Farewell to 2015. Hello to 2016.
It’s a bit surreal, to be honest, the fact this it’s another new year. I probably feel this way every year, but 2015 feels like it went by so quickly. For reals. SO QUICKLY. Especially the last quarter of it.
I always get worried that I’ll feel angsty around the new year, especially this year, in that I wish I would have done more, or been better at certain things, or whatever…but the truth is that I feel…well, shell-shocked first of all, but also invigorated. 2016 is brand new. It’s clean and fresh. It’s an arbitrary marker in time, yes, but it’s an opportunity to reasses and to make new plans. I find that very exciting. Very invigorating.
I spent today, this last day of 2015 the way I’ve spent most of this year: working. It wasn’t a particularly *good* work day, I’m afraid, in that I didn’t even come close to hitting the goals I’d set out to hit. But not because I wasn’t focused…no, instead it was the actual nature of the work itself that held me back. My assignments today were just much more time consuming than normal. That’s always a bit deflating. But, not to worry. I’ll get it all done eventually 😛
I watched The Martian today and I finished my 100 movies in 365 days challenge. That felt really good, too. I really enjoyed this year of movie-watching and keeping track of the movies I watched. It was so much fun, and it definitely added to the enjoyment of it all. The list keeps each one fresh in my mind, and I definitely watched films I never would have watched before. I think for next year I’m going to make myself a book challenge. Maybe alternate from year to year. We’ll see. I like the idea.
Oh, and also, The Martian was *really* fucking good. Especially the last third of the movie with the actual rescue (spoiler). I loved it. One of my favorite movies this year. These last two years have been so good for movies! Thank you lord. We went through a reallllyyyy long stretch there of shit, shit shit. 2011 to 2013 can suck my dick. Terrible movie years. Didn’t like almost anything, except for Life of Pi. That was about fucking it. And The Avengers, but you know what I mean, we’re talking “awards” movies. Wasteland. But last year and this year? We’re fucking BACK bitches. So much better.
Did I talk about how good American Sniper was last night? Because that movie was really, really fucking good too. So well made. That’s really what’s impressed me about the movies I’ve seen over the past couple days: even if they’re not perfect movies that make me want to shout from the rooftops about them, they’re still so incredibly well-made. The craftsmanship on them has been spectacular. Sniper, Beasts, and The Martian all fit into that category. Superb pieces of filmmaking.
We went over to Aaron’s house tonight after I finished working for his annual NYE party, which we’ve always been out of town for in, like, the past five years or so. Last time we went it was at his apartment, and now he’s been in his house for at least the last two parties. Anyway, that was fun. Had some champagne, counted down the ball drop, you know. New Years party stuff.
Anywho, that’s all for tonight. 2015, we hardly knew thee. 2016: hi. Can’t wait to see what you have in store.