good riddance 2004!

just like every other year, you come in promising nothing but "new chapters" and "hope" and all that garbage. for once, i wish a year would arrive and just tell it like it is:

"this year's gonna be more of the same. don't bother chasing any of your dreams, they're not gonna happen. plans to make your life better? ha! not on my watch. everything bad that happened last year? twice as bad with me! make sure that you don't renew your faith in your fellow man either, because that's gonna go right out the window too, if i have anything to do about it. and i have everything to do with it. ha ha!"

i hate new years. it's just another reason to sit around and drink. being "thankful" that we made it another year.

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so here are the things that absolutely sucked about 2004:

1) paris hilton is now a bona fide celebrity. i hope you're happy america. this is unacceptable.

2) it was an election year. whether your guy lost (i'm sorry) or won (i'm sorry) we're still screwed up. at least we can try to forget about it for another 4 years.

3) that tsunami thing. no jokes here. that really, really sucks. plus all the hurricanes, what the heck?

4) national treasure, i robot and the day after tomorrow all finished in the top 10 in total box office this year. AND van helsing was no. 14. come on people! eternal sunshine ended at no. 72! i am sad.

5) smarty jones cost me $10 by blowing the triple crown at the belmont stakes. stupid horse.

6) reality television continued to trick people into thinking it's a good idea.

7) the janet-super bowl backlash. the backlash not the event itself.

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and a few things that were alright:

1) the boston red sox won the world series.

2) ashlee simpson was caught lip-synching. that's just awesome.

3) halo 2. yeah i'm a nerd, what of it?

4) arrested development, scrubs, aqua teen hunger force and the daily show with john stewart.

5) the garden state soundtrack.

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all in all, it was a crazy year. an annoying and crazy year. a year that will forever reek of celebrity trials, no-talent millionaires, and know-nothing pundits. i still hold out hope that 2005 will be a good year, but i tend to know better. besides, keanu reeves released ZERO movies in 2004 and it still sucked, so you know it's all down hill from here.

happy new year.