Twenty Nine Years

Aside

Well, I’m 29, and that was one of the better birthdays so far.

Apart from all the birthday fun including a Japanese themed party, photos will follow, I discovered that two of my favourite bands have decided to reunite. C’mon Fugazi, let’s make it a turkey, there’s still time.

Time for some COD.

My 2011 Review Winners

And the winners are… (view nominations)

Film

Source Code – A nice understated Sci-fi that doesn’t overstay its welcome.

After starting to write the odd note for all the films I’ve watched, since earlier this year, its been interesting to have a reference place to quantify them all against each other. Despite some ratings being inevitably debatable, i don’t think its been a great year for films. Aim for this year – watch less mediocre 5-7 stars and more 8+ stars.


Television Series

Pointless – So good I bought the board game. 


Album

Beach House – Teen Dream - may have been somewhat subconsciously lured to choose this by its use in adverts for Guinness.


Song

Black Francis – Six Legged Man


Live Music

Willy Mason – Review here.


Game

Portal 2 - A really great, good head scratch inducing, game with some very amusing characters. Only downside is a severe lack of re-playability once the puzzles are solved.

So good I bought it twice. 8-)

Also spawned this excellent fan mod.

Previous years winners – 2010, 2009.

My 2011 Review Nominations

The not-so-short-short-list for the Owen A Pollock Media Consumption Awards 2011 (or N.A.M.B.L.A.). As always, not necessarily this years hot new releases but stuff that’s new to me.

Film

Television Series

  • Bobs Burgers
  • Pointless
  • South Park
  • The Office
  • Life’s Too Short
  • The News

Album

  • Black Francis – Nonstoperotik
  • We Were Promised Jetpacks – In the pit of the stomach
  • Devotchka – 100 Lovers
  • Beach House – Teen Dream
  • Surfer Blood – Astro Coast
  • TV on the Radio – Nine Types of Light
  • Broadcast – Tender Buttons
  • Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Hawk
  • The National – High Violet
  • Built to Spill – There is no Enemy
  • The Airbourne Toxic Event – All at once
  • Beirut – The Rip Tide

Song

  • Devotchka – All the Sand In All the Sea
  • Devotchka – The Alley
  • Wolf Parade – Palm Road
  • A Hawk and a Hacksaw – Lajtha Lassu
  • TV on the Radio – Killer Crane
  • Surfer Blood – Floating Vibes
  • Black Francis – Six Legged Man
  • Broadcast – Tears in the Typing Pool
  • Broadcast – Tender Buttons
  • Built to Spill – Hindsight
  • Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Time of the Season

Live Music

Game

  • Portal 2
  • Littlebigplanet 2
  • F1 2011
  • Call Of Duty – Modern Warfare 3
  • Kilzone 3
  • Dirt 3
  • Mavel Vs Capcom 3

Previous years winners – 2010, 2009.