The Archies 2008.

This post is a shout-out to my friend Donna. Rules, in her words, are as follows:

"The Archies, named after my son (or the pride of Riverdale High, take your pick), is a list of the Top ___ (your number here) Things in the World. Listed items must be things in the world, and must have played a significant role in your year. Significance, as will soon become clear, is to be defined solely by subjective criteria."

Therefore, without further ado, and in no particular order:

The Archies 2008: Top 51 Things in My World.

1. ERAS.
2. Google docs.
3. Suit and clothing options at The Limited.
4. The Wii.
5. Wii Fit.
6. The Texan's Tennessee Romance by Gina Wilkins (to be released in February 2009 -- check out the dedication).
7. Rock Band.
8. The Dark Knight.
9. Movie Tavern: The ultimate dinner and a movie experience in Houston.
10. Borders.
11. Rurouni Kenshin.
12. Gentleman's Alliance Cross.
13. Lentils and sweet potatoes.
14. Love Boat from Mt. Fuji, which includes two of my favorite rolls: the Volcano Roll and the Norwegian Roll.
15. Crush Step 2.
16. Boards and Wards.
17. Tanya Huff's The Heart of Valor and Valor's Trial.
18. myFarm.
19. Kristen Britain's The High King's Tomb.
20. Leekspin. (Confused? Read the wikipedia article.)
21. Veronica Mars.
22. Starbucks' Cinnamon Dolce Latte.
23. Woodchuck Amber Cider. (Makes very good bread.)
24. Rage.
25. Berenstein Bears TV Series.
26. FREIDA.
27. Early voting (a phenomenon that does not exist in Kentucky).
28. Residential Treatment Facilities (RTFs).
29. Thank-you cards, interviews and away rotations.
30. Loveless.
31. Schwinn SuperSport Ultra I (and awesome sales).
32. Garmin nüvi GPS.
33. Hats.
34. Life.
35. The first half of the last season of Battlestar Galactica (season 4.0). (What the frak?! There are webisodes?!)
36. Gelato. (Thank you, Java Roasting Cafe and ZaZa.)
37. The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. (With props to the opening ceremony, whose controversy could not outweigh the power and beauty.)
38. Our 42" widescreen plasma Samsung HDTV (I will stop short of thanking the lightning for forcing it upon us).
39. Lazy days in robes with computers, games and movies.
40. Our brief experiment in SecondLife landowning.
41. Shamanic drumming circles (local group).
42. Air mattresses.
43. Cat toys.
44. Petsmart for their commitment to pet adoption (and their fuzzy kittens that I visit).
45. Visits of friends and family from far-off (and local) places.
46. DJ Max.
47. Walks along the beach in 80 degree weather in November (maybe I *should* choose Hawaii...).
48. Day-after-Thanksgiving shopping with my mom.
49. Heart and lung clinics with preclinical medical students.
50. One step closer to graduation and to the next stage of life. Which may very well involve a house.
51. My housemates: Justin and Helo.