December/End of Year Top ten lists

The year is over, so I think I will make this my last blog entry of 2006. Right now I am sitting in Portland watching more television then I thought I would.

The first few Top Ten lists are requests! Which is awesome!! So sit back and enjoy!


Top ten "Norman Rockwell" holidays traditions

1. Unwrapping presents
2. Trimning the Christmas tree
3. Making a snowman
4. Picking out the tree
5. Wrapping your Christmas gifts and hiding them
6. Snowball fight
7. Collecting money for the Salvation Army
8. Having Christmas dinner
9. Putting cookies and milk out for Santa to eat
10. Sleeping with new Xmas gift

Top ten "My life" holiday traditions

1. Trying to drive across town with untied tree on top of car
2. Digging through boxes trying to find Xmas decorations
3. Returning gifts I bought for loved ones because they decided to buy the gift for themseves this week! (Grrr!)
4. Waiting for snow...any snow
5. Wrapping Christmas gifts without family member looking over my shoulder
6. Family member always over my shoulder
7. Watching TV (Which I wasn't expecting, however it has sadly become a family tradition...at least I get to watch the Daily Show!)
8. Fighting with mom over...something
9. Getting a gift I know won't fit, or will fit on my feet (and aren't shoes).
10. Sleeping!

Top ten favorite athletes

1. Muhammad Ali
2. Ozzie Smith
3. Brett Hull
4. Terry Bradshaw
5. Willie McGee
6. George Foreman
7. Mean Joe Green
8. Michael Jordan
9. Slobo (Ilijevski)
10. Joe Namath

Top ten favorite teachers/Prof.

1. Prof Givens
2. Mrs. Beig
3. Prof. Haynes
4. Mrs. Lemkie
5. Mrs. Shultz
6. Prof. Hamilton
7. Prof. Leeper
8. Mr. Watson
9. Ms. McNiff
10. Mr. Beezley (R.I.P.)

Top 10 things I did to celebrate my first day of the Holiday season

1. Sleep in (Till 9am!)
2. Work out
3. Listen to 10@10 at KFOG
4. Make myself a real breakfast
5. Go to the resource center to go over my diploma check to make sure EVERYTHING is in order so I have no "screw ups" between now and May 12th (aka Graduation Day!)
6. Mail out al Holiday cards I haven't sent yet.
7. Finish Holiday shopping
8. Go to Postoffice and ask them to start holding my mail on Friday
9. Try to say goodbye to people before they leave (including one friend who is off to Casablanca!)
10. Check Email and blogs (Hello!)

Top 10 Favorite Underrated rock/pop artists

1. The Kinks
2. Tom Waits
3. Frank Zappa
4. Soundgarden
5. King Crimson
6. Humble Pie
7. Tool
8. The Band
9. Concrete Blond
10. Johnny Rivers

Top 10 Greatest Rock drummers

1. Keith Moon (The Who)
2. Neil Peart (Rush)
3. John Bonham (Led Zepplin)
4. Alex Van Halen (Van Halen)
5. Stuart Copeland (The Police)
6. Ringo Starr (The Beatles)
7. Ginger Baker (Cream)
8. Dennis Wilson (The Beach Boys)
9. Danny Carey (Tool)
10. Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones)

Top 10 Greatest Rock Bass Players

1. John Entwistle (The Who)
2. Paul McCartney (Beatles)
3. Flea (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)
4. Geddy Lee (Rush)
5. John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin)
6. Les Claypool (Primus)
7. Jack Bruce (Cream)
8. John Deacon (Queen)
9. Larry Graham (Sly & The Family Stone)
10. Chris Squire (Yes)

Top 10 Greatest Rock Guitarists

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Eric Clapton
3. Jeff Beck (Yardbirds)
4. Chuck Berry
5. Jimmy Page (Led Zep)
6. Gary Moore (Thin Lizzy)
7. Eddie Van Halen
8. Stevie Ray Vaughan
9. David Gilmore (Pink Floyd)
10. Ritch Blackmore (Deep Purple)

Top 10 greatest Rock frontmen (Yep, I was in a musical mood)

1. Jim Morrison
2. Freddy Mercury
3. Mick Jagger
4. Bob Marley
5. Robert Plant
6. David Lee Roth
7. Ozzy Osbourn
8. Mike Love
9. Johnny Ramone
10. Roger Daltry

Top 10 things I like on a burger

1. Ketchup
2. Cheese
3. Mustard
4. Lettus
5. Thousand Island Dressing
6. Pickles
7. Tomatoes
8. Onions
9. BBQ Sauce
10. Bacon

Top 10 things to do with paper money besides spend it

1. Make a paper airplane
2. Wallpaper your bedroom
3. Burn to keep warm
4. Make a scarf
5. Make a miniature Empire State Building by pileing the money
6. Cut out the Presidents faces and put yours on them
7. Use the cut out Presidents faces to make a pop-up book
8. Put in a bathtub full of water and pretend it is the world's smallest lifeboat
9. Put two dollars on your bed and walk away to see if they make little baby dollars
10. Just Donate It

Top 10 really bad hairstyles

1. Mullet
2. Mohawk
3. Elvis-like puffy in the front
4. Gericurl
5. Writing letters in your head (aka 1980's Vanilla Ice)
6. Awkward comb over (Donald Trump)
7. Marine haircut for people who clearly don't look like or have never been marines
8. Pigtails for anyone over 18
9. Lion Mane (with our without beard)
10. Hairplugs (YOU CAN TELL!)


I had more, but I think that is enough! Have a Happy Happy Holiday and Great New Year!

~Peace