Here we are with another recap of the past year, the highlights across multiple fronts, from media to personal to creative endeavors…
MOVIES
I thought it was a pretty great year for movies, but it boiled down to a horse race between A Big Bold Beautiful Journey and Marty Supreme for me. Awarding year’s best to Journey would be the latest example of just why Colin Farrell is my favorite actor. Awarding it to Supreme would give that honor to the next standout Hollywood actor, Timothée Chalamet, who also starred in A Complete Unknown. Both would more than deserve the honor. I’m talking both actors and films.
BOOKS
My favorite read last year was undoubtedly The Killer Angels, which I don’t get tired of describing as the book I was destined to read, but was very pleasantly surprised to find out how much I love. It’s the kind of experience that I consider to be the very best storytelling.
MUSIC
I really got into Colter Wall. Here’s a huge part of why:
I watched a bunch of good stuff. My biggest new-to-me was certainly Severance. But my favorite show remains Ghosts. I continue to be baffled at how much it gets taken for granted.
FAVORITE WRITING PROJECT
As has kind of been belabored, I had a pretty busy year, but finally writing Collider was undoubtedly the highlight. Whenever it sees light of day I kind of think it would be impossible not to consider it something special, in and out of context.
FAMILY
The August family reunion was more rewarding than the 2024 edition. Got to spend a good deal of time with most of the family in various groupings. Finally takes the edge off missing the 2020 edition (that everyone did, since it was supposed to happen in March, just when everything shut down).
WORK
Kind of have to end on an unfortunate note, here. The room was rearranged, and that ended up leading to an implosion. Still working on how exactly that affects my ongoing employment there. Been working on potentially moving on. I still absolutely love and treasure the kids at the center, but I’ve never felt less needed. Which is certainly an ego thing, I know, which is really so much of the problem. People continue to be my main stumbling block.
It was an incredibly long year. I packed it with a lot of good things, too, but there were a number of stressors that I just couldn’t seem to get out from under. I celebrated every triumph, though. I didn’t take them for granted. Everything is a learning experience! And also: no hurricanes!
Let me repeat: No hurricanes!
So that was pretty good.
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