The Lifeys 2011!

Can you believe it? It's been a whole year since the last Lifeys!* Remember how you waited, tense with anticipation, for the day they would debut? Remember how you plopped down in front of your laptop with a package of microwave popcorn, some ice cream, and a handful of wine coolers? Remember how you rehashed them--what we wore, who we sat next to, how our hair looked--all week with your coworkers?

Well, it's that time again. Presenting...

THE 2011 LIFEYS!

Best New Meal: Peruvian Potato Stew (from Viva Vegan! by Terry Hope Romero)

Best New Stand Alone Game: The Resistance

Best New Game Expansion: Dominion Hinterlands
Runner-up: Saboteur: De Uitbreiding!

Best Actually Good Movie: The King's Speech
Runner-up: Midnight in Paris

Most Startlingly Amusing Movie: Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
(disclaimer: this movie is, in fact, really stupid and kind of gross, but also hilarious)

Most Mindblowing Food: Peach and Blue Cheese Pizza at the Cheeseboard (B); lime pickle (E)

Best New Artistic Pursuit: Folding Julestjerner

Best New Album: Shallow Grave, by The Tallest Man on Earth

Best Meal Out: Indonesian take-away in Noordwijkerhout, South Holland, The Netherlands

Best Penny Arcade: This Dilapidated Universe (August 24th, 2011)
Runner-up: Surprise Ending (October 31st, 2011)

Best Burritos: Molina's Crazy Burrito, November (B)
The Sunny Side Cafe Tofu Breakfast Burrito, August (E)
Runner-up: Papalote, August (E)


*which can be seen HERE