Hasta La Vista 2022 - Don't Let the Door Kick You on the Way Out

There's all these "best of" or "most favorite" lists, and I've realized I can't remember most of the things I watched or read this year. They've kind of blurred together? The past few years have become one big blur. But this year in particular.

Had an interesting conversation with Mother about our mutual dislike of "embarrassment" or "humiliation" humor. ( Read more... )

Speaking of humor - I'm not finding "White Lotus S2" remotely funny. I keep going to sleep during it. Also Jennifer Coolidge overdid it on the botox.

Right now? Content.

It's a dreary New Year's Eve - representative of 2022, metaphorically speaking. But tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and mild - which is a good omen for 2023. I'm hoping 2023 is a much better year than 2022. It doesn't have to try that hard, all it has to do is not kill anyone I love or know - and we're pretty much half way there.

As far as resolutions go? Simple enough - take better care of my health, be more mindful of what I say and do (probably should stay away from the Soap Opera fandoms on FB and Twitter - which tend to bring out the worst in me), get rid of things I don't use or need, draw and paint more, get out with people more, walk more, exercise more, and take baby steps towards doing the things I want to do - and put work more and more solidly in my rear-view mirror.

Lessons learned this year? Kindness matters. The other crap? Not so much.

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Went out briefly to get a new glucose sensor from the Pharmacy, and for once no one was in the store, but a woman in a wheel chair, and the staff.

And been nodding off. Not doing much. I think I kind of needed to crash after the last three days or so. Mother is feeling better or so she tells me. No clue about everyone else.

I may watch "Amsterdam" tonight. I feel like I need to finish White Lotus to see if it improves. ( Read more... )

Sleepy day, and the rain may stave off the noisy fireworks - if so, yay?

Happy New Year Everyone.

Finished watching Amsterdam - starring, sigh, a lot of people. But mainly my fav, Christian Bale and Margot Robbie. Also Ana Taylor-Joy, Rami Malek, Robert Deniro, David Washington, Chris Rock, Taylor Swift. Directed by David O'Russel. It's slow, but interesting. Kind of a character piece, with a message?

Now, I'm watching Bale discuss his process and all of his iconic roles - and discovered, he's not a method actor. He doesn't really know what his process is - he's not really had any training, which can be problematic at times. And his accent behind the scenes - often comes and goes, which he finds embarrassing. He loves getting immersed in the characters and telling stories with them. And he just brings lots of different techniques to the filming.

Also, I realized watching him talk (that as himself, not as any particular character) - he reminds me of my brother. He has similar mannerisms, and from the nose up, looks like him.

Amsterdam is okay. My attention kept wandering during it. Not one of David O'Russell or Bale's better films. Or Robbie's for that matter. But I did like the message.

Going to bed soon. Debating whether I want to watch the ball drop. I can't quite express how much I despised 2022. It was a long slog. Or endurance race to the end. And I honestly don't remember much of it, and there's not much I can recount that was positive during it. I cried a lot during this year. Some days that's all I did. Cry. To the point in which I thought I'd never stop.

But through it all, there were people who came through for me. Who helped me. Unexpectedly. My co-workers, not the managers, but the people in the trenches sitting along side me in the cubicles, really surprised me with their kindness. They showed me that they had my back. As did my extended family, who came to my father's funeral with no expectations, and supported myself, my brother, and my mother with their love. Also online, various folks came forward. And Wales was there for me as well.

And through them - I realized what is important. Kindess and Love. It's the theme of Amsterdam. If you have love, and you fight to preserve love and kindness, that makes things worthwhile.