2008, eat a dick.

This year has been nuts to say the least. The country has never been this bad in any of our lifetimes, friends have lost their homes, their jobs, their savings, and the what little money the country has left is diluted into two and now maybe three virtually unwinnable wars (by unwinnable i mean there is no upside for America other than some dead terrorists.)

Even on a personal level, things haven't been the best. I lost my job for the first time ever, family and friends have died in abundance this year, and finding a new job has NEVER been this hard before. It looked like things would be bad for a long time.


But its not all depressing and emo folks. There have been numerous good things that have kept me going this year.

First of all, for the first time, I had a memorable Valentine's Day. That will be a day that I'll never forget. I truly fell in love that day and I know that feeling will continue into the new year.

Next on my list was Anime Expo 2008, which despite many protests, was a wonderful event and i'll be looking for to it again in 09.

Third and most important, after 4+ years of paying my own way little by little through RCC, i'm done. Literally. I have all my transfer units and will FINALLY be transferring to Cal State San Bernardino this Spring Semester 2009. After that, it's only 1.5+ years to my Bachelor's Degree in English. I'm really looking forward to that.

And Lastly, on November 4th, 2008, America voted...and a majority of people voted in Barack Obama in as President of the United States. As much as I don't like putting emphasis on the fact that he's black, that really was a history-changing event no matter how you look at it.

It is a shame though that on that same propserous day, California revealed just how prejudice it still was by voting YES on Prop 8, once again banning gay marriage and setting our social progress back over a decade. Sad to see that people can allow FEAR to cloud their judgement. I really thought we had learned from our mistakes in 2001.

In the midst of all this mayhem, there was still time to check out the occasional movie. 2008 was and will "forever" be known as the Year of the Superhero. Iron Man, Hancock, The Incredible Hulk, and The Dark Knight. Man, it was a good year for some movies...and RIP Heath Ledger.

Overall, this year was the worst America's seen in a long time, but it wasn't so bad that we need to commit suicide. At least gas prices are still fair, GOD that was scary, I actually thought gas would get to $4.99 a gallon. Thank god we dodged that bullet. And look on the bright side, the way things are going, if things keep getting better, 2009 looks to be VERY promising. Keep your heads up my friends, and please, watch the NEWS every now and again.

HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!
-Armond (Ebony Angel/Froboi)