End of Twenty-shiteen Wrap-up

December 20, 2016 · Unthoughts

Ah, 2016. You were a disjointed mouthful of fruit juice joy and bile-scented cottage cheese heart clots. Your only saving grace is the train-wreck maelstrom that 2017 is shaping up to be. I’ll always remember you.

But despite the challenges of this past year, I have much to be thankful for, and feel extremely fortunate. Our family is still here fighting our battles, and surviving together with love. We have some of the most amazing friends I could ever imagine. We live in a place that fits us well and we appreciate. We have also been able to spend a good amount of time seeing amazing live music. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to explain or understand how important this to us.

I haven’t put in as much time reading as I’d like, but here is what I’ve been able to do this year. I’ve really been enjoying collections of science fictions stories from the 40’s - 60’s. It’s amazing how it still reflects the society we live in today. Often scary. The Wool and Post Human Series were quick and good, and I love a good physics book, too.

Got any recommendations?

• Fluency (Confluence book 1)

• Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

• Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements

• Hey Whipple, Squeeze This

• The Golden Age of Science Fiction Volume 1

• The 7th Golden Age of Weird Fiction Mega Pack

• The Pulp Crime Megapack

• The 1st science Fiction Megapack

• The 7th Science Fiction Megapack

• The 11th Science Fiction Mega pack

• The Complete Collection of HP Lovecraft

• The 17th Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack

• The 19th Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack

• The 21st Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack

• The 22nd Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack

• The Mad Scientist Megapack

• The Philip K. Dick Megapack

• True Detective Stories from the Archives of the Pinkertons

• Wool Omnibus Edition (Wool 1-5) Silo Series

• Post Human Omnibus Edition (Post Human Series)

• Data Smart: Using Data Science to Transform Information into Insight

• Allegiant

• Thomas Jefferson: Art of Power (still working on this one. Ben Franklin’s was more fun.)

We’ve seen a bunch of movies this year but I can’t remember them. I should start keeping track better. Is there a list that isn’t paginated like crazy? We did see and love Ghostbusters. Kubo and the Two Strings was wonderful. At Finding Dory and every other kids movie I cried like a baby. I still haven’t seen Dr. Strange, Moana, Deadpool, Trolls, and so many more.

I didn't put nearly enough time into learning the tech I want and need to learn. That will be my focus for this coming year.

To everyone, thank you for being part of our lives. It wouldn’t be the same without you! In the end, life is about experiences, and I plan to go into this new year ready to add the most amazing chapters to my history book. You ready?