vedder wrote and sings all the songs and it is great stuff.
5. In Rainbows -Radiohead
4. Writer's Block -Peter, Bjorn, and John
3. The Boy With No Name - Travis
2. Sky Blue Sky - Wilco
1. Neon Bible - The Arcade Fire
Top 5 Movies of 2007 - could be the worst movie year ever!
5.
4.
3.
2. Across the Universe
1. Darjeeling Limited - Wes Anderson
Top 5 TV shows of 2007
Honorable mention goes to Kid Nation - CBS. Loved this ridiculous show. Of course I love the Office but it took a turn for the worse when they started doing the hour long episodes and so it fell out of the top 5.
5. The Soup - E
4. Brothers and Sisters - ABC
3. Pushing Daises - ABC
2. Lost -ABC
1. Always Sunny in Philadelphia - FX
Top 5 Restaurants of 2007
5. Texadelphia -Austin, TX (Philly cheese steak with chips and queso)
4. Food For Thought - Waco, TX (chicken nachos)
3. Hannah Starkey's Bistro - Waco, TX (tuna steak, sweet potato fries, green beans)
2. Mr. Gattis - Austin, TX (Pizza, salad and cinnamon rolls)
1. Hula Hut - Austin, TX (Hawaiian fajitas)
Top 5 Best and Worst Sports Moments of 2007
Honorable mentions
- Mitchell Report (anything we can do to take down baseball!!!)
- US women pull goalie Hope Solo and lose world cup (stupid stupid stupid)
- Brett Favre not retiring and having an amazing year
5. England fails to qualify for the Euro-cup (for those who don't know, the Euro-cup is the third largest sporting event in the world next to the World Cup and the Olympics and England should be playing)
4. Patriots go undefeated
3. Manchester United Wins the Premier League
2. Celtics trade for Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen
1. Beckham Comes to America
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Great Weekend!
It was a great weekend in the wide world of sports.
The Eagles beat the Cowboys in a season when that just shouldn't have happened. The cowboys have been on a role and the eagles are awful this year.
I actually would like to send a shout out to Jessica Simpson, thank you for going to the game and distracting Romo! I know that the Eagles have a great defense and that is all they have this year, but the fact that Jessica was there certainly didn't hurt the Eagles.
And the real story of the weekend happened in England as the top 4 teams in the premier league squared off in 2 epic games.
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First was Manchester United currently ranked #2 in the EPL going against their rivals #4 Liverpool. This was frustrating because the game didn't get televised in the US. Man U won the game when Tevez redirected a missed shot by Rooney in the 43rd min. This was a tough game for me because Man U is my favorite team and Liverpool is a very close second. So it was a major bummer that we didn't get to watch the game. I did get to see tons of highlights thanks to Fox soccer channel.
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Second game of the day was Arsenal who leads the EPL verses #3 Chelsea. Both teams call London home and so it was a backyard battle. Jen and Jon came over to watch the match with me after church. We had a great time watching Arsenal score off a corner kick in the 47th min sending the blues to the locker room down and hopefully out. The great news is when Jen, Jon and I all woke up from falling asleep during the second half (not because the game was boring, because it was sunday afternoon and we were all taking that amazing sunday afternoon nap) Arsenal had held on to win the game.
Even though this keeps Arsenal atop the EPL for now, at least until they face United, it is always a great day when Chelsea loses.
So cheers to United, Arsenal, the Eagles, Jessica and Sunday Naps!
It was a great weekend in the wide world of sports.
The Eagles beat the Cowboys in a season when that just shouldn't have happened. The cowboys have been on a role and the eagles are awful this year.
I actually would like to send a shout out to Jessica Simpson, thank you for going to the game and distracting Romo! I know that the Eagles have a great defense and that is all they have this year, but the fact that Jessica was there certainly didn't hurt the Eagles.
And the real story of the weekend happened in England as the top 4 teams in the premier league squared off in 2 epic games.
VSFirst was Manchester United currently ranked #2 in the EPL going against their rivals #4 Liverpool. This was frustrating because the game didn't get televised in the US. Man U won the game when Tevez redirected a missed shot by Rooney in the 43rd min. This was a tough game for me because Man U is my favorite team and Liverpool is a very close second. So it was a major bummer that we didn't get to watch the game. I did get to see tons of highlights thanks to Fox soccer channel.
VS Second game of the day was Arsenal who leads the EPL verses #3 Chelsea. Both teams call London home and so it was a backyard battle. Jen and Jon came over to watch the match with me after church. We had a great time watching Arsenal score off a corner kick in the 47th min sending the blues to the locker room down and hopefully out. The great news is when Jen, Jon and I all woke up from falling asleep during the second half (not because the game was boring, because it was sunday afternoon and we were all taking that amazing sunday afternoon nap) Arsenal had held on to win the game.
Even though this keeps Arsenal atop the EPL for now, at least until they face United, it is always a great day when Chelsea loses.
So cheers to United, Arsenal, the Eagles, Jessica and Sunday Naps!
