Reflections on 2008

The ups and downs of 2008.

Movies
Good: Persepolis (I know it was released in France in 2007, but I saw it in 2008)
Bad: Tropic Thunder (horrible, horrible movie)

Music
Good: MGMT
Bad: Jonas Bros (make it stop)

News
Good: Obamamania
Bad: the dissolution of Bear and Lehman (Merrill deserved it)

Business
Good: Uppity investment bankers getting their comeuppance
Bad: Uppity private equity guys getting their comeuppance (I just got here!)

Sports
Good: Michael Phelps
Bad: Every college and pro team I bother to root for, in every sport (Jets schmets)

Friends
Good: Weddings GALORE, including friends from college, old work, grad school, Catjjy’s college, and my family (the Killer B’s are in there somewhere - congratulations) - like having an awesome full-blown, open-bar reunion from a different part of life every weekend.
Bad: Too many friends getting the axe

Home
Good: The Cha turning from a eat-and-poop machine to a walking, talking, running, laughing, hugging, car-loving, joke-telling, Vans-wearing little boy
Bad: 2 dinners out alone with Catjjy all year

Top that, 2009.