Year In Review 2012

Here are my top 20 albums this year. (Here is the Year In Review 2012 Mix, with my favorite song off of each album.)

1. Jack White/Blunderbuss
2. Alabama Shakes/Boys & Girls
3. Electric/Guest Mondo*
4. Grizzly/Bear Shields
5. Frank Ocean/channel ORANGE
6. Muse/The 2nd Law
7. Japandroids/Celebration Rock
8. Divine Fits/A Thing Called divine Fits
9. Delta Spirit/Delta Spirit
10. Cloud Nothings/Attack On Memory
11. The Lumineers/The Lumineers
12. Best Coast/The Only Place
13. Mumford & Sons/Babel
14. A Silent Film/Sand & Snow
15. Gotye/Making Mirrors
16. The Shins/Port Of Morrow
17. Alex Clare/The Lateness Of The Hour
18. Father John Misty/Fear Fun
19. Ben Folds Five/The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind
20. The xx/Coexist
*Best New Artist

Honorable Mentions:
Animal Kingdom The Looking Away
Band Of Horses Mirage Rock
Beach House Bloom
The Killers Battle Born
Sea Wolf Old World Romance
What are your top 20 albums of the year?

Year In Review 2011

Here are my top 20 albums this year. (Here is the Year In Review 2011 Mix, with the best song off of each album.)

1. Wilco The Whole Love
2. The Strokes Angles
3. Bon Iver Bon Iver
4. Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues
5. Foster The People Torches
6. Young The Giant Young The Giant
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers I'm With You
8. Adele 21
9. The Black Keys El Camino
10. Radiohead The King Of Limbs
11. Incubus If Not Now, When?
12. Foo Fighters Wasting Light
13. Lykke Li Wounded Rhymes
14. Mister Heavenly Out Of Love
15. Coldplay Mylo Xyloto
16. Holy Ghost! Holy Ghost!
17. Washed Out Within and Without
18. Grouplove Never Trust A Happy Song
19. The Head And The Heart The Head And The Heart
20. Wavves Life Sux - EP

Honorable Mentions:
Beastie Boys Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2
The Decemberists The King Is Dead
Death Cab For Cutie Codes & Keys
Jay-Z & Kanye West Watch The Throne

What are your top 20 albums of the year?

Will has been walking for about 2 weeks now, but in short spurts. That is until we let him loose in airports and the Kirtland, Ohio Visitor's Center.

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Top 5 Deli Sandwiches

1. Chicken Salad sandwich from The Quilted Bear.
2. Turkey Bacon Avacado sandwich from Kneaders.
3. Italian Night Club from Jimmy Johns.
4. The Empire State from Gandalfo's.
5. Blimpie Best sub on white from Blimpie.

(I realize I've left off Philly Cheesesteaks. I didn't consider them "Deli" sandwiches, but if I had to choose it would be a close tie between Moochies and DP Cheesesteaks.)

Will's Top 5 recognizable TV show intro's

1. Sesame Street Intro
2. KSL News Intro
3. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Intro
4. Little Einsteins Intro
5. Sportcenter Intro

Top 5 explanation.

I was recently reminded about the movie High Fidelity with John Cusack, which comes from the book of the same name written by Nick Hornby. In it they are occasionally making top 5 lists of music, girlfriends, movies, episodes of Cheers etc. This made me realize I am constantly making top 5 lists in my head about everything: Top 5 fry sauces, top 5 bread appetizers at restaurants, top 5 songs that remind me of my junior year in high school, top 5 jobs, top 5 ANYTHING.

I realized that though I have been lacking in the photo a day posts, these top 5 lists could come in handy. I also have a couple guys I work with that I always need to have top 5 recommendations in ANY food category handy at any given moment. Sometimes my top 5 lists go into a lot of detail and can change at any given moment. But for the most part, they are just fun for me to compile.

So, in light of the movie/book High Fidelity, todays top 5 is: Top 5 Records: Side One, Track One (Opening Track).

1. "Everything In It's Right Place", Kid A, by Radiohead.
2. "Dance Yrself Clean", This is Happening, by LCD Soundsystem.
3. "Black Dog", IV, By Led Zeppelin
4. "My Name Is Jonas", Weezer (The Blue Album), by Weezer.
5. "Privilege", Make Yourself, by Incubus.

Near & Far with Will

Our little boy Will was cracking up when I was doing my Grover impression of Near & Far with him.

Day 169

Will is 17 weeks today and will be 4 months tomorrow. He's growing so fast, and time is starting to fly. He now looks like a little boy to me, and not an infant anymore. I guess it never ends. I love having this little guy around.

Day 168

About the time Will got RSV, we got him this humidifier. This has been great to use, I hope it is still helping. Maybe we seem like over protective parents by having all of these devices, noise making machines, battery powered nasal suction machine, and humidifiers, but having your baby in the hospital at such a young age will do that do you I guess. And he's our first so BACK OFF! :) (Lovingly)