December Meme - Day 3

DECEMBER MEME
stolen from dizzojay

A wee bit late, but it seemed like a nice way to recap the old year while being body slammed into the new.

December 03 → talk about movies this year
December 04 → talk about television this year
December 05 → talk about books this year
December 06 → talk about food this year
December 07 → talk about music this year
December 08 → talk about games this year
December 09 → talk about art this year
December 10 → a photo of you taken over ten years ago
December 11 → talk about volunteering/charity this year. 
December 12 → talk about this year in medical news
December 13 → talk about hobbies this year
December 14 → something that made you proud this year
December 15 → something that made you laugh this year
December 16 → something that made you sad this year
December 17 → something that made you happy this year
December 18 → your favorite photo this year 
December 19 → what you learned this year
December 20 → a picture of you taken over 20 years ago
December 21 → your favorite websites this year
December 22 → new items you’ve added to collections this year
December 23 → travel you did this year
December 24 → Something which caught your interest this year
December 25 → a photo of you and your family
December 26 → talk about politics or current events this year
December 27 → 3 goals for next year
December 28 → your plans for New Years Eve
December 29 → talk about things you are excited for next year
December 30 → a list of what you got for your winter holiday
December 31 → best moment of the month


December 3rd - Movies this year (Remember this is about 2018 and I wrote it in 2018)
There were a lot of movies I planned on seeing at the theater, but it was just not meant to be. I did take Aiden to go see Christopher Robin. I wish it had been under better circumstances, but it was fun.

I did watch a lot of movies via streaming services. The only one that really stands out to me now was The Frontier. It was a surprise find. A noir about a the aftermath of heist set in the seventies at a roadside hotel/diner named The Frontier. They did an amazing job at making it feel like the movie really was filmed in the seventies, from filming on 16mm, using actual vintage clothing, using music that would have been in movie soundtracks at the time instead of just music from the time period, to using seventies era special effects for the shooting scenes. Jim Beaver played a bad, bad man. It was awesome.

I was surprised at the horror movie selection I was able to find this fall and greatly enjoyed mainlining that. Though, I guess I shouldn't have been surprised considering that is when everything trots out the horror movies, but it felt like a much bigger selection this year.

The movie selection on Svengoolie this year has been exceptional as well.

The worst movie I saw this year hands down was the live action Fullmetal Alchemist movie. That was just a horrible hot mess. The visual effects and costumes were good, but not only did they largely screw up characters to the point they no longer resembled themselves, the storyline seemed to be created by taking the source material, putting it in a blender, and then reconstituted by someone on an acid trip.

Snowflake Challenge Day 1

Day 1

In your own space, talk about your Happy Place—the things that give you joy, calms you or keeps you sane.

What a way to start. I am actually in need of a Happy Place. I used to have several. My online places have changed irrecoverably. People have moved on and policies have changed various places to the point where they just don't hold the joy for me they once did. Don't get me wrong, I haven't left any of them, I still love the people who stayed, and I have been doing my best to make new friends. I even still have fun sometimes, but participating most places honestly stress me out more than not these days.

IRL, my happy places aren't fairing any better. Most people and places I once considered a happy place have left, closed, or the relationship has turned toxic. In one case, my wonderful fandom friend is dying.

Losing one of the most calming, sanity saving people in my life who I also did almost all of my fandom and non-fandom things with at the end of 2017, has also not helped.

But fear not, I may be in the dark, but I know I'm not alone and I have a flashlight. I'm branching out and rebuilding. It's just slow.