2011: Your year in review

[Mighty Jack]

• I turned 50
  Not all that entertaining... ‘nuff said
  
  
• Rest in peace Joe Frazier
  Another part of my youth is gone. My dad was a boxer, so was I and we’d get together with uncles and grandparents and watch the title fights. Smokin’ Joe was part of a great age for Heavyweights, in which Frazier stood above all as my favorite.
  
  
• Avril Lavigne celebrates her 10th year in the biz
  What a year for the artist - she got beaten up at a club and released her 4th studio album (only 4 CDs in 10 years? Thank goodness the Beatles didn’t fart around that much). And I posted a blog listing my favorite songs. Oh and someone on the board didn’t give me a hard time about liking her music, which is a rarity (thanks newmads)
  
  
• Rifftrax Live! Jack the Giant Killer
  Finally got my friend to tag along, and he had a great time. But he was astounded that such crappy movies existed. Ah my naive pal, you have no idea how low it can go. That was a masterpiece compared to others these guys have riffed on.
  
  
• Goodbye Harry Potter
  Funny, at first I ignored it, but slow and surely it sucked me in and I became a regular viewer. A few years ago I finished up with the books, this year it was time for the film franchise… and what a way to go out. IMHO, the best Potter movie of them all… I’ll miss ya Harry, it was a hell of a run.
  
  
  
  
• Alice Cooper HOF
  The 63-year-old shock rocker is still plugging away. He and his band mates were elected to the Rock and Roll HOF. They also reunited in the studio and on stage. AC released his 26th album, a sequel, “Welcome 2 my Nightmare”. Plus we finally got his radio show, “Nights With Alice Cooper” in my town.
  
  
• Packers win the Super Bowl!
  Woo hoo! In an injury plagued 2010, Green Bay rallied to win 6 games against the NFLs elite, to claim the Lombardi trophy in February 2011. Cheeseheads rejoice
  
  
• The Decade in Film
  My summer of movies! I posted an ambitious thread, one that was years in the making. Giving a final push to publish it in 2011 - from May to December I watched over 200 motion pictures, spanning the years from 2000 to 2009. And made some wonderful discoveries.
  
  
• DC comics New 52
  I was slowly but surely drifting from my life long hobby, when DC decided to try and boost sales by relauncing their entire line. I was dubious, and not that impressed with the first couple of titles I sampled… but then I bought Batman #1 and it started to shift. Pretty soon I was making regular weekly runs to my LCS and leaving with armfuls of DC comics… and having the time of my life. It was like being a kid - comics were fun again. Sadly, I dumped the Marvel’s from my monthly pull list (sad because I’ve been a Marvel guy from day 1), ah well; we’ll always have Paris… er, or rather, Stark Industries.
  
  

[Torgo]

Broke up with my girlfriend. Green Lantern wasted its potential.

Between those two alone, 2011 can die and rot in hell.

[Mighty Jack]

[Torgo]

A clip from a movie that, surprise surprise, didn't come out in 2011.

[Mighty Jack]

You missed the pioint, gloomy Gus.

[Torgo]

Dec 27, 2011 5:25:16 GMT -5 Mighty Jack said:

You missed the pioint, gloomy Gus.

Grumble and humph.

And I'm still waiting on a hover board. We have less than 4 years before BTTF breaks its promises.

[Mighty Jack]

If SHOUT can get the rights to MSTs Gamera, I'm certain hover boards are the next miracle on the horizon... it's, your density!

[Truck Farmer]

You got a better chance of hover boards in 4 years that the Cubs winning the World Series.

[Frameous]

I finally passed mah tape worm.

[Torgo]

Dec 27, 2011 12:19:53 GMT -5 Truck Farmer said:

You got a better chance of hover boards in 4 years that the Cubs winning the World Series.

Miami still needs a team.

[mrsphyllistorgo]

Hmmph.

Well, Osama Bin Laden, Gadaffi, AND Kim all shuffled off this mortal coil and not a moment too soon, good riddance. So there's that.

My personal life was pretty much in stasis. I worked, went home, and listened to my husband blather endlessly about his new website thatgalaxynextdoor.blogspot.com/ God, he goes on. Good thing he's so talented.

Jack the Giant Killer! Hurry up and put out the DVD!

Seriously, nothing happened to me this year! Oh, I turned forty. Bleh. But it was on 11/11/11, which was neat. Tell me how young I look, please?

[afriendlychicken]

Dec 27, 2011 14:32:50 GMT -5 mrsphyllistorgo said:

Tell me how young I look, please

You look young...how's that?

2011 was a year, that much I know.

What interested me? Let's see:

NASA stops the Space Shuttle program. I'm not sure what their next move will be, but I miss those shuttle flights.

The discovery of many more exoplanets is exciting. It's only a matter of time before we find one that can harbor life.

Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life comes out. I've yet to see it, but a new Malick film is always a welcomed event for me.

Pink Floyd 2011 remasters. As the CD market continues to die, Pink Floyd releases new remasters of their catalog. Some see it as a money grab, but Nick Mason stated that it would be their last hoorah in the CD market, and they wanted to get the sound right on the CD's for the fans before it's too late to do anything about it. I enjoyed the new remasters. It brought the width and breath back into the music.

I miss books made of paper. The smell, the tangible feel of holding it in your hand and looking at the cover. I'll continue to visit used bookstores as the illuminated screen keeps replacing real life.

The earthquake and tsunami in Japan and tsunami here in Hawai'i. I stood up all night watching live the sad images coming from Japan and hoping that we in Hawai'i would be spared the worst from the approaching tsunami. Except for the Kona Coast of this island, we escape the worst of it. The same couldn't be said for the North Eastern coast of Japan.

[Hellcat]

During 2011 I started baking. I've been cooking for about 5 years, but baking always intimidated me. I kept hearing about how precise and scientific baking was, and for the longest time I stayed away from it. But about four months ago I saw a recipe for apple crisp and thought, "I can make that." So I made it and it was delicious, not to mention super-easy. I started trying out other baking recipes, and it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. It's fun too! Twice in the last month I made brownies for a party I was attending, and people really liked them. That gave me a nice little confidence boost.

Now I bake something once a week. I seek out recipes that don't involve a lot of fancy equipment (although I will probably break down and buy one of those hand mixers). I also like cakes that use some kind of fresh fruit. I've even tried a couple of vegan recipes that don't use eggs, butter, or milk.

I really like doing this. I love the way the house smells when I have a cake going in the oven. And making my own desserts helps me to satisfy my raging sweet tooth. It also keeps me from buying a lot of junk that's full of preservatives.

Slowly but surely I am turning into a domestic goddess!

[mrcleveland]

Bad Beginning, Bad End, Good Middle.

Okay.

My Good-I got SSI/SSDI Checks and returned to College.

My Bad-My aunt died on Christmas Day! I was Scrooge in Reverse!

[Skyroniter]

I gained weight. Kept my job. Loved life less. Went on a cruise.