Very rarely do I go into a movie expecting not to like it and come out of it not only loving it but considering it one of my favorite movies in a long time. Yesterday Jenn and I on a whim went to go see the Oscar nominated movie Her starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansen.

I'm really shocked I didn't make Jenn go see Jobs in the theaters. But somehow getting out to see Jobs alluded me so I waited for it come out on rental to check it out. Most of you probably already know by this point but I've been a giant Apple fan since the release of the iPod. Since that time I've watched probably every Apple keynote and began to truly admire how Steve Jobs not only presented keynotes but drove innovation at Apple. 

After coming away pretty disappointed by The Wolf of Wall Street, Jenn and I went into seeing American Hustle with a little trepidation. Luckily within the first ten minutes our fears were gone and we were in for one great movie.

At the beginning of 2013 I began using a service called Trakt which keeps track of all the TV and Movies you watch. Its best as an iOS app and basically after Jenn and I got done watching a movie or TV show I would record it in the Trakt app. It started more as a mere fascination with how much we watched but ended up being something I really enjoyed using. The Trakt app is quite good and there is a little joy that comes from marking yet another episode of the Daily Show off.

One of my favorite things to do every year is to sit down and write this post. Its an incredible journey to look back on the year that was and to look ahead to the year that could be.

The year started with Jenn starting to get into a groove with her new job while I continued to pursue improving Darkstation. In fact the start of 2013 was a big for Darkstation as it was when we launched a brand new layout for the site. The layout was a modest improvement, streamlining some of our bigger traffic areas of the site (news, reviews, podcasts) while maintaining 10 years of content. I'm super proud not only of the redesign but for what we were able accomplish on the site in 2013.

For the last two years (see 2011, 2012) Jenn and I have been collaborating on a post we like to call "Our Favorite Things". Each year its an opportunity to look back on the year that was and remember the TV, Music, Movies, and memories we want to remember from those years. So as is now tradition here are our favorite things from 2013.