all in all, 2019 was really good—much, muuuuch better than 2018, that's for damn sure. i wrote an extensive summary of my decade over on medium, but i still had to look back on my favorite parts of the year...and come up with some to-dos for the coming one. cheers!
2020
1.
2. have a drink at the chateau marmont
3. renew my passport
4. attend a writing residency
5. host a dinner party
6. visit one new state (28 down, 22 to go)
7.
8. check out an open mic
9. pay for someone else's coffee
10. try axe throwing
11.
12. book my next international trip
13. spend a weekend in philadelphia
14. publish
15. take a candlelight yoga class
16. <strike>make pizza from scratch</strike>
17.
18. crack the new yorker’s daily shouts
19. do a tarot/fortune telling card reading for someone (i just bought this dope "gypsy witch" deck from 1903 and learning it is FASCINATING/slightly terrifying)
20. find a used book with a message in it and buy it
2019
favorite books:
on writing by stephen king
comedy sex god by pete holmes
trick mirror by jia tolentino
favorite articles (interestingly and unintentionally, all by women):
"the most gullible man in cambridge" by kera bolonik
"let's meet again in five years" by karen b. kaplan
"do you have a not-so-stranger?" by caroline donofrio (AND THE COMMENTS!)
"dating terms inspired by catfishing"by sara k. runnels
"rihanna's "bitch better have my money, repurposed for freelancers" by riane konc
"i think about this a lot: justin bieber's "call me maybe" lip-sync" by melinda fakuade
"a perfect, preemptive obituary for my ex-boyfriend" by danielle kraese
favorite songs: HERE
favorite albums:
djo - twenty twenty
catfish and the bottlemen - the balance
cherry glazerr - stuffed & ready
girlpool - what chaos is imaginary
oso oso - basking in the glow
the drew thomson foundation - the drew thomson foundation
starcrawler - devour you
harry styles - fine line
concerts (favorites bolded):
cherry glazerr
the cadillac three
girlpool
dandy warhols
greta van fleet
rooney
catfish and the bottlemen
jimmy eat world and third eye blind
damone
the struts
phantom planet
incubus
tegan and sara
ben kweller
twin peaks
hanson
favorite tv shows:
shrill
russian doll
stranger things
modern love
home for christmas
favorite movies:
knives out
booksmart
little women
five feet apart
blinded by the light
someone great
goals:
1. do 1 activity per week that allows me to meet new people: DONE
...because i obviously kept track. highlights included a '70s punk rock photography talk, "buy me boston" old advertising/music scene talk, board game speed dating (because half the guys didn't show up), a drag queen disco bash, the opening of time out market, and the grand opening party for the citizenm boston hotel.
2. take 2 classes: DONE
did an extremely unhelpful summer writing workshop and just finished a pottery class. not for me, but at least i tried!
3. bake 3 desserts (or breads, whatever): DONE
white chocolate lucky charms cookies, atlantic beach pie, and pear tart!
5. place 5 humor pieces or essays: DONE
1. little old lady comedy: barry manilow rewrites “copacabana” after visiting lohan beach club
2. points in case: i am the woman who bakes brownies for her coworkers on a weeknight, and my life is definitely not crumbling before my eyes
3. mcsweeney’s: i’m an adorable romper, and i’m about to make your life a living hell
4. little old lady comedy: welcome to dating app ninja warrior
5. weekly humorist: announcing the ex-boyfriend reunion tour
6. take 6 trips (at least 1 international): DONE
charleston, new york (3x), provincetown, peru
7. watch 7 new tv shows: ALMOST...6!
shrill, russian doll, tales of the city, modern love, breakfast, lunch & dinner, home for christmas
(carryover from 2018) get my aura photographed: DONE
stuff i didn't do: volunteer 4 times, take 8 dance classes (only 1), try 9 new dinner recipes (only 5), read 10 books (only 6)
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