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Friday Five – Best and Worst of 2012

Posted By on Friday December 28, 2012 at 2:51 pm
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Welcome to the Friday Five. Each week I help you get to know me a bit better with the help of a top five list. This week is double sized, with both the best and the worst of 2012

Well, it seems we all didn’t die in the Mayan apocalypse, so let’s review the best and worst of the past year.

I will preface this by saying, yes, I know I am a terrible person. Just trying to have a little fun. I could be a even more terrible person and mention that during this year I payed off all my credit cards, my car loan, and one of my student loans.

The Bad

  1. Aurora Colorado Shootings – Cosplay, ruined for everyone. Also, did you know this was not the first mass shooting in Aurora? In 1993, a disgruntled Chuck E. Cheese’s employee (Is there any other kind?) killed 3 employees and a manager there.

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  2. Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings – I don’t think anyone likes the idea of killing innocent children (except for maybe Anakin Skywalker following Order 66). Is it bad if my first thought as a nerd was “Isn’t this how the Civil War started, with a tragic accident at a school in Connecticut?”

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  3. Hurricane Sandy – It’s a hurricane dammit, not a superstorm. A superstorm isn’t a real thing. It’s the subject of a Syfy original movie. This is only tragic because it affected people who actually had money, unlike the last few hurricanes. Being without power for a week sucks. #FirstWorldProblems

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  4. Honey Boo Boo – Really? Really America, this is what we’ve come to? She’s actually from where my parents live, and they’ve seen her around town, and yes, she is just like that ALL THE TIME.

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  5. Dan Harmon getting booted from Community – That Season 3 finale was just perfect. I can only hope the new guys can wrap everything up in a big bow and end it with an equal flourish, as this season 4 will most likely be the last, what with Chevy Chase quitting.

 
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The Good

  1. Going to Comikaze, and getting to see the Star Trek rock.

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  2. Curiosity Rover landing on Mars.

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  3. Getting my picture taken with all 5 Star Trek Captains – Worth $800? Probably not, but still damn cool, and not something many other people can say they did. My Star Trek nerd cred is higher than yours! See following item.

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  4. My Tattoo – I’d been wanting one for a while, but finally pulled the trigger this year. I wanted it done before the prior entry. What did I get? Like you have to ask. I got a DS9 Style Communicator in the proper place on my chest.

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  5. Felix Baumgartner’s jump from space – An energy drink company has a better space program than we do.

 
JohnScott and the Five Captains

is the proud owner of a life size replica Captain Kirk Chair. He is a hoarder of Comic Books, Transformers, and Star Trek action figures. He attended Space Camp as an adult. He has taken vacations to the closing of the Star Trek Experience and the final night Shuttle launch. He has been known to yell at his television when the kids can't put together the damn statue in the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. When not writing for InsufficientScotty, he is a Software Engineer for a major healthcare communications company.

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