Under the Wire

Gotta get my top 10 for 2010 in before the ball drops. I don't suspect anything new is going to happen in the next 90 minutes. By the way you can't get your "best of" the decade in after the new year. It is just lame and it makes the whole thing drag on too long.


Music, and there is no particular order and probably no surprise to anybody. :

1. You are my sunshine, it is at least the song I've sung the most in the last 10 years. Granted most of it has been in the last 18 months, but still it over shadows the rest of the songs.
2. Gonna Make You Love Me More--Or anything off the Gold Album by Ryan Adams
3. "Love Love Love" no, no, no "Dance Music" or maybe "This Year" by the Mountain Goats. Probably my favorite album of whatever year it came out. No need to call 911, I'm not that depressed.
4. Mariner's Revenge by The Decemberists (except that I love every song, well every song that doesn't, um, drag a bit)
5. Adelaide by Ben Folds, sentimental value mainly--bogans
6. At Bottom of Everything Bright Eyes; I listened to that album like 10 times through the first day I had it.
7. Scar by Missy Higgins
8. Why Modern Radio is A-Ok by Roman Candle. I'm not even that high brow about music, but it is a fun song.
9. The Owls Go by Architecture in Helsinki
10. The latest Toughs by Okkervil River. Love the whole album...again, I'm not that depressed.
11. Kick Drum Heart--The Avett Brother, that is right a number 11 it is cheating, but it is my list.
12. Spaceman--The killer, really cheating now but it was my fav song of 2009

Also, Justin is about to get banned from posting to the blog. He isn't telling the truth because he doesn't totally appreciate my fun projects. He is sure our house will be overrun with fungus due to the mushroom project, he barely wants me to grow the spouts on the kitchen counter (which occurs totally inside a jar). Also, I don't appreciate being outted about the whole Project Runway deal. Keep it up, Justin, and see what comes out about you!

In the last decade we've kinda done a lot. Both of us had our first real job, went to grad school, had our first international trip and move, bought a house, got our first tatoos, had a baby and well I guess that topped it off. Guess everybody should be able to point to a few things that happened to them in the last 10 years; still putting it all down seems kinda crazy to me.

Well here is to the next decade. I hope it is just as wonderful. Monika

PS I'm going to start a worm farm in 2010....looking forward to that, Justin? Mushrooms AND worms--don't forget, we have a guest bedroom folks so come on out for a visit.