New Year memo

Well, so happy new year once again to everyone. Let's hope it's a good one and you are evading the coronavirus with all due diligence. We've had another year of it and looks like at least another one still. Fingers crossed. I maintain a cautious age-appropriate lifestyle, staying in a lot except for grocery expeditions and walks a few times a week. But that's just me. It might not be so bad to get it, but I'd rather not, because it could be very bad, plus I wouldn't like to pass it on to anyone else. Also, "natural immunity" is overrated. Pro tip: when you're busy doing your own research, don't listen to crackpots.

I feel fortunate this year because I was not only able to keep this blog going at a decent clip but also wrote a handful or so of short stories, two of which made it into (digital) print. I hope to keep that going this year.

Other topics, themes, and whatnot in the schedule: I'm taking a hiatus from the Movie of the Year project, due to a slight case of burnout. I've been at it one way or another for years and may get back to it, but for now I've got the years 1935 to 2016 basically covered and I'm calling it good. As always, Mondays are for new movies (or increasingly streaming options), Thursdays for horror stories, Fridays for classic movies, Saturdays for albums, and Sundays for books, stories, and other things I read.

I always feel obliged to include a list or lists in the New Year memo. I have lately fallen into a booktuber rabbit hole on YouTube, so with no further apologies here are my favorites at the moment:

1. * emmie *
2. BooksandLala
3. nicole fegan (thanx for the Mariners doc tip!)
4. rincey reads
5. Vicky's Book Nook
6. Books and Things
7. Always Doing
8. Supposedly Fun
9. Leaf by Leaf
10. Luminous Libro