Well, it's been 363 days since I moved all of my previous web existances over to my newly-bought wakingslow.com domain, and, I am still, in the words of Justin Timberlake, "lovin' it." For a look back at the year's highs, lows, favorites, and hateds, click on the More.
Highlight of the Year:
Being taken by my best friend, Al, to New York City, as her guest after she qualified as a finalist for the MTV Video Head contest. Getting to spend several days staying in a suite in Times Square, and getting to go to the VMAs (!), and TRL, and briefly spend time in a green room with Newlyweds Nick and Jessica was, well, amazing, as was watching her win the big $25,000. Getting to spend a spontaneous several days with my best bud, from whom I'm separated by all of Pennsylvania and half of Ohio was even more amazing. You can read about the trip in the September Archives.
Highlight of the VMAs:
Admittedly, the 2003 VMAs may be considered lackluster in comparison with some others, but I was there, so I remember it fondly, and I think my favorite performance from the evening was by Beyonce, buoyed by watching Queer Eye's Jai explode out of his seat in glee during "Crazy in Love."
Favorite Invention of the Year:
The iTunes music store. Being able to buy music digitally without guilt, and without having to sort through incomplete tracks to get it is a phenomenal invention. Even better, being able to easily obtain one song from an album at a time is a perk for people like me, who often love individual songs and don't want to buy full albums. And, at 99 cents, you can get two songs for the price of a small coffee at Starbucks. The songs? Last your whole life. The coffee? In and out in a morning.
Favorite Pop Songs of the Year:
Not to be confused with my favorite folk-rock songs (my favorite genre of music):
"In Da Club" - 50 Cent (infectious!)
"The Way You Move" - OutKast (I'm a heretic! I like it better than "Hey Ya!")
"Low" - Kelly Clarkson (shut up!)
"Crazy in Love" - Beyonce (the horns!)
"Plug it In" - Basement Jaxx (thanks to Max's Best of 2003 mix)
"Cry Me a River" - Justin Timberlake
Pop Songs from 2003 I Never, Ever Want to Hear Again:
"Unwell" - Matchbox Twenty
"Invisible" - Clay Aiken
"So Yesterday" - Hilary Duff
"Fallen" - Evanescence
"The Game of Love" - Santana/Michelle Branch
Favorite Films Seen in 2003:
Finding Nemo, Spirited Away.
Life-Changing Acquisitions in 2003:
Tie between the iPod and the TiFaux. In all honesty, I think the TiFaux has been more of a life changer. Being able to condense the TV I watch into smaller, more productive periods of time has just been plain awesome.
Resolutions for 2004:
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I hope everyone has a great 2004, and thanks for visiting wakingslow.com. I appreciate it.