So, here we are again at the end of an exciting and unforgettable year and ready to start another adventure.

2008 brought us so many wonderfu...

So, here we are again at the end of an exciting and unforgettable year and ready to start another adventure.

2008 brought us so many wonderful things we never expected and we are so thankful for that. We traveled the world playing shows and more and started working on our new record which we couldn't be more thrilled about. We are already very proud of the songs and the experience we have had. We've never had a more fulfilling or fun time in the studio and we can't wait to share it with you all….very soon ; )

We hope you all have the best holiday ever and here's to 2009!

Hip hip hooray!!!

Here are some of our favorite things from 2008. If you haven’t checked some of these out, definitely check them out in ’09!

Favorite Books: Finn: A Novel by Jon Clinch, Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant, The Road by Cormac McCarthy & What is the What by Dave Eggers

Favorite Albums: Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust by Sigur Ros & In Rainbows by Radiohead

Favorite Live Shows: Sigur Ros @ The Greek in San Francisco & The Cure @ The Troubadour in Los Angeles & Portishead @ The Coachella Festival

Favorite Movies: Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler, House of Sand by Andrucha Waddington & Earthlings (Documentary)

Favorite Designer: Lina Osterman (Pudel)

Favorite Artist: Banksy

Favorite Foods: Acai & Uncle Eddys Vegan Cookies

Favorite Moment: Obama winning the Presidential Election, which we saw live at the Los Angeles International Airport before boarding our flight to Liverpool for the EMAs.

Favorite Experience(s): Every 30 Seconds to Mars Show and All award shows.

Favorite Human Initiative: Repairing a home for Habitat for Humanity, alongside a handful of our echelon brothers and sisters who bid so generously that H4H was able to fund a second US build...only to later find out that everyone had organized the funding of additional builds (9+ "Houses the Echelon Built" so far!).

Favorite Unusual Experience(s): Visiting the Malaysian Batu Caves and watching the Monkeys drink a can of Coke.

Favorite New Friend: Flood

Favorite Purchases: Our recording equipment with which we're currently recording our upcoming record.

Favorite Charities: Habitat for Humanity, NRDC, Sierra Club and WWF.

And, finally, our Favorite Holiday Card (courtesy of Angela & Sabrina):

Wishing you, your friends and your families a happy, healthy and safe Holiday Season.

See you next year!

PROVEHITO IN ALTUM

-MARS