people with cell phone cams putting them to use...

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mobog.com - the comments people make are rather amusing...

the Best Of 2003, continued...

music....well, lemme say i was thoroughly unimpressed with most of what was released in 2003...most of what i bought and/or downloaded consisted of greatest hits type cd's and music from long ago...

BEST CD: Everything to Everyone, Barenaked Ladies. It took a while before I actually started liking this CD, much like Maybe You Should Drive - just seemed waaaay too serious. But it's been growing on me...

BEST WEBSITE: Friendster's been a rather amusing way to get to know people - when the damned thing's up and running...

honorable mention: TotalFark is definitely worth the fifty bucks a year it costs to see all the links submitted to Fark, and getting a jump start on Photoshop contests is spiffy too!

"Stuck on You"

adam and i went to see "Stuck on You" this evening - cute movie...roger ebert's review was right on...the cameo appearances were pretty cool, particularly frankie muniz and meryl streep

hrmm....

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the Best Of 2003, continued...

more bests of 2003, a little more personally relevant to me and me alone:

BEST medical procedure: the Vagus Nerve Stimulator surgery on March 17, 2003 was pretty spiffy - the VNS isn't working as well as i'd like, but there's still chance for significant improvement...as far as neurosurgeons go, Dr. Young's great...(granted, he's the ONLY neurosurgeon i've had, but i've definitely got no complaints)

honorable mention: Hurrle Orthopedic Physical Therapy's treatments for the tendonitis and carpal tunnel in my right hand - the cortisone shot at the hand surgeon didn't seem to help much, but the moist heat wraps and ultrasound has made things a lot better - i hadn't realized just how much things hurt before and think i overlooked the pain more than i should have...


BEST prescription medication: the Vicodin prescribed after the aforementioned surgery and during other trips to the emergency room - the sensation of being drunk, without all the booze! yeah, i guess i could see how people (Matthew Perry, for instance) get hooked on taking this stuff recreationally...

Lori's List - the Best Of 2003

hell, everybody else does it, why can't i? let's recap some of the highlights of 2003...

let's start with pop culture stuff....

BEST tv show: is it too cliche to say Queer Eye For The Straight Guy - yeah, they're taking a bit of the "real" out of "reality tv" and some people complain that it promotes stereotypes of gay (and straight) men, but it's just so damned good...

honorable mention: Survivor: Pearl Islands (go Rupert!)


BEST tv channel: hafta give this one to Bravo - with Queer Eye, Boy Meets Boy (an interesting spin in the monotonous world of reality dating shows), Celebrity Poker Showdown - they've got some good original programming and reruns of West Wing and the Restaurant are cool too...

honorable mention: gotta love Court TV! and i think TNT and USA oughta give up on their rerunning episodes of Law & Order and Law & Order SVU and let's just create a freakin Law & Order Channel! hell, between all the franchises i'm sure there's more than enough episodes to fill a schedule - if not, run CSI and the Practice on the weekends. *8-)


BEST tv character: The Practice has sadly jumped the shark, but the addition of James Spader to the cast, as evil slimy lawyer Alan Shore is one of the few reasons left to continue watching.


BEST talk show host: Ellen DeGeneres - ellen made setting the VCR timer a requirement - even if i don't watch the show all the time, taping it means there's always something funny to watch...


more when i think of 'em...

MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S WORDS OF THE YEAR 2003

2003's top ten words:

what the hell does it say about us that the most looked-up word this year is DEMOCRACY?