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Mass Effect 2: BioWare managed to fix every gripe I had with the first one and then some. Everything from the story to the characters to the visuals to the gameplay make this is greatest RPG (and one of the best video games in general) I've ever played.

Top Gear: Thanks to my buddy Paul, I finally got around to checking out this BBC hit. I like to think of it as Automobiles + Mythbusters + The Three Stooges. A match made in heaven.

Kinect: While the launch games could be better, this peripheral feels like the future. Hello Minority Report-styled interfaces.

The Minions from Despicable Me: Normally, cartoon characters like this would annoy the pants off of me, but these little guys stole the show in an already great flick.

The Walking Dead on AMC: Not quite a perfect series, but really great nonetheless. My biggest complaint: waiting until October for season 2. What a tease.

Tron: Legacy: The superior sequel to the 80's sci-fi cult classic. Conjoin it with Daft Punk and 3D done right and you have a recipe for awesome sauce.

NSFW podcast: Me being a big fan of Brian Brushwood's previous work make his first endeavor on the twit network a no-brainer inclusion to this list.

FoodMob podcast: This is what got me to actually cook for the first time. A damn shame the show only lasted for a few months.

Angry Birds: The smartphone gaming sensation sure-as-hell had me hooked.

Conan on TBS: NBC can suck it.

The Pee-wee Herman Show: A childhood favorite finally making a triumphant return.

The Gregory Brothers Remixes (Double Rainbow/Bed Intruder): Remixes of popular Youtube videos are generally hit-or-miss. These guys, however, have perfected it.

Chatroulette: From dicks to Merton, Chatroulette provided hours of (mostly disturbing) entertainment.

Jon Stewart's "Go Fuck Yourself" Choir: Whether it's idiots on Fox News or douche bag anti-American Muslims, Jon Stewart knows how to dish out the ultimate diss.

Scott Pilgrim: The comics, the movie, the video game. No matter which one you pick, they all rock.

Jim Breuer/Penn & Teller: Meeting some of my long-time idols got me as excited as little kid (or as my girlfriend claimed, brought out the Italian in me with my crazy hand gestures). And actually having a conversation with the silent one known as Teller was simply surreal.

Recently, Rolling Stone magazine asked a handful of music celebrities (the only ones worth noting are Lars & Kirk of Metallica and the Nightwatchman himself, Tom Morello) to produce two lists of what they consider to be their favorite songs and albums of the past decade. Now while I'm no music celebrity, I figured I'd take a similar crack at this for shits/giggles. With that said, I give you my picks for my personal favorite songs and albums of the 2K's. Hopefully I didn't miss anything...


Albums

Ryan Adams - Rock N' Roll
Daft Punk - Discovery
Eminem - The Marshal Mathers LP
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
CKY - Infiltrate Destroy Rebuild
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Korn - Take A Look In The Mirror
Keane - Hopes & Fears
Gozillaz - Gorillaz
The White Stripes - Elephant
The Strokes - Is This It
The Postal Service - Give Up
Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning
Blink-182 - Blink-182
The Killers - Hot Fuss
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet
Stone Sour - Come What(ever) May
Audioslave - Audioslave
HIM - Razorblade Romance
Muse - Absolution
Ash - Meltdown
Tenacious D - Tenacious D
Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Snow Patrol - Final Straw


Songs

OutKast - Hey Ya!
U2 - Beautiful Day
Radiohead - Everything In It's Right Place
Coldplay - Fix You
The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It
Korn - Y'all Want A Single
Modest Mouse - Missed The Boat
Eels - Old Shit/New Shit
A Perfect Circle - 3 Libras
MGMT - Time To Pretend
Daft Punk - Human After All
Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around
Death Cab For Cutie - The New Year
LCD Soundsystem - Tribulations
Arcade Fire - Intervention
Green Day - Jesus Of Suburbia
Oasis - Lyla
The Shins - Sleeping Lessons
Danko Jones - Lovercall
Nine Inch Nails - Only
The Secret Machines - Nowhere Again
Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye
Muse - Take A Bow
Ben Folds - Rockin' The Suburbs
Weezer - Island In The Sun

Looks like i'll be buying that Honda Fit a little earlier than expected :-(

http://www.eyeenvision.com/litterbox/litterbox.html

it's reasons like this that will is going to be missed.

i can feel my mind gradually turning into mush with each passing month, i think i may need to be more intellectually active, either that or i need more sleep/caffeine...

some of those who play bowling, are the same that burn crosses...

I've just been informed by the TRS dudes that pushing daisies has been canned! that was one of my fav shows of all time :-(

Smart people? Pssh, more like boring-as-hell people, first time i've fallen asleep during a movie in a while