Needless to say I've been watching, playing, and reading a lot since December. And I'm definitely not going to remember all of it. So let's get started!
Watching:
Netflix:
TV series:
Goosebumps: I never actually watched this show as a kid, but I love it now. It's the perfect amount of cheesy and predictable, but I'm often very wrong about what I think is going to happen.
The Wonder Years: I had seen a handful of episodes of this show growing up and I liked it, so Jordan and I worked our way through the whole series. It was good and worth the watch. I like how the ending didn't ruin the whole show by being too happily ever after.
Third Rock from the Sun: This show is goofy and ridiculous. It is a great show to have on in the background for white noise and there isn't really a lot of plot to follow. For those of you who don't know, it's about four aliens posing as a human family in order to learn about Earthlings.
Twin Peaks: I've been hearing about this show for ages, so I finally started watching. It is way to slow for Jordan so I haven't quite finished it yet. I like the colorful characters but I have trouble telling some of the main characters apart, so sometimes I get confused.
Red vs. Blue: This is a silly Youtube series that is now on Netflix. It's Halo gameplay with hilarious dubbing.
Bob's Burgers: This series is amazing and I cannot wait for more episodes. We are constantly quoting lines from it, especially "But do you season?!" and when we get a dog in the future we are going to name it KuchiKopi.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: This show was amazing! We powered through all of it in two days. There are so many funny lines and it's just great. If you haven't watched it you definitely should.
Taboo: This show is super interesting. Each episode focuses on different things that Americans might consider taboo and how they are handled by other cultures.
Movies:
House of Last Things: This movie was weird and confusing, but I kind of loved it. I don't even know how to describe it without spoilers.
Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart: This movie reminded me of Hugo if it had made less sense. It was visually breathtaking and the story was incredibly sweet with great characters. Definitely worth a watch.
Stand By Me: This movie is a classic for a reason. It's a coming-of-age story about four childhood friends going to find a dead body, and so much more.
The Babadook: This movie scared me a lot at first but then I found out that the villain is really silly looking. I think the Babadook is supposed to be a metaphor for her grief over the loss of her husband and how she has to come to terms with the fact that she'll always miss him but life goes on.
The Imposter: This movie is based on the true story of an adult who pretended to be a teenager and was placed into various homes under so many identities as their missing child. It's really insane that this actually happened and he got away with it so many times.
Hercules: We hadn't seen this movie in years and we watched it during a Saturday of lazy cartoon movie watching. It did not disappoint.
Pontypool: A zombie movie I hadn't seen yet! Well now I have. It's a very interesting treatment of a zombie situation where nothing really happens, but the creepy part is the anticipation.
The Big Lebowski: I hadn't seen this movie so I finally watched it so I would get the references. I didn't love it but I didn't hate it.
Fight Club: I was surprised how good this movie was! I always thought it was just an action beat-em-up type of movie but I was so wrong.
Besides that we watched a bunch of Tim Burton movies that we got on Amazon, as well as a Studio Ghibli box set, also from Amazon.
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Playing:
So many video games!
I went to see my parents for a weekend while my brother was home on leave and I played the Wii while I was there. I played this game called Death Jr. which was super fun. I had never heard of it before. It's nice and dark and creepy but still pretty lighthearted and fun.
I had purchased a Humble Bundle last year because it had Fez and then I found out that my computer can't handle the 3D environments so I couldn't play it. Well Jordan bought Fez for me on Xbox and it's everything I wanted and more. There are so many worlds to explore that I sometimes get lost, but it's still really fun.
Besides that I got a Game Boy Advance SP off of eBay just so I could get Gex Enter the Gecko from a store on The Ave called Pink Gorilla and experience the nostalgia. Since it was the store's anniversary they had a buy 3 get 1 free sale on video games, so I also got Tak and the Power of Juju, Spyro Orange, and The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, because I love the show (but it turns out that I kind of hate the game; oh well it was free).
And once again I have become somewhat addicted to Candy Crush Saga.
Reading:
Icebound by Dean Koontz, The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn, Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby, Jr., Necronomicon: The Wanderings of Alhazred by Donald Tyson, Winter Moon by Dean Koontz, Some Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender Teen by Arin Andrews
I have branched out a lot in my reading selections this year. These books were all really good except for The Harbinger, which I picked up at a thrift store for next to nothing.
Do you have any Netflix recommendations for me? I'm always looking for new things to watch.
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