Let's Talk Important Stuff

So I am not going home for Thanksgiving. And I've been having roommate drama coming out of my ears. But by God, this has still been a great year. So I made my 09 mix and here's the list:

1. Maybe This Time - Glee (This show is the best addition to my tv line up)

2. You Make My Dreams - Hall and Oats (Always classic but made topical again by (500) Days of Summer)

3. Crow - Simone Perrin (She performed in Breakin' Hearts at the Rep and I sang this song basically every day for a month)

4. Just Dance - Lady Gaga (My ringtone and the best song she's done so far)

5. I Am the Walrus - The Beatles (Jessica and I took an impromptu trip to Las Vegas and saw the Cirque show LOVE and it changed my life. I'll be ringing in the New Year the same way--Vegas, with the fam and seeing LOVE. Totally Billy Andrews)

6. Single Ladies - Beyonce (Because this song was huge this year. How could it not be on my list? I should just be thankful Kanye didn't burst into my living room asking why it took so long to list it. IT WAS THE BEST VIDEO EVER MADE)

7. Wake Up - Arcade Fire (The song that appeared in the previews for Where the Wild Things Are. I got to see this movie with Michael and Jason 3 weeks before it was released. They gave us crowns to wear and we got to hear a discussion with Dave Eggers and the little boy, Max. It was simply wonderful)

8. Anoanimal - Andrew Bird (I discovered this song this year and fell instantly in love with it. I also made my kids in my Acting 1 class do a choral poem with it, which was the best call EVER)

9. The Night of Nights - HSM3 (This was the year that I became unabashedly obsessed with Zac Efron. I know all of the words to all of the songs and I don't care who knows it. It's sad, but it's what I've become)

10. Run This Town - Jay Z (No explanation necessary. When I'm getting ready for opening night parties or a friend's birthday, this is my jam)

11. Human - The Killers (I saw them last December and still can't get over it. Deck the Hall Ball, you were exhausting but so worth it)

12. My Eyes - Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog (Still obsessed. Still working out our four part harmony)

13. Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand (Saw them at Bumbershoot. I didn't know that I'm actually in love with their music. It's such a great sound)

14. You Found Me - The Fray (The Fray is the sound of Seattle. Grey's used them and so did that new Jennifer Anniston movie Love Happens set in Seattle. They are how I celebrate living in this great city. And how I ball my eyes out)

15. Confessions/It's My Life - Glee (This was the year I learned what a "mash-up" is. And it is awesome)

16. You Can Call Me Al - Paul Simon (Carrie Fisher performed at the Rep and talked a lot of dirt about Paul. But this song was hilarious because when she was talking to an audience member and she asked his name, he literally said the title. Priceless)

17. Love Sex Magic - Justin Timberlake (It isn't a list of music without Justin)

18. Wild Young Hearts - The Noisettes (This song is just fun and spunky. I'd listen to it everyday if it wouldn't drive my [non-existent] roommate batty)

19. Young Folks - Peter, Bjorn & John (On replay all the time. This is driving around Dubuque, Seattle and walking down the Queen Anne hill)

20. Myriad Harbor - The New Pornographers (Don't let their band name fool you, this is an amazing song and will be stuck in your head for weeks. It makes me think of how beautiful Puget Sound is and the first time I went to Gas Works Park in May)

21. Murder on the Dance Floor - Sophie Ellis Bextor (Just for fun)

22. Us - Regina Spector (I went to LA to visit Amie and this song makes me think of when we went to the park from 500 Days of Summer and how great it was)

23. I'm on a Boat - Lonely Island (Amanda, Aditi and Justin in Seattle for Spring Break. One of the best weeks of the whole year)

I'll make you a copy if you want one. It made 09 one heck of a year.