I recounted the most impactful entertainment pieces for me in 2014. Then I did it again for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022

Movies I Saw

Although now it’s less about the fear of going to the theater, it’s just…is it worth it? So many annoying people, a combination of rudeness and them getting me sick! So this includes some streaming

• Oppenheimer
• Barbie
• Starring Jerry as Himself (my review)
• Past Lives
• The Menu

TV Shows I Watched

• The Curse
• Fargo (we are through season 1 and 2, partway through 3)
• Jury Duty
• Invincible
• The Last of Us

Books I Read

• Chain Gang All Stars
• Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
• Yellowface
• The Memory Police
• Counterfeit

Ways to Pass the Time

• Thinking about how to use up ingredients in the pantry for the next writing accountability grop, based on what I find in the NYT app
• Scrolling through the news apps like NYT, New Yorker…and now WashPo
• Whining to Chris about reducing stuffs
• Social media browsing, especially when it gets into scrolling on TikTok and Reels. Unlike most people, my mind just gets numb and unable to be creative
• Worried about all the age-related things that can happen to me

Technology

• Threads, obvs
• Bluesky, especially because I begged for an invite
• Substack
• Ember. It’s great when it works and it sucks when it doesn’t (which is most of the time)
• Aranet, even though nobody cares