While 2012 started out on the sucktacular side, it ended up pretty spiffilicious. Seriously, I went from being horribly depressed to having wacky dating adventures, finishing a novel, meeting HBJ (the hottest guy I know!) and just having some darn good fun in the process. In all, I’d count the year as a success just based on those things alone, but as I like to reflect upon the previous year’s hilarity, I figured I’d give you a look at what all I learned over the past 12 months. So sit back, relax, loosen your belt and prepare to laugh.
- I am more than a bit obsessed with Funko dolls, amassing a collection that includes Freddie Krueger, Michael Meyers, Jason Vorhees, Leatherface, Beetlejuice, Sally, Jack Skellington, the Mayor, Edward Scissorhands, two Captain Americas and Edna Mode. They are amazingtastic.
- My cat has now taken to guarding my pajamas from ebil.
- Battlestar Galactica is the bomb-diggity, yo.
- Krampus is as Krampus does.
- Apple’s “will fit your ears” earbuds do not fit my ears.
- Batman has satisfied me.
- I heart Tarder Sauce, aka Grumpy Cat.
- Ermagerd, Gersberms.
- Adam Scott is still hot.
- Nic Cage is the greatest actor in the history of ever.
- Adding cherry vanilla flavoring to NyQuil only means it tastes like cherry vanilla-flavored devil juice.
- You can actually have hot chocolate that does not taste like hot chocolate.
- Even at the age of 33, it is still possible for me to fall out of bed.
- Chocolate soda is nowhere near as awesome as it sounds.
- I have a crush on Neil Degrasse Tyson.
- It’s Obama’s fault that I miss Suzie and no longer live in Texas.
- If Oprah described War Horse: YOU get a death scene! And YOU get a death scene! YOU get a death scene! EVERYBODY GETS DEATH SCENES!!!
- Little baby people don’t have sideburns. They have to grow them when they’re older. But if your little baby already has sideburns, that’s awesome. Don’t be concerned.
- Also, two beavers are better than one. They’re twice the fun. Ask anyone.
- It’s good to be a geek.
- My new apartment is haunted by a polite ghost who writes hello in the mirror, knocks on the door and folds socks.
- I English good.
- The idea of playing defense in softball is to catch the ball with your glove. Not with your mouth. Not with your bare hand.
- Just because you’re 33 doesn’t mean you can’t have a Captain America-themed birthday party.
- Teddy Roosevelt is a BAMF.
- While lemon in your Coke is delicious, drinking Coke right after eating a lemon granola bar leaves you feeling as though you drank dish soap.
- You can burn your eye with shrimp if your Japanese steakhouse chef has bad aim.
- Rainbows taste like bacon.
- I can blame Spiderman for all my problems.
- I apparently dated a pirate.
- Harry Potter Puppet Pals are even more amazing live.
- All you need is love and a cat.
- Zombie burgers are soooooooo good!
- I cannot listen to the beginning of “Somebody that I Used to Know” without singing my ABCs.
- The greatest meme in the history of memes is Thor learning to text.
- Do not, under any circumstance, make Oprah angry.
- I’m about as big of a Tommy Lee Jones fan as you can get, but there is not enough fandom in the world to get me to see a movie about him and Meryl Streep trying to have sex. Ever.
- Squats are a tool of the devil.
- Mrs. Captain America does have a nice ring to it.
- I have witnessed with my own eyes that it is possible to eat a bowl of cereal while driving.
- My dentist is the devil.
- Ten years later, Suzie and I can still tear up the River Walk. And it’s still Cleavage Friday.
- I can touch my nose!
Honestly, I learned so many awesome things. This is really just scratching the surface, but man was it fun. And so, I leave you now with what’s pushing me to learn some more awesome things in 2013. Enjoy!
Mindy Kinnaman 