Since I know in our modern world overrun with twitter and whatever, nobody wants to read essays anymore. We want lists! So here you go, some favorites and some lists. For comparison, here is last year’s.

Favorite Music
Favorite Live Shows

Favorite non-music live show: John Hodgman’s THAT IS ALL Book Tour, Portland and Seattle

Favorite Movie: Bridesmaids
Favorite Movie not released this year: Easy A

Favorite Books:
1. THAT IS ALL by John Hodgman
2. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
3. Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (and other concerns) by Mindy Kaling

Favorite Book not released this year: A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin

Favorite New TV Show: Game of Thrones
Favorite Continuing TV Show: Parks and Recreation
Favorite TV quote to repeat to myself: “so how is this going?” “not great.” from Archer

Favorite Year End List: BEST OF 2011: Late Night Lists by David Rees

Favorite Video Games:
1. Portal 2
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
3. Battlefield 3
4. Star Wars: The Old Republic

Favorite Podcasts:
1. Roderick on the Line
2. Judge John Hodgman
3. NPR’s Planet Money

Favorite Restaurant (where I probably ate too often): Iguanas Burritozilla
Favorite Non-Bay Area Restaurant: Skillet Diner, Seattle
Favorite Sandwich: Pork Belly Cubano at Bunk’s Sandwiches, Portland
Favorite Taco Truck: BBQ Kalbi

Favorite online writer person: Sean O’Neal at The AV Club

Most Embarrassing Moment: Being publicly schooled by Questlove on twitter.

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