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\nDec 21 | Angry Mimi Sign | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
Ah, what a year it’s been! For my last mega-post of 2008, I tackle another mixed bag of “Rock Band” sessions, a year’s truckload of anime speed-reviews and faves, and a sparkly sprinkle of otaku thanks and wishes. So happy holidays and all the rest. Now on with the show…<\/p>\n
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Last Saturday.<\/b><\/i> First, Saturday, Dec 20th. After grocery shopping, a whirlwind of Lisa’s afternoon antics, lol. I was gratefully invited to the 8pm “Rock Band” party in honor of Rebecca’s farewell, awww. In fact, I was the one who ended up driving the cake and a veggie tray over to Coley’s apartment, lol. Damn, tons of food. About a dozen partiers. Plus Guiness and Ricky. And tons of “Rock Band” rocking. Six hours! Yup, six hours from 8pm to 2am! Even tried the drums for the first time for a half-dozen tunes or more. Kate thought I was amazing for a first-time drummer, lol. Not only that, I sang for the first time. To the awesome tune Black Hole Sun<\/a> by Soundgarden. Hit 93% on Medium, haha. Not bad! Yup, tons of rocking out. After the drive, internet and shower, finally hit the sack at 4am. No treadmill, lol… Feel free to enjoy this 11-minute slice of the party, hehe. Awesome.<\/p>\n Christmas Eve.<\/b><\/i> Then, Wednesday, Dec 24th. Another work day. While casually washing the post-breakfast dishes, the fucking glass I was rinsing, snapped and sliced a half-inch gash into my right pinky! Fuck! After fifteen minutes, I finally stopped the gushing gash with the glory of Krazy Glue! Incredible bonding power, lol. <\/p>\n Don’t worry. It looked much worse than it felt. With the Krazy Glue sealing the slice, it felt perfectly fine… So then I drove to work. Luckily, they granted us only a half-day till noon. Pretty nice. Afterwards, decided to conduct some more selfish shopping, lol. Bought a new silver Sony Cybershot W120 (quite similar to Meimi132’s Sony Cybershot W170<\/a>) at the crazy-packed Best Buy with the help of my ex-in-laws’ gift card. Found a bathroom-sink drain lever-bar at Lowe’s. And deposited the rest of Lisa’s rent at the bank. <\/p>\n Played a bit with the Cybershot. Took a few random shots. But spent all night editing the “Rock Bank Party” video (above) for Facebook. Wow, the iMac’s iMovie application is amazingly slick and smooth! Unfortunately, my left eye decided to act up too. Thus no treadmill, again. <\/p>\n Christmas Day.<\/b><\/i> Thursday. Merry Christmas! Damn, so freakin’ windy and cloudy! Yup, the 11-minute “Rock Bank Party” video (above) was finally uploaded to Facebook, lol. Then from 2pm-8pm, Lisa’s family dinner and Rock Band again, lol. Actually received a few compliments on my “Angsty Momo” T-shirt. From Lisa, her boyfriend Coley, and her brother Nick, lol. Not only that, I managed to play the drums, guitar, bass, and sing 4 songs: Alice in Chains’ “Man in the Box”, Pearl Jam’s “Alive”, Nirvana’s “In Bloom”, and Stone Temple Pilots’ “Sex Type Thing”. Hahaha, notice a pattern? I guess I’m a Seattle Grunge band specialist, lol.<\/p>\n Ah, finally back home. Ran the treadmill. Then an inspirational idea smacked me. So I spent the next few hours composing and editing a 3-minute “Angry Mimi – A Year in the Life” video (bottom of post) for YouTube, lol. And that’s it. Spent the following day (today) constructing and composing this huge-ass blog post, lol.<\/p>\n My Favorite Anime of 2008.<\/b><\/i> Ah, anime, more anime, and even more anime, lol. In the tradition of My 58 anime in 2006<\/a> and My 49 anime in 2007<\/a> posts, I present “My 56 Anime in 2008”. From cyberpunk ghosts and striking witches to desperate teachers and impossible children, it’s definitely been a colorfully animated year. And now, my faves of the year…<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n My Anime Rating<\/strong><\/p>\n My Top-3 Films and OVAs > 5 of 5 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n My Top-12 Full Seasons > 5 of 5 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n My Top-8 Half Seasons > 4 of 5 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n My 56 Titles-Seasons in 2008<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDec 20 | Rock Band Party | Open Facebook Video<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
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\nDec 24 | Finger Slice | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nDec 24 | Finger Slice | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nDec 24 | Finger Slice | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nDec 24 | Finger Slice | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nDec 24 | New Sony Cybershot W120 | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nDec 24 | Old Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT & Canon Elura 100 Camcorder | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
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\nDec 5 | Angsty Momo – Zazzle T-Shirt | More<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nDec 25 | Nicky, Allison, Lisa & Coley | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nDec 25 | Lisa’s Family Rock Band | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nDec 25 | Lisa’s Family Rock Band | Enlarge<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
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\nFave Drama | Clannad – Film | Enlarge wallpaper<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nFave Science Fiction | Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society | Enlarge wallpaper<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nFave Romance | Nodame Cantabile | Enlarge wallpaper<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nFave Comedy | Genshiken 2 | Enlarge wallpaper<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nFave Thriller | Code Geass R2 | Enlarge wallpaper<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nFave Action | Strike Witches | Enlarge wallpaper<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nHonorable Mention | Minami-ke | Enlarge wallpaper<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nHonorable Mention | Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei | Enlarge wallpaper<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n
\nHonorable Mention | Kodomo no Jikan | Enlarge wallpaper<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n\n
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