my year that was 2008 according to my blog posts...

- my white dog had his first "emergency" trip to the hospital
- had some fun going to Las Vegas, NV
- my xbox360 finally got the "Red Ring Of Death" (got it back 27 days later)
- had a humorous encounter with a stray dog
- saw the "Meg & Dia" band perform at California State Fullerton
- saw "Angels & Airwaves," "Meg & Dia," "The Color Fred," and "Ace Enders..." perform at the House of Blues, Anaheim, CA and at The Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
- had a work accident with a company vehicle
- after years of procrastinating, I finally got a new pair of eye glasses
- went to the "Bamboozle Left" music festival at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine, CA to see Reel Big Fish, New Found Glory, Alkaline Trio, Face To Face, Paramore, Jimmy Eat World, and the All American Rejects perform
- I actually called a radio station and won tickets to KROQ's Weenie Roast
- went to KROQ's "Weenie Roast Y Fiesta" music festival at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine, CA to see Pennywise, Bad Religion, Rise Against, the Raconteurs, the Offspring, and Metallica perform
- called the Kevin & Bean show to talk about the Weenie Roast
- actually ordered pizza through the internet for the first time
- saw Iron Maiden and Anthrax perform at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine, CA
- went to the "Van's Warped Tour" at the Pomona Fairgrounds in CA, to see Horrorpops, Katy Perry, and the Color Fred perform
- had fun at Disneyland
- went to AnimeExpo at the Los Angeles Convention Center
- had my tenth year anniversary working at my job
- went to "Affliction : Banned" MMA event at the Honda Center, Anaheim, CA
- my trip to the San Diego Comic-Con + Video Games Live (pages 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06)
- 5.4 Earthquake!
- listed my top 10 favorite comic-book based movies
- made my suggestions for graphic novels you should read
- saw Meg & Dia, Jonezetta, and Danger Radio perform at Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA
- it's not exactly about me, but my wife got a new car. Honda CR-V
- Metallica's latest album; Death Magnetic, was released. Yes, this is significant to me
- saw Counting Crows and Maroon 5 perform at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine, CA
- Rock Band 2 has been released. Yes, this is also significant to me
- first time at K1 indoor kart racing... i suck at it
- saw MxPx and Lagwagon perform at the House Of Blues, Anaheim, CA
- saw the Swell Season and Iron & Wine perform at the Greek Amphitheater, Los Angeles, CA
- went to the E for All gaming expo (turned out to be the last one ever)
- me and my wife rescued / fostered a dog that was going to be put to sleep (more on her 01, 02, 03)
- saw Iced Earth perform at the Wiltern, Los Angeles, CA
- spent Halloween in Las Vegas, NV
- went to the Gun Store in Las Vegas to experience shooting a gun for the first time (one of my best friend's also got married)
- huge fire near where I live (got scary for a bit)
- the xbox360's "New XBOX Experience" is like getting a new game console
- actually participated with Black Friday for once in my life
- went to Kevin & Bean's "Miss Double December" pageant at the Slide Bar, Fullerton, CA
- dropped Verizon DSL and got ourselves Verizon FIOS for our internet
- had a work accident with a company vehicle AGAIN
- saw Metallica perform at the Citizen's Business Bank Arena, Ontario, CA
- went to night two of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas to see Vampire Weekend, Snow Patrol, Scott Weiland, Franz Ferdinand, Kanye West, Paramore, Death Cab For Cutie, The Killers, and The Cure perform
- saw Metallica perform at the Forum, Inglewood, CA for two nights straight (night ONE, night TWO)
- got myself a new laptop computer and finally made a significant addition to my personal webpage
- I got my first webcam and am now into Skype

Well that really was a concert heavy year. Just the way I wanted it of course, and am actually hoping to even top that off this year. Very eventful 2008 for me, arguably more so than 2007. Now here's to 2009.