Before we truly put behind the old and warmly welcome all the good in new, one of my favourite traditions is to recount and celebrate all the wonderful things that brought joy in 2011.
So without further ado, here's some of the books, music, etc that inspired, comforted and/or just made me LOL in the year :D
Favourite author of the year...
I honestly can't choose a favourite book; I've had the great privilege to read so many this year! In fact, one of the best parts of working and having a salary is being able to buy more books ^^
So what I'll do instead is name my favourite author of 2011 - Stephanie Perkins!
She writes simply amazing stuff! Anna and the French Kiss, and Lola and the Boy Next Door were two of my best-est comfort reads of the year.
Favourite male artiste of the year...
Hands down, Adam Young, also more well-known as Owl City.
Adam has truly inspired me to write, to dream and to trust and have faith in 2011. The year had more than its fair share of rough and tumble periods, and Adam's music has transcended religion to act as a gentle reminder that there still are things bright and beautiful in the world.
Favourite female artiste of the year...
If Adam's music got my creative juices flowing and comforted me in times when it felt like I was stuck between a rock and a hard place, then Taylor Swift got me singing along and was dead-on in expressing the gamut of feelings that I experienced in 2011.
Could you guess that I got sneaky and split the category into male and female, so I wouldn't have to pick one? *shh, don't tell* :P
Most EPIC parody vid of the year...
When I hear Britney's I Wanna Go, the first thing that comes to mind is I'll bake you pies, so yup, this Hunger Games take on I Wanna Go is good, so very badass good :D
Heck, the only reason I bob along to I Wanna Go in the car when the song plays on the radio is that it reminds me of this vid XD
Oh, and also thanks to this, now when I think of Peeta I think of Luke Conard, heee!
P/S: Btw, Luke did a pretty solo cover of I Wanna Go here. Well, IMHO no one can ruin it more than Britney did :P
So that's it folks, tata and all together now, HELLO 2012!
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