Happy New Year 2023! This is a blog post a year in the making, that I had to finally update lol. Here are the books that I have read in 2022, per my Top 22 Books in my To Be Read List of 2022, and some of my thoughts about them. :) I will also include some honorable mentions of books that I have started this year but haven't proceeded or completed.
There is only eight here and some of them aren't from the original list, but the important thing is that I did read! lol
I had to take some time to process this. I have a lot to say and I don't think this one blog post will cover it all.
I'm surprised that I didn't plan on writing a blog post about this until later. I guess I didn't want to acknowledge it as true, you know? ☹
After 25 incredible seasons, the PBS Kids "Arthur" series has finally concluded. The final episodes aired for the first time on February 21, 2022. The show premiered on October 7, 1996. This is a huge deal and not treated like the ending of other shows.
I really appreciate that 5 Seconds Of Summer always manages to write songs about me and named after me. That's nice of them. First “Empty Wallets,” now “Complete Mess.”
I was wondering if I should cover this song now, or later when I do a track by track review of 5SOS5’s entirety.
Ehh…I’ll do it now. It’s hot on my mind and it saves me from more work later. Lol
So on March 2, 5 Seconds Of Summer finally dropped their first single and music video of 5SOS5, “Complete Mess," thus kicking off the 5SOS5 Era in full swing. This was my first time as a fan experiencing the release of the first single and music video of a 5SOS album and watching them promote it in real time.
(Wow. A lot of “firsts” there.)
Okay, so as usual, my initial thoughts, and then I’ll review the full thing further.
Do you ever invent your own holiday? This is what one of my best friends Abby and I did.
I'm seeing that a few of my past Christmas blog posts have been under my Popular Posts these last few weeks, so I thought that I'd share some of my best ones in one blog post. Merry Christmas, and thank you for reading! 🙂✝️🎄
A Perfect Christmas List Movie Review (2019)
A BAD MOMS CHRISTMAS (2017) Has a Church Scene EXACTLY like the Scene in HOME ALONE (1990)! (2017)
Why I Will Always Say "Merry Christmas" (2016)
Why PBS Kids Always Does Holiday Specials Right - By Not Just Celebrating Christmas (2014)
One of my Favorite Christmas Special Moments - The Church Scene from "Home Alone" (2013)
An Unrealistic Outcome: The Sad Truth About Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" (2012)
A Good Twist and Variation...or a Rip-off of a Classic Ballet? A Look at Changes in The Nutcracker (2011)
The Symbolism of Angel Dumott Schunard in RENT: My Interpretation (2011; first blog post!)
I'm in shock and so heartbroken about this. I can't believe this. It doesn't feel real.
Dancer Serge Onik has passed away at age 33.
So...I don't have my own computer right now. I haven't had one for over a year. Lol