The Best of 2008
December 30, 2008 by nina
Filed under Blog It Out, Bitch
“Great Kennedy’s Ghost!” award goes to…
During the primaries one radio disc jockey proclaimed, “Barack better stop beating on that white woman (Clinton) like that ‘fore he go to jail.”
Barack Obama’s campaign motto of “No Drama” was so fitting for such a cool cat. Reagan went from movie star to President, Schwarzenegger went from movie star to Governor, Obama may be the first to go from President to superstar.

The Rebirth of Cool
“The Comeback of the Year” award goes to…
Forget McCain and Hillary in New Hampshire. The real comeback of the year goes to Britney Spears. Not that her album did all that well, but just the simple fact that she’s not dead yet is an achievement. Come on, how many of you laid odds she’d not see 2009? Don’t pay up just yet. There’s still a few hours left.

"I'm still here, motherbitches!"
“Not so fast, Progress!!” award goes to…
All those who voted for Prop 8. On the same night the country elected a black president it also voted to deny homosexuals the right to marry.
“Free at last! Free at last! Free… hey, where do you two think you’re going?”

Not so fast.
The “Way To Turn an Entire Profession Into a Joke” Award Goes To…
Joe Whatshisface. You know, the one whose name was invoked a zillion times at one of the presidential debates. The one who would have actually benefited from Obama’s tax plan. The one who claimed he’d be buying a company worth over $250k a year on his $40K a year non-licensed salary. The one who felt comfortable telling people Obama would not be a friend to Isreal based on nothing more than his desire to keep his own face in the news. The one who parlayed his 15-minutes that felt like an hour into a book deal and record deal. The one who later trash talked John McCain, a man whose shoes he’s not fit to shine. Yeah, that one.

Now, how can we get rid of Joe Sixpack?
The “Jackass Move of the Year” award goes to…
The CEOs of the big three automakers flying three separate private jets to D.C. to ask for a government bailout.
The “Most People Would Have Learned, But Not This Motherfucker” award goes to…
Dumbass O.J. Simpson proving that getting away with murder just isn’t enough for some people.
The “Foundation of the First Mother/Daughter Mutual Masturbation” award goes to…
The Twilight series. I haven’t seen mother/daughter bonding like this since a tampon commercial. You know it’s gone too far when both mother and daughter have Robert Pattinson posters and Mom takes time off from work to see him at the mall.

The Cullens: The coolest vampires since Tom Cruise bit Brad Pitt.
The “You Don’t Know How Good You Have It” awards goes to…
The people of Thailand whose prime minister was thrown in jail not for lying to the people, restricting their freedoms, and just being a general ass, but for… receiving payment for having appeared on a televised cooking show. If only it were that easy, we’d have pushed Bush to do Martha Stewart years ago.
The “Best Use of Leather” awards goes to…
Who knew Bush had such cat-like reflexes? I sure hope the Secret Service is more on the ball come January 20th. How he managed to launch that second shoe is beyond me.
And finally…
The “Most Anticipated Birth of a Baby Boy Since Jesus” award goes to…
Jack! Don’t front. Y’all know you were just as excited as we were.

Damn, I make some pretty babies.
What are some of your favorite memories/events of 2008?


Nina is a 34-year-old mother, wife and writer who spends her days blogging, studying, changing diapers and watching ridiculous amounts of TV. She currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband, two children and three TiVos.




Actually, Britney's album did really well... at least the first week.. ;o) I'm not sure of the numbers after that...
My personal favourite moment of 2008.... came in August....
You want me to be specific?
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LikeYES!
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LikeI'm going to have to got get that Ebony magazine, I love the cover. I also love Jack's pictures, he is just adorable.
My favorite/memorable time of 2008 for me besides anything that has to do with my sons was of course the election. Unfortunately it was the worst too, I saw, for the first time (for me), how people still feel about racism.
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LikeOJ's innocent!
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LikeHahahahahahahaha!
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LikeI wish I were this creative. Good list.
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LikeThose were some good times back when Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt were vampires. I had that movie memorized to that point that I acted out scenes with little dolls. In fact... I can probably remember most of it still.
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LikeHahaha! You need to check out my reply to you on the Heroin Laptop blog.
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LikeI'm stoked about the Britney comeback! After seeing her talking in that British accent, I thought she was GONE! I'm grateful for the new treadmill music. :)
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Like2008 was a great year! We will always remember 2008 as the year we moved to Indiana. Not that we really like it here, but we definately enjoyed the feeling of being "free" and moving away!
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LikeIt may sound weird, but getting laid off was sort of a highlight... it's forcing me out of my comfort zone, which I suppose is a good thing.
Twilight. I'm reading the books as slowly as possible to drag it out. I should be finishing Eclipse today. So I learned I AM capable of self control.
Oh, and your site! I will never be able to thank you enough for getting me the hell away from myspace :)
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LikeWhen I got laid off it was actually a blessing in disguise. I was the only one happy to bopping outta there with my severance package. I wouldn't be in school now if I hadn't gotten laid off.
I'm so jealous of anyone able to read Twilight from the beginning. Such a good feeling. Props to you for pacing yourself. I couldn't do it.
My goal is to have one of the, if not the, best sites to come from Myspace. Clean, concise, and more importantly content driven. I'm proud to include it in query letters.
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LikeMy fav event of 2008. Was Olivia. You know making her with her dad, growing her, pushing her out. Ahhhh NINA I had a baby, I still cant believe she's here.
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LikeI remember after I announced I was pregnant you were all, "You make me not afraid to try." Then you were pregnant. Yeah, I'm taking some credit for Olivia's ass.
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LikeMy favorite moments? Finally feeling comfortable in my own skin. Even though I was 20lbs heavier I'm more confident than ever and I would be lying to you if I didn't say people (both men and women) weren't even more attracted to me now. It feels great to know that you still got it, but even better to know that there's that one person next to you helping you through every step of the way to get to where you wanna go.
What else? Family, I thank God for my family and friends. With out them life wouldn't be as interesting.
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Like"“Not so fast, Progress!!” award goes to…
All those who voted for Prop 8. On the same night the country elected a black president it also voted to deny homosexuals the right to marry.
“Free at last! Free at last! Free… hey, where do you two think you’re going?”
Good analogy, I guess it's always something or another
I think Las Vegas where I live deserves a "Last place in the world I expected to see several inches of snow" award, ha ha
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LikeDamn, Obama be looking FINE on that magazine cover!!!
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!
Still waiting on that sexy mo fo to gimme a call bout being his intern, lol.
Smooches~~~
Carolina
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LikeThe Downhill Derby was a highlight of my year, your baby shower and Chrissa's visit was good....My mom still being able to breath on her own is by far the best!
Happy New Year to you and the family. I'll be celebrating by cooking a big ass dinner New Years Day for the people I love who are near.
Cheers and love
Heather
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LikeThere for a second I thought you said there was a mutual masturbation scene in Twilight...I was like "damn I need to go see that movie"
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LikeBad, bad, boy.
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LikeJack was definetly the most anticipated birth :) He's so darn cute!
This has been a great year!
I finally found love and just got news that I will be getting a huge promotion in the near future...potential partnership!
In 2008 you got me hooked on Battlestar Galatica, The Twilight series and every movie you reviewed I at least had to give a chance.
I love that in my lifetime I got to see a black man winn an election and I agree he will become a superstar.
Of course we can't forget the launch of Nina's very own website in 2008!
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LikeCongrats!!
BSG and Stephenie Meyer owe me some money.
2008 - Year of baby Jack
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LikeRobert Pattinson's eyebrows scare me.
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LikeI never noticed before... they are kinda thick.
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LikeMy favorite moments.....meeting a ton of cool ass people in Nashville in January, FINALLY signing the papers for my house in June, and my mini-vacations to Austin and tubing in New Braunfels.
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LikeMy favorite Cassie memories of 2008? Whenever I would ask what people were planning for the weekend, or what they'd done, you'd inevitably answer, "Working/worked on my land, baby. Work on my land."
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LikeHAHAHA
THAT will probably be my answer from now until the day I die!!! LOL
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LikeI love that you threw little man in there. He is so darn cute!
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LikeThank you.
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LikeSo on point. Gimme a Robert Pattinson/Barack Obama sandwich and lets call it a day.
And Jack is so damn cute. His eyes look like Whoppers... you know the malted candies. I love his eyes. So pretty.
It makes me laugh that you don't give Donny any credit for making Jack.
And if white people are supposed to have good credit, then somebody owes me an explanation because I look white and I want my money dammit.
You need to post part 2. What? Don't act like there isn't a part 2. Lol
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LikeBarack is 1/2 white!! We helped make him cool!!
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LikeNooo, that's the half that got him good credit.
The black half made him cool.
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LikeNOW, THAT is some funny shit!!! hahahahahah
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LikeWait---could it be--
FIRST, MOTHERBITCHES!! (haha still laughing about that)
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LikeNot done with the blog yet...still laughing at MOTHERBITCHES.
BAHAHAHA!!
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LikeRent the movie, "Bad Boys."
"Freeze, motherbitches!"
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Likethat is my favorite line of the whole movie!! LOL
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