A Year of Going to the Movies: A Top and Bottom Ten List
This was an eventful year. We briefly fostered a puppy. But she did not get along with our aged cat so we were able to find the her a nice family. In August, we brought our bearded dragon Eben home. She has been a fun edition to our family. We picked up Eben after attending The Gathering of the Ghouls convention where I was jazzed to meet the Grimm Life Collective. It was my favorite con of the year though I enjoyed July's Mad Monster Party where my wife and I got to meet Juliette Lewis and the duo from The Greasy Strangler ! I read a dozen or so new books. The only one I can truly recommend is Armistead Mauplin's Mona of the Manor . A minor addition to the Tales of the City universe, a side story really, but it reads better than much of the earlier work. It is so heartfelt. Musically, I embraced 80's punk bands, jazz, Ashnikko, Olivia Rodrigo and Laufey. My wife and I were fortunate to catch an IMAX screening of Laufey's A Night at the Symphony: Hollywood Bow...