If I was in my right mind, what name would I self-apply?

I started my new job on Monday. Monday also included the birthdays of Elvis, Bowie and me. What else did Monday include? An Ohio team doing what they do best, lose. I let that ruin my birthday for a bit, but let it go. I reserve most of my heartbreaks for the Indians.

Here is my somewhat belated 2006 best of whatever list. I have failed to decide my favorite album, so here is a list in no particular order nor reduced to just ten or five:

Flaming Lips-At War With the Mystics
The Hold Steady-Boys and Girls in America
Tapes n Tapes-The Loon
Wolfmother-Wolfmother
Mates of State-Bring it Back
Mew- And the Glass Handed Kites
Midlake-The Trials of Van Occupanther
Neko Case-Fox Confessor Brings the Flood
Yo La Tengo-I am not afraid of you and I will beat your ass
Pipettes-We are the Pipettes
TV on the Radio-Return to Cookie Mountain
The Futureheads-News and Tributes
Cold War Kids-Robbers & Cowards
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins-Rabbit Fur Coat
My Morning Jacket-Okonokos

Albums I’m starting to like but need more time for final analysis:

Regina Spektor-Begin to Hope
Mastodon-Blood Mountain
Secret Machines-10 Silver Drops
The Killers-Sam’s Town
Cursive-Happy Hallow

Favorite Live Music experiences, ranked this time because you were grumpy about the non ranked music list:

1. The Flaming Lips at Del Mar Races
2. Minus the Bear at Silverlake Lounge
3. My Morning Jacket @ HOB
4. The Hold Steady-Brick by Brick
5. The Lassie Foundation at Silverlake Lounge
6. Wolfmother-Street Scene
7. Tom Petty-Coors Amphitheater
8. Futureheads-Street Scene
9. The Shins-Street Scene
10. The New Pornographers-The Bellyup (could be higher, but no Neko or Bejar)



Horrible overall year for movies, for me. Thanks to TiVo, I think we’ll watch even less movies in 2007 in theater or home. The following movies are tied for my favorite:

The Departed
Casino Royale
Brick
Borat
The Prestige