A little late, but here are my 2nd annual “Best of the Year” awards.
Best Movie: Star Trek
I only saw two movies in the theatre in 2009: Star Trek and Transformers 2 (both in IMAX because I only see IMAX movies in the theatre nowadays). But I did watch lots of movies on DVD (I have Netflix). Out of all of these, my favorite movie of 2009 was Star Trek. I’ve always been a Star Trek fan and this film did a great job of modernizing the classic.
2nd Place: District 9
Best Album: Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
Eagerly anticipated by many, Green Day didn’t disappoint with their new album. It might even be better than American Idiot.
2nd place: Halestorm
Best Song: Shinedown – Sound of Madness
Shinedown’s Sound of Madness was my best album of 2008. And now their single “Sound of Madness” became my favorite and most played song of 2008.
2nd Place: Green Day – Restless Heart Syndrome
Best TV Show: Lost
This didn’t win in 2008, but I have high hopes that it also wins in 2010. Other contenders include Battlestar Galactica, Dollhouse, Fringe and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
2nd Place: Dollhouse
Best Video Game: Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
I actually finished the game (by beating Bowser to save the princess), but I haven’t yet finished all the levels.
2nd Place: Zuma’s Revenge
My Best Blog Post: Dead MacBook Pro Displays series
In September, the display on my MacBook Pro died. It turned out to be due to a defective NVIDIA chip, which Apple fixed for free. These series of posts proved quite popular and hopefully helped others who also had the problem.
2nd Place: Installing Windows 7 x64 on a MacBook Pro Using Bootcamp
Best Gadget: iPhone 3GS
I finally became a proud iPhone owner in July. The iPhone 3GS is the coolest gadget I have ever owned, bar none.
Best Book: Prey – Michael Crighton
I decided to read more fiction this year, so over the summer I read every Michael Crichton book, none of which were actually released in 2009 but that’s OK. I still need to read Pirate Latitudes, which was released in the fall.
2nd Place: The Lost Symbol – Dan Brown
Best Restaurant: Famous Dave’s
I love BBQ! Famous Dave’s has now passed Beale Streeet Barbeque as my favorite restaurant.
2nd Place: Wild Willy’s