None of these lists are in any particular order. I limited myself to ten items in each category. Sometimes there are less, because I didn’t have more than I’d mentioned.

Best TV shows of the decade:

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer – It was an amazing show. The last season suffered, in my opinion, but the show itself was just so enjoyable in almost every episode.
• Rome – I’ve never mourned the limited run of a show as much I mourned this one. It was compelling and entertaining, with a complex cast and great historic context.
• Survivor – It shocks me that this isn’t on more lists. Survivor defined the past decade of television, like it or not. It introduced the reality genre as being viable for prime-time network viewing.
• West Wing – It helped us survive the Dubya years. Honestly, I think Obama could thank Sorkin for his presidency, as this show set up a tight base of people who believed strongly that Washington could change things for the better.
• Lost – This is another game-changer, like Survivor. We’re awash with compelling sci-fi on network TV, and we have Lost to thank for it.
• The Daily Show – Another one that helped us survive the Dubya years. It remains my primary source of news.
• Freaks and Geeks – It was short-lived, and that may have saved it. It might have sucked given time. It was a rich re-telling of growing up as an outsider that resonated on a basic level, and, thanks to it, we have Jason Segel. I saw this on DVD, and I mourned the end of the series, much as I did with Rome.
• Arrested Development – Another short-lived but awesome show that had so many fast-paced and off-kilter jokes that you could barely keep up without a DVR to pause and replay.
• Mad Men – It’s simply stunning visually, and I truly care about each character. Even the “bad guys” are lovable in some odd way.
• The Amazing Race – It’s travel porn. My “I want to go to there” list gets longer every time I watch.

Best Movies of the Decade:

• Gladiator
• Little Miss Sunshine
• Kill Bill
• Wall-E
• Up
• O Brother Where Art Thou?
• Lord of the Rings
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
• Brokeback Mountain

Favorite products:

• Kindle
• Diet Coke with Lime
• Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds
• Kapoosh Knife Holder, Woodgrain Finish
• KitchenArt Pro Series Salt/Pepper Dispenser/Shaker, Champagne Satin Finish
• Copco Cold Beverage Mug
• Nautica Bed Gear Sets

Awesome things that have happened to me in the past decade:

• Graduated from Tulane (thanks, Mommylady, for the reminder!)
• Paid off my student loans well ahead of schedule
• Moved to IL, got my first apartment
• Started this blog
• Mourned for the loss of several people, but most notably amanojaku, and both my grandpas
• Met and married my dear husband
• Met and became friends with B*, the Moos, and the Twos and a host of others after moving to IL
• Started working for my current employer and celebrated ten years of doing so
• Became a gamer
• Bought my first car, and bought my second without any financing
• Love(d) and was/am loved by two cats
• Donated often to charities and causes I believe in

Anything I missed?