Hi, gang! I’m 33 today!

Last year, I celebrated my birthday by publishing 60+ write-ups about my favorite movies, albums, and video games. It’s one of the most rewarding creative projects I’ve ever taken up, and I look back at those pieces with pride and share them when a friend picks up something I love. On top of just having enjoyed the process of publishing so many words, I enjoy having the pieces to look back on themselves, a testament to my thoughts and feelings about a work, maybe not the totality of what I want to say about something I love but a representation of some of that love.

I aspired to do the same project this year, and every year moving forward. Depression and motivation got away from me. Some of that writing energy went into Horizon Line, which I’m very proud of writing each week, and I also accept that it’s taken up some of my creative energy to maintain. I have far fewer pieces ready today than I did in 2024.

Rather than abandon the project entirely, I’m adjusting the timeline. Last year, I published 60 pieces in 30 days – this year, I’m committing to spending at least 20 minutes per day writing, probably with an interruption or two related to work or celebration, until I hit at least 60 pieces. That may take the summer – that’s okay! I’d rather have the gift to myself of celebrating my favorite works than cut myself the slack, and the timeline will matter less than the reward.

Anyway, expect to see me post a new piece to my site every few days for the rest of the summer. I have eight pieces drafted so far. I’ll publish one per day for the next week and see where we go from there. If you’re reading what I’ve written and enjoy it, please let me know! The encouragement will help with the motivation, and I’m sure I’ll be happy to tell you about the stray thought I had the day after publishing that didn’t make it in the piece.

As these articles go up, they’ll continue to be linked from this landing page. The ones I have written out but not linked are still in the drafting process.

MUSIC:

1. The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance
2. good kid, maad city – Kendrick Lamar
3. People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm – A Tribe Called Quest

MOVIES:

1. Paprika
2. The Phoenician Scheme
3. The Tree of Life
4. Princess Mononoke

GAMES:

1. World of Horror
2. Blue Prince
3. Katamari Damacy