Best of 2007

SO, I want to be the type of blogger to get in on the "best of" listing, but there is a catch. When it comes to music, movies, TV, politics, books, fashion, cars, pamphlets, etc. I don't have anything important to say. So instead, I offer my own autobigraphical best of 07. Everythiing is in play here, provided that it had some impact on me during this year. This list is comprised of things that have held enough importance that I feel like writing about them. Also, I offer no numeric values. Some items may be more weighty than others, but it is their inclusion on the list, not their place on the list that be noted. Except this first item which is more profound and wonderful than ony others.

1. Honeyface. For all things spoken or unsaid, started or avoided, completed or broken. She makes the darkest hours luminous.

~Live Ireland: This site broadcasts 24 hours a day. Trad Irish music is surprisingly diverse, ranging from ancient instrumentals to drinking songs to ballads to modern.

~ Doctor Zhivago: Somehow I avoided this film my whole life. Finally sitting down to watch it, I had the rare opportunity of seeing soemthing truly classic for the first time. I can't remember when I first watched Casablanca or Citizen Kane, or Virtigo. There is something spectacular about a first viewing, even when you have some idea what is coming. And the romance and power of this film are worth seeing with fresh eyes.

~Bathroom Fan-Light: A simultaneous hum and glow eminate from this appliance in the ceiling even as it draws atmosphere into and through itself. This "refreshing" addition to the house was long overdue and very welcome.

~Dr. David Brodbeck's Psychology Lectures: Edu-tainment at its finest. These podcasts have helped me through more than a few mind-numbing hours taxation. This guy is a great lecturer and really inspires excitement about the science of the mind. And he throws some great music on to boot.

~U-verse: I hate to give the megalith AT&T much space here (it is already such a beloved bohemoth) But I have to say that the product and customer service they provide is far superior to any other media provider I have ever dealt with.

~Blogging and podcasting: fun.

~Treasures of the Trust: This is what HD is for. Spectacular vistas, gardens, architecture, art, decor, decadence and ruin. Englands National Trust maintains historic homes and properties and presents them in a matter-of-fact manner.

~The Deathly Hallows: I doubt I will ever be in line for such a release again. I doubt I will ever again draw on my forehead and wear a robe to work. A shared cultural experience, mass hysteria, a weekend of pleasure reading. Good times.

So that is a short list of some stuff.