The MRFH Revue 2008 – Lissa!

So, 2008, huh?

I have to be honest — a lot of 2008 was a blur to me. Granted, my big, life-changing event didn’t happen in 2008, it happened on December 14, 2007. That’s when T2 joined our family, depriving Duckie and I of sleep and bringing a heck of a lot of love to make up for it. A baby coming really wipes a year from your mind, and certainly wipes the time off your plate. But it was a good blur, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world.

Just wish all my Mutant brethren could say the same thing. (::kicks Sue’s 2008. Hard::)

Movie-wise, I can’t say a whole lot. I’ve probably seen fewer movies this year than any year since I graduated college. Sure, I’ve seen several, but very few of them stick out in my head. But I haven’t seen some of the big ones yet. I haven’t seen Dark Knight. I haven’t seen Indiana Jones. I haven’t seen any of the big Oscar contenders, except for Slumdog Millionaire (which you should go see). What I have seen has been pretty non-life changing. Mamma Mia. Hamlet 2. City of Ember. Iron Man. Dragonlance. (Okay, that one made me reconsider watching movies for a moment, but still.) It might have been a reasonable year for movies, but as far as the movies I saw, it was sort of a middling year.

Oh well. Won’t bother with the Oscars again this year.

As far as TV, however… I actually care about TV again. LOST got its footing with its end date and got cool again. Heroes completely faltered and flailed, and is laughable. (But, erm, I still watch. Oh, and that article I wrote where I was undecided who would win between Sayid and Mohinder? Sayid officially wipes the floor with Mohinder’s crusty self.) And I discovered Battlestar Galactica, which has replaced Harry Potter as my area of obsession. But at least now I have Al to talk to about it. We can form a support group or something. I also discovered Big Bang Theory. (How have we missed this for so long? HOW?)

In other media… hmmm. I barely read books this year, which is a shame, given what a voracious bookworm I usually am. (I can, however, do a flawless recitation of The Lorax.) I said a very painful goodbye as I watched what used to be my favorite comic strip die a terrible, mutilated death (that would be For Better or For Worse) and grinned at the end of the year as I discovered Piled Higher and Deeper. (Must have been hiding with Big Bang Theory.) I’m a country listener, so I’ll spare you all my thoughts on music.

And then there was MRFH. On the upside, we had our good stuff. We managed to get four Mutants in one place, which is always fun. I got to spend time with Sue and her spawn (and you haven’t lived until you’ve met Sue’s spawn — they really are fantastic), and I got to meet Al face to face. We saw quite a bit of Drew and Lady Luck, and are really looking forward to meeting Baby Luck so Ducklet can refuse to share his toys with her and fifteen years later we can remind him of that when he tells us how hot Baby Luck is and she won’t look his way. (Which is smart, because Drew at the door on Prom Night? Easily the scariest event of that young boy’s life.) And we got new Mutants, which is always exciting. I was sad to see Shalen go, but we got Kaleb, Heather, and Courtney, so I’d say we lucked out this year on that one. However, I’m praying that next year we can skip anything resembling cancer, but I’m very, very, very, very grateful that Sue’s such a fighter, and that if her spirit is anything to go on, one of my best friends will be here for a long time.

Well, naptime is officially over, so that’s all I’ve got. Hope you all had a fantastic 2008, and here’s to a happy, healthy, wonderful 2009!