Thanksgiving Rick Roll
To understand just how epic this was, here’s the Wikipedia entry on Rickrolling.
Top Artists (according to Last.fm):
My Top Tracks (according to Last.fm):

Movies I saw that were released in 2008 (not necessarily the best, just some of the more memorable; in no order):

(If I tried to remember ALL the movies I watched last year, it would take me until the end of ‘09! The most watched movie of the year was a tie between WALL-E and Shoot ‘Em Up, 3 times each.)
Some of the best stuff I read in 2008:

Teh awesomist tubes on teh internets:

Favourite Online Video of 2008:
Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.
Favourite Video Game of 2008:
Tie: Guitar Hero III and Portal
To understand just how epic this was, here’s the Wikipedia entry on Rickrolling.
This is one more reason why you should never doubt just how much Prince kicks ass…
Courtesy of Topless Robot’s The Best 11 Songs From Geek-Movie Sountracks
Batman, meet Prince’s dirty mind. Prince’s dirty mind, meet Batman. I’m sure you’ll have a lot to talk about! Man, try to imagine modern-day Warner Bros. and Christopher Nolan turning over the soundtrack for their ponderous Batman Begins to, I dunno, OutKast and you’ll have some idea of how freaking crazy it is that this song and video ever even happened. Torn between his brother-in-mononymhood Batman and his fellow purple enthusiast the Joker, Prince created a hybrid character called Gemini, who presides over a berserk interpretive dance involving women in batsuits, a parade of Vicki Vales led by a woman in a shirt reading “ALL THIS AND BRAINS TOO ” (an homage to Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns!), cheeky references to the ’60s TV-show theme that still have over-serious Bat-fans sputtering with fury, collage-style lyrics culled from all of Prince’s other Batman soundtrack songs, and a fucking vicious guitar solo. The end result is a ballsy slab of industrial-dance-funk-rock-madness that proves superhero soundtrack music doesn’t have to be kid-tested and mother-approved.