Hear, oh people, the warnings of Kuhu:

Be not out past the downing of the sun, and stay off my roof!

Glory is given, glory is taken. All who receive shall remain in the database!

Fear not the lopsided eyes of the Old Old Suit-Man … but fear his many approaching forms!

Kuhu learned email: KuhuSpeaks@PopCap.com!

Hear oh people, the joyfulness of Kuhu:

There, too, are many forms of worms. Among them, the shiniest are the i!

The lion will lie down with the lamb, and then the lion will get up and frolic in the meadows. And the lion will not calm down! And the lamb shall seek refuge and shout, “I should’ve stayed home!”

Joy comes in many forms, much like the Old Old Suit-Man… but its greatest form is a sandwich!

Hear, oh people, the future memories of Kuhu:

In the Year of the Singing Salamander, it was either that, or the Year of the Digital Swan!

And on the day they solved the crime, the County called Green was exposed. All who called this land “County” discovered the hidden truth, nestled beside the hidden feather: it is a Town!

And surrounding that Town, Canada!

Verily, all games shall exist, and some shall cease. The adventure hath existed even as the adventure was yet unknown. And the adventure was flowers and diamonds and words!

I just bought a huge soup pot!

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Withering in the shadow of the Giant Heart, red ribbon with chocolate stains. And though you feel no guilt, verily: you shall regret that nougat truffle!

Behold, gems shall cover the land as cards roam the rooms, and none will desire ants in the pants!

When the sharp burn subsides and all is the remnants of what could have been: curse this cappuccino!

Make way for The Bearded One who knows of all Things and all Times, but especially Things!

And when the Great Kuhu speaks, all shall wonder of the worm and the worm and the mobility of joy. But Kuhu shall only mean this: Kuhu hath a headache!

As the fire streaks across the sky and the tall nation awes the great fiery force, many will say: it’s cold outside!

Thus sayeth Kuhu, again and once more: Brian K shall labor and all shall rejoice!

The time is now yours, to answer the great Kuhu: you call this a large with extra cheese?

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At first light in The Year of Mayan Mistake, Kuhu laughed. Behold, there is only one Future. Only one Knower of It. And only one wheel on most unicycles!

Where hast thou gone, all ye resolutions? Blazing Speed!

The Winds of Change carry many things far and wide, including my napkin. Kuhu hates mustard!

This rug is old.

Jennifer Kraengel will defeat her father in Bejeweled Blitz!

The moment is coming and is soon to be past, and all will know: I am the holder of Zombie shoes, for it is a pair and an opportunity and a yuck!

To be or not, to the letter I see: the time to rise and face your challenge is nigh. It is also time for a haircut!

You have asked and I have answered: check your toothbrush!

And soon the tall golden man shall stand above us all! Beware, for you will stare in awe as the orchestra plays a farewell song. And everyone will know, again: the Academy is stupid.

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A.J.
My favorite thing in 2012 was two things, Sookie and Rory (my dogs). Considering that they are yearly my favorite things, I think I should get a third one, too, for last year, which would be the delicious bottle of truffle oil I got for, like, only $4 at the Conad Market in Mercatale, Italy. It would have been about $30 here.

My prediction for 2013 is that the movie The World’s End (directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and Martin Freeman) will make me very happy. Also, I think that PopCap is going to blow your mind (yes, you). Also, I think that I will ride to work on a motorized elephant.
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Curtis
My favorite thing ice cream from 2012: Housemade Maker’s Mark ice cream from Screamin’ Mimi’s, the best ice cream shop ever. Yes, really.

My prediction for 2013: The Mars Rover will be stolen by an invisible clan of Marsmites that prey on bored robots. Soon after, we will discover we were better off with the Mars Bar.

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Dana
It’s hard to pick a favorite thing in a year that included the glorious film version of The Perks of Being a Wallflower, an amazing superhero movie like The Avengers, and new books in the Mistborn, Dresden Files, and Ender’s Game universes. (See how I snuck in a couple of other things so I could almost avoid choosing? Argo also rocked.)

But I’m a comics girl, and there are still a number of great options there to narrow down from, like Invincible, which continues to be the best ongoing comic, and Green Lantern, but I’ll finally commit to one thing which is my favorite for the year:

Angel & Faith. I love Buffy, but I thought Angel was even better, deeper, more profound, the Torchwood to Buffy’s Doctor Who. In comics, however, Buffy had gotten better treatment for the most part… until Christos Gage took the helm. He brings these characters to life more fully than any other writer has since the shows went off the air, and he clearly loves them. It’s been a monthly gift to read this book and return to a world I had really missed. It’s a perfect continuation of the story and the characters, lovingly crafted and utterly respectful of the original shows and their fans. Thank you Joss Whedon, Dark Horse, Christos Gage, and Rebekah Isaacs.

In 2013, I predict that Marvel will announce a new Daredevil movie, rebooting that franchise with Matt Davis (Alaric from “The Vampire Diaries”) in the lead. Okay, that’s totally my wishful thinking but psst, Marvel dudes, it’s the best idea you might not have had yet.
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Jeff
My favorite thing of 2012 was also sort of my least favorite: Sending my daughter off to college in New York City. The bad part was sending her off. Because, seriously, where did those 18 years go? Was she just not putting a bowl of spaghetti over her head? (Okay, maybe she did that at the dorms, too.) But the awesome part was seeing my kid as a newly minted young adult, taking on NYC and kicking ass at it. (In one week, she: saw “Book of Mormon,” met Katie Couric on the street, sat in the Colbert Report audience…and aced her term paper. I didn’t do one thing half that cool in my six years as an undergraduate.) Being a parent is the best and hardest thing in the world. When you have any successes at all at it, no matter how big or small, nothing comes close to being more satisfying. Oh but I also loved The Hobbit.

Prediction for 2013: I will see The Hobbit 12 more times.
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Julie
My favorite thing from 2012 is farro. Specifically the delicious version sometimes served as a small plate at Bar del Corso here in Seattle — simmered in a dark, savory broth, with wild mushrooms and creamy cheese. Yum!

Prediction for 2013: Farro will soon be out of fashion, replaced by some new “ancient” grain. Like maybe teff. Or amaranth.

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KUHU

Kuhu shall speak about 2012!
There is no past; there is only future. There is no regret, only hope… and sometimes fear. But there was once, on May 15, an excellent sunrise!

Kuhu foreknows 2013!
The seventh month of the flying baboon reveals Truth For All: and we shall know the glory of a perfectly fried onion ring!

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Philip
My kid is learning how to read. My favorite thing from 2012 was sitting in her room while she read Dr. Seuss’ Hop on Pop out loud to the dog.

I predict the Seattle Mariners will realize that those teal alternate jerseys make them look like an intramural softball team and they will stop wearing them. I will be so happy that I won’t even care when they miss the playoffs. (I hope to be at least half right.)

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Zombie

Favorite Thing from 2012: Brains.

Prediction for 2013: Brains.

Without holiday there is no happy. Without happy there is no holiday. And yet, there is always fruitcake.

In the fortieth month of the Donkey’s Last Bray, you shall walk with a cane. On that cane, stripes, and within, a delightful peppermint chill!

The vanquishing of fear is the beginning of strong. But woe to even the most heroic of men when they encounter the Spectacle of the Spectacled Worm!

And they lit the candles and wrapped them with fine linens. And as they slumbered, they woke to the cries of The Great Alarm. That was stupid.

There is coming soon the weeping of reindeer, for behold: the Steed flies faster… and it blazes!

In the moment of the pie, you will ask yourself: why do I exist? And Kuhu shall speak: lemon meringue!

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And the steed shall blaze and the rubied hopper shall smile, and the fragments and facets of joy will cover the earth. But woe unto those whose minute expires!

In the year of the Thumping Foot, ice will blanket the ground and chipmunks will weep.

Sight is the enemy of vision; those who cannot see cannot know: cheese is delicious!

No, that is not really silk.

And the clouds called caution to those who inquired: never shall the adventure travel; but the adventurer shall travel; never shall the game play itself, but the player plays the game; never shall the zombies know the other side, but the zombies shall know the other other side.

Put down the apple and pick up the apple… nay, the worm is coming!

For those who ask why: future holds possibilities. Future holds truth. Kuhu holds a napkin with a strong left hand!

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