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2008, in cities…January 5

Happy new year, everyone!

Another year, another list… (I did this for 2005, 2006 and 2007)…

This year was defined by a lot of weddings.. 8 to be exact (appropriate for 2008, I guess)… Bachelor parties took me to Mexico and Georgia (I suppose that’s wedding related), but I went on a completely wedding-free vacation to Taiwan.. I also started using dopplr, so you can see my 2008 there (but I think you need to sign up and friend me or something), but I’m still not sure whether or not I find dopplr useful or not… I want it to automagically make me a map of 2008, but I can’t seem to find that anywhere. Like, that would be a very nice blog-widget for them to have, non?) Maybe I’ll make a Google Earth flythrough if I get ambitious..

Cities that I spent the night in 2008 (* means multiple trips):

San Diego, CA
North Hollywood, CA
San Francisco, CA*
New York, NY
Sarasota, FL
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Morgan Hill, CA
Garberville, CA
Coloma, CA
Healdsburg, CA
Cleveland, OH
Pigeon Point, CA
Savannah, GA
Las Vegas, NV
Taipei, Taiwan
Kenting, Ta

night vendor in kentingDecember 25 2008

Greetings from Kenting, Taiwan…

my favorite songs of 2008December 15 2008

I consume a lot of music. Out of the 1,259 songs I’ve added to my library this year, 61 songs received the coveted 5 Star “Dennis Loves This Song” rating. 304 songs garnered the still prestigious 4 star “This Song Makes It Onto My Ipod” award. So yah, it’s been a pretty good year, musically..

Anyway, I made a little mixtape of my 11 favorite songs of 2008… Enjoy.

Drive My Soul, by Lights
Yes, I admit it.. I first heard this song on The Hills. It’s bubble gummy, but that doesn’t mean that it’s bad. Cheese flavoured (spelled that way since Lights is canadian) gum to be exact.

Last Day Of Our Love, by The Bird And The Bee
With its retro-ish sound and wispy vocals, listening to this song is like eating cotton candy in the park on a brisk fall day in the 1960s.

I Adore You, by Melpo Mene
Like I’ve said before, this song is so frikkin cute. So, if you’ve had enough of shiba-inu puppycam, listen to this.

Only A Song, by Ben Sollee
This dude is like the coolest cello player I know. Well, besides that dude Yo Yo Ma, that dude is bad ass.

Momma’s Boy, by Chromeo
Chromeo rocks. This song, while honestly, not as good as “Needy Girl,” is still a really solid, solid track from the Montreal duo. (Hmm.. why are there so many Canadians on my list?)

A Lovely Beginnin

oh yes, it’s christmas mix time again…December 1 2008

Well… it’s that time of the year again.. the holidays. Huge shopping lines, christmas trees, and (my favorite) christmas music. I’m not sure why I love the christmas music so much, but I do.

This is my fifth such holiday mix that I’ve made, and I have yet to repeat a version of a song yet (sure, songs themselves appear every year, but exact versions haven’t been repeated). 2007’s mix is still available as an online podcast if you’re so inclined…

Anyway, without further ado, here’s the mix:

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Coldplay
All That I Want - The Weepies
Baby It’s Cold Outside - The Brian Setzer Orchestra
I’ll Be Home For Christmas - Elvis Presley & Carrie Underwood
Let It Snow / The Last Christmas Medley You’ll Ever Need To Hear - Riders In The Sky
Silent Night - Venus Hum
Angels We Have Heard on High - Christina Aguilera with the La Mass Choir and the Celebrity Voices Choir
Mistletoe - Colbie Cailat
Winter Wonderland - Liz Phair
I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - Gayla Peevey
Frosty The Snowman - Fiona Apple
Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney - Ella Fitzgerald
Carol Of The Bells - The Bird And The Bee
Silver Bells - Kristin Chenoweth
Winter Paradise (I Miss You This Christmas) - Liam and Me
Christmas is Going to the Dogs - Eels
Give Me A S

i am such a impulse buying sucker.November 20 2008

I love woot.

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luckyvespa13 (11:54:16 AM): buying.

luckyvespa13 (11:54:17 AM): man

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andrewsyang (11:54:28 AM): don’t get it

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luckyvespa13 (11:55:03 AM): no?

luckyvespa13 (11:55:22 AM): it’s tiny

andrewsyang (11:55:22 AM): no

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