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all the best shit of 2011
skippydumptruck
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okay so many of you know that I am all up ons when it comes to year end retrospectives
best ____ of 2011 makes me so excite
so um
TELL ME YOUR GOOD SHIT FROM 2011
also note: this does not have to be shit that came out in 2011 although that is welcome
it can be shit you discovered in 2011 like HAY WHY Y'ALL DIDN'T TELL ME BOUT DIS
please include a little explanation with your stuff!
okay so some good shit 2011:
good games!
dark souls
-- this game hard as fuck. jesus christ. it made me yell "YOU FUCKING CUNTS" at the screen.
darksiders
-- love the art style in this game. and it's nice and short! and I beat it! yussss
indie games
-- what! I thought these games suck! but some of them are p good like jamestown or the binding of isaac or limbo or braid or
good books!
embassytown by china mieville
-- I can never remember how to spell dis muf fucka name. still this books is rad. it is sci fi? I don't usually like sci fi? so what! it is great!
hyperion by dan simmons
-- this is a good book! it reminds me of chaucer but in space
good movies!
tucker and dale vs evil
-- funny! a clever reimagining of your typical horror movie. I liked it a lot
god I fucking love movies how sad is it I can only thing of one I saw this year that was awesome
good shows
always sunny in philly
-- hee hee hee. funny fuckin show!
new girl
-- I don't want to like this show but it makes me laugh. which is a good recommendation I think?
worst cooks in america
-- god I love everything on the food network but this show is rad. also chopped and next iron chef
good music!
tool
-- these motherfuckers. they make some good shit! where y'all been hidin this band
gogol bordello
-- this band is awesome, it makes me want to drink vodka
dessa
-- I saw her in concert this year. she is so pretty I will kiss her face (don't tell my wife oh god). she was bad ass in concert. also this dude who opened for her, sims, was good. so was this other dude, lazerbeak
atmosphere
-- god loves ugly! when life gives you lemons you paint that shit gold! good shit doggs, real talk
good technology!
ipad
-- THIS FUCKING THING. I use it to forum while my wife watches the worst tv ever, it is so great. also I use it to look up recipes in the kitchen
projector
-- seriously get one of these. my tv screen is like 100" I feel like I live in a movie theater jesus christ
good shit that happened!
life
-- I created one! kinda! it is a fetus but I did my part, my wife better hurry up wit dis babby
god
-- is dead. just kidding! but seriously I embraced my athiesm this year and I am happier because of it
the gays
-- dadt got repealed. that is so great. I hope it provides a launching pad for people to challenge the federal doma thing
OKAY SO LET'S CELEBRATE 2011 TELL ME YOUR GOOD SHIT FROM THE YEAR SO I CAN LOVE IT TOO UNF UNF
best ____ of 2011 makes me so excite
so um
TELL ME YOUR GOOD SHIT FROM 2011
also note: this does not have to be shit that came out in 2011 although that is welcome
it can be shit you discovered in 2011 like HAY WHY Y'ALL DIDN'T TELL ME BOUT DIS
please include a little explanation with your stuff!
okay so some good shit 2011:
good games!
dark souls
-- this game hard as fuck. jesus christ. it made me yell "YOU FUCKING CUNTS" at the screen.
darksiders
-- love the art style in this game. and it's nice and short! and I beat it! yussss
indie games
-- what! I thought these games suck! but some of them are p good like jamestown or the binding of isaac or limbo or braid or
good books!
embassytown by china mieville
-- I can never remember how to spell dis muf fucka name. still this books is rad. it is sci fi? I don't usually like sci fi? so what! it is great!
hyperion by dan simmons
-- this is a good book! it reminds me of chaucer but in space
good movies!
tucker and dale vs evil
-- funny! a clever reimagining of your typical horror movie. I liked it a lot
god I fucking love movies how sad is it I can only thing of one I saw this year that was awesome
good shows
always sunny in philly
-- hee hee hee. funny fuckin show!
new girl
-- I don't want to like this show but it makes me laugh. which is a good recommendation I think?
worst cooks in america
-- god I love everything on the food network but this show is rad. also chopped and next iron chef
good music!
tool
-- these motherfuckers. they make some good shit! where y'all been hidin this band
gogol bordello
-- this band is awesome, it makes me want to drink vodka
dessa
-- I saw her in concert this year. she is so pretty I will kiss her face (don't tell my wife oh god). she was bad ass in concert. also this dude who opened for her, sims, was good. so was this other dude, lazerbeak
atmosphere
-- god loves ugly! when life gives you lemons you paint that shit gold! good shit doggs, real talk
good technology!
ipad
-- THIS FUCKING THING. I use it to forum while my wife watches the worst tv ever, it is so great. also I use it to look up recipes in the kitchen
projector
-- seriously get one of these. my tv screen is like 100" I feel like I live in a movie theater jesus christ
good shit that happened!
life
-- I created one! kinda! it is a fetus but I did my part, my wife better hurry up wit dis babby
god
-- is dead. just kidding! but seriously I embraced my athiesm this year and I am happier because of it
the gays
-- dadt got repealed. that is so great. I hope it provides a launching pad for people to challenge the federal doma thing
OKAY SO LET'S CELEBRATE 2011 TELL ME YOUR GOOD SHIT FROM THE YEAR SO I CAN LOVE IT TOO UNF UNF
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i really liked contagion, x men first class, and the last harry potter movie!
them shits was bangin
maybe i'm streaming terrible dj right now if i am its here
Batman Arkham City (The Melee Combat is lovely), Portal 2 (Excellent Writing), inFamous 2 (Great characters and gameplay), The Stanley Parable (Funny, Thoughtful, Terrifying).
Tech
I'm enjoying my Samsung Galaxy S 5.0 Wifi media player, especially how I haven't had to convert any media to play is and it doesn't need an application to load files onto it.
TV
Charlie Brooker bookends my TV experience with "How TV Ruined Your Life" at the start of the year and "Black Mirror" at the end. HTVRYL partially summarises his earlier Screenwipe work but has some great jokes of its own, while Black Mirror hits my need for satire.
Personal Stuff
My brother got married to a lovely lady, I entered into a mortgage to live in a nice house, and it looks like I'm rounding off the year by being on the short list for promotion!
Best poster of 2011
This has been a pretty interesting year for science.
There were those neutrinos, some scientists discovered a new order of insects (extinct, unfortunately), Carl Zimmer put out a few books, we found out that there is a lot of Neanderthal DNA in modern humans, and I am sure there was a lot of other cool science stuff that happened this year I am missing.
Help me out science-bros!
@Mojo_Jojo @Electricitylikesme @Fuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud @Winky @Shivahn
i almost died?
i developed a serious heart condition and now my periacardium is gonna be gnarled for the rest of my life
spent 4 days in the hospital
dat shit was scary
that changed me pretty good... i am nicer to everyone i meet, and i am less caustic
i make sure my partners orgasm at least twice for every one of mine etc etc
I did New York City, Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle, Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon, Boston, and Salem.
Good experiences
I joined an anti-gravity yoga class, visited a ghost town, and started learning Mandarin.
Those are pretty much the best things to happen to me all year.
I feel insulted
There has been some amazing stuff coming from astronomy. Hundreds of new extra-solar planets. The new solar systems are redefining our understanding of how solar systems form. Our theories were based on the one example we had to study and which we assumed was typical, so of course planets are all in the same plane, with small rocky ones inside and large gas giant outside. The discovery of systems with planets in random orbits and gas giants more massive than Jupiter closer to their stars than Mercury is changing all that. I've seen one theory that our system had another more massive gas giant in the past that got expelled, to fit with other systems we found.
In other news, the first man-made probe left the solar system this year. It found... Nothing. Which is significant - our theories predicted that away from the protection of the un, the probe would enter a zone of violent storm from competing nearby stars. Instead, extra-solar space is extremely calm. Another astronomy theory that we will have to revisit.
It's an amazing time to be an astronomer (I'm not one, unfortunately).
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2011/press.html
Also, my favoritist of subjects, Immunology, got the 2011 Nobel prize in Medicine.
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2011/press.html
They categorized the most complicated system of our body and it was totally awesome.
Yay Science!
YOU CAME TO SEATTLE WITHOUT TELLING ME? YOU ARE DEAD TO ME, SIR.
DEAD
TO
ME
m83
Austra
iceage
battles
the weeknd
feist
wild flag
laura marling
the pack ad
honourable mentions
the deep dark woods
zola jesus
tegan and sara (was a live cd/dvd, so doesn't really count)
There was also a new Kate Bush album, but I haven't gotten to it yet.
Anyone want to beta read a paranormal mystery novella? Here's your chance.
stream
This is by far my favorite science of 2011:
http://healthland.time.com/2011/10/06/monkey-brain-control-the-future-of-robotic-prostheses/
Quote from the actual paper published in Nature:
Getting into grad school you wanted is the best thing.
For other stuff, Deus Ex was pretty awesome. Lots of cool stuff from science. Neutrinos. More time hanging out with good friends was cool this year, too.
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the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
Also: 2011 was the year of revolt. Tunisia, egypt, libya, wisconsin, occupy new york... all over the place people stood up and said we're not gong to take this shit and for better or for worse they are making their voices heard. As a liberal that gives me hope. Hope that people around the world aren't content to maintain the status quo.
thanks!
Best news I've heard all year.
sadly, that may be true =/
also skippy was the best feeder of 2011
I've had 10 of those in the last month...
Went to Greece
Took up Snowboarding
Pretty balling year.
Best game: Skyrim. Stupid addictive Skyrim.
Best TV show: Tie between Dexter and American Horror Story
Skyrim, hands down.
Best Movie
The Muppets! Seriously if you haven't seen this yet, you are humorless and I weep for you.
Best Personal Thing:
Strong rebuilding year, it feels good to be finally getting back on track. One of the few good things about having the legs knocked out from under us is the chance to rebuild a much more solid financial foundation from core principles.
Best Food:
Rocked a great homecooked stew this year for the first time.
Had fantastic sushi at a place called Beluga.
Best Reality Show Guy Who Didn't Win
Ben, the dude with the multiple chef's hats from MasterChef. He totally should've won, I pretty much stopped watching when he got cut!
Best Meme:
I used to write year end lists like this all the time, but then I took an arrow to the knee.
it doesnt look good but maybe i should reconsider!
also i am not a feeder >:[
Met some forum goers and had the most fun I have ever had in awhile
Began really forming connections with folks here on the forums
Decided I really did not want to go to grad school
My sister moved away
I'm sure there is more but right now that was the best of 2011 for me.
I moved all the way across the country, and that was new and different. I've learned how to bake, and that's also super cool.
I got to hang out with PA people, and that was pretty bad ass.
"We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Bad people are gone, good things are being passed, bad people are being made fun of, good people are being recognized...
Everything's coming up Milhouse.
Let 'em eat fucking pineapples!