Best of 2009

Well, there goes 2009. It's all a blur really.

To mark the approaching end of the year, I have compiled a few different 

"Best Of" lists, from my viewpoint of course. My favorite albums, songs,

concerts, parties, moments, etc. It's all in good fun.

Best Albums of 2009

1. "Two Suns" by Bat For Lashes

2. "Actor" by St. Vincent

3. "Ambivalence Avenue" by Bibio

4. "Beast Set Forth Mouth" by Bear In Heaven

5. "Psychic Chasms" by Neon Indian

6. "Fever Ray" by Fever Ray

7. "Miike Snow" by Miike Snow

8. "Up From Below" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

9."Manners" by Passion Pit

10. "Hospice" by The Antlers

*Honorable Mentions that didn't quite make the Top Ten

- " Logos" by Atlas Sound

- " Monster Head Room" by Ganglians

- "The Ecstatic" by Mos Def

- "XX" by The XX

- "Daisy" by Brand New

Best Songs of 2009 (in no particular order)

1. "Home" by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

2. "Deadbeat Summer" by Neon Indian

3. "My Girls" by Animal Collective

4. " Left and Right in the Dark" by Julian Casablancas

5. "Lust Fir Life" by Girls

6. "Skeletons" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

7. "Daniel" by Bat For Lashes

8. "Two Weeks" by Grizzly Bear

9. "Sylvia" by Miike Snow

10. "When I Grow Up" by Fever Ray

11. "Quick Canal" by Atlas Sound w/ Laetitia Sadier

12. "Norway" by Beach House

13. "Stillness Is the Move" by Dirty Projectors

14. "Convinced of the Hex" by The Flaming Lips

15. "Hellhole Ratrace" by Girls

16. "Hysteric" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

17. "Sea Within a Sea" by The Horrors

18. "Looking Glass" by Little Dragon

19. "Sleepyhead" by Passion Pit

20. "Feel It All Around" by Washed Out

21. "Zero" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

22. "All For the Best" by Thom Yorke

23. "Auditorium" Mos Def w/ Slick Rick

Best Parties of 2009 

(Because with my friends, this category is possible)

1. New Years '09

   -tons of people, tons of dancing, ending 2008 with "Deceptacon" and everyone kissing

2. Rachelpalooza

   -Rachel being home, flowers on the ceiling, cops showing up, major sleepover

3. Flashlight Party

   -the fact that no one, with the exception of Sierra, truly knows what happened, shit storm

4. Gary's 23rd B-Day 

   -dj setup, mudson with the older ladies, crazy lights, getting raunchy with chairs

5. John's 21st B-Day

   - getting that many people out to the spillage without getting caught, fireworks/explosions

I could go on for days with more great things about 2009 really, but that would get boring.

So for now, I'll leave this as the end. Who knows though, I might dream up some more lists.

Until then,

Tchau

new photographs.

hopefully they'll be ready for arthop.

in other news, mexican food trio had our first outing tonight.

the first of many to come. we're cute. we serve food. we're all M's.

listening to:

"actor" by st. vincent

"beast rest forth mouth" by bear in heaven

"logos" by atlas sound

blah blah blah

black friday.

be there. 

and wear black.

fade to black

going back to the dark side yet again.

and

beach house.

big sur. 

cold weather. 

friends friends friends.

watching the sun set on the pacific ocean.

girls. (the band)

men with facial hair.

brand new.

blah

blah

blah

youthful nights.

feeling on top of the world.

being young and loving your friends.

loving all human beings.

no, everything is not perfect. 

but isn't that the point?

close-up of semi-older piece.

da da dah

oh, san francisco.

photo credit: bobbygord.tumblr.com

love right now:

rad by rad hourani.

unisex clothing is the future.

i need those boots.

god, bowlcuts are so great.

androgyny is pretty great as well.

also loving:

edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros

"embryonic" by the flaming lips

neon indian

the xx

life as i know it.

we're all just a bunch of kids.

first time yo.

why not, right?

everyone else is tumbling.

an old piece.