One thing I really want to do this year is spend more time being creative and and less time on my phone or on the internet in general. I struggled with my blog this year although I am proud of the few posts I made that had more work put into them. I am determined to spend more time this year playing music, writing, crafting, and working on my blog (which I know seems contradictory because I said less internet, ha ha). I am excited about some of the ideas I have for this blog and I really want to get back into writing in it more regularly. I love movies and I love writing about them and I'm planning on expanding my blog and writing about more things and putting more time and effort into each post.
Another blog "tradition" I started last year was looking back in entertainment and "the arts" and sharing some of my favorite things from the year. Last year I also shared some of my least favorites but I'm going to keep this post more positive and just share the things I liked.
I think my favorite movie I saw this year in theaters is a tie, to be honest. It was very hard choosing between Logan Lucky and Thor: Ragnarok. If you've read my post on Logan Lucky you'll know how much I loved that movie. And Ragnarok was amazing. When I heard Taika Waititi was directing it I knew it was going to be something special and it was. It was like no other Thor movie and no other Marvel movie. The music and the acting were great and I was near tears from laughing several times throughout the movie. A close second for me was Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, which I also wrote about. This was the year that Marvel kicked butt. I also really enjoyed Spider-Man: Homecoming. If you know me and know that I'm a Star Wars fan you might wonder why I haven't picked The Last Jedi as one of my favorites of the year. I have very conflicting feelings about that movie and I plan to do a lot more Star Wars-themed posts in the future in which I'll probably write about The Last Jedi. Also some people consider this movie a 2016 release but I saw it in theaters in 2017 so I'll mention it. I also wrote a blog post on the incredible Hidden Figures and if you haven't seen that movie by now you're doing yourself a disservice! Aside from new releases my sister and I spent some time this year enjoying some of the older Disney live action movies. Some of my favorites have been Summer Magic, Babes in Toyland, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, The Absent-Minded Professor, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks. They're fun, cute movies and if you're tired of a lot of the dark, cynical movies coming out lately I recommend any of these.
There were also some pretty good tunes that came out this year. I have really enjoyed the songs from Lights' new album Skin and Earth, particularly the song "Giants." I am also so happy for the international success that BTS has had this year and I think most of us can agree that the Steve Aoki remix of "Mic Drop" was the jam of the year. At least it was for me. Eisley also rose from the grave and blessed us with a new album this year. I've followed Eisley for a long time and seen them twice in concert. I'll admit it was strange to have this new album where only two of the original band members are left. It definitely has a different sound from other Eisley albums but it's still really good and "Louder Than a Lion" was probably one of the songs I listened to most in 2017. I also discovered a band this year that have been around and I'm mad that I'm only now listening to them and that's First Aid Kit. They have a new album coming out in January of this year but they released three songs from it in 2017 and they're all amazing. "Fireworks" and "It's a Shame" especially are such good tunes and I'm stoked for the new record. For this album they're definitely going for a 70's country vibe, which is ironically a genre of music I never thought I'd like and really got into this year. Another artist that I've liked for a while but was obsessively listening to this year for some reason was Nancy Sinatra. I have three of her records and I listened to them nonstop, especially the soundtrack for her TV special Movin' With Nancy, which everyone should see.
I think I'm with a lot of people in thinking that Stranger Things 2 was a huge deal in 2017 and one of the best TV shows this year. I didn't like it as much as the first season but it was tense as heck and so fun to watch. I also watched another Netflix series called Wormwood. It hasn't been out for long but, man, it was creepy and so interesting. If you are weirdly obsessed with the Cold War like I am or just enjoy murder mysteries you'll like this one. It's a documentary mixed with a dramatization of the events, which usually I dislike in documentaries because they tend to be cheesy and poorly acted. But the dramatization parts of this were well done and they had "real" actors starring in them like Peter Sarsgaard, Tim Blake Nelson, and Bob Balaban. As always I spent the year relaxing and rediscovering some of my favorite sitcoms like King of the Hill, Frasier, and Bob's Burgers. This year I also finally watched every season of Community and got into a sitcom called The Middle, which is really funny.
Sadly I didn't read nearly as much as I did last year. This was definitely the year of book series. I read three series this year, some that I have never read and some that I started when I was a kid or a teenager and never finished. I read The Series of Unfortunate Events, Lord of the Rings, and The Chronicles of Narnia. They were all wonderful and they're all very different styles and stories but I recommend them all. Other books I really enjoyed this year include The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Wonder by RJ Palacio, The Cold War Spy Pocket Manual compiled by Philip Parker, Anne of Green Gables by LM Montgomery, The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, Animal Farm by George Orwell, The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield, Life of Pi by Yann Martel, The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh by AA Milne, An Unseen Angel by Alissa Parker, The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, and The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls.
I am looking forward to revamping my blog, writing more, and reaching all my major goals in 2018. I do hope to spend more time this year creating and making my own things and less time merely consuming things that other people have made. I hope you'll stick around for the ride.
Happy New Year and I wish everyone the best of luck with their 2018 resolutions!
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