This snow is really starting to cause problems. Apparently Diamond Comic Distributors, who ship the majority of new books on Wednesdays, had no power and no phone as of Monday due to the weekend storm. A recent update says that this outage shouldn’t cause any shipping delays. However, considering the new storm that’s crushing us today, there’s a good chance we won’t see books before next week at this point. Without any books hot off the presses, it’s nice that Marvel has given us some teasers of what’s coming a few months down the line to focus on.
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This is my plea for the show Better Off Ted. It is amazing. If you have not seen it yet…watch it on Hulu now.  If you liked Arrested Development, it is likely you will enjoy Ted.  And Portia di Rossi plays her character perfectly.  Admittedly, I identify quite a bit with her character Veronica….so that doesn’t hurt (And I quote…”I don’t like the way Phil and Lem are, so I’m changing them”).  I wish I could get away with talking like she does…although…some people already think I do  🙂

Just to give you a taste of what I LOVE about this show…here are a few quotes.  Though….they may not be as funny to you on their own….they still crack me up.
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I began writing this as a review to the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-event that aired last Sunday.  It was one of the few times that I’ve actually watched a wrestling show in normal speed in what seems like years.  While trying to explain the portions of the show that I did like, I kept finding I had to explain why something that used to be my favorite thing in the whole world has become something that I have difficulty caring about anymore.

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While a number of Super Bowl parties were going on today, the two+ feet of snow that fell this weekend kept us home for the game.  As a result, I’m essentially alone with my thoughts since Angie hates football with a passion.  I will now inflict them on you.

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Yes, this is “late” by most standards, but in our defense we had a lot of tough choices to make from last year. Some choices were so tough that we had a number of ties and double entries.  One category had to be completely eliminated due to an inability for some of us to make a decision (When I asked Kevin for his favorite book from 2009, he replied “books are for nerds”).

I think it’s fair to say that everyone here really enjoyed The Hangover, Star Trek and UP! (along with most of the world) as they were under consideration on all of our lists. Angie and I just got around to seeing The Departed late last year, and while I loved it, I couldn’t pick it as a best of 2009 since it was released in 2006.

Better Off Ted and Modern Family appeared on more than one list as close seconds for favorite TV show. While Super Mario Bros. Wii and Wii Sports Resort were definite favorite video games, particularly for Matt and Angie.  Although KevinMLD has become one of the top players in world in iGems, I hear he’s still playing the free version of the game.

Let us know what your Best of 2009 lists look like (especially if you’ve read any good books), and feel free to offer suggestions of good stuff you’re finding in 2010.