Thursday, January 18, 2007

is it plagarism if i have permission?

if you get a chance, hop on over to jason's blog to check out his "miscellaneous top lists of 2006." after i read his lists, i told him i wanted to copy the idea for my blog, and he said to go ahead. so here i am. going ahead. (going to be redundant for readers of both blogs, since jason and i have very similar taste.)

top 5 movies SEEN in 2006 - in no particular order
1. casino royale - could daniel craig BE any hotter?
2. talladega nights: the ballad of ricky bobby - reminds me of home
3. the departed - so, so good. this movie was very emotionally involving.
4. inside man - good crime flick, well written, humorous and slick
5. pirates of the caribbean - had many sucky aspects, but johnny depp is the shit

top 5 movies i SHOULD HAVE seen in 2006 - in no particular order
1. borat
2. babel
3. little children
4. little miss sunshine
5. miami vice

top 5 movies i'm GLAD I DIDN'T see in 2006 - in no particular order
1. crank
2. snakes on a plane
3. step up
4. the hills have eyes
5. anything in the saw series

top 5 books read in 2006
1. a fistful of charms by kim harrison
2. definitely dead by charlaine harris
3. undead series by mary janice davidson
4. the eyre affair by jasper fforde
5. the traveler by john twelve hawkes

(can you tell i like pulp fiction? i read tons of books in 2006, and all my favorites are contemporary fantasy.)

top 5 tv shows watched in 2006 (new)
1. battlestar galactica
2. bones
3. entourage
4. supernatural
5. boston legal
6. deadwood
7. 24
8. house
9. daily show
10. colbert report
11. ugly betty

(yes, i know that's more than five, but what can i say? i like tv....)

top 5 tv shows watched in 2006 (syndication)
1. the simpsons
2. star trek: deep space nine
3. arrested development
4. family guy
5. without a trace

top 5 events of 2006
1. getting engaged
2. quitting access justice
3. winning a week in the province writing contest
4. getting more than halfway through writing my book - thanks to everyone for the encouragement but especially to margarita, without whom i wouldn't have made it this far
5. getting my new job

top 5 meals of 2006
1. las margarita's salsa
2. wrap zone's bombay wrap with chicken
3. milestone's tomato basil capellini
4. milestone's garlic and goat cheese appetizer
5. grandma's spaghetti and meatballs

top 5 commodities of 2006 (purchased or recieved)
1. creativ zen vision m video mp3 player
2. canon elph digital camera
3. engagement ring
4. HP pavillion desktop computer with 21" widescreen monitor
5. sirius satellite radio

top 5 albums of 2006 (chosen by how often i listen to them)
1. chemical city by sam roberts
2. ambassador by elliott brood
3. thumbelina's one night stand by melissa mcclelland
4. with teeth by nine inch nails
5. brushfire fairytales by jack johnson (old, i know, but i listen to it a lot)

top 5 songs of right this fucking minute
1. you know i love you baby by melissa mcclelland
2. uprising down under by sam roberts
3. gold lion by the yeah yeah yeahs
4. everlong by the foo fighters
5. the hand that feeds by nine inch nails

top 5 orgasms of 2006
just kidding!