Hey y’all—
I thought I’d send a little reflection on 2024. I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions—I’m making resolutions all the time, regardless of date—but I do generally like to look back on the past year to note, synthesize, and record some things.
2024 IN SHORT SUM: So bleak *gestures broadly* out there—so cozy in here!
2024 HIGHLIGHTS: Working on and releasing 2 episodes of DIVERGENCY; going to the Midwest Gaming Convention; getting my inverse Mucha-inspired tattoo; running consistently the whole year; Soren visiting.
2024 MORES & LESSES: More nature, more socializing, more creativity; less phone time, less anxiety, less(/fewer) fucks to give.
WHAT I’LL REMEMBER 2024 FOR: starting DIVERGENCY; Kathy’s and Ed’s passing; my mom retiring.
MEDIA TOTALs and BEST-OFs
This was the first year I tracked all the media I engaged with across mediums! It was fun. It took half the year to figure out how to track it efficiently, but I’ll definitely be doing this again in the future. The only thing I didn’t track was music—I don’t do enough listening to music anymore, and I definitely don’t listen to much new or new-to-me music. Maybe I’ll include that for 2025.
Totals in parentheses; 5 favorites in order of most recent to least recent.
MOVIES (128)
Godzilla Minus One
Perfect Blue
Krull
Copycat
Asteroid City
BOOKS (31)
Earthlings, Sayaka Murata
The Extinction of Irena Ray, Jennifer Croft
Mama Day, Gloria Naylor
Watership Down, Richard Adams
Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
TELEVISION (15)
The X-Files S1-5
Chainsaw Man S1
Fallout S1
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
The Kroll Show
GAMES (>10)
Infinity Nikki
Gris
Astro Bot
Alan Wake II
Shadow of the Erdtree
LIVE (1)
“The Chosen” by Aaron Posner & Chaim Potok @ Milwaukee Rep
THE YEAR AHEAD
In 2025, I want:
MORE: Friend time; reading time; mental spaciousness; travel; writing; listening; self-assurance; acceptance.
LESS: Impulse purchases; sugar binges; feeling responsible for others’ emotions; self-seriousness; professional fuckery; Door Dash.
Write me back, if you want, and let me know how your 2024 was, or how you want your 2025 to be.
Warmly,
KM
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