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The Top Songs of 2017

Hey guys, if you aren’t familiar with what this is, it’s my favourite 100 songs of the past year. For every song, I mix in some kind of personal story of anecdote. I do this every year - just change the year in the URL line for 2016, 2015 or 2014.

The Spotify playlist is linked right here!

Note: If you’re favourite song didn’t make it, I don’t care. Looking at you Lewy.

100. This Year - Beach Fossils

This year started for me on the ODR - after a bit of a confusing exit from Josh’s house, I ended up finding a hockey stick and a puck at 3:00 a.m. and shot pucks at a net in the dark. If you know me, this really doesn’t surprise you.

99. Pleader - alt-J

I plead the 5th - Michael Kramer. Never forget - enjoy Australia man! I also didn’t forget the time Drew, James and I went to Adam Hutlet’s house and watched Kingsman in his basement. If you need something filmed by a true professional, visit Iconium Media and go to Adam’s company website at http://iconium.io/.

98. Funeral Pyre - Julien Baker

Speaking of funerals, many people died in two of my favourite movies of the year - Dunkirk and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. See both.I know the fan reaction of Star Wars was mixed, but I really liked what direction it went in. There’s 2-3 things I think suck in it but overall it’s an 8 out of 10 and the cinematography is stunning. Oh, and I think Porgs are cute, don’t kill me.

97. City Lights - Blanche

We really saw the full potential of Rogers Place under the city lights in the spring. The OILERS MADE THE PLAYOFFS! First time for me since grade 4. Game 7 of round 2 isn’t a bad way to go out either, and Mark Letestu had 11 points in 12 games amazingly. I only went to the viewing party for game 2 of EDM-ANA with Matt, Tom and Connor and after the win, the floor at the new barn literally bounced as people danced in Ford Hall. Yeah, I was skeptical of the team the whole time, but impressive. DAVID DESHARNAIS says Raphy.

96. Signs of Life - Arcade Fire

The current OIlers team looked rough out of the gate but the last 12 games has them going 8-4, so maybe a rebound is in order. Jordan phones me when something really shitty happens with the team. Obviously if I was GM, they’d be a cup contender, but I digress. It was nice to see Edmonton show signs of life. During our Canadian Brewhouse shifts for Bell, fans took turns bashing an old news van with a sledgehammer for charity and filled the house every game. Whyte + Jasper looked lively as ever. You may have seen me but not have known, as I walked near the arena at times in a Bear mascot costume (sorry for the scare Brady!)

95. Dear Life - Beck

Dear life, thanks for rewarding my New England Patriots with a remarkable comeback win in the Super Bowl. I had just walked home from a Boston Pizza at halftime thinking all was lost and then Tom Brady + the boys took it home. GOAT. Won without Gronkowski too. They could do it again in 2018 but the D has to tighten up a bit. Thanks Kyle Shanahan.

94. Ballad of the Dying Man - Father John Misty

As of writing this, I am 9th in my OSHL pool AKA a 24-team behemoth hockey pool. The top 8 make the top division. I’m a dying man if I don’t get some major stats in the next two days. The draft itself gets people from all over, like Dave Finstad from New York, Dave Barry from BC and Dave Waddell from Calgary (and guys not named Dave!). It was fun to watch the first Saturday night of the year with great hockey guys like my Uncle Blaine. Oh, and <3 Nikita Kucherov.

EDIT: Got 8th on the last day, I’m in the top division! BOO YEAH!

93. Rockabye Baby - Joey Bada$$ ft. Schoolboy Q

Drew + Ronan needed to rock me to sleep after leaving Kareem Hunt on the bench in week 1 for 40 points in our NFL pool. I lost. The football boys had a lot of good times at Central Social Hall, sometimes joined by Amber, Christian, Matt or Shannon. It was also where Drew and I saw the Stanley Cup Final, where Pittsburgh won again. Jesus. Plenty of Banquet to go around though. Thanks for the free Pumpkin Pie from Paruby, and thanks to the guys for being sly foxes for when my sports rants got a tiny bit annoying.

92. Less Than - Nine Inch Nails

Our group was less than prepared when the UHaul incident happened on Jasper Ave. We were there for Larissa’s birthday and as we approached Knoxville’s, a guy told us to turn around because of an ongoing incident. We had no idea how big of a problem it was at the time. Big props to Alexandra who phoned me to make sure I was okay on the way home - it was a scary time. I recall seeing it drive by us on a nearby road when we walked out of Blvd, but I could’ve been mistaken.

91. Hit Me Like That Snare - alt-J

There is zero chance I can tie in the title of this to anything, so here’s a video from KBod’s YouTube account. Go subscribe. Her Christmas Wish List better have 100 views before Boxing Day or I’m going to personally riot. Oh and Raphy, you’re so welcome for putting this on the list, I totally could have said no.

90. Sugar for the Pill - Slowdive

I helped the morning show at Virgin for a few shifts this year - you need a lot of sugar when you’re waking up at 4:30 a.m. but Ian + Chelsea are amazing and do this every weekday! Real troopers and lovely people! My favourite week was getting to meet John Rhys-Davies (Sallah from Indiana Jones, Gimli from LOTR) and Charles Martenet (the voice of Mario + Luigi!). Indiana Jones Adventure is my favourite ride at Disneyland and Sallah’s intro I had memorized for a bit (Brooke, I watched a POV video of the queue right after typing this haha).

89. Appointments - Julien Baker

I think I was at a doctors appointment when Duke went down to South Carolina in March Madness. Prior to the game, Nick Onyschuk told Drew “I guess we’re the smartest guys in the pool.” after taking Duke to win the tournament. They obviously lost. Guess they didn’t have the answer key. Neither did I, as my team went to the final and lost (nice try Gonzaga). Tyler Thorsley won the title, with Matty Lew finishing 2nd after last year’s win and Andy getting 3rd (let someone else win money guys lol). Carter finished last, marking the 3rd year in a row for a member of the Bragg family finishing last.

88. Love Can Be - Vince Staples

Love can be rewarding. Before you throw a pity party for Drew losing in fantasy, keep in mind that Drew loves NFL fantasy and after his first playoff win, he’ll showdown vs Raphy in our final. Raphy raided the waiver wire like a bandit on the Silk Road and Matt beat me after I lost my best player to a concussion. The Do it for Dugan dynasty is over after two straight titles. Ronan and I tried to one-up each other all year about how bad our teams were. Drew was right: There’s a new sheriff in town. GUESS WHO???

87. One More Light - Linkin Park

Four artists died this year who I grew up loving and appreciating what they’d done for music in my life. Chester Bennington of the raging Linkin Park, Chris Cornell of Audioslave, Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip and Tom Petty. Patrick Turnbull and I spent hours listening to Hybrid Theory and Be Yourself is an anthem I jam to on repeat every single year ever since my dad put it on my MP3. I also thought Learning to Fly was maybe my personal grad song in grade 12. Between Numb, Shadow of the Day, Revelations and I Won’t Back Down, I’ll never forget these guys.

The Tragically Hip will always be Canada’s band and Gord Downie sings a haunting verse on Sleeping Sickness by City & Colour, which is in my top 2 favourite songs of all time. RIP.

86. The Man - The Killers

Mike Van Hoof is the man. After a botched plan of mine to go to Tres Carnales during a Garth Brooks concert went predictably awry (Anna was PISSED at me, haha), he opened his house to a bunch of us for a games night. We played Telestrations and I couldn’t believe how well Mike can draw Spongebob characters! It’s ridiculously good! Also, who could forget how much abuse WIll took during this game? Definitely not us. Great sad face Will lol.

85. Sign of the Times - Harry Styles

The current landscape in media has focused on one big topic lately: sexual harassment. One of my favourite comedians, Louis C.K., admitted to masturbating in front of a few women. This one hit me hard, because Louis has helped me through a lot of tougher times by giving me a laugh that no other comedian can. It truly is a shame that he had to do something as inappropriate as he did. This is a troubled man that I hope finds the help he needs and maybe we’ll see his career continue at some point. Nobody won in this situation.

84. Big Fish - Vince Staples

I picked this song for Mattia cause he likes Vince Staples and other rap songs in general. He’s a cool dude - and he looks like an exact replica of Thor. I mean, holy shit. I won’t forget our 4:30 a.m. trip to Denny’s after the Halloween Howler with the really nice homestyle server. It was one of those super enjoyable “we’re done and we’re airing out our shit” types of breakfast chats, with mediocre yet heavenly food to boot. I also went on a late night run to Denny’s with Ronan too - praise Denny’s thy lord of 24 hour scrumptious heaven.

83. DNA - Kendrick Lamar

I know, it’s low but I enjoyed other Kendrick more. I also enjoyed going to James’ house to watch Oilers games, usually with Kelly but sometimes with others too. Val Cariou didn’t like that I brought fast food a few times instead of being healthy. James wore his Cam Talbot jersey a few times for good luck. It hasn’t worked this season. Kelly usually reminds me that Kris Russell is on the ice, which is lovely. James + Dayn also kicked Kelly and I’s asses at Codenames once.

82. No Longer Making Time - Slowdive

This was a big year for Scott - guy got his drivers license, a sick car with an 80s like interior and a great girlfriend who wants to be a comedian. Go Scott! This one’s for you - couldn’t go with a Paramore song cause we both know that wasn’t the real Paramore. Just went with a song from a band most people have never heard of cause that’s what you’d recommended for me - albeit at a faster pace lol. Cheers to a great 2018 without wet socks.

81. Wish I Knew You - The Revivalists

I wish I knew a band like The Trews like they were good pals. I worked a shift where I talked to their manager and asked if they could sign an autograph for a six year-old’s birthday. (Pause story: Hi Big 4. Unpause). They not only signed the autograph, but spent time with the kid and absolutely made his day. The kid said “my new favourite band is The Trews!” which reminded me why my job can be so cool.

80. Terryfold - Chaos Chaos

Hmm well this song has Terry in it - so big hi to Terry! His passion for radio is unbridled and he’s full of station spirit. Not sure if I know a friendlier dude and he drove me home a few times which was clutch. Also, this song is from an episode of Rick and Morty - HEY OTHER FANS! PICKLE RICK! I TURNED INTO A PICKLE! EVIL MORTY!

Gonna use this time though to tell you a recent story. Ronan and I were driving around and we stopped to eat food on party block (it’s a good neighbourhood). Ronan didn’t know his anti-theft was on and his car alarm went off. We woke up the whole neighbourhood driving with a blaring alarm cause we didn’t know how to turn it off. Ronan tried taking the key out of ignition while it was in drive and I honked the horn.

After two minutes, it turned off by itself. Right as we saw a police truck. Lucky.

79. Hook, Line & Sinker - Royal Blood

On January 1, we hit balls on Aaron’s pool table hook, line and sinker. This was the birth of the elimination pool game where you get a number and have to sink other people’s balls before they sink yours. Mitch also introduced me to Snooker, but I lost by like, 2 in back-to-back games, like 100-98. Jordan also sabotaged that one round when he lied about his number. We should do more of these.

78. Signs - Drake

There are vital signs for our family floor hockey season! I’ve been playing since I was 8, but rumours suggested we might not have a deal this year to play, but we’re back! I have to miss a few games due to work, but I’m looking forward to deking you again Desmond ;) I even played in net for a few games, albeit poorly. Thanks for the hard work Uncle Lorne and Auntie Patty!

77. The Louvre - Lorde

I’m sorry I don’t have a car. I’m working hard to buy one so stay tuned! 2018 may be the year I finally don’t need you to drive me! I’ve probably been driven enough miles to go to the Louvre and back, so thanks for my great friends for accommodating! With help from my dad, Aaron and Jordan, we’ll do it!

76. Heatstroke - Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams

There was a day when a wasp outside must have had heatstroke and wanted to go into an air conditioned car. Unfortunately, it was my Uber the wasp tried to get into and it sheered its wings on the window, landing on my lap. I calmly asked the driver to pull over as I watched the wasp crawling on my leg while praying I wouldn’t get bitten before brushing him onto the sidewalk. It didn’t look like it, but I was TERRIFIED (yeah I don’t like bugs).

75. Can I Sit Next to You - Spoon

A group of us sat next to each other on Poundmaker Rd watching a meteor shower in the middle of nowhere. It was a chorus of “OMG I SAW IT” followed by “Oh up yours I haven’t seen SHIT today yet.” Matias and I were on a weird blink-182 binge where we just sang their parody songs while looking up at the night sky. I...WANNA...nah I won’t sing it here. Thanks for organizing Alex!

Also, remember the eclipse? That was THIS year. Feels like it’s been since Nam.

74. Call the Police - LCD Soundsystem

I had to phone Edmonton Police once this year. Here’s the story:

I dropped my phone lifting heavy equipment at Heritage Days, and when I went to find it, it had been stolen. I tracked it to a guy’s house, who tried to sell it to another guy before throwing it off the bridge near Groat Rd. into the ravine. I called EPS at 5 p.m to ask if they could knock on the door at least, but they didn’t phone me back until 1 a.m. Too late. Aaron and I went out at 1:30 to try to find it in the bush but no dice. Thanks for helping me at least Flem!

73. Cave - Future Islands

Matt Mosewich has a nice mancave going on in his basement, with a Mark Recchi Atlanta jersey and diet coke being the highlights - although he does own the best sound system possible in the world. Kyle, Matt and I watched Canada lose the World Juniors to the States, YouTube videos of guys trying to steal bikes attached to chains, Silicon Valley, Kyle’s favourite Vape Nation, and bad amusement park accident histories. Connor, we’re still wondering what a grad shoe technically is.

72. Let Me Out - Gorillaz ft. Pusha T

This song title is deceiving cause I didn’t actually want to leave Adrienne’s party (but the tent? Well Flem...you know what I’m referring to lol). Jackbox TV was a hoot, especially when Brian + Raphy and whoever else (Matias?) started drawing pictures of me on the screen. Bravo. This night maybe set a record for jokes about people’s moms.

71. Rollin’ - Calvin Harris ft. Future

After a great breakfast at Socrates for Samantha’s birthday, the gang (AKA Rachel, Sam, Larissa and myself) were rollin to the Enjoy Centre for some casual browsing. The highlight ended up being after Aaron + Alexandra joined and we hit the indoor playground. Yeah, we’re adults, but we don’t care: We’re trying the teeter-totter. Larissa also introduced me to hard frozen chocolate banana pieces which were actually delicious. The line of the day? “Okay girls, you can come to movie club just once.”

70. I Don’t Know Why - Imagine Dragons

I don’t know why but All-Star by Smash Mouth was an anthem this year. It showed up on my Tinder account, and I sang the entire song a million times. Darren and I belted it out (sorry Isabelle lol) and Flem + Evan + I sang it there AND back to Jasper. Shrek would be proud. This trend will continue.

69. High - Sir Sly (ft. The Dogs)

69! Matt yelled as we passed a sign on the way back to Edmonton from Waterton. As of July, it’ll be legal to get high. Weird. Anyways, this is a good time to introduce you to Joe.

Joe is a Tinder account that Raphy created that only features pictures of my back or on all fours. His anthem is All-Star of course and his bio says “Don’t say hello, say I listen to Joe.” Does he do well? He actually gets a lot of matches, more than my real account. Joe’s got game.

68. Lay It On Me - Vance Joy

Shoutout to Ben, it’s his boy. At our Halloween party, James was laying on top of Ronan and was laughing so hard he accidentally bled one drop from his nose on Ronan’s forehead. Ronan wasn’t phased. That’s about it.

67. Freeze Me - Death from Above 1979

Mattia and I froze on the golf course for one shift in September. It was cold and cloudy and we barely had coats on. By the time the sun came out, we only got five minutes of glory before it started to hail all over the course, covering the holes with pearly white specks. We were two of the last four on the course - one pairing decided to hack the ball in the hail, which was super dumb. Worst hailstorm I’ve ever seen - and Mattia was deathly sick to boot.

66. Apocalypse - Cigarettes After Sex

If the apocalypse happened tonight, Drew’s basement might be the place to be. He has a fridge full of Matt’s beer and there’s an XBOX in his room. We had some great pre-drinks down there although I learned I suck at flip cup - not a good skill when you’re playing Monster Cup. If you aren’t careful, a body slam could be coming your way or you might be taking a shot from the boot.

65. Three Rings - Grizzly Bear

My birthday was pretty chill - a Balls Deep game (more on that team later) and an OJs run (more on that place later too). Sarah Peacock bought me my first muff dive which I failed at miserably. Took me 5-6 minutes to get the shotglass, not even exaggerating. Sarah is awesome and she also will groom your dog if you’d like - boop lol. Also, this song is called three rings, so shout out to Ronan for his three rings.

64. Feel - Kendrick Lamar

It felt a bit cold at Hank’s when he invited us over but it was a good night - highlighted by Ronan smashing a golf drive so hard that he broke the club in half. Aaron also took a rolly chair from the top of the driveway and rolled it into Hank’s parent’s van. Hank and I occupy the upstairs loft for our upcoming Banff trip, which will be a gongshow. Good bet I’ll rant about the Oilers while drunk while Hank screams “mmmmmm” with a claw hand.

63. New Rules - Dua Lipa

We learned a few new rules at Mike’s house celebrating his birthday and Nat’s birthday. 1. If you need to go to the bathroom, you’ll have to go through Penny. 2. You need to see Paul Blart 2 immediately. 3. When you’re on the trampoline, be careful you don’t flip over the net cause that might hurt. ;) 4. It doesn’t matter what time is it or what state he’s in, Will thinks he can drive.

62. Third of May - Fleet Foxes

I could be wrong, but I think it was around May when Bernard started phoning me from MBC in La Ronge, Saskatchewan. I make radio hits basically every week as a guy phoning in and it’s a lot of fun. We chat about random things on air and then about our personal lives for a bit after. Best of luck to Bernard as he tries to bring his Chef Boyardee to a new station near you!

61. Mask Off - Future ft. Kendrick Lamar (Remix)

First of all, Christian’s right, the song is much better with Kendrick - I’m sorry Drew and Pam. A time this year when I had the mask off was working for CTV at K-Days for So You Want to Be an Anchor. Under the excellent guidance of Zoe, our team got through one of the busiest promos I’ve been a part of. I had to MC the final night, the first time I had to talk on a microphone for 3 hours nonstop. It was a fun opportunity and a good change of pace to have people telling me to NOT shut up. Shout out to Tony, Brandon, Isabelle, Levi, Alicia, Brenden, our anchors and of course Zoe for the amazing positive environment! Getting to see Alessia Cara in a cabana was pretty cool too and Tony is a boss at carnival games!

60. Near to the Wild Heart of Life - Japandroids

We went wild on Canada Day at Rachel’s house, with plenty of Famoso to go around. The fireworks were lit. When Rachel’s parents walked in, they asked Tucker the dog if he had been a good boy. I said yes, thinking it was for me lol. We passed a car with girls in it who yelled at us saying “Were you at the fireworks?” but for some reason I thought they said “Are you partying?” so I yelled back “Hell yeah we’re partying!” which probably was confusing. Thanks for having us over Rachel and remember, the customer is always right lol.

59. River - Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran

Hoots by the river eh boys? More on that later.

I had a lot of fun when a group of us went to the corn maze in October. Hank and I chucked a few pieces of corn cob high in the air because we’re terrible. There were goats and pigs - AWW SO CUTE! The couples took romantic photos on the high chair while Aaron and I took a sexy photo where I might have been shirtless...and many corngoers went blind that day. We finished off with a good chat at Boston Pizza with plenty of corny jokes.

58. End Game - Taylor Swift ft. Future + Ed Sheeran

When I’m out for breakfast with Evan, we always talk end game - who will win the mayoral race, what will legalizing marijuana mean and who’s ordering the extra eggs and bacon. I enjoy discussing the important topics with such a knowledgeable fellow like the Donlevs and the extracurriculars after, even if they sometimes involve awkward encounters in other places ;) Woof.

57. Everything Now - Arcade Fire

My grandparents are partly responsible for everything I have now. They’ve always treated me amazingly and they love taking care of Lilly when my mom needs a break! Thanks guys! Christmas Eve will be awesome like always! Still waiting on my grandpa to develop FB skills though.

56. The Sky is a Neighbourhood - Foo Fighters

For some people, the sky is the limit and that’s certainly the case with Isabel. She survived thyroid cancer and wanted to raise money to meet her sponsor child in Ethiopia. We spent the day with her playing Survivor challenges as part of Exile Island at West Edmonton Mall. It was pretty fun “work” with Ian, Chelsea, Carlos, Nate, Jordanna, Jeff and Shannon as well as Isabel’s sister and awesome mom!

55. Darling - Real Estate

Drew Bragg is a darling. He led Ronan and I on a wild ride one night. It started with Ronan, Matias and I bowling on a warm summer evening and then Bone and I ended up at Rocky’s house where we got #inone. Rocky introduced me to the Thunderstruck drinking game, where you drink everytime AC/DC says THUNDER. Good times with Anthony, Kris and the boys before we ended up at a random person’s house full of recently graduating punks. First and hopefully the last time I”m at a party where I have never seen the host before.

54. All I C is U and Me - Death from Above 1979

There was one night when all I could see was Kyle and I. It was his sendoff night before moving to Saskatchewan at Matt’s place and we stayed until 4 a.m. On the Henday home, the fog was so bad that I couldn’t even see my hand out the window. We just threw the hazards on and hoped we didn’t die. It was so bad that Kyle is now a proud citizen of Regina where Katherine led him to safety. Thanks for driving though Kyle and it was good seeing you again before you go back to Corner Gas.

53. Element - Kendrick Lamar

There are elements of Jordan’s house that are just funny. The garage with the pong table with poo written on it. The chained hoop in the backyard. The whiteboard on the fridge with a funny message on it. At one point, cardboard on the windows. We spent some time in his new digs this year playing Stock Ticker or watching bad VLOGS. I’m sorry Mati that I didn’t lock the door that one time - could’ve been a 118th hooker in the back.

52. No One Knows Me Like the Piano - Sampha

One great night at Jordan’s was a Balls Deep party he held. Pam brought Twisted Teas for everyone and Drew almost cried in joy. Shannon was a trooper and drove us home despite Drew’s colourful car antics lol. Once Pam told Drew she listened to Post Malone, it was like no one knew Drew like Pam. Pam scored her first Balls Deep goal of the year and hopefully more in the future! Oh, and the house almost got set on fire and I stomped on a burning popcorn bag. Fun!

51. Icon - Jaden Smith

Will and Anna Smith are both fantastic. Anna tolerates my randomness better than most while Will broke out the Somersby this year in a big way. We usually talk to Will about his favourite game, Jade Empire for the XBOX. One night at OJs, Will looked at his bill and said “What the f?” which is what we usually all think when we look at our bills. We also made him draw funny stuff. #ForTheSkin #Pylon. Meanwhile, I hope Anna and I continue enlightening chats with a hint of me saying something offensive and Anna going “BRENNAN” but still kinda laughing.

50. The Way You Used to Do - Queens of the Stone Age

Andrea’s party was a throwback to when different social groups intermingled at events which doesn’t happen as often anymore. I cut my finger trying to get a green pea out of a can - thanks Amber lol. Raphy, Brian, Matias and Nick decided to take Joe to the next level in the basement. I learned Andrea has a stuffed ostrich - does it have a name? It was also nice to see Kylie again who now lives in Winnipeg! Great night!

49. Creature Comfort - Arcade Fire

There is a nice level of comfort in Samantha’s house - lots of couch or chair space, a pool table to relax with and even a hammock outside for bro talks. We had a few gatherings here including one marathon when Drew and Christian stayed until like 7 a.m. Geez Christian it’s like you two are dating or something. Thanks Sam for letting us in! Sometimes somebody farts too and it’s gross - you know who you are. I mean, go outside if you’re gonna do that. Jesus lol.

48. Thinking of a Place - The War on Drugs

If I have to think of an ideal place to hang, it’s usually Christian’s basement. After a quick chat with the Arbelaez fam about the latest Oilers game, I’ll head downstairs and get right into a hot debate with Christian and Drew about what’s better - digging for dino bones or holding a snake? Christian and I might dig into some Cuphead or Firewatch or Mario Kart/Odyssey or maybe Ronan joins after LovePizza closes. Maybe Samantha and Rachel chill or we’ll discuss if Kendrick Lamar is the GOAT. Seems like anything can happen when we get together - except movies. No one ever watches movies down there.

47. 13 - Allan Rayman

Oh wait, we do watch movies down there! Christian started a thing called Movie Club that we do every week - someone picks a movie and it gives us a chance to see each other and crack a few jokes. We’ve had drunk movie clubs and intimate clubs under 5 people. Sometimes as high as 13 people crouch onto a couch and bunker down for an hour or two. At first there were no girls because we probably didn’t think we were cool enough, but hey, now there’s girls! Incredible. Anna was the first when 10 of us saw Pirates 5 at a free screening. You’ll have to ask Christian how many we’ve had, he’s keeping track of everything. Drew and James aren’t banned, but they were on probation for not shutting up during Casino Royale.

46. Drew Barrymore - SZA

Yet ANOTHER Drew Bragg story: at a Dragons party, he tried to shotgun a beer and cut himself in the process. He didn’t know, so he proceeded to bleed all over Braydon’s walls and onto people’s white shirts. He was telling a story about how Matty Lew hates the bus when Amy finally noticed “OMG DREW YOU’RE BLEEDING” which was a classic Drew comedic gem.

45. Slide - Calvin Harris ft. Frank Ocean

We didn’t Smash as much this year but we still got a few licks in despite my semi-retirement from the game. James, Evan and Kelly continue to take turns kicking my ass. We also play Halo and Jackbox TV which you can imagine is IDEAL for James. He’s very creative when he has to give answers to wide open questions. Evan’s house is the best venue for it - it allows James to sit in his rocking chair and free Pepsi! James then sends us all a meme and dies laughing at his own joke. Brilliant. They make a lot of your mom jokes but I’ll let it slide.

44. Can’t Do - Everything Everything

As you guys know, Original Joe’s is my bar of choice. Here’s my order, in full:

Kona burger, with a Caesar salad and sweet potato fries and dill.

From Reggie to Christie to Jill to even Brandon, we’ve met some good people here over the last while. As Ronan says, it’s our McLaren’s. Too many people to list who came with me here.

43. Perfect Places - Lorde

When I’m not eating at OJs, my Dad, sister Kaitlin and her BF Mike go to the perfect places to eat. We still hit Cafe Amore which is the best Italian, or CHOP for good steak. We even hit a gem for breakfast called Robyn’s Diner by the Mayfield that’s like a 50s diner with tasty shakes. We’re looking forward to hitting the new Riverbank Bistro in St. Albert, with the potential of the return of the best mushroom sauce pastas we’ve ever tasted that we miss from the old River House Grill. Thanks Dad, these are always a good time to catch up! Yum!

42. Love - Lana del Rey

Speaking of my sister Kaitlin, something cool is happening in her life! She graduated from the U of A and now has a job with an insurance company that will basically make her a real adult lol! Congrats Kaitlin! I wish you and Mike the best! Steal a few bath bombs before you leave Lush, could use a few gifts to stash for later ;)

41. Say Something Loving - The xx

Sometimes we need to say more loving things at Balls Deep, our floor hockey team, but I’m just thrilled to have one in the first place. Thanks for organizing it Flem! We’ve had some big games but I’ll start with our beginnings in the Dome. The SportsDome is a full court hockey rink on the southside of Edmonton that hosted some fierce 5v5 battles with the Squirrels, the Space Rangers and Floor Play among others. Mitch and Drew ran up and down while Flem patrolled the net. Taylor was one of our best snipers. Raphy is our best D and Ronan showed team spirit. Jordan is a bit of a wild animal. Aaron said CHANGE and COME BACK!! a lot, loudly. Matias designed an amazing logo for us - nets shaped like balls and sticks shaped like shafts to spell out BD.

40. I Dare You - The xx

After getting shelled a bit, we moved to smaller gyms in 4x4 hockey. We met new rivals like the Sniping Ninjas and Fear the D. Fear the D was like old time hockey, with both benches chirping each other. We also saw Aaron become a full-time player and new goalie Andrew played solid in our crease. Our girls were great - Dana is a rock defensively, Alexandra blocks shots fearlessly, Hayley cheers hard, had a few assists and gave us sass for not painting our faces that one game lol. Sarah actually was in the top 3 for all players in goals - she can’t be denied in front. Pam really improved and tries the hardest. Maybe one day we’ll win something. Oh, and Raphy, “F all you guys” lol.

39. Green Light - Lorde

After the game, it’s time to hit the van with the boys. Fantasy football, our performances, the other team being dicks, STICKS DOWN - no topic was off limits. Hayley now knows that Raphy skates and the lines are shit according to Drew. The van boys are off to OJs for a juicy post-game burger. Green light, time to get up to something.

38. Man Listen - Belly

When Drew invites you to something, MAN LISTEN! Crown Night for his birthday was lit - 45 people came out to at least give him a greeting and he got absolutely hammered. Matty Lew didn’t come - pussy lol jk. Thanks again for coming if you did, meant a lot to him. It was also Kelly’s birthday, but he was sick so he didn’t participate in the drinks. Pussy...lol jk. There were several Crown nights this year - including one for James’ birthday after a nice fire at Lions.

37. Passionfruit - Drake

Speaking of James, this song is for him cause he likes Drake. If you ever want to make James mad, tell him his jeep sucks. “NEGATIVE” James will yell at me during an Oilers game cause I criticized a play. You can find him at Servus Place on the zamboni sometimes. Stat to make me feel old: This is the 16th year I’ve been friends with this kid. But hey, James, what's the worst thing you could do in a gym?

36. Dreams Tonite - Alvvays

My dreams list for 2018 is quite hopeful. It includes:

-A trip to Banff in the Winter (which I am doing, first weekend of January)

-One last big group camping trip to Waterton

-A trip to Tofino to see Vancouver Island

-A trip to Banff/Canmore to explore in a small group

-Buy a car (lol)

35. 9/11 / Mr.Lonely - Tyler, The Creator

Whenever I’m feeling lonely, I grab my dog and he’s always there for me. Kosmo is now 14 years old so he’s getting up there but I’m grateful for every day he’s there to give me a welcome lick at the door.

34. Lights Out - Royal Blood

We didn’t need any lights because the sky was bright enough at Mount Robson. Our site was overlooked by Mount Robson itself as our group kicked a soccer ball around, hiked, drank and sat around the fire. It was the final go for the Hoe Squad as Josh sold his Tahoe after this trip. Drew was tanked and we heard a lot of “Daddy’s coming in” the whole weekend. People smoked hoots down by the river. Braydon led a group of us down a path of downhill sand that led to nowhere, so we almost died (especially Kelly). Matty Lew was the life of the party, but we’ll get to his quotes later. It was a sick phone-free weekend of fun and peeing off a cliff. Oh, and NO AWARENESS RAPHY! James and I wrestled and I lost badly. Rachel, Sam, Larissa and KBod bought me Mike’s Hard which was SO nice of them! :) Also, “I’m either going to puke out of my mouth or shit out of my ass!” Also, Respect Women!

33. Adeline - alt-J

October was concert month. Raphy and I saw 3 concerts together - Arcade Fire at Rogers, alt-J at the Winspear and Silversun Pickups at Union Hall. They were all awesome. I teared up a bit during Lazy Eye since it’s in my top 2 songs of all-time. HOW GREEN, HOW GREEN IS MY VALLEY? Cannibal and Kissing Families! Also, I honestly forgot what Sprawl II was which is embarrassing.

32. Nomad - Death from Above 1979

No matter rain or shine, Raphy and I stayed until the end for Folk Fest. We got to see a beautiful acoustic session between Dallas Green and Jose Gonzalez before watching City & Colour in the pouring rain with lightning all around Gallagher Park. We were about to leave drenched when a bluesy band called St.Paul & the Broken Bones came on stage and STARTED PLAYING BANGERS! Just an amazing show. Thanks for taking me to hipster town Raphy.

31. Guilty Party - The National

I was the guilty party of kicking Matias in the nuts once. Well, twice, but once was accidental with a soccer ball in the dark. He’s now well on his way to becoming a teacher, which is great, because he likes to play video games. It was a big year for Mati and I can’t wait to see him knocking three times soon..outside of the classroom of course.

30. Dangerous - The xx

It was slightly dangerous for me to stand right by the loudest speaker at Chris’ Alleviate concert, but there I was, drinking and blowing out my eardrum. His band is actually a great rock talent - here’s their single Drinking with Strangers off the new EP. I hung out with Nash, Darion, Darren, Jesse, Keeton and Austin at the Starlite and Austin was nice enough to drive me home after. Best of luck in Drumheller Austin, don’t let the dinos eat you! I also saw Darren’s band A Gentleman’s Pact at the Needle (RIP) and they’re a superb punk band with good energy. You can find Alleviate and A Gentleman’s Pact on Spotify.

29. Day I Die - The National

The day someone figures out even half the jokes on the Hoe Squad table is the day I die. A fun surprise party at Josh’s organized awesomely by Nat ended with a Hoe reunion where new jokes were documented for years to come. Some of the jokes were low cut, and some were only seasonal. All I know is it’s safe to say that was one good ol” fashioned J Night ;)

28. Hot Thoughts - Spoon

Well where I do I start with my trip to Waterton? I guess with the hottest badlands in Drumheller. Our group of Jordan (in the barely surviving jeep, seriously Jordan was the MVP of this trip), Andrea, Mike, Will, Larissa, Braydon, Matty and Drew toured the Royal Tyrell Museum while Christian, Sam and Kelly dug for dino bones (Drew is laughing). We see a guy who we think looks like Slash from Guns N Roses and the pieces come together - I mean, he had a bodyguard. Andrea isn’t so sure, so she goes up to him and asks “Are you Slash?” and he says “I’m Saul” (his real name) and she goes “No it’s NOT” which was hilarious. As Matt and Drew said, we were in the presence of a god.

27. Andromeda - Gorillaz ft. D.R.A.M

We left Drumheller and the adventurous hoodoos and drove through south Alberta (so many wind turbines), past Vulcan (Larissa, Star Trek!) and onto Waterton. Christi joined us in the Sequoia, giving me a MATTRESS to sleep on lol. Thanks Czyz! Our site at Police Outpost Park was huge, with a private playground and shelter. You have to drive 30 mins on the worst gravel road of all-time to get there. Mike, Braydon and I drove on it at night, seeing shit-all. The sky was so clear, we could see Andromeda, and NO ONE checked on us the whole time (police outpost my ass). Kelly and I both swore we heard bears.

26. Deadcrush - alt-J

We couldn’t crush the chair. Drew bought an aluminum chair and a few of us took turns beating the hell out of it. It’s still fine. Drew’s even bringing it to Banff. In fact, despite bashing, throwing and curb-stomping it, I ended up being the one with a cut finger.

25. BagBak - Vince Staples

The rest of Waterton was just beautiful. Cameron Lake with a canoe, our hike to the inner forest, or just walking on the beach edge of the lake was sublime. The park is also loaded with white-tailed deer. We crossed paths with a baby bear and watched Floyd take the title. Oh, and we partied and destroyed our brain cells. Whoops. Braydon won the ultimate rap challenge and I failed with Rap God. I can’t wait to come back. It’s like if Banff and Jasper had a baby with a lake for good measure. “This place is garbage” everyone said jokingly as we looked over in awe.

24. Sober - Lorde

Aaron, Evan and I stayed sober on our Jasper trip but we were drunk by nature - we cleared every waterfall, climbed to Mt. Edith Cavell and dipped our feet in crystal clear water. We fully hiked Maligne Canyon and took LG IG selfies at Pyramid Island. We even hiked off trail and found Beauty Creek, a series of seven waterfalls close to the Icefield. It’s an amazing hidden gem.

23. Don’t Delete the Kisses - Wolf Alice

Some other fun Jasper facts: “I don’t have road rage” - Aaron Fleming. A girl had a crush on Evan, ha GAAAY. We hitchhiked for about one minute. Took YL promo footage that we should get money for. “I call disability”. Aaron’s gas was something else. The thrift shop with the bongs was neat. An family of elk almost jumped in front of us and killed us. A tornado like storm impeded our ability to see and almost killed us. Also, HEY NOW YOU’RE AN ALL STAR, GET YOUR GAME ON, GO PLAY. Get cucked.

22. Snow - Angus & Julia Stone

I had just messaged Brenna on FB the moment I started this song at like, 2:50 a.m. so makes sense for it to be hers lol. Brenna went on a big journey this year - from Vancouver and Emily Carr to back at home where she throws fantastic themed parties like our “Straight out of a Porno” idea that helped me buy a bathrobe. Her art skills are articulate - see for yourself at her FB page. She wants to be an animator (I have zero doubt she’ll be one of the best) and will one day tour Japan and fit right in - seriously see Lost in Translation already! Between our late night cross-province chats and phone calls, I’m grateful you’re there to hear me bitch and complain. Japan has snow too - guess you can’t escape it.

21. ALIENS - Coldplay

The night I finished this, I hung out with Mitch and the gang at OJs - so he’s next. Spread the word that he wrote a song for Valyria that’s about the movie Hook. He’s starting work with a new project called Sunscapes that is progressive metalcore music and his @mitchdrums Instagram shows how talented of a drummer he is. Also Jordan and his lingo of saying poo and ass at random times magically spread so now it’s used constantly. He was our best player for Balls Deep and our car rides are always entertaining - you’ll be the first guy to ride in my car eventually.

I picked a Coldplay song cause this is the exact opposite of what you’d like, because penis bo benis. #FortheSkin Maybe Czyz will like it.

20. Holding On - The War on Drugs

Okay, time to list every Matty Lew quote this year. LET’S GO

“I STINK like MOLDY CHEESE”

“Just pretend you’re a DIRTY HOOKER”

“Bluetooth is an ATROCIOUS technology. I have the speaker HERE and my phone HERE and it won’t even CONNECT”

“Knocks over all cups after a big Monster Cup loss” “Something about shoving a jean jacket somewhere” “69″ “Getting mad at a van that cut us off on the Henday” Matt getting mad at Ronan for cheering on San Fran was good too.

“My stick was NICE AND LOW” “After puking, “I’m Good Boys” “GUESS WHO” “Why are you smoking in the tent? CAUSE IT’S A LIQUORSHOW” “It’s 1810 and Sailor Jerry is sailing to the whorehouse”

We love you Matt. The bus is coming, keep holding on.

19. Feel it Still - Portugal, the Man

Shaye I picked a song you might actually know for Christ’s sake. Shaye is still trucking for the Medicine Hat Tigers and has really improved since our days at NAIT. We haven’t seen each other in person for a year and yet he’s my go-to if my fantasy team shits the bed or we’ll both talk about how badly we screwed up at work. When I’m about to quit life, Shaye is there to tell me I’m an idiot. He is still an idiot for saying Ducks would win the cup and saying Jeff Petry sucks. I still feel the rush of us finishing assignments last minute. See you in Arizona bitch.

18. Ran - Future Islands

When Zac offered me a chance to be a “in-studio texter” for Virgin, I didn’t quite know what it would mean but I ran with it. It’s been an experience. I’m now considered a social media producer and it’s so much fun working with the talented hosts we have: Ian & Chelsea’s quick energetic debates and singing random noises, Shannon and her kazoo and extremely wise New Years quote, monkeying around in the studio with CK and making every joke imaginable, generic FM and throwbacks with Brayden and Hannah calling me a sociopath for eating cheese strings whole or yelling at me for ordering Skip again lol. My Tinder account got posted to Virgin’s FB page and I even got on air a few times. It’s great being able to talk to new people each day who engage with our station and it never gets boring. Ronan, I’m not playing Heathens.

17. All I Can Think About is You - Coldplay

Sometimes all I can think about is where work will take me next. I started 2017 as a street teamer and got promoted to remote tech in June. A remote tech sets up shows on location and shoots the shit with hosts. I got the social media job in September, and I’m proud to announce I’ll be a board op with TSN 1260 and Virgin in the new year, starting with Oil Kings broadcasts. I guess that television degree is starting to pay off...in radio!

16. Run for Cover - The Killers

Everyone run for cover, LA is good again and that means Kelly is about to steer the bandnaught into us. Their Corsi sucks but Quick is on top. Kelly remains one of the most formidable opponents in pong at any party and is always open for a swag to DQ or that one time we crashed Wal-Mart and ate basically everywhere. His fantasy team might actually win this year cause Kucherov is amazing. We also ran into off leash a lot and Sam convinced him she works in the family planning section. He also told us a “racist” joke and told us about the pedo van lol. Things are looking good for Kelly in 2018 - looking forward to our Wolfenstein 2 run!

15. The Heart Part 4 - Kendrick Lamar

It’s Christian - I’m gonna give him a Kendrick song. The inventor of Movie Club himself, Christian also has perfected the art of wearing sweats, seriously he’s like the only guy that makes them fashionable. I enjoyed our runs at Super Mario Sunshine and trying to beat the stupid jump rope level in Odyssey. He also let me play Firewatch at his place when I didn’t have the console to play it, which was super sick AND you always offer us food and pop and clean up our McDonalds every damn time. That’s a friend right there. Ronan and I love the debates we get into and the bets laid out. He’s in Banff right now with Sam - better mail me a Christmas card while you’re there with fresh cocaine padre.

14. See You Again - Tyler, the Creator

Christian’s partner in crime is Daddy himself - what is there left to say about Drew that isn’t already in this blog? He’s the most likely to put a smile on your face and he’s always ready to hit the dingers. His number one piece of advice is you gotta take risks to make plays. He’s down to crack open a cold one with the boys and if he wins the pool, we can’t give him shit anymore. Drew and I do a semi-daily podcast every night - Ronan’s favourite - and our team The Process is making a few statements. I look forward to Banff with Drew in 2018 - go earn a sweet $40 out on the hill. Drew probably thinks this list is too emotional anyways -for that you get one of these “raises fist at a weird angle”

13. Hypnotised - Coldplay

I’ve got to go with a Coldplay song for Andrea - I mean, the mystery machine is parked outside LOL. 2017 introduced Andrea to living in France - new culture, new language and Burger King which apparently was really good! Andrea conquered every challenge thrown at her in Lille but that’s not surprising considering she’s easily the most well-rounded individual I know. She’s used her experience to be a lead facilitator for the English conversation club at the U of A to help foreign students learn why people here say “YOLO” and “fuckboy” which is a term I didn’t even know. Andrea is my guidance for life advice and always lends an ear to my white person drama which I couldn’t be more thankful for. Wishing you and Mike the best and by the way, the brie was delicious, I would have stayed to nibble on the rest if you didn’t have a test lol. Merci Andrea!

12. Liability - Lorde

Sometimes, I’m a liability at work lol. So, here’s a comprehensive thanks to my work peeps: To all the great hosts for tolerating my presence, to our awesome promo co-ordinators Jordanna, Jen and Christyne for not killing me when I screw up, to Mattia for being the closest to a bro on team I could have, to Zac for the opportunities and the great fantasy football talk, to Terry for the stories from St. Albert back in 1910, ;) to Meggan (and Alicia) for putting up with my that’s what she said jokes, to Josh who is crushing his Oil Kings host gig, to Tony for being the most positive man I’ve ever met, to Nash for listening to my shit and also keeping me widely entertained (Richard Cheese is awesome!), to Brenden for being a good guy to back-and-forth opinions with, to Isabelle (and later Amber) for tolerating my singing and having the best laughs on team, to Shane and Tyler for the great sports chats that might work as a show someday, to Sarah for not hating me at first glance lol and last but not least, to Darren for not only being a sick beauty, but for also being a strong street team lead. No one deserved that job more than him and he’s acing it. Thanks for cleaning up when I do something retarded lol. Coffin of Cash forever.

Speaking of, some people moved on and are gone but not forgotten. Kelsey basically taught me everything I know about street teaming and is my go-to if I need makeup done (it’ll happen I feel lol), Darion was my bro and a chill dude and Carlos was the boss extraordinaire and my first actual boss I ever had. If you’re looking to party in Calgary, he’s Knoxville’s premiere DJ and if you haven’t blacked out yet, he’ll eat tacos with you after. Also, Nate got his own show in Saskatchewan (he’ll be back, with hopefully better facial hair) and Mariah is rocking weekends for our competitor at Kiss. Denaya also had a turn at Hot before moving to Whitecourt which is a sick smaller town. Connor even worked for CITY TV doing camera for a bit but is now cushy with CKUA. Tom, I always see you doing stuff but never have any idea what it is lol.

11. Sleeping Powder - Gorillaz

When I’m done my shift, I could go sleep, but what about Chris? Well, Weihmannizer is working reception like a natural for our building at Bell, and remains my partner in the trenches as we figure out what the hell media is all about. I’ll spend three hours sitting in reception with him just laughing my ass off. He’s one of the most genuine likable people you’ll ever meet and I’m glad I get to keep pushing shekels and listening to shit albums on the way home with this guy.

10. Chanel - Frank Ocean

I picked a cool sounding song to represent my friendship with Amber - although a PUP song would have been more accurate cause usually our hangs are a riot. They usually involve me saying the most inappropriate things but she still laughs at most of them! Somehow! Whether it’s a Starbucks run or our recent shopping trip to WEM, it’s always a pleasure talking to Amber and now she has a car! Velma is ready for many more 2018 adventures during the year of Slurp! She also knows way more about computing science than I’ll ever know.

Sometimes Dugs joins us, although usually I feel bad for intruding on the sis-mance. Shannon has the perfect blend of patience and kindness to nail being a kindergarten teacher who occasionally sings the penguin song. See Dugs, you’re definitely more of a Lilly than a Ted ;) .

9. 3WW - alt-J

Matt Mosewich has seen a few alt-J concerts in BC, so this song fits.I don’t think there’s a day when we don’t talk to each other about the Oilers or World Juniors or whatever sports has to offer that day, He started a Twitter for Oilers prospects that’s done well due to his editing skills and repeated willingness to watch Skyler Brind’Amour in the BCHL. I still think a podcast with us would be extremely successful someday (and Shaye if he’s still down). A hockey game or a hangout with Matt is usually worth a few belly laughs. Add in Connor + Kyle and you’ve got comedy gold for a night. Add in Katherine and a “fancy” dinner is ahead! I’ll just say this Matt - I like Ryan Merkley based on his RAW talent.

8. HUMBLE - Kendrick Lamar

Aaron Fleming is a proud Soob owner, co-creator and captain of Balls Deep and my most frequented Facebook messenger contact. Need a symbol to send after a comment? Soccer ball. Is Flem kinda mad about what I said? Soccer ball. Sexual comment? Eggplant. Gross comment? Toilet bowl. This passionate dragon-boater and I talk every day about everything and we plan a TON together. Lines for Balls Deep, trips, even this posting on FB, you name it. Whether it’s playing pool at LBs or driving around looking for the next hidden gem restaurant, any time with Flem is usually a hilarious one. He’s also a proud owner of a Honda sports car. Fart yeah! Hopefully you can score more in the new year. ;)

7. In Cold Blood - alt-J

Kelly has the Ganondorf punch and James just spams Little Mac but Evan uses characters that kill you in cold blood out of nowhere. Evan’s knowledge is vast - he’ll give you a brave passionate opinion about politics and gaming with ease - but what really makes him stand out is his ability to listen. Our car exchanges remain the most enlightening and I’m really glad I met him outside Dayn’s house on the driveway during basketball in grade 12 - who would have thought how far we’ve come since that day. Evan also has a new BF, who might be the luckiest dude in the city now. Cheers DawnofLevy!

6. Run - Foo Fighters

Brian thought he was getting Run - yes sir. Brian lived in Fort Mac for most of the year as he moves up in the engineering world. He still takes all of the Asian stereotype jokes we throw at him with aplomb while he searches far and wide for Liana of Nazareth, or Li Na for short. He handled a bit more liquor this year - WOO - and he probably is just a fingernail higher after all. Hey Brian the penetration of finals is over - LOL. Can’t wait to give you your dumb-ish gift - it’ll make practical sense.

5. Sorry - Nothing but Thieves

I make a lot of mistakes - as you can already tell in the length of this blog, i talk a lot. Sometimes, I don’t say things I should. To those I affected this year, I”m truly sorry for my actions, especially you - I have a lot of hangout time to make up with you :)

4. Amsterdam - Nothing but Thieves

I’ve always felt like Amsterdam would be a lovely place to travel - Aaron and I have discussed that - but for now, I type this from home. Home is a lot more energetic lately because Lilly is SO much fun to be around. She is my 4-year-old half-sister and just a ball of smiles. Every time I come home from work, she shows me her latest art work and gives me a hug every day before bed. She is a bright smart light with a giant future ahead. I admit, I wasn’t sure what it’d be like to have a new sister but she has blown away my expectations and more. Lilly is the best!

3. Mourning Sound - Grizzly Bear

Alright Big 4, here goes: Rather than squirmy around with some lame emotional paragraph, I’ll go with something conventional instead for you to sit in: Life’s a garden - dig it. Or, shave it, whatever works. It’s a seasonal time for the sizzle of Christmas and I’ve done the research to suggest only the sliest or tiniest will seize the day. When it comes to holidays, it’s about backing the right horse (go Colts!) or dog. Whether you’re on or off the list, it’s all about having your sticks down. I’d celebrate Christmas even on a robotic leg! The only time it’s not right to be sly is when it’s your birthday. The best time is during a family trip. Brian’s been hitting the books, Raphy is going to be a great teacher and he’s learning ringette and Ronan works at LoveShovel now I mean LovePIzza.

Bold prediction: There’s an emergency meeting in 2018. Also, for the love of god Ronan, she’s not Robin. Feel like I’ve said that for 6 years. Raphy though is definitely a mix of Ranjit and Kevin because they’re brown and he’s kinda brown.

2. The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness - The National

To my Mom: Thank you for your continuing patience as I grow up. Thanks for worrying about me and for being the best mom I could possibly have. Merry Christmas to you, JD and Lilly!

To my Dad: Thank you for the continuous wave of support you’ve given me, Thank you for making the effort to see me every week and for being the best dad I could possibly have. Merry Christmas to you, Lorelei, Caitlyn and Kylie!

This blog and all of the cool experiences in my life aren’t possible without you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

1. Homemade Dynamite - Lorde

Let’s blow shit up in 2018 - thanks for reading!

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