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My Best Of The Best Of Lists 2013

Photo by Gaetan Lee

Photo by Gaetan Lee

An end of a year always brings out the Best of Lists, the Top This or That Thing or Moment Of The Year. Well, we’re no different here at bryanhilson.com, and out of the several lists I’ve collected here are my three favorites. Take these with you as we round the corner on 2013 and let them inspire you to great heights in 2o14. Happy New Year everyone!

Mabel Gorgonow’s Top 5 Leftovers of 2013

1. February 6, 2013 – Mother’s meatloaf, my mashed potatoes, and six hours of NCIS on the DVD machine (Imagine Mark Harmon between these two pieces of sourdough don’t you print that!)

2. May 11, 2013 – Half a pork burger and potato salad from Aunt J’s the other night with a Dad’s Root Beer and an US Weekly from the dentist’s office (Don’t worry, Dr. Singh, I brought it back!)

3. April 26, 2013 – Veggie lasagna, WITHOUT the cat hair this time (Gurgles you naughty tom!), latest Debbie Macomber, and the last seven Peeps from Easter Sunday

4. July 7, 2013 – Maggs’ cousin’s neighbor’s corn chip casserole and the rest of the red, white and blue fruit salad from the 4th of July thingamajig. With a beer from Denny’s home brewing kit (made me pass gas with my mouth, I never) And poolside…(okay, you got me, I was in the bathtub. Bliss on a Tuesday night!)

5. October 19, 2013 – Salmon curry/brown rice deal the new internationals from down the way brought over for bridge club, and warm 7UP for the tummy ache (Dr. Singh, I’ll get you the recipe!)

Garrett (G-Heev) Heevall’s Top 5 College-Ruled Notebook Purchases of 2013

1. January 2, 2013 – Studio C Zip-It Premium 1-Subject Storage Notebook Blue 80 Sheets (Stores the Polaroids AND my brainblurbs – old school visual diary, yo!)

2. March 19, 2013 – Mead Five Star Fat Lil Notebook Lime 200 Count (Beat back a mugger with this bad boy and no coil snags. That Spiral Lock is no joke, yo!)

3. May 10, 2013 – National Brand 5-Subject Wire Notebook Marble Green 200 Sheets (Multi-colored tabs means I’m multi-tasking like a mother, yo!)

4. October 21, 2013 – Mead Cambridge Limited Pink 80 count (Breast cancer awareness month, yo, and G-Heev’s imprezzing the smokin’ cashier at Panera Bread!)

5. December 15, 2013 – Roaring Spring Maxim Notebook Navy 80 sheets (Yo, early Christmas present for myself, bummed no actual Maxim was init :P, but this durable presscard cover is DA BOMB!)

Donald Splot’s Top 5 “Sorry, You Have the Wrong Number” Calls of 2013

1. February 14, 2013 – “Hello, is this the Anchorage Rectal Suppository Factory?”

2. April 22, 2013 – “Father Brownen please, this is the mother of his child.”

3. June 9, 2013 – “Jerry?! I’m in an unmarked grave in El Paso!”

4. September 17, 2013 – “We regret to inform you that your new bride has accepted a better offer in Chattanooga.”

5. November 28, 2013 – “I had sex with your turkey while you were at church you lying son-of-a-bitch.”

It’s The First Post Of 2013!

Happy New Year everyone!

So here it is, my very first post of 2013. Look at it, glistening in all of its newborn juices.

Okay, okay, let me clean it up a bit…there we go. Hello first post of 2013, what have you got for us?

Thanks Bryan, what we’ve got today is–wait, can you catch that dribble off my chin? Thanks. What we’ve got today is a little preview of what your blog’s going to bring us this year. According to my sources, Build A Story With Bryan will return with some new twists, and there will be posts about finding a book agent and film projects coming to fruition and a second take on your second novel. And word on the street is there will be more guest bloggers, including a new video from another neglected sibling of a powerful celebrity.

In addition, and no offense intended by the way, but there’s a strong possibility that the blog will have to write itself at least once or twice this year. But that’s actually a good thing, isn’t it, Bryan?

Indeed, first post of 2013, that is a good thing. Means that–

–hold on, Bryan, a bird wearing a green eyeshade just landed on my shoulder. Apparently, the odds are good that a new look for the home page is coming this year. Is that accurate?

Yep, I think you may want to bet on it, first post of 2013. And you may also want to lay your chips down on the possibility there will be a post about the correct type of lacquer finish to apply to a wooden lazing bureau.

Dynamite! Okay, well that’s it for me, time for a nap. Anything you want to add, Bryan?

Just that I’m looking forward to sharing the year with everyone out there. And I’d love to hear what you have planned for yourself in 2013. Maybe a few more hours a week spent inside your own lazing bureaus?