It took me a little while to make my list. I'm spending even more time on my list of top 10 albums I listened to for the first time in 2019. I hope to have that by Monday, but since I know you're all chomping at the bit...
MY TOP TEN MOVIES I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2019 (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER)
1. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2. Booksmart
3. Avengers: Endgame
4. Brightburn
5. The Amazing Jonathan Documentary
6. Jojo Rabbit
7. Parasite
8. Captain Marvel
9. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
10. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
New Year Same You
This is not going to be a diatribe bashing self-improvement. I love self-improvement. I respect people who look at the things they want to change in life and decide to try and make those changes. But the key word is "want".
That's why I hate the saying "New year, New you". In the next 24-48 hours, it will probably be the most said 4 word sentence on every conceivable social networking platform.
But why, why does there need to be a new you? What's wrong with the old you? Why can't the old you decide to exercise more or learn to cook if you want?
Be happy with you and then upgrade the skills you want.
I think of it like D&D. After every adventure, you gain experience. That experience lets you learn new skills. Sometimes, when you level up, you just increase an attribute. Maybe you get stronger or smarter. But it's always a choice. Other times, you learn a new skill or talent...but again, always a choice.
In addition to that, your character's core components, their wants, their desires, their beliefs, their passions, those don't change. They adapt and they choose new skills and attributes to serve those needs.
So as we enter a new decade, I say, don't go for the complete overhaul. A lot of stuff about you is just fine! Just learn to cook with a wok or lift heavier things this year. Be proud of you for whatever you do...even if it's just making it through every day until 2021.
I'm proud of you and I love you. All of you...is that weird? Did I move too fast?
That's why I hate the saying "New year, New you". In the next 24-48 hours, it will probably be the most said 4 word sentence on every conceivable social networking platform.
But why, why does there need to be a new you? What's wrong with the old you? Why can't the old you decide to exercise more or learn to cook if you want?
Be happy with you and then upgrade the skills you want.
I think of it like D&D. After every adventure, you gain experience. That experience lets you learn new skills. Sometimes, when you level up, you just increase an attribute. Maybe you get stronger or smarter. But it's always a choice. Other times, you learn a new skill or talent...but again, always a choice.
In addition to that, your character's core components, their wants, their desires, their beliefs, their passions, those don't change. They adapt and they choose new skills and attributes to serve those needs.
So as we enter a new decade, I say, don't go for the complete overhaul. A lot of stuff about you is just fine! Just learn to cook with a wok or lift heavier things this year. Be proud of you for whatever you do...even if it's just making it through every day until 2021.
I'm proud of you and I love you. All of you...is that weird? Did I move too fast?
Monday, November 18, 2019
Top 5 - 11-18-19
1. First watches with my son. This time it was Ghostbusters.
2. Dark humor
3. Random Detroit adventures with my kid and my girlfriend.
4. Detroit Wing Company
5. A new weekly spread in my bullet journal
2. Dark humor
3. Random Detroit adventures with my kid and my girlfriend.
4. Detroit Wing Company
5. A new weekly spread in my bullet journal
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Top 5 - 11 - 13 - 19
1. The freedom to be late doing this (although I feel a little guilty and guilt is one of my biggest shackles).
2. A full weekend of random fun with my girlfriend.
3. Communication skills.
4. 2nd and Charles
5. Pie-Sci
2. A full weekend of random fun with my girlfriend.
3. Communication skills.
4. 2nd and Charles
5. Pie-Sci
Monday, November 4, 2019
Top Five 11-4-19
1. Time with my son
2. Time with my girlfriend
3. Time with my girlfriend and my son.
4. Time with my friends and my son.
5. Slow cooker chicken and dumplings.
2. Time with my girlfriend
3. Time with my girlfriend and my son.
4. Time with my friends and my son.
5. Slow cooker chicken and dumplings.
Friday, November 1, 2019
An Experiment I Want To Try
With the way virality works, many of you have probably seen this video.
https://patch.com/maryland/annapolis/boy-fills-empty-trick-or-treat-bowl-his-own-halloween-candy
For those who didn't feel like clicking a link, which is fine, you work hard and you deserve to spend your energy how you want. I'll give you a quick synopsis.
A young child is trick or treating and he comes to a bowl of candy that has been left out by someone who wasn't able to hand out candy. They had their Nest camera on and captured the kid walk up to find an empty bowl. This beautiful example of humanity dug into his bag and put some candy in there so future kids won't know the disappointment he knew. He's a true winner and I hope I instill these values in my own son.
But there's one thing we're not talking about in the video and let me be clear, I'm not shitting on this kid because I think anyone would do this.
The kid is clearly paying attention to what he's putting in the bowl. I know that if I realized after I got home that, by some amazing coincidence, I'd thrown all my whoppers in the bowl by accidental. This kid is giving but he's not stupid.
So anyway, my experiment. When I have a house to pass candy out of (I'm currently in an apartment and trick or treating doesn't seem to be a thing), I'm going to set up a system.
Here's the bowl of candy, it'll have, say 10 pieces in it. Take a piece. Take two even! But, it's a 1 for 1 trade. You need to leave a piece of candy you don't care for. The next kid who comes up, they might looooove Necco Wafers and be so stoked and then one kid dumps some of his dead weight candy while making another kid's night!
But the real reason for this is data collection. In my mind, I would get a good amount of scientific data of the most hated candies in my neighborhood. If the bowl is 90% Sweettarts at the end of the night, then it's a clear indicator of the feelings of the kid population.
Plus, a lot of people don't like Whoppers for some stupid reason, and I feel like I'd end the night with a bounty of Whoppers, therefore winning Halloween.
https://patch.com/maryland/annapolis/boy-fills-empty-trick-or-treat-bowl-his-own-halloween-candy
For those who didn't feel like clicking a link, which is fine, you work hard and you deserve to spend your energy how you want. I'll give you a quick synopsis.
A young child is trick or treating and he comes to a bowl of candy that has been left out by someone who wasn't able to hand out candy. They had their Nest camera on and captured the kid walk up to find an empty bowl. This beautiful example of humanity dug into his bag and put some candy in there so future kids won't know the disappointment he knew. He's a true winner and I hope I instill these values in my own son.
But there's one thing we're not talking about in the video and let me be clear, I'm not shitting on this kid because I think anyone would do this.
The kid is clearly paying attention to what he's putting in the bowl. I know that if I realized after I got home that, by some amazing coincidence, I'd thrown all my whoppers in the bowl by accidental. This kid is giving but he's not stupid.
So anyway, my experiment. When I have a house to pass candy out of (I'm currently in an apartment and trick or treating doesn't seem to be a thing), I'm going to set up a system.
Here's the bowl of candy, it'll have, say 10 pieces in it. Take a piece. Take two even! But, it's a 1 for 1 trade. You need to leave a piece of candy you don't care for. The next kid who comes up, they might looooove Necco Wafers and be so stoked and then one kid dumps some of his dead weight candy while making another kid's night!
But the real reason for this is data collection. In my mind, I would get a good amount of scientific data of the most hated candies in my neighborhood. If the bowl is 90% Sweettarts at the end of the night, then it's a clear indicator of the feelings of the kid population.
Plus, a lot of people don't like Whoppers for some stupid reason, and I feel like I'd end the night with a bounty of Whoppers, therefore winning Halloween.
Monday, October 28, 2019
Top Five 10-28-19
1. Making a pork chop from frozen in my Instant Pot
2. Midnight screenings of Rocky Horror Picture Show with my girlfriend (her first time).
3. Chocolate whoopie pies
4. A hospital with good food and great staff.
5. The ability to be there for the people I love.
2. Midnight screenings of Rocky Horror Picture Show with my girlfriend (her first time).
3. Chocolate whoopie pies
4. A hospital with good food and great staff.
5. The ability to be there for the people I love.
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