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2009 up and running + 08 recap

the following is a somewhat bland and mostly true listing of my 2008, in a rather stream-of-thought fashion:. this listing isn't a recap of the year globally, just as it applied to me little realm.

wiseblood vol. 1 recap

this is my 2007 year in review post

said goodbye to apt life
van halen + the police tour... i miss them both
nins last huge tour... i missed it
the death of myspace
alison goes mac!
iphone woes and wows
the hatred of facebook begins
hosting multiple sites
lived in the den for 9 months
played very few shows in 2008
quit smoking
raindrop fest (april)
summer parties
radioheadings
the end of jericho
six feet under
weeds
true blood
fl. of the conchords
the crazy chinese olympics
making good poster design
interior design fetish
W. - oliver stone
bye bye bettie page
raindrop art auction badass art submissions
river ramble
obama's perfect union speech
started working out
finished the wiseblood album in march
released the album! july 10th
weownhesky.com
more crazy friend weddings
ashby+christine get married ad leave town!
played bottletree several times, usually w/ different bands
got better at video editing
began to manage my digital media a little better
nyc marathong / halloween in the village
my 1st trip to the virgin islands
more barack obama than anyone needed, anywhere
the primary
the general election
the media bias!
obama speech in bham
alison at mercedes run / mimosas
brunches
tumblr & the diversification of blogging
binge parade
bookmarking
stored my stiff away again
ruffner mtn
house shopping
iso50 + birthday shirts!
ashbory bass
k synth
design blogs
the bridges blow up
carlin
finding my conservative self
alison's ability to clone mannerisms
youtube posting
vimeo.com & mass postings
projection screens!
bought a crazy old mic pre
came very close to buying a house, but walked away!!!!
ten29 dj set
listened to a lot of nin
bought crazy video gear
awesome thanksgiving/xmas/new year festivities
castro retired
bham mayor langford loses his fucking mind!
rehearsals at instant karma (june)

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