#6 about books
quoting Gene Belcher, if God had wanted us to listen to audiobooks she wouldn't have given us eyes to watch TV.
So that's why I read books.
And watch TV.
On the topic of books, I wrote something about my favorite books of 2024 (also available in Spanish). Once I wrote it, I realized that I love sad books, so at least I can say I learned something about myself this year.
Also, this was the year when I finally started keeping a record of all the movies I watched, no matter what I watched (all the Christmas movies I watched are there, of course). So I looked back to know what I scored the best and I thought I was scoring everything with 5 stars but it turns out I only scored around 10% of the movies with the best score. I am a harsher judge than I thought I was but at the same time, I scored How to lose a guy in 10 days with 5 stars. What does that say about me?
These are some of the movies I loved. Two classics: The Holiday and When Harry Met Sally. Two movies that broke my heart: I am: Celine Dion and Aftersun. Three musicals: Wonka, Mamma Mia! and Wicked. And a few others that I couldn't group and categorize so I'll skip them.
Sometimes I wonder if we record too much and if I'd live a happier life if I didn't have a list of all the things I watched, all the things I listened to, all the books I read... because what even is the point, right? Am I doing it for myself or is there some kind of unspoken pressure to do it?
And the truth is I don't know.
But what I know is that I like looking back and thinking about the things I experienced. A very romantic idea is that I think all these things contribute to who I am. It's all these small pieces that make me be me. And, isn't that nice?
It's just a thought.
enjoyed and enjoying
✷ empecé el año en un karaoke y desafortunadamente no pude cantar los mejores éxitos de karaoke porque that was not the vibe pero gran idea en general.
✷ estoy leyendo La Cabeza de mi Padre de Alma Delia Murillo y es otro de esos libros que sé que me romperán el corazón pero todo bien. ojalá.
✷ fui a ver Heretic y la agrego a mi lista de películas con temas religiosos que vi recientemente (Conclave y Longlegs), lo que me hace pensar mucho en la relación con la religión que tenemos ahora... o que tengo. especialmente con Heretic, la pregunta fue, ¿para quién es esta película? ¿qué nos quería enseñar? no sé, a lo mejor algún día junto todos mis pensamientos en un monólogo largo, largo.
✷ A lot of fun things are entering the public domain next year: Tin Tin, Popeye, A Room of One's Own. I just hope I don't see a slasher version of Virginia Woolf's classic book!
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eso es todo por esta vez, happy 2025!
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