THIS MONTH’S MEDIA: December 2022

What I watched, listened to, read, & played in December 2022!

In December, I watched & listened to a reasonable amount of media! I watched Glass Onion which I adored, & the first two episodes of Peaky Blinders which I’m really enjoying! I actually read some books for once lol, & I’m getting back into my Science Bullshit (/positive).

TV

  1. Cowboy Bebop: S1 E2
  2. Dinosauria: Old Buck
  3. Flavorful Origins: Mutton, Lily
  4. Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure: S1 E1
  5. How It’s Made: Latex Swords
  6. The Magic School Bus: S1 E1*
  7. Molang: S1 E14, 15, 16, 17
  8. Peaky Blinders: S1 E1, E2
  9. SciShow: How Testosterone Puts Female Hyenas in Charge, It Seems Like Trees Caused a Mass Extinction, Why Do These Penguins Kill Their First Egg?, Other Mammals Have This, Why Don’t You?

Total: 17 Episodes

BOOKS

  1. The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! by Clint McElroy, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, & Carey Pietsch
  2. Question Time: Explore & Discover: Sharks by Stephen Savage

Total: 2 Books

MOVIES, SHORT FILMS, & DOCUMENTARIES

  1. Megamind*
  2. Glass Onion

Total: 2 Movies & Documentaries

PODCASTS

  1. Lore: Episodes 157
  2. Noble Blood: In the Shadow of the Great, The Double Agent, The Mad Tyrant, Hey Hey!, Historical Mythbusting Spectacular
  3. Project Botany: What is botany*, How do seeds work?*, What are plant hormones?*, What do plants do with water?*
  4. Rusty Fears: Nox Mare
  5. Unobscured: S1 Interview 2: Mary Beth Norton

Total: 11 Podcast Episodes

ALBUMS

  1. Ganging Up on the Sun by Guster
  2. In the Willows by Louie Zong
  3. Vegetable Soul by Louie Zong
  4. Vegetable Soul by Louie Zong*
  5. Festive by Louie Zong
  6. Miracles by Kenny G*
  7. Miracles by Kenny G*
  8. Miracles by Kenny G*

Total: 8 Albums

GAMES

  1. Pentix Nova*

Total: 1 Games

BANDS I SAW IN CONCERT:

Total: 0 Bands

*Things marked with the asterisk mean it’s something I’ve read/watched/listened to before, everything else is new to me! 

This Month’s Media: February 2022

What I watched, listened to, read, & played in February 2022!

February was also a stressful month as well, kind of like January, both for similar reasons & different reasons. I did my best to take care of myself though, & came back into a love of watching movies & shows as a coping mechanism & for self-care & relaxation…although I *did* do this in the most ADHD way possible, ending the month being halfway through literally EIGHT different movies but only having completed watching one movie all month haha. The same with TV shows — I don’t even know HOW many episodes I’m partway through, but it’s a LOT & I only completed watching a handful. I also read children’s books that gave me some nice nostalgia! And as always, I did indeed listen to a lot of history podcasts, because what kind of month would it be if I didn’t haha?

TV

  1. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: S1 E1
  2. Tasty 101: S1 Ep. 1, 2
  3. What We Do in the Shadows: S1 Ep. 5*, 6, 7, 8

Total: 7 Episodes

BOOKS

  1. A House is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman
  2. If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Bernard Most*
  3. Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood*
  4. My First Counting Book by Lilian Moore*
  5. Bunnies’ ABC by Garth Williams*
  6. Owl Babies by Martin Waddell*
  7. Llama Llama Jingle Bells by Anna Dewdney

Total: 7 Books

MOVIES & DOCUMENTARIES

  1. Despicable Me 2*

Total: 1 Movies & Documentaries

PODCASTS

  1. Aaron Menke’s Cabinet of Curiosities: 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 
  2. Finley & the Chaos Crew: Episodes 1 & 2
  3. Frog of the Week: African Clawed Frog, White’s Tree Frog, Desert Rain Frog, African Bullfrog, Dancing Frog, Indian Bullfrog
  4. Georgie Romaro is Done For: S2 E1
  5. Lore: Episodes 145, 146
  6. Macabre London: London’s Most Haunted House, Cholera & Courage, What Lies Beneath
  7. Noble Blood: Ever Dearest Cousin Nicky, Until We Meet Again, What Eye has Wept for George IV?
  8. Sawbones: Episodes: C-Sections, Vaccines
  9. The Soft-Boiled Detective: Birth Astride of a Grave
  10. Stuff You Missed in History Class by How Stuff Works: How Did Meriwether Lewis Die, Did Genghis Khan really kill 1,748,000 people in one hour?, The Elizabeth Bathory Episode: Was a Hungarian countess the world’s most prolific serial killer?, Fact or Fiction: Is D. B. Cooper still alive?, Ergot & the Salem Witch Trials, The Cursed Tomb of King Tut, What was in Peter the Great’s Cabinet of Curiosities?, How the First Olympics Worked, What was the Christmas Truce?, Why Was Davy Crockett king of the wild frontier?, Did Nero really play the fiddle while Rome burned?, Why did England & Spain fight over an ear?, Why was tax evasion the only thing pinned on Al Capone?, What’s Mutual Assured Destruction?, How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient Wall Work, How the Berlin Wall Worked
  11. Unobscured: S1 E3, E4, E5

Total: 62 Podcast Episodes

ALBUMS

Total: 0 Albums

GAMES

Total: 0 Games

*Things marked with the asterisk mean it’s something I’ve read/watched/listened to before, everything else is new to me! 

This Month’s Media: January 2022

What I watched, listened to, read, & played in January 2022!

I finally got my phone storage situation figured out so I now have access to Spotify again! This meant I was able to not only listen to podcasts again, but also I was able to download Hulu so I could watch more shows & movies as well! I streamed again for the first time in nearly a year as well (which also meant playing a video game for the first time in MONTHS heh ^^; ) Also, I am once more extremely interested in history podcasts & shows haha. It was a weird month for me filled with a lot of stress at times, so I didn’t always take time to take care of myself & consume media.

TV

  1. Soul Eater: Episode 1

Total: 1 Episodes

BOOKS

  1. Lumberjanes Vol. 3: A Terrible Plan by Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson, and Shannon Watters

Total: 1 Books

MOVIES & DOCUMENTARIES

  1. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle*
  2. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Total: 2 Movies & Documentaries

PODCASTS

  1. Aaron Menke’s Cabinet of Curiosities: 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76
  2. The Adventure Zone: Amnesty Episode 9, 10, 11
  3. Lore: Episodes 141, 142, 143, 144
  4. Noble Blood: The Desperate Young King Charles II, The Butcher Baronet
  5. Vulgar History: Caroline of Brunswick

Total: 28 Podcast Episodes

ALBUMS

Total: 0 Albums

GAMES

  1. Stardew Valley*

Total: 1 Games

*Things marked with the asterisk mean it’s something I’ve read/watched/listened to before, everything else is new to me! 

This Month’s Media: December 2021

What I watched, listened to, read, & played in December 2021!

December was a busy month for me, so I didn’t get to consume a lot of media. I also didn’t have the Spotify app on my phone for most of the month due to phone storage reasons, so I listened to FAR less podcasts than normal, but I read a few more books than average including some amazing graphic novels like Nimona, which I’ve never read before but ended up adoring! 🙂

TV

  1. Absolute History: The Poisonous Horrors of the Victorian Kitchen, Why Were Victorian Children Killed by Their Toys?
  2. Biographics: Nero: Rome’s Antichrist
  3. The People Profiles: Cleopatra: The Last Pharaoh 
  4. Puppet History: Stealing the World’s Most Expensive Necklace
  5. What We Do in the Shadows: S1 Ep. 5*

Total: 6 Episodes

BOOKS

  1. Boys Run the Riot: Book 1 by Keito Gaku
  2. Hyperbole & a Half by Allie Brosh
  3. Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

Total: 3 Books

MOVIES & DOCUMENTARIES

  1. Polar Express*
  2. In Search of History – Meriwether Lewis: S*icide or Murder? (History Channel)

Total: 2 Movies & Documentaries

PODCASTS

  1. The Adventure Zone: Amnesty Episode 7, 8
  2. Lore: Episodes 139, 140
  3. Sawbones: Episodes: Teething, Corpse Theft & the Resurrection Men, Breastfeeding

Total: 7 Podcast Episodes

ALBUMS

Total: 0 Albums

GAMES

Total: 0 Games

*Things marked with the asterisk mean it’s something I’ve read/watched/listened to before, everything else is new to me! 

This Month’s Media: September 2021

What I watched, listened to, read, & played in September 2021!

This month, I listened to more podcasts than last month, including some new ones I’ve never listened to before!

TV

  1. Another Morning in Aelmere: Q&A, Session 7
  2. Clocked In: Session 1, 2, 3
  3. Yacht Rock: Episode 1

Total: 6 Episode

BOOKS

Total: 0 Books

MOVIES & DOCUMENTARIES

  1. School of Rock
  2. John Wick

Total: 2 Movies & Documentaries

PODCASTS

  1. Aaron Menke’s Cabinet of Curiosities: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
  2. Across the Veil – Demonic Possession, Tsukomogami, Tales of the Clurichan, Dangerous Games 1
  3. The Adventure Zone: Amnesty Ep 3, 4, 5, Dust Ep. Setup
  4. Frog of the Week: Beelzebufo, Moor Frog, Malayan Horned Frog, Litoria Mira, Archey’s Frog
  5. Giants of History: Pablo Picasso: Su*cide in Paris – A Blue Story
  6. The History of Rome: 158 – An Imperial Su*cide
  7. Less is Morgue – S1 Ep. 1, 2
  8. Lore: Episodes 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126
  9. Sounds Fake But Okay: Ep. 10
  10. Unsolved Murders: True Crime Stories: Ep. 6

Total: 55 Podcast Episodes

ALBUMS

  1. I Want to Feel Chaotic – EP by Bears in Trees
  2. Tresspassing by Adam Lambert
  3. Montero by Lil Nas X

Total: 3 Albums

GAMES

  1. Little Nightmares

Total: 1 Games

*Things marked with the asterisk mean it’s something I’ve read/watched/listened to before, everything else is new to me! 

THIS MONTH’S MEDIA: JUNE 2021

What I watched, listened to, read, & played in June 2021!

Looking back on this month, I barely watched or read anything, but I did listen to a pretty lot of podcasts so that’s a win! I bought a lot of new games this month so hopefully I can add some new ones to the list!! 🙂

TV

  1. The Way of the House Husband: Episode 4

Total: 1 Episode

BOOKS

  1. Weslandia by Paul Fleischman*

Total: 1 Book

MOVIES & DOCUMENTARIES

  1. The Mitchells vs. The Machines

Total: 1 Movies & Documentaries

PODCASTS

  1. The Adventure Zone: Episodes Commitment 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. Dos: After You: S1 Ep. 21
  3. Jar of Rebuke: Episodes S2 Ep. 1
  4. Kakos Industries: S1 Episodes 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
  5. Lore: Episodes 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92
  6. Purrcast: Ep. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27
  7. Sawbones: Episodes: Fertility, Self-Surgery, Headaches, Mr. Reich’s Sexbox, Alcoholism, Hangovers, Royal Rife, Menstruation, Leprosy, The Father of Homeopathy
  8. Schmanners: The King of Dudes, Pregnancy (LIVE), Hand Gestures
  9. Serial Killers: Carl Panzram Part 2, The Confession Killer Parts 1 & 2, The Smotherer Parts 1 & 2, The Best Parts 1 & 2, The Sunset Strip Killer Parts 1 & 2, The Murder Factory Parts 1 & 2
  10. Sounds Fake But Okay: Ep. 8
  11. Welcome to Night Vale: Episodes 154, 155, 156, 157, 158

Total: 67 Podcast Episodes

ALBUMS

Total: 0 Albums

GAMES

  1. Stardew Valley*
  2. Among Us*
  3. Dig Dug*

Total: 3 Games

*Things marked with the asterisk mean it’s something I’ve read/watched/listened to before, everything else is new to me! 

THIS MONTH’S MEDIA: DECEMBER 2020

What I watched, listened to, read, & played in December 2020!

Wow, I actually watched some movies this month haha. I watched way more TV than I did the previous month, didn’t read any books, but I FINALLY got Spotify for the first time (& I love it so far!) so I’ve been listening to a lot more podcasts & music because it’s made that so much easier! Pretty sure this is the most podcasts I’ve ever listened to in a month~

TV

  1. Brian David Gilbert Unraveled: “I Wasted 3 Weeks of My Life Finding Castlevania’s Hottest Monster”, “Smash Bros Owes Millions of Dollars in OSHA Violations”, “Understanding Kingdom Hearts (& Every Other Story)”, “The Perfect PokeRap”, “We Made All 78 Breath of the Wild Recipes in One Day”, “Calculate Your Pet’s HP With My 100% Legitimate Formula”, “I Used the Sims to Perfect My Apartment”
  2. BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural: S1. EP 3, 4, 5, 6
  3. New Scooby Doo Mysteries: S1 EP. 1
  4. Ouran High School Host Club: S1 EP. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
  5. Steven Universe: S3: EP. 3, 4
  6. Transformers: Prime S2: EP. 7
  7. The Try Guys: Without a Recipe: “Pie”, “Cake”, “Cheesecake”
  8. Worth It: “$5 Fried Chicken Sandwich Vs. $20 Fried Chicken Sandwich”, “Australia Marathon”

Total: 27 Episodes

BOOKS

Total: 0 Books

MOVIES & DOCUMENTARIES

  1. Minions Holiday Special
  2. Rosaline
  3. Love, Simon
  4. A Charlie Brown Christmas*
  5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas*
  6. How to Not Be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational .MOV File
  7. McElroys Candlenights 2020
  8. The Polar Express*
  9. Ice Age: The Meltdown

Total: 9 Movies & Documentaries

PODCASTS

  1. Across the Veil – The Fresno Nightcrawlers, The Grunch of New Orleans, The Bukit Timah Monkey Man, The Hauntings of General Wayne Inn, The Pontianak, The Baobhan Sith, The Last Witch of Scotland, The Bell Witch, Halloween Horrors & Samhain Spookies
  2. The Adventure Zone: Episodes 62, 63, 64
  3. A OK: 2
  4. BirdNote: Alexander Archipelago, Yogi Berra’s Wit & Wisdom, An Annual Trek to a Lek, Acorn Woodpecker, Tony Angell Reflects on Nature, White-Browned Coucal, Call of the Sage-Grouse, Here Come the Merlins
  5. Critical Role: Vox Machina Ep. (1)
  6. Cults: Sect of Nacozari Parts 1 & 2,
  7. Dos: After You: S1 Ep. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
  8. Georgie Romaro is Done For: (11)
  9. The Great American Scream: 41 – Slenderman
  10. Jar of Rebuke: Episodes 8, 9
  11. Kakos Industries: S1 Episodes 13
  12. Know it All: Is Love Blind, What’s on the Kids Menu, Can Humans Be Trained Like Animals, Tiger King (EDIT APRIL 2021: The day I listened to the last episode is the day I googled the host & it was the first I had heard about their racism/scandal. I listed this episodes here because I did listen to them, but I will not be listening to any other content from this host in the future.)
  13. Less is Morgue – Ep. 101, 102, 103, 104
  14. Light Hearts Podcast – EPs. Opening the Door With Tal, Evan, & Caroline
  15. Lore: Episodes 18, 19, 20
  16. MBMBAM: Episodes 5, 6
  17. Midnight Margaritas: 2: Hestia
  18. The Queer Thesperience: Jason Larock, Kevin R. Free
  19. Sawbones: Episodes: Trepanation, Mercury, 
  20. Schmanners: Office Etiquette
  21. Serial Killers: The Giggling Granny Parts 1 & 2, The Casanova Killer Parts 1 & 2, The Grim Sleeper Parts 1 & 2
  22. Serial Killing: A Podcast: (xxx)
  23. Sounds Fake But Okay: Ep. 2
  24. The Spooky Sapphic Storyteller: 8, 9, 10, 11
  25. Strange Heartland: Ep. 2 – Blood Road
  26. Titular Characters: Issue #9 – Murder Mystery Theater & the Trans Experience, Queer Media with Casper Oliver
  27. Welcome to Night Vale: Episodes 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117

Total: 72 Podcast Episodes

ALBUMS

  1. VELVET by Adam Lambert
  2. The Black Parade by My Chemical Romance
  3. Flamboyant by Dorian Electra*
  4. Can’t Buy a Thrill by Steely Dan*
  5. Meet the Beatles by The Beatles* 
  6. Loner by Missio
  7. My Agenda by Dorian Electra
  8. This Christmas by 98 Degrees*
  9. War Babies by Hall & Oates*
  10. Can’t Buy a Thrill by Steely Dan*
  11. Love, Love, Love by Jess Penner

Total: 11 Albums

GAMES

  1. Dig Dug* (ongoing)
  2. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney

Total: 2 Games

*Things marked with the asterisk mean it’s something I’ve read/watched/listened to before, everything else is new to me! 

THIS MONTH’S MEDIA: OCTOBER 2020

What I watched, listened to, read, & played in October 2020!

I finally read The Great Gatsby for the first time haha & I got to listen to A LOT of podcasts! 🙂

TV

  1. Transformers: Prime S2: EP. 3, 4, 5
  2. Steven Universe: S2 EP. 21, 22, S3: EP. 1
  3. Drunk History: S1: EP. 1
  4. BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural: S1. EP 1, 2
  5. Over the Garden Wall: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Total: 20 Episodes

BOOKS

  1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  2. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle by Beatrix Potter*

Total: 2 Books

MOVIES & DOCUMENTARIES

  1. RED 2*
  2. Halloweentown*

Total: 2 Movies & Documentaries

PODCASTS

  1. The Adventure Zone: Episodes 49, 50, 51
  2. Welcome to Night Vale: Episodes 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100
  3. Schmanners: Episodes 9, 10, 11, 12
  4. Serial Killing: A Podcast: Peter Kurten
  5. Kakos Industries: S1 Episodes 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
  6. Sawbones: Episodes: Horseshoe Crabs 
  7. The Queer Thesperience: HappiTV
    (I design the promotional graphics for this podcast so….you should totally check this podcast out haha)
  8. Cults: Episodes 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
  9. Serial Killers: (3)
  10. Lore: Episodes 12. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
  11. MBMBAM: Episodes 3, 4
  12. Jar of Rebuke: Episodes 4, 5
    (I ALSO design the promotional graphics for this podcast & read the end credits so….you should also check out this one lol)
  13. Critical Role: Vox Machina Ep. (1)
  14. Georgie Romaro is Done For: Ep. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
  15. Dos: After You: S1 Ep. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
  16. Sounds Fake But Okay: Ep. 1
  17. Strange Heartland: Ep. “Home Sweet Home”, “Mary Bell: 10 Year Old Serial Killer”

Total: 69 Podcast Episodes

ALBUMS

Total: 0 Albums

GAMES

  1. Dig Dug (ongoing)

Total: 1 Games

*Things marked with the asterisk mean it’s something I’ve read/watched/listened to before, everything else is new to me! 

THIS BLOG IS GONNA BE FUN AGAIN

Padli Pradana  Hey! I know it’s been MONTHS (specifically, like four months LOL) since I’ve published a post here. But I have got a KEWL announcement to make about the direction I’m hopefully going to follow through with here!

So with this blog, long story short, I’m trying to make it more fun again! I got trapped for a while in an obsession with being a flashy entrepreneur & then I got trapped in another phase where I was obsessed with being a smooth-talking personal development guru tbh (now I’m like WTF about that, but at the time it was important to me!). I wanted to only publish polished articles filled with advice & shit that other folks could find useful so I could be a “success” & follow in the footsteps of people I happened to idolize at the time.

At least for now…not really into those things & the disillusion of them anymore! I feel like if I were to continue going down that path & trying to be all smooth & professional & monetizable & milquetoast & polished & calculated & (*cough* *cough* boring) would make me feel ridiculously fake & it’s totally not who I am anymore, so I am stopping that…

In exchange for trying to pretend to be something I’m not, I’m going to bring back “when blogging was fun”. I miss the ‘good old days’ when I was a teenager & blogged on Tumblr & other blogs & shared my art & shared things I liked & just had FUN with blogging, ya know??? Also like filling out questionnaires, & the type of thing I enjoy doing currently on Instagram & Facebook.

I just wanna be an artist & an actor & a writer (& anything else creative that sparks my fancy) & share weird & wonderful & queer stuff with the world.

So yeah. This blog is changing BIG TIME so get ready for it to be fun again. I wanna capture that feeling of being a teen & having a blog, just with my mental health being better than when I was actually a teen.

It’s gonna be a BLAST.

 

MAY 2019 IN REVIEW

OVERVIEW: Published 1 book, 2 new songs, 2 comedy videos, saw 1 concert, ate at 2 new restaurants, read 10 books, got a new pet Corydoras catfish, & went on a day road trip to St. Augustine with my family!

CREATIVITY & BUSINESS

CONCERTS

  • Saw David Crosby & Friends at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, FL!

FOODS

  • TOP 3 FOODS: Garlic aioli, pico de gallo, & sparkling water.
  • Went to Burger King for the first time since I was a kid! Got a Burger King Crown. Ate a cheeseburger, some fries, & a slice of Hershey’s pie that comes in a little pie-shaped box!
  • Went to Ford’s Garage for the first time & got the Ahi Tuna Poke Stack with Diced Avocados & Fried Won Ton Chips! I loved the Sinclair dinosaur sign they had in the bathroom.
  • Got really good ice cream at Sweet Frog!
  • THINGS I ATE FOR THE FIRST TIME:
    1. A sour orange!
    2. Got a Cosmic Coolata & a Cosmic Donut at Dunkin’!
    3. Got this good dragonfruit smoothie mix from the freezer section at Walmart & made really good smoothie bowls with it!
    4. A mini chocolate bundt cake from Walmart
    5. Juniors Caramels
    6. Wavy salted Pringles
    7. Got a McFlurry with M & M’s at McDonalds for the first time!
    8. Went to Twistee Treat for the first time! Got a medium fancy waffle cone with rainbow sprinkles & chocolate dip & pistachio ice cream. It was amazing!
    9. My/Mo Cookies ‘N Cream mochi ice cream
    10. A salted caramel cookie crunch Flurricane from Wawa
    11. A international brand of Papaya yogurt I can’t remember the name of the brand
    12. Kraft garlic aioli (I WAS OBSESSED WITH THIS)
    13. Talenti salted caramel truffle layered gelato
    14. Pico de gallo
    15. Pico de gallo over chicarrones
    16. Cherry Bubly water
    17. Orange Vanilla & Chocolate Lighthouse Fudge from the St. Augustine Lighthouse.
    18. Mango Bubly water
    19. Sweet tamarind candy
    20. Proyo Cookies N’ Cream frozen yogurt.
    21. Jimmy Dean egg, sausage, & cheese breakfast bowl.
    22. A gummy hotdog.
  • Helped my dad make beef jerky for the first time! It came out good.

MEDIA

  • STARTED READING: (* means a re-read; everything else is new to me) Letters to a Young Artist by Anna Deavere Smith, Mysterious Encounters: Unicorns by Elizabeth Silverthorne, Nature’s Children: Sloths by Josh Gregory, Be Obsessed or Be Average by Grant Cardone*, A Snicker of Magic by Natalie LLoyd, 33 Artists in 3 Acts by Sara Thornton, The Ecotraveler’s Wildlife Guide: Costa Rica by Les Beletsky, The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster*, Feel the Hidden Flowers by Ashlee Craft*, The Circus Age: Life Under the Big Top by Janet M. Davis. Total: 10
  • FINISHED READING: (* means a re-read; everything else is new to me) Letters to a Young Artist by Anna Deavere Smith, Mysterious Encounters: Unicorns by Elizabeth Silverthorne, Nature’s Children: Sloths by Josh Gregory, Be Obsessed or Be Average by Grant Cardone*, A Snicker of Magic by Natalie LLoyd, 33 Artists in 3 Acts by Sara Thornton, The Ecotraveler’s Wildlife Guide: Costa Rica by Les Beletsky, Tips & Traps for Negotiating Real Estate by Robert Irwin. Total: 8
  • WATCHED: (episodes in parenthesis for shows; all others are films. * means re-watches; all others are things I’ve never seen). The Dirt, The Mighty Boosh (Call of the Yeti, The Priest & The Beast) Total: 3
  • ALBUMS I LISTENED TO: (*First time listening to this album!) Smooth Jazz Greatest Hits (Multiple Artists)*, Dave Brubeck’s Greatest Hits (Dave Brubeck)*, Highway 61 Revisited (Bob Dylan), Abandoned Luncheonette (Daryl Hall & John Oates), Sheer Heart Attack (Queen), Can’t Buy a Thrill (Steely Dan), Some Girls (The Rolling Stones)*, Sheer Heart Attack (Queen), Shout at the Devil (Motley Crue)*, Out of Step (Minor Threat), The Very Best of Todd Rundgren (Todd Rundgren)*, Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits (Bob Dylan)*, The Runaways (The Runaways)*, The Earth of Not a Cold Dead Place (Explosions in the Sky) Total: 14

PETS

  • Got a new pet Corydoras Catfish named Bean for my aquarium to be friends with my other corydoras!
  • My leopard gecko, Squiggles, let me pick him up for the first time ever!
  • My Pac-Man Frog, Frogecoin actually turned his head to look up at me while I was feeding him & it was adorable.

PERSONAL

  • Hung up my adorable “Kittens Screaming with Joy” card up on the wall of my room.
  • Built a banker box for the first time (I’m going to use them to organize magazines & papers).
  • Made this cool stained glass bee out of this kit I got at the store!
  • Downloaded the Freeosk app for the first time! It is cool. I got a mini pack of caramel M & M’s.
  • Changed the wiper blades on my Kia Soul for the first time!
  • Used an amazing Renuzit in my room for the first time! It was rose, fresh cut grass, & lavender scented!
  • Convinced my mom to give powdered laundry soap a try & she loves it now!

THINGS I PURCHASED

  • Bought some cool books at the library! Got a book about hidden animals, an iSpy book (!!!!!), & the Gail Gibbons bat book which I freaking LOVE & had just read a borrowed copy & was hoping to find one to buy someday!!!!! (Especially the illustration of the tube-nosed fruit bat had me almost sobbing).
  • Bought a toucan-shaped salt/pepper shaker!
  • Got 2 new Beanie Baby owls that I didn’t have!
  • Bought a pink alligator sculpture with plastic succulents on its back! It is really cool & cute.
  • Got a new iPhone – an iPhone 6 – because I broke the screen on my last one & was tired of looking at the broken screen & dealing with its crappy battery life because I’d had the previous one for several years.
  • Bought a colorful stegosaurus.
  • Bought a metal flamingo wall hanging at Walmart.
  • Bought 2 adorable magnets with photos of flamingos on them!

TRAVEL & EXPERIENCES

  • Went on a day vacation with my mom & sister in St. Augustine! I’d been there before as part of my Epic Florida Road trip, so it was fun to share some of the things I saw the first time around with my family so they could enjoy them too, as well as see some great new things I didn’t have a chance to see on my first visit!
  • We visited:
    • Fort Mantanzas park (& got to visit the island with the fort on it, which I didn’t get to do last time!)
    • The Castillo de San Marco
    • Catherdral Basilica of St. Augustine (which had really beautiful stained glass!)
    • The Old City Gates
    • The St. Augustine Lighthouse
    • St. Augustine Beach
    • Saw the famous water mill!
    • Saw the oldest schoolhouse in America!
    • Walked through a lot of Downtown St. Augustine
    • Saw a roadside dinosaur in Citra, FL
  • Finished booking all my tours & other tickets I need for Costa Rica!
  • Went to the Epperson Lagoon for the first time, which is a huge “lagoon” swimming pool!