I was gonna write a weepy post about what I learned from 2008 and how important it was to me and how I grew as a person and all that shit but no, I’m gonna skip ahead to my typically skill-less blurry photos of awesome people doing silly things.

I’m fond of the huge glowing television in this shot, alongside the guy in the green shirt who looks like he’s going to do some Napoleon Dynamite dance moves. Also, check out Flash Granny, who is moving so fast that she can’t be captured by modern cameras.

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People making important decisions about how to destroy any semblance of coolness they have gathered. Also, @morganpdx rocking the leather jacket in front of the cash bar.

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@zippityd and @morganpdx staring in open mouthed awe at the place. (OK, I was the one in open mouthed awe)

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You can just make out @peteforsyth and @natronics in this picture (left) but I was mostly taking pictures of the red white and blue string lights above the bar.

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Where Eagles dare (to lodge).

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An unusually clear shot (for me) of @donpdonp.

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Everybody in this shot (@peteforsyth, @zippityd, and @morganpdx) was blinded by the flash, but I feel like it was worth it (it was probably not).

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I have two videos (not the best of the evening, those belong to @zippityd – seen here) uploading now. I’ll post when they’re done.

Edit: First video is up