The Lifeys 2012!

Happy New Year, darling readers! 

Yes, it's that time again.  Time for the Lifeys!
(It's a guilty pleasure, we know, but we won't tell anyone how much you've been looking forward to this).

Best New Song:  A Comet Appears, by The Shins

Best Meal Out: Thai Peacock in Portland, OR, August 2012

Best Meal In: our new tradition of Taco Tuesdays, especially if the zucchini salsa is involved

Best New Baby:  tiny C!
Honorable Mentions: the UHS Alums October Babies, ie: baby boy L and baby girl A, as well as the     November nearly-nephew, baby boy S.

Best New Job:  B's new position as an assistant professor

Best New Album:  Casino Twilight Dogs, by Youth Group (B's choice)
There's No Leaving Now, by The Tallest Man on Earth (E's choice)

Best Startlingly Amusing Movie:  Horrible Bosses
(we saw some good stuff this year too, but nothing worth winning Best Actually Good Movie--did we miss something?)

Best New Cookbook:  Tie:  Vegan Sandwiches Save the Day!  and Vegan Eats World

Best "High School Reunion:"  B meeting his former German exchange students in Berlin this summer!

Best Penny Arcade Comics: Betwixt and Anthrophila

Most Uplifting Video We Found on the Internet:  David Attenborough and the BBC giving us a Wonderful World


All told, looks like it's been another great year! 

A (tiny) Update

Yes, readers, I know you're eagerly awaiting the Lifeys, but while the judges deliberate, let these tide you over.

Three daring adventurers, sleepy style and wakeful too.

And in case you forgot, STAY TUNED for... The Lifeys 2012!