Vintage Whisky, 2011

Much of 2011 was devoted to cobbling together a Grade 9 soundtrack that, when all was said and done, only a cobbler such as myself could love.

"WRONG! Awesomest. Soundtrack. EVER!!"

My favourite posts from this year are Pokemon, Herzog and Recording Artists v. Marginal Utility.

Life

• The Pokemon Card Game -- hacked by tots.
• Dungeons & Dragons -- my very first campaign was ... rough.
• 2011: The NHL Returns to Winnipeg -- and I wasn't optimistic.
• The Cyclathon -- recalling a 100-mile ride on a 5-speed.
• My High-School Gearhead Buddy -- two reflections.

Books

• Hemingway dis-ease.
• Harry Potter -- in retrospect.
• Player One, Douglas Copeland -- even after I'd sworn him off...
• Bangkok 8, John Burdett -- Um, "Robertson Davies"? Really?
• Borders Book Store, RIP.

Movies

• Anton Corbijn -- "One Americano, grazie."
• Conan The Barbarian -- who is this guy, what's the appeal?
• Werner Herzog -- my wife is right.
• The pleasures of Pauline -- Kael, that is.

Music

• Another Summer Soundtrack -- from Grade 9.
• Recording Artists v. Marginal Utility -- it's a struggle.
• KISS -- conceptual power that once summoned an army.