At the strike of midnight it is now January 1, 2009. 2008 has come and gone, and now it’s time to usher in the new year. In retrospect the past year was pretty good with plenty of good shows to watch. Flying pantsu witches, Gayjinchou, trainwreck sequels and an annoying green haired idol are but a few of the things I take away from 2008.

I’ve never really thought of a new year as anything special. In a way I see it as nuisance because I’ll continue to write 2008 for the first month and get frustrated when I have to change the year to 2009. My apathy doesn’t compel me to write more than this. Here’s the obligatory “Happy New Year!”