The Lists, Redux

I can't decide whether to be pleased or upset that I don't really have to rewrite the 52 lists too much. This was not a great year for me, culturally-speaking, I guess.

In poetry, I have already explored and written about Emily Dickinson, John Keats and W.H. Auden. They will be replaced by Alexander Pope, Andrew Marvell and Anne Sexton.

In books, I have already analyzed Great Expectations and Pride and Prejudice. They will be replaced by David Copperfield and Moby Dick.

For composers, I have already experienced Bach, Schumann and Copland. They will be replaced by Brahms, Dvorak and Shostakovich.

In movies, I counted the Star Trek V and Star Trek VI as separate entitites, but they are on the list as 1 line item. That's a lot of movies lumped together, but I will cope with that just fine. I am also combining Toy Story 1,2 and 3, which were separate. The Star Wars movies are already lumped together in one group. Using normal math, that leaves me with 3 movies to add. I am going to indulge myself a little and add in Casablanca, Shakespeare in Love, and 10 Things I Hate About You, old favorites I have not seen in too long. They will be my reward for slogging through some of the clusters.

I will update the lists linked on the side soon. Once again, they are not in order of reading, listening and/or watching. There has to be some choice involved, after all, or the whole thing stops being fun.

The Reboot is Coming!

I am pleased to announce that I am going to retry the challenge. I (clearly) did not make it last year, in spite of my best intentions.

Why am I trying it again? Why do I think I can do this next year?

The math has changed for me, in my life.

Since last January, I am:

-1 houseguest/roommate
-1 stressful but beloved job (willingly)
+1 kitten (Tiberius, my little love)
+1 functioning garden

What does that equal? Free time, a lot more happiness and a renewed spirit of adventure. (Math never was my strong suit.)

I haven't decided precisely when I am starting. I will announce that by the end of the week.

In the meanwhile, I have renewed my blogging on  Chapters and Coffee. That is where the book reviews, garden musings, educational philosophies and other miscellany of my not-entirely-boring life are being posted more regularly.

See you soon!