It’s that time of the year…to recount the past year. And then the past decade! Although technically, the decade is not over until December 31, 2020. But here we are when we say a new decade is starting!

Nonetheless, to begin!

I recounted the most impactful entertainment pieces for me in 2014. Then I did it again for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018. Now 2019.

Movies I Saw
A little tough halfway through the year due to Chris’ incident, but still…very impactful!

Parasite

Avengers: Endgame

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Burning

Detective Pikachu

TV Shows I Watched

Watchmen

Game of Thrones granted, a very mixed season

Succession

Barry

Fleabag

Books I Read

Pachinko

The Power

Exhalation a collection of short stories, but it counts!

Educated

The Making of a Manager

Ways to Pass the Time

Bon Apetit videos

Always reading news on Twitter, but noticing conversations and paying attention to the context of a tweet rather than the tweet itself

Listening to podcasts of shows and Esther Perel

Brainstorming ways to use up leftover food (e.g. what can one do with a surplus of roasted potatoes)

Confirming Chris’ recovery

Technology

Instagram stories—yes, I know

Google Home…when it works

Google Photos

Abstract, even if it’s a work thing, but the abilty to control versioning and look at history!

Slack. Still my favorite app of all as long as it doesn’t stress me out. Found communities this year, although not sure if I will have sustained interest