Lily's favorite things of 2009

Hello my lovely blog readers!

I said back in September that I was going to do a blog a few days before New Years Eve listing my favorite things of 2009. It is the day after Christmas, so I have some good stuff to do. I am going to present my favorite things of 2009 for my blog-verse.

Lily's favorite movie of 2009:
I saw a lot of good movies this year, but the one that I think was the best was 500 Days of Summer. The movie, which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, was very well written, acted and it was just REALLY sweet. A close runner-up is The Twilight Saga: New Moon. I love Twilight books and movies, and this movie was SO good.

Lily's favorite SCRIPTED TV show of 2009:
I don't watch very many scripted TV shows (I love reality shows though), but the one that is definitely my favorite is Grey's Anatomy. I started watching this show mid-way through the 3rd season, kind of fell out of touch with it the 4th season but have gotten back into it. And I own the first 2 seasons on DVD and want to get the rest. It's just so good, has likeable characters, and realistic situations.

Lily's favorite REALITY TV show of 2009:
Like I said, I watch a ton of reality shows, of all different varieties. But the one that I have stuck with the longest, which is therefore my favorite, is American Idol. I have watched this show since 2003 and have enjoyed every season. This past season did not end in a victory for Adam Lambert, my favorite since the semi-finals round, but it was still one of the best seasons in recent years. And next year, Ellen DeGeneres is the new judge, replacing Paula Abdul, so I can't wait to see what she has in store for us.

Lily's favorite NEW TV show of 2009 (scripted or reality):
I love watching new TV shows that debut, whether they are scripted or reality. The winner of this category is a reality show, and it is The Sing-Off. This show is an acapella singing group competition, where 8 of the best acapella singing groups from around the country (and one outside the country) compete for a Sony recording contract and $100,000. Like American Idol, this show did not end in a victory for my favorite group, the Beelzebubs, but it was still really fun to watch. I hope they bring this back next year.

Lily's favorite song of 2009:
I love music. Lots of it. I will listen to anything that is not classical, techno or death metal. I liked a lot of different songs this year, but the one that was my absolute favorite is "Raining Sunshine" by Miranda Cosgrove. This song was one of the main songs in the movie "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs". I first heard this song on Nickelodeon, the network that made Miranda a star, and I just thought it had this vibe to make you feel good. This song has gotten me through hard situations (bad days, the time my brother had to go to the ER, and just really upsetting nights), and it always makes me feel so much better. And I indirectly told Miranda that one night her music made me stop crying (I had tweeted someone else and mentioned her by her Twitter name in the tweet), and she tweeted me saying that she was glad that she could help me. A very close runner up is a song by one of Miranda's co-stars, "So Close" by Jennette McCurdy. This song was basically the story of my life this year. It's a song that every girl can relate to.

Lily's favorite album of 2009:
I have a lot of albums that I got this year. I haven't listened to all of them in full, but the best one I DID hear in full I am going to call a tie between Kris Allen by Kris Allen and Just Like You by Allison Iraheta. Both of these individuals were finalists on American Idol this year. Kris's album has the vibe to make you feel good, with songs like "Live Like We're Dying", "Written All Over My Face", "The Truth" and "Red Guitar", while Allison's makes you want to get up and jam out, with songs like "Friday I'll Be Over U", "Robot Love", "D Is For Dangerous", "Don't Waste the Pretty" and "Holiday".

Lily's favorite new friend of 2009:
I made a lot of new friends this year, but the best ones were all awesome in different ways. I'm gonna call this a tie between Wallace, Denise, Jason, Chrissy, Clarissa and Wendy. I met all of these individuals on idolforums.com, and now keep in touch with them either through that website, Twitter or AOL Instant Messanger. It's just great to talk to these individuals.

Lily's favorite group of friends of 2009:
There is really no contest for this award, and it goes to Theresa, Kathleen, Melanie, Sarah, Mackenzy and Brianna, also known as the Single Ladies. We met on archuletafans.com and we just basically have girl talk every day in our one specific topic thread on that website. We help each other through the good times and the bad, talk about our boy crushes and celeb crushes, and are just always there for each other. True blue friends to the end!

Lily's favorite celebrity that she became close to because of Twitter of 2009:
This is a relatively new award, because Twitter is the hottest thing around. My friends say I have Twitter powers because I get all sorts of celebrities to Tweet me. There are a few I talk to pretty regularly, but the 3 I talk to the most are Alex Wagner-Trugman, Stephen Fishbach and Brett Clouser. All 3 of these guys are famous for being on reality shows (Alex on American Idol and Stephen and Brett on Survivor, but different seasons). They're all SO nice and sweet and I always enjoy talking about various things with them. An honorable mention goes to Ashley Trainer. She is also from "Survivor" and we love talking about our favorite TV shows together (we like a lot of the same ones).

Lily's favorite best friend of 2009:
This award goes to Jenny. She and I met a little over a year ago on archuletafans.com and now we talk all the time on either Twitter or AOL Instant Messanger about everything. She's like my honorary sister because we share a lot of the same interests and talk about everything. I love her. Everyone needs a Jenny in their life to talk to.

So there you have it! My favorite things of 2009. Feel free to comment if you want to.

Love y'all,
***-Lily-***