Top 10 lists for 2006

I've gotten into the habit at the end of each year of making lists of the most memorable things I read/watched/listened to, and I thought I'd share that here this year. Yes, I'm aware that many of these were not released in 2006.

Books - Not a big year for heavy reading. I think Madam Secretary was my Mount Everest this year.

• Ash Wednesday Ethan Hawke - surprisingly good book written by a celebrity
• Blue Like Jazz Donald Miller
• Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
• Harry Potter, Books 1-3 J.K. Rowling
• In Her Shoes Jennifer Weiner
• Lost and Found Carolyn Parkhurst - funny
• Madam Secretary Madeleine Albright
• Mockingbird : A Portrait of Harper Lee Charles J. Shields
• White Oleander Janet Fitch
• Why Do I Love These People? Po Bronson

Movies - Ah, the year I subscribed to Netflix.

• 7 Up documentary series
• Akeelah and the Bee
• American Dreamz - hilarious satire
• Cars
• Click
• The Devil Wears Prada
• I Heart Huckabees
• Late Night Shopping
• The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada - looks like it was filmed in El Paso
• World Trade Center

Music - I admit it, I listen to Top 40 radio. A lot. Some of these are songs and some are albums.

• "At My Most Beautiful" REM
• Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor
• "Crazy" Gnarls Barkley
• "Hate Me" Blue October - read the lyrics
• Hopes and Fears Keane
• Hotel Moby
• "Over My Head" and "How to Save a Life" The Fray
• U2: Best of 1980-1990
• Vivaldi Concerto for Violin and Two Cellos - I heart Vivaldi
• Why Should the Fire Die? Nickel Creek

TV - What happened to all the dramas? And it was a big year for reality TV.

• "30 Days" - Morgan Spurlock is a genius
• "Everybody Hates Chris"
• "Iron Chef America"
• "Little People, Big World"
• "The Office"
• Oprah Winfrey Show 20th Anniversary Collection DVD - highly recommended
• "Project Runway" - so addicted to this show
• "The Soup"
• "Survivor"
• "VH1 Nocturnal State" - best thing on TV after 1 a.m.