Third new years post!

Here you go: the third annual new years post! I’d like to say some things before the actual questions and the awards: I didn’t win the tournament at New years this year, I ended up split-third and I’m quite happy about it, congratulations Kenny! And to Alex who ended up in second place. Except for that, I’m going to say this: I answer these questions here without lying or holding anything back.. as that, it will be a bit personal I think.. and I don’t mind that.. I hope my friends don’t do either but just to keep everyone as anonymous as possible I probably won’t mention names that much, and I hope that that’s enough.

Now then.. shall we begin?

THE 40 QUESTIONS:

Just like I did last year and the year before that, I’ve answered 40 questions that I found here:
http://www.crucialminutiae.com/40-questions-about-your-year
Well.. I don’t know if the link works anymore, that’s where I found it though.
Let’s get to the questions, shall we?

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before?

A lot, I tried out two different types of work that I had never tried before, pretty physical ones.. and I read a lot of books that I only heard of before, I actually had a real party for my birthday and I’ve never done that since I was little. So first time since I’ve gone through teenage life or something?

2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

Yeah, I actually didn’t think I was really serious with what I think I promised myself but I actually did it. (It relates to feelings and the biggest achievement of the year on question number 8) I don’t think I will make more for next year. I don’t think I have big goals and things like that all that much.. and I’m pretty content with what and where I am (at the same time a really scary realization for me) so I don’t think I’ll come up with something I really have to do..

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

Yes! My cousin!.. come to think of it.. It’s only been weeks but why haven’t I met the new person yet?

4. Did anyone close to you die?

Well.. my dog that my family got when I was like.. 8 or 9? I was quite sad but at the same time.. she had a good life, she lived as long as can be expected for her kind of dog and I believe that when you’re dead you stop existing, stop feeling.. so she doesn’t feel any bad about it, the loss is on us, not her, I feel the same way about humans. So yeah.. but other than that.. I don’t think so?

5. What countries did you visit?

No countries at all

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?

Last year I said more of being with my friends and I think that is true.. at the same time, I realize that school and other things really do take up a lot of time.. and I try to squeeze in as much as I can anyway but yeah, I think I’m at some kind of a limit already at times.. And I won’t lie and say I don’t think about love (like.. romantic love, I have lots of the other kinds of love) when I read the question. At the same time, I get by as it is, don’t I?

7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

20th of July. Because I finally confessed my feelings.. more about that on the next question.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

As I said, confessing my feelings… Just… gathering up the courage to even do that is one of the greatest achievements of my life. And I guess the result is the second best I could have hoped for. I’m still friends with her and I don’t think I can express how happy I am that we could manage that, that our friendship was so strong that we could handle the situation and still be friends. So I’m terribly proud. Proud of myself, of her and of everyone around. I mean yeah, of course it would’ve been fantastic if my feelings were answered but they weren’t, that happens and from that, how could I have ever hoped for a better result than keeping one of my absolute best friends and on top of that feel that I finally was completely honest with her.

9. What was your biggest failure?

I’m sure I failed in many great ways but I can’t recall anything really…

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Some small stuff.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

I don’t know.. I don’t think I bought great stuff.. I spent a lot of money on things I really don’t need but.. yeah..

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?

Last year I listed many of my friends.. for simply spending time with me, I want to thank you all again! I want to thank some new people for the same thing too, if you’ve spent some evenings with me this year you’re probably included here. But I especially want to thank everyone for being so supportive in moments when I most needed it, I don’t think I can express enough how important it is to have people to talk to.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?

Can’t really say anyone’s behaviour was the cause of any depression or something like that so no-one’s.

14. Where did most of your money go?

I think it’s either transportation to school and back (a little less expensive this year though, as I got off my ass and got a buss-card) or all the literature for school (much more expensive this year since I study literature).

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

Still the little moments with friends.. sure, I went to both UppCon and NärCon and a concert with Lars Winnerbäck.. there’s something to be said when that is the second most exciting thing.. My friends rule!

16. What song will always remind you of 2010?

Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy and Fields of Gold by Moa Lignell

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

I. happier or sadder?

I don’t really know.. I think I can walk with a lighter step.. but at the same time.. what am I walking towards and why? That goal has been lost and everything seems a little bit more.. like everyday life is all there is. I don’t know xD.. don’t take this too seriously, just a reflection I came up with when I was forced to think about it just now..

II. thinner or fatter?

I guess it’s either that it hasn’t changed much or I’ve gotten a little bit fatter, would be surprised if it’s the other way around.

III. richer or poorer?

I don’t have all that much money if that’s what the question meant..

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?

I wish I could’ve done more with all of my creative ideas, I just simply feel I don’t have room for it.. I always had to stress to the next “checkpoint”, even now when I’m supposed to be free from school for a couple of weeks..

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?

For two years in a row now, I’ve said it’s hesitating.. (I think the character of that hesitation was two different things the two times but still..) well.. now I think I managed to break through that hesitation on one of the most major points.. so I’ll change my answer finally! So.. I don’t think there’s anything I should’ve done less.. I wish there were more hours in the day so that I had time to do all that I want to do.. but keeping in mind that there is a limited number of hours.. I wish I had done less of sitting around, doing nothing (like playing games and watching Youtube-videos).. which is nice.. but not when you’ve got limited time..

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

I spent Christmas with my family first.. that was awesome, I was glad that I didn’t get so much (I tried for a month to tell my mother I didn’t want anything, that if she had to give me something, she could give me a new pair of pants.. and that’s what she did basically). Then I spent Christmas with a lot of my friends.. it was lovely :) and I must admit I liked the gifts they gave me a lot ^_^, I hope they liked the gifts I gave in return too!

21. How will you be spending New Year’s Eve?

I will was at Kenny’s, for our yearly LAN-party and the gaming tournament we created two years ago, HN. I was reigning champ and I didn’t defend that title, though I don’t really care either, the important thing was that we had fun.. a lot of it : )!

22. Did you fall in love in 2010?

No, I never fell in love, though I still was in love/had a crush (or however you want to word it, it’s always hard to define anyways, I felt more for someone than I’ve ever felt in that kind of way for anyone.. if that’s falling in love or having a crush or what, you decide) that lasted like halfway through the year (ended because she didn’t feel the same, as I said before)

23. How many one-night stands?

0

24. What was your favorite TV program?

Så mycket bättre, season 2. My second favourite program of all time, Popcirkus is the only program ever that was better.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?

Nah

26. What was the best book you read?

I wrote this last year:
“Wow O_O. I don’t read much, do I?.. Nope I’ve got nothing.”

I kinda feel that that’s hilarious.. now I’m the other way around.. what was really the best thing I read? Dostojevskij’s Crime and Punishment maybe? Doktor Glas? Wuthering Heights? Njal’s Saga? Odjuret?

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Maybe it’s Loke… there’s still a lot… like Anna Hertzman and Hafdis Huld and other things I can’t recall right now.. but I think maybe Loke will stay with me the hardest..

28. What did you want and got?

I wanted to keep my friends and keep doing things with them.. and I did!

29. What did you want and not get?

I wrote this last year and I have to quote it:
“You could say… no, no that’s the wrong way to look at it. Next question.”
And I can definitely say that it’s the wrong way to look at it in all aspects and regards, I’m actually happy everything turned out as it did. What I’m showing here is just total honesty, I can’t claim that some part of me doesn’t feel lost or something but it’s all for the best.

30. What was your favorite film of this year?

X-men: First Class probably.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

I turned 20. I had a party that I really really really enjoyed!

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

Going by last years me the only thing I didn’t fix was “Even more time with friends”.. so I should almost be totally satisfied! I did get less time to think, more courage and honesty.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?

”I wear things so that I’m not naked”

34. What kept you sane?

Friends, not mainly Kenny this time, mainly everyone, including Kenny!

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

Eh.. no!

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

The SOPA act in USA I guess.. and also of course all the injustices in the world.. that is too countless.. (I guess the Arabian spring was something to keep an eye on too)

37. Who did you miss?

I don’t think I missed a person in particular actually..

38. Who was the best new person you met?

I didn’t meet that many new people..

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:

No, I will not, I don’t really believe it’s that simple..There’s no quick-fix and you don’t “learn something new every day”, lessons grow into you as time goes by.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

Here you go, five songs!;

Över vida oceaner
emot fjärran horisonter
över hav och kontinenter
genom skymningar och dagar
har vi färdats med varandra

Vi har vandrat samma vägar
Vi har burit samma bördor
Vi har sett mot samma stjärnor
Vi har sjungit samma sånger
Vi har delat samma drömmar

Du är med mej vart jag går
Genom månader och år
Du är med mej alla dar
Du är med mej vart jag far
Du är den jag kunde va

Som broar över djupen
som skuggor under träden
som eldarna i natten
som stigar genom snåren
har vi varit för varandra

Vi har delat samma minnen
Vi har burit samma längtan
Vi har sett med samma ögon
Vi har trott på samma löften
Vi har stått på samma sida

Du är med mej vart jag går
Genom månader och år
Du är med mej alla dar
Du är med mej vart jag far
Du är den jag kunde va

Och ingenting kan splittra oss
och ingenting kan söndra oss
och ingenting kan slita oss isär
Och ingenting kan få oss
att överge varann
Stormar kanske tystar oss
Skuggor kanske slukar oss
Sorger kanske tvingar oss på knä
Men ingenting i världen
kan lösa våra band

Jag är med dig vart du går
Genom månader och år
Jag är med dig alla dar
Jag är med dig vart du far
Du är den jag kunde va

Du är med mej där jag e
Du är med mej vart jag ser
Du är med mej alla dar
Du är med mej vart jag far
Du är den, jag kunde va
-Den Jag Kunde Va by Mikael Wiehe

Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere, i've looked at clouds that way.
But now they only block the sun, they rain and snow on everyone.
So many things I would have done but clouds got in my way.

I've looked at clouds from both sides now,
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall.
I really don't know clouds at all.

Moons and junes and ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real; I've looked at love that way.
But now it's just another show. you leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself away.

I've looked at love from both sides now,
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall.
I really don't know love at all.

Tears and fears and feeling proud to say "I love you" right out loud,
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds, I've looked at life that way.
But now old friends are acting strange, they shake their heads, they say
I've changed.
Something's lost but something's gained in living every day.

I've looked at life from both sides now,
From win and lose, and still somehow
It's life's illusions i recall.
I really don't know life at all.
Both Sides by Joni Mitchell
(Håkan Hellström’s Swedish cover Båda sidor nu is also good, I don’t care what anyone says about him, it is.)

No I know I took for granted that things
Would always go the way I wanted oh I was going to be a treetop
A sea, a boat, a rock of ages
I dont always get it right
I'd see it in a different kind of light

Pay my lip service
Keep it eloquent
Optimistic but
Never quite elegant
Still a weirdo
Still a weirdo, after all these years

I'd always thought it's automatic
to grow into a soul less static
But here i am upon the same spot
Attempting to lift off into space
I dont always get it right
But a thousand different ways
And I just might

Pay my lip service
Keep it eloquent
Optimistic but
Never quite elegant
Still a weirdo
Still a weirdo, after all these years
Still a weirdo
Still a weirdo, after all these years

Pay my lip service
Keep it eloquent
Optimistic but
Never quite elegant
Still a weirdo
Still a weirdo, after all these years
Still a weirdo
Still a weirdo, after all these years
After all these years
(Still a) weirdo by KT Tunstall

Lika bra att leka bra
Hon är fem år, ja som då
Hon vill va det bästa
Hon säger "du är soldat och jag prinsessa"

Det finns inga prinsessor mer
Kan vi sluta leka det
Det finns inga soldater mer
Kan vi sluta leka det
Och hon slutar le

Och ja, ja, jag är ett monster, jag är ett monster
Men jag kände att jag måste
Jag var ett monster, jag var ett monster
Men jag kände att jag måste

Jag är ett monster, jag är ett monster
Men jag kände att jag måste
Jag är ett monster, jag är ett monster
Men jag kände att jag måste

När du var liten grät du hela tiden
Och mamma sa det är värt att leva
Det är värt att leva
Se på din egen far
När alla hjältar är döda lever kungar kvar

När jag var liten grät jag hela tiden
Och pappa sa det är värt att leva
Det är värt att leva
Och han dog som en soldat ska
När alla hjältar är döda lever kungar kvar
När alla hjältar är döda lever kungar kvar
När alla hjältar är döda lever kungar kvar

Och dom är monster, och dom är monster
Vi kände att vi måste

Att leva...

Och dom är monster, och dom är monster
Vi kände att vi måste
Prinsessor by Laleh

There's a palace a-fallin'
There's a smoke in the sky
There's a boy running down into the lowlands tonight
And he's catching a train to where he's heard you have been
He's a fool now among us but a dreamer within
Dreamin' of you

And on that day there was snowfall in the street, yellow light
And they cleared the bill and rails just by those dark shimmer eyes
In that land there's a winter In that winter's a day
In that day there's a moment when it all goes all your way

And you know it's a lion's heart
That will tumble and tear apart
When he's comin' down the hills for you

But can you still now remember who's been hiding up there
Through his howling at twilight all his songs of despair
Do you remember the caller of a black and white crime?
Well he lives by that memory and falls through his mind

And you know it's a lion's heart
That will tumble and tear apart
When he's comin' down the hills for you

Well he'll walk in the city forever
Oh, walk in a time to be gone
Well there's no real goodbye if you mean it
So hey, guess I'm forever alone

Now he's a stranger among us, he will die in the park
Where he hides from the statues and the weather remarks
In that land there's a winter In that winter's a day
In that day there's a moment when it all goes away
And you know it's a lion's heart
That will tumble and tear apart
When it's comin' down the hills for you
Lion’s Heart by The Tallest Man on Earth

END-10 THE ONES LAST YEAR AWARDS!

Yes, it’s returning! It's the End-11 The Ones Last Year Awards!
In short, I'll be telling you my favourite in several different categories and a runner up.. in other words 2 titles/people/whatever wins in each category!

BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE 2011

Lars Winnerbäck at Cirkus, the last performance of his tour. It’s the only live performance I watched but it was really good too, he played new songs that just worked right away, can’t wait for a new album!

Also:..Eh, no runner up, I’m kinda sad I only saw one single artist this year.. I was about to go watch Säkert! and other artists but things got in the way (on the Säkert!-concert it was only the age limit!)

BEST ALBUM 2011

”Innan jag kände dig” by Melissa Horn. This album was the one that took the longest for me to start really, really liking.. but once I got there, it’s as fantastic as the other two (or almost at least). Just.. very good songs and a fantastic, fantastic voice, delivering the lyrics with such feeling.

Also: "Fläcken som aldrig går bort" by Kapten Röd. Timbuktu’s album ”Sagolandet” was the only other contender besides these two and I think Kapten Röd’s album was better over all, it had more songs that I really enjoyed, Timbuktu’s album felt more.. uneven.. and when you go up against someone with more songs with the same quality and awesomeness, you only get a mention here. So Kapten Röd really deserved this, with his lyrics that all have a feeling of honesty and importance to them and the instrumentals that just makes you wanna dance.

BEST SONG 2011

"Dansa" by Timbuktu feat. Jan Lundgren & Duo Panacotta. Slow but powerful music that backs up and enhances Timbuktu’s words in a perfect combination.

Also: “Väldigt kär/Obegripligt ensam” by Linnea Henriksson. One of few artists from Swedish Idol that I really wanted to hear more of (last year she won the runner-up place for Best Musician), wanted to hear original stuff.. and I got much more than I could’ve hoped for! Sure, the lyrics are kind of short, mostly chorus.. (harduingetmankandansatill? By Bob Hund was also a contender here and that songs has even less lyrics I think) but what’s there is good and the delivery makes it absolutely fantastic.

BEST MUSICIAN 2011

Laleh and Timbuktu.

Just like Petter last year, both Laleh and Timbuktu were in the tv-show “Så Mycket Bättre” and both were amazing.

Timbuktu is by far my favourite rap/hip-hop artist from Sweden and with a released album (songs such as Dansa, Dödsdansen and Allt Grönt), great versions of other artists songs in “Så Mycket Bättre” (especially Kom och Håll Om Mig and Flickan och Kråkan) and also a best-of collection, all in one year, I can’t see how he wouldn’t end up winning this, it was fun to see him and here him in my radio on Jasons spellista and musikhjälpen i P3.

I knew Laleh was great before “Så Mycket Bättre”, during the year I’ve listened to “Prinsessor” a lot of times but during “Så Mycket Bättre” she showed her full potential I think.. I’ve always longed to hear her sing more in Swedish, I think some of her songs in English is good too.. but the times when it really, really clicks for me is when she sings in Swedish, somehow powerful expression through music just flows out of her, I can see my self being a big fan in the future, if she keeps doing music in Swedish.. If only my parents could stop over-praising her, I think she’s one of the best things to happen to music too but they had the need to express it loudly every single episode.. in a way, their excitement kinda killed mine.. but I bet that will pass, she still won this price so that says something :)

BEST GAME 2011

Minecraft. I’m kind of addicted.. or was at least, I don’t really have time nowadays.. xD.. It’s great in every way possible.. it just sparks your creativity and all your adventure needs. If you’re anything like me, try this game out, it’s awesome. ‘nuff said.

Also: Mortal Kombat (9).Really fun fighting game. Like REALLY fun. It’s packed with content unlike other modern fighting games that only comes with half the game, the rest you have in DLC-form >_>’.. I’m really glad I got this game as a present for my birthday.

Notice how like… lack of Skyrim? Didn’t play it.. also, I’m sorry to say it.. but I’ve played some Morrowind and Oblivion.. and yeah, I liked it, probably would’ve liked Skyrim like a lot too.. but I was never really into the hype.. to me the Elder Scrolls games are good.. but not good enough to top the games that actually won here.. it’s just not 100% my cup of tea. More like 60%.. or something. I did play Portal 2.. it was awesome.. not more awesome than MC of MK though. Uncharted 3.. see my description for Skyrim, the exact same can be said for U3. Maybe I would’ve liked Batman: Arkham City or Zelda: Skyward Sword more than MK if I’d played them, that’ a possibility. But I didn’t.. so Minecraft and Mortal Kombat are the best out of the games I’ve played :).

BEST VIDEO GAME CONSOLE 2011

PS3: Personally, I haven’t played much on my PS3 this year.. but it did do better than the other consoles.. with Uncharted and so on.. yeah.

PC: Well.. Is it a console?.. If not.. shame on me for naming this category two years ago.. oh well.. what can I say? I’ve played and played and played PC this year, Portal 2 and Minecraft and lots of small flashgames and the list goes on. I hear the PC’s been kind on people who play bigger games too :).

BEST ANIME 2011

Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: ooh.. ooh it looks like a magical girl show (like Sailor Moon) at first but quite quickly takes a turn.. a real twist.. and then runs with it all out.. ooh.. and the art.. and the.. yeah, I get all delighted just thinking about it! I absolutely love this series!

Fractale: First thing you notice about this animé is the stunning visuals, the absolutely beautiful landscape, I almost can’t believe it.. and then.. pretty quickly.. there was a character that I honestly just fell in love with (Phryne), add a story that allows for a lot of beautiful moments, surprisingly gruesome moments and emotions and the half annoying, half wonderful character of Nessa can’t destroy it as a whole :). I absolutely love this series.

Animés that didn’t make it and why:
Star Driver was awesome, as it seemed to be last year too.. but didn’t make the list.. it had the visuals and the character I fell in love with (Mizuno Yo).. (strange, I’ve never “fell in love” with characters like that before.. and this year it starts happening, I really liked Nico Robin from One Piece before but this year it grew into something similar to what I feel for Mizuno and Phryne, where I get happy just to see them.).. but with such hard competition it’s hard to compete!
Bleach continues sucking.. yeah.. I don’t know why I still take Kubo’s abuse.. The fillers were better than anything he’s wrote in a long time..
One Piece was as awesome as always! In fact.. this year probably was the best one ever.. and with One Piece, that’s saying something… I cried a lot of times, the voice actors are the greatest! As a matter of fact.. why didn’t I give One Piece the win?.. I don’t know honestly.. mostly it’s that I thought Madoka and Fractale when I thought “best animé 2011” first.. and sometimes One Piece dragged a little during the last half of the year.. I still really really looked forward to the next episode but yeah, there’s just something that puts Fractale and Madoka on the winning spots.. and also, One Piece have won this category two years in a row.. I guess I didn’t feel it should take up the place from these two fantastic animes.
Naruto Shippuden had half of the year filled with it’s infamous fillers. Some good stuff happened before but no.. just no..
Level E was ok for like the role playing part.. the other episodes were far too bland..
Fairy Tail let me down majorly by bringing back a character that I actually used to like due to her not being present all that much..
Hunter x Hunter’s new anime is good, it feels pretty faithful to the manga.. It doesn’t feel that fresh or awesome yet though, I think that will come eventually.
Ao No Exorcist was pretty good, good looking but had a kind of confused, rushed and abruptly finished plot.
I should finish No.6 soon too.. it was kind of interesting and I WILL watch it.. it’s just.. there’s something that doesn’t make me feel like I instantly have to watch it to not miss out on something great.. I really really really liked the first episode though. Well.. I will watch the last five episodes or so.. Sometime in the future.

BEST YOUTUBE CHANNEL 2011

wheezywaiter, I feel like I don’t have time to watch youtube videos so much so I’m in the constant process of just unsubscribing to channels if I feel like they’re not worthwhile.. and Wheezy Waiter has created a world that I always want to go back to for those 2-6 minutes. I don’t think I get that much out of it other than entertainment but that’s the charm of it!

TheAmazingAtheist, a channel I’ve followed for quite a while.. and it was interesting in the beginning to see criticisms of religion, a thing that is half foreign to me.. I mean.. the situation in USA is almost the other way around in Sweden.. I’ve felt that religious people have to explain themselves to us non-religious people in Sweden.. so I’ve never watched TAA to get convinced myself or something.. it’s more.. interesting.. nowadays though I actually do learn quite a bit about USA and it’s politics and so on from him. He’s always got something interesting to say, many times I don’t agree with him but that’s fine, so he wins for being stimulating and also someone it would take a lot for me to unsubscribe to.

BEST WEBSITE 2011

Both winners this year are webcomics.. one is funny jokes built around Nintendo-characters and the other is a really stimulating continuation of Dragon Ball Z, I really enjoy both of them : )!

http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/ and
http://www.dragonball-multiverse.com/en/accueil.html

BEST FICTIONAL CHARACTER 2011

Mizuno Yō, I know half of her appearance and probably the things I like most about her was in 2010 but the twist in the end that felt pretty new and awesome was in 2011! So I feel good putting her as a winner here, she’s just awesome, she’s got something to her personality that just makes you heart warm when you see her and really sad and angry at the reality she lives in when she’s sad. You feel for her and with her.

Monkey D. Luffy. Luffy is one of the few main characters that I don’t despise, he’s protagonist done right. And this year in the animé, the range and depth of his character got fully fleshed out, I usually prefer many of the other characters in the crew over him even though I like him but this year he really got some space.. and it turned out awesomely. Emotionally he shined and his voice actor (Mayumi Tanaka) perfected those moments. Some of his backstory was explained and it was nice and he also got to show off some of his will power and fighting skills. I never thought Luffy would end up as a winner of this award but it turns out he did.

(Naruto Shippuden deserves a mention here, it had many characters that I considered, including Danzo, Killer Bee, the Raikage, Kisame and almost Zetsu too (just because of his lovely, lovely crazy moment when he screamed something about that duck-butt-hair-character ;P, really good on the voice actor there! Trying to keep it vague so that people who might be even further behind than me don’t get spoiled))

BEST FILM 2011

To me, this wasn’t the year of Harry Potter.. It was a good movie.. but the people I went with were so taken by the movie that I felt really strange.. had I missed something? Was I stupid? Was it because I spent half of the movie wanting the movie to end so that I could go to the bathroom? (It didn’t help that I felt like “oh, they just need to do that and that and then it ends.. right, right? For almost all of the movie).. I thought I must’ve been affected by that.. but no.. the second time I saw it, (with the same people too) I was certain the movie was a good adaptation, it really was.. some of it were better told than the book managed to do it too.. but there was nothing there that caused a sense of astounding wonder or something like that, only small bits that caused somewhat of an emotional response and all areas felt like that.. the greatest thing in my opinion really was Voldemort.. honestly.. he isn’t the greatest villain of all time, he feels kind of empty and only half motivated.. but the portrayal of him, his victorious laugh and almost childish way of being was just awesome.. That and the segment with Snape’s backstory was what I really took with me from the movie.

With that said.. maybe even said a little too much.. here’s my top two!

X-men: First Class: Hands down the best comic book-movie I’ve seen this year, the best ever from marvel material and overall only second to Watchmen when it comes to comic book-movies. The material looks kind of boring, it’s not the most exciting characters from the X-men universe.. but they made it with such.. care, they made something extraordinary out of it!

No Strings Attached: A movie that was in my taste entirely.. the thing about movies like this with me is that I either absolutely despise them or love them to death.. in this case, it’s the type that’s done right.. I really like both actors and the script is just so quotable! I really like this movie :).

(I feel I have to say something about Waiting for forever, it was a movie kind of like the one above done wrong in many, many ways.. but then.. it has some shining moments that don’t deserve to be in the movie because they’re really great.. I just can’t wrap my head around it.. the letter read in the movie is great and some other moments too.. but other parts are just awful! )

BEST LYRICS 2011

Mardrömmar by Melissa Horn – it paints a pretty scary picture, it’s a song that might as well fit for one of the songs that described this year. There’s parts about fearing everybody around you might disappear, a fear I can’t say I haven’t gone through many times this year, and also parts about not feeling anything. A song that personally came at the right time for me.

Kom och håll om mig by Timbuktu – a beautiful song about a broken relationship.

BEST EXPERIENCE 2011

Same as last year I think: “Celebrating Christmas with my friends and celebrating new years with my other friends. I love them all.”.. The concert with Winnerbäck was good, UppCon and NärCon too.. but it wasn’t perfect.. when I think back there were parts that I didn’t dig.. that disturbed me a little.. I don’t know, I was mentally broken down for a lot of the time so.. yeah, Christmas and New Years.

Awards taken out from last year:
BEST FOOD: Same, will be for a long time, pizza and pasta.
BEST TEACHER: I still have teachers but they’re all okay, not too bad but not one super great either.

If you happen to have any award that you feel I should’ve given out, it’s not too late yet! If anybody suggests something in the comments I could give out more awards in a later post this month or something. But you have to give me categories for me to give prizes in.

Alright, that’s it. And now a classic in this blog: the song of today:

The song of today:
Fear No Darkness, Promised Child by Timo Räisänen

It’s just great and I’ve started to listen to him a bit again. He’s great. A kind of weird and unique way of singing and this is where he shines, where he’s the greatest, Fear No Darkness, Promised Child has such a powerful chorus, filled with energy and the lyrics are fine and effective.

That’s it, I wish whoever reads this a good year!