1. the tattoo (
january) - the new year begins with some painful action on my wrist, my first, as a reminder to move forward into the future as to honor the past. it gets redone in march. hurts like a bitch both times.
2. the craziest hookup of the year (
february) - second floor speakman boy's bathroom shower. nuff said.
3. the fritz corrupts elmo (
april) - nick fritzhand, partaking in a senior tradition, takes the mask and wig stage with blue mardi gras sunglasses, a pink tie, and an elmos head covering his schtuff. the girls (and boys, especially zetes boys) go bananas.
4. the first twenty first (
april) - after a long day of drinking ridiculousness, uri's grand ole 21st closes with a grand finale, emily gives uri some sex. happy birthday!
5. the low rider trike (
may) - finals week gives opportunity for me and peter to steal a green, low rider tricycle from the jewish activities center. we be riding dirty, all the way to the frat house.
6. the pinata, but not necessarily the santa maria (
may) - cinco de mayo obviously means one thing only, get drunk and smash some pinatas in the freshman quad. or, in mike's case, smash the stick itself. or, in james's case, smash your hand open.
7. the drunken, yet dearly elementary, watson (
november) - post-ridiculously drunken bus ride to the penn-princeton game, nick watson gets lost, misses the entire game, and tells us that he hooked up with a married woman in a portapotty. he passes out on my lap for the bus ride home.
8. the sae band goes 80's (
november) - and lots of sexualities are questioned with demands of more makeup, more. but at least they brought the house down.
9. the roommate's best friend (
november) - over thanksgiving break. this makes for some terribly
confusing conversation (will? will?) as well as some terribly awkward conversation (so... how big was he?)
10. the goodman gets naked (again) (
december) - and makes me not only paint his face, but also a tony the tiger "grrr-eat!" on his ass. he proceeds to prance and dance all the way back to the house where we watch bollywood. will is mesmerized.
honorable mentions - 
* the moustache finger makes its debut (
jan) and takes over the world.
* the potter hooks up (
april) - stephen potter, at spring fling, with a fat ass beat chick, to the jeers of everyone, all the while holding a half-eaten piece of pizza. classy. later cut.
* the virginia debacle(
may) - a group trip to visit beth for her birthday erupts in a free fall wrestling match. later on in the night, a free for all sleeping fest
* the sister gets drunk for the first time (
aug) in our new house in philly during family trip.
* the giant goes goth (
oct) and roger scares the shit out of everyone.
* the thong makes a comeback (
nov) when some drunk jap at one of our parties can't handle her shit.
1. brand new (the devil and god are raging inside me) - they make the top of the list because after an unquestionably long hiatus, just when i thought i would finally be happy, they bring back that angst and passion that'll have me down throughout the next year.
2. sufjan stevens (come on! feel the illinoise!) - simply because he made for the trippiest show in my life ever, both in and out of chemically altered states.
3. outkast (idlwyld) - the roommate will have to take credit for this one here. the marching band beats hooked me from the start.
4. jack's mannequin (everything in transit) - the fact that this album ever even came out should mean that there's a god looking out. this gives me my long-needed something corporate fix, without the questionable josh partington influence.
5. the working title (about face) - it makes me want to fly. and then maybe cry a little bit. but the flying, definitely.
6. the fray (how to save a life) - it didn't leave my repeat list for two months. go grey's anatomy.
7. the last kiss soundtrack - just as beautiful as last year's garden state soundtrack. a little less nostalgic, that much more heartwrenching. still haven't seen the movie, but that's how good this compilation is. don't miss joshua radin and rachel yamagata.
8. teddy geiger (underage thinking) - what can i say? i'm a sucker for sappy love songs. but more importantly because this album is linked to one brilliant yet canceled show of the year, love monkey.
9. gnarls barkley (st. elsewhere) - who else this year made a creepy laugh both imitatable and popular??
10. cobra starship (when the city sleeps, we rule the streets) - midtown boy is back! holla at your boy! way to milk the guest vocals and corporate sponsorship for aaaall it's worth.
