Welcome to 2009. **Caution: Changes ahead**

Welcome to the year of 09!!! I'd say 08 was a fantastic year. I came up with a few top 5 lists in my opinion. Enjoy!

**Top 5 Bands of 2008**
5. Paramore
4. Gym Class Heroes
3. Cobra Starship
2. The Cab
1. -TIE- Fall Out Boy and Panic At The Disco.

I'm not going to do a top albums b/c all of which would belong to the above bands with the exclusion of Paramore. You can guess what they were by doing a quick browse of iTunes

**Top 5 Worst Commercials of 2008**
5. Space Bags commercials- OK. I am so sick of hearing about how fantastic and space saving these overly glorified garbage bags are. We get it. They save space. OR instead of spending 100 bucks on these things, why don't you throw some of the crap you don't use/wear out? That's save even more space!!
4. Weight loss commercials of any kind- Half the pictures on these commercials for the "miracle diet pills" are fricken photoshopped. Dont' tell me if I give you 95 bucks (WHICH CAN BE PAYED OUT OF A 3 MONTH TIME SPAN!! YIPPEE!! *eye roll*) for this miracle diet pill I will be able to still eat all the cookies and Twix and Resee's and drink all the Dr. Pepper I want and lose all the weight I'd like. I don't need your diet pill. I need to quit eating all the junk food and Wendy's triple stacked Baconaters (which are soooooooo good), that's what I (and any other person who wants that pill) need to do; don't get lazier and rely on a pill. GO JOGGING. SHEESH. And that nutrisystem crap. I'd bet my left toe that stuff tastes like cardboard. I don't care what you say Valerie Bertenelli. I also wouldn't ever chew on that "chocolate cake" that looks like a pile of crap. NO I HAVE NOT CALLED JENNY YET AND I WON'T. Ok. Done. with that.
3. Viagra, Cialas and Extenze commercials- I really don't even need to explain the hatred. I think you get it.
2. I don't know if you remember these but I'll give it a shot... There's this commercial where a man is dressed as a pig. He has ear make up and a fake pig nose and everything. He is creepy. I hate him. He looks like a child predator/sex offender. No Mr. Piggy Bank Man, I do not want you to help me save my money; please leave me alone so I don't need to get restraining order. **I only remembered this b/c I saw a billboard in Arkansas and I freaked out. He is what nightmares are made of.**
1. All the raunchy commercials- Especially the new Arby's one. UGH. Everything is raunchy now. I still don't get how two people jumping off of a bridge in their underwear makes me want to buy Levi jeans. There are two problems with that commercial: 1. the dude is not hot. If I'm strippin down to my underwear to jump into cold water off a bridge (in real life or for money in a commercial) the dude better either be Brendon Urie/Pete Wentz or looks just like him. 2.It's stupid. The point is to show the jeans. I get the whole fact they're button fly adds to dramatic effect but really? How about the other one where the couple goes up the stairs into the strangers' apartment. That does not make me want to buy jeans. It makes me remember to lock my doors at night and when I leave b/c I don't want strange people having sex in my house while I'm gone. The Axe commercials are bad, too. Just b/c you smell good DOES NOT mean girls will "pounce" on you left and right. Believe me, the guys at my school might smell good sometimes, but they do not LOOK good or have a good personality. Therefore no amount of Axe or any other cologne could make me want any of them. The only semi raunchy commercial I approve of is the one of David Cook playing Guitar Hero in his underwear. That I'm cool with.

And there is not a number for the absolute worst. The one with the talking thumbs for the "How do you say 'LOL'?" Campaign. There are so many things wrong with that commercial. It's just awful. I hate it. Terribly.

OK!!!! Now for the top 5 best parts of my life this year.
5. All the great music. FOB, PATD, Cobra Starship, The Cab, Tyga, David Cook; it was a pretty good year for music with the exception of songs such as "I Kissed A Girl" and anything and everything by Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers.
4. The few movies I actually watched this year were awesome. Such as "The Dark Knight" and "Hancock" and I guess "Twilight". And "Role Models".
3.Getting a car and finally being able to drive.
2. Going to St. Jude. It's always awesome. It's great. I love that place.
1. All the great memories I made with my friends/family. I love my friends. They're awesome. My family is amazing too. I was truely blessed when I got them. I can't believe they actually tolerate me (most of the time.)

Ok, now for my resolutions and a change.
**My Resolutions (in no particular order)**
1. Find one or two more bands I like to listen to- PATD and FOB will always be my main boys, but I love finding new music.
2. Making more memories with my bestest buddies- More inside jokes and more laughter. Gotta see if it's possible.
3. Having more fun and not being as uptight and being more outgoing/self-confident- I'm talkin on many levels here. I need to loosen up. I'm kinda uptight. I'm not talking become a delinquent or a wild child, just havin more fun.
4. Do more stupid stuff- I'm thinkging things like Jackass stunts (only not as gay/dangerous)
5. Being more organized and not procrastinating- My grades are startin to suffer. Not bad, but it's still not good.
6. Exercise more- Spring Break/Summer Break, here I come.
7. Finally deciding on what college I'm going to.
8. Passing the AP US History exam- That's a streach, since I can't write an FRQ or a DBQ to save my life.
9. See Panic At The Disco LIVE!!!!- I've loved them for like, 5 years. And still no concert. Never been in Memphis. COME ON GUYS!!!!!!!!! We "redneck" fans want to see your goregeous selves in person. COME. ON. I ain't drivin to St. Louis or Mississippi. Bring some of your wonderful talent/culture to this town that only knows about Country Music and "The King".
10. See Fall Out Boy LIVE AGAIN!!!!!- Patrick sounds good live, Joe spins a lot live, Pete jumps (and he is waaaaaaayyyyyyy hotter in person), and Andy's drumming skills are outrageous. COME BACK!!!! PLEASE!!!!!! One of my main goals in life is to see FOB and PATD on tour together again. I MUST hear "20 Dollar Nosebleed" live, with both Mr. Urie and Mr. Stump singing together. Onstage. Live. And that song just came on shuffle as I type this. Omen, maybe? I hope.
11. Watch more new movies- I watched very few in 08. I have a small attention span when it comes to movies. I either have to be laughing really hard, wondering when the axe murder in gonna hack someone into tiny pieces, or singing along to the songs.

You only go through school once, I'm almost done and this is pretty much my last year that I'll be spending any major holidays as a high school student. It's a very crazy thought. Sad almost, b/c I hate change for the most part and change is coming soon. But also happy b/c it's time for a fresh start in life.

Ok, now that all that is over, there will be a new blog layout coming hopefully within the hour. What it will be I'm not sure, but with a new year there must be a new layout!!!!
Well, enjoy my long rambling. :) Hope you like the new layout (if it's up when you're reading it).