2009 in review: the world of Mike

The final of the lists!

Other Cool best-ofs:

• Best musical purchase: my Fulltone Fulldrive 2 distortion pedal. Whooboy, this thing sings.
  
• The coolest thing that's happened to me personally: I'm in a band!
  
• Happiest BG moment: old friends returning!
  
• Best TV-related purchase: Deadwood: The Complete Series
  
• Best video game purchase: Dead Space: Extraction
  
• Best “I'm happy to be an academic” moment: wandering New Orleans with friends while “attending” a conference.
  

Saddest moment of the year:

• Jay Bennett, RIP.