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Happy New Year.
Thank you for following my photo-a-day blog this year. In the coming year I'll make my 5,000th post to this Tumblr, which is hard to believe. I'm thankful for the record of my life that it's become, and the record of my children's lives.
If you want a kind of summary of my last year, a good way to do that is through my end-of-year lists. Check out:
my annual Top Ten Best/Worst list here.
my favorite books of the year here.
my favorite meals out here.
my favorite Arkansas meals here.
my most disappointing meals out here.
my most-listened-to songs/artists here.
the movies I watched here.
the television shows I watched here.
My goals for 2024 – just as they basically are every year – are to exercise more, read more, write more, and floss more.
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SOLITI 2023: THE END OF YEAR LISTS
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Honorable mentions: Everything, Everywhere All at Once, White Noise, Triangle of Sadness, Empire of Light, Barbarian, The Menu.
Have not seen The Whale.
#best films 2022#end of year films#Joachim trier#the worst person in the world#bones and all#tar#aftersun#pearl#pearl ti west#best films of 2022#best movies of 2022#films 2022#end of year lists
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2023 in Music
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#2023#end of year lists#hiphop#music#new music#new year#Olivia rodrigo#paramore#pop#prince#queen omega#rap#reggae#ren#top 10
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The Mighty Mojo's Top 50 tracks of 2023
Some of my all time favourite moments have happened in 2023. Things I’ll be boring people with forever, long past the point that anyone expects any kind of sense from me. Most of them came in the musical sphere as well; playing first shows, playing last shows, attending shows by others, starting a new music podcast…even singing. Out loud. Into a recording device!
And yet, it’s not exactly been a parade of roses from gun to tape. There’s definitely been some times where I’ve needed the calming, comforting routine of my list - days when listening to a couple of albums fulfilled my desperation to find something I could call productive, or positive. Luckily for me, and for all of us, there was plenty of music.
My long list hit the 100 mark earlier than ever before. August 12th. As much as I was enjoying the wealth of great music I was hearing, in the back of my mind I was sweating over the December cull. I may have had to set a couple of weeks aside like the old days when I was producing an albums list as well. I no longer have that kind of time!
In the end, the filtration happened naturally. There are times when a song is the greatest ever after 1 or 2 listens, but can go stale after 12-15. Circumstances and mindstate can often overly influence feelings - like a music version of Beer Goggles. In the cold light of day it was obvious who had to be left on read. Well, listened.
Initially I was surprised to see there wasn’t that much Hip Hop. In total there’s 9 of the 50 that would be universally considered Hip Hop, matching the same number from the Bubble List, and down from 14 last year. That instinctively makes me feel like I’ve missed something, and no doubt I’ll find some tunes that could have made it here over the next couple of years. But when I was preparing the long thread yesterday, It made me reconsider.
There might not be as much of what we conventionally recognise as Hip Hop, but there’s loads of RAPPING. ArrDee is rapping. Kae Tempest is rapping. Cooper T are rapping. Genesis Owusu is rapping. Paris Texas are rapping. The genre has fully burst out of the box, the linear lines melting away. In the year Hip Hop celebrates its 50th birthday, the best way I can honour it is to acknowledge its influence wherever it lies.
Another hallmark this year has been enjoyable belligerence. Gen and the Degenerates delivering what their label wanted while taking the piss out of them for it, Willie J Healey serenading us with the sweetest fuck you since Cee Lo Green, Corinne Bailey Rae doing the one thing no-one expected and writing a punk banger.
I love it when songs have a spiritual sibling, and the ease with which New York Transit Queen slips into Deceptacon is thrilling and satisfying in equal measure. I can say the same about Little Dragon, as Slugs of Love feels like the little sister of Whip It - bouncing around, demanding to be sat together. That’s a very different thing to a song that rips off another. These are complimentary sounds, rhythms and melodies - the kind of thing I and every other DJ is trying to find 300 times a night. Starting in about 8 hours.
See you there.
#best of 2023#music#new music#hip hop#punk#indie#drum and bass#electronica#dance#lists#end of year lists#Spotify
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My top ten poetry collections of 2023
(in no particular order...other than the order forgetful brain remembered the names and titles)
Mary Jean Chan - Bright Fear
Toby Martinez de las Rivas - Floodmeadow
Adrija Ghosh - The Commerce Between Tongues
Amy Acre - Mothersong
Jason Allen-Paisant - Self Portrait as Othello
Aaron Kent - The Working Classic
Maria Sledmere - An Aura of Plasma Around the Sun
Abigail Parry - I Think We're Alone Now
Jonathan Kinsman - The Fireman's Daughter
Joe Carrick-Varty - More Sky
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Buy them all - support the poets and presses ! xx
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there should be an oscar category called “movie my dad completed without falling asleep on the couch” and it’s more prestigious and contentious than best picture
#he would protest if he saw this and say he was ‘resting his eyes’ but i digress#here are the movies my dad watched for the first time this year and didn’t fall alseep:#top gun: maverick sunset boulevard there will be blood witness for the prosecution glass onion edge of tomorrow#i suspect avatar will be on the list but we’re not seeing that until the 18th#we watch a lot of movies so the sample size can be considered significant#but at the end of the day dads just really love top gun and tom cruise idk what to tell you
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Top 10 Books of 2022
This one was a bit trickier as I’ve read over 50 books and had a real mixture this year of fiction and non-fiction. It took me a while to think which 10 I enjoyed most but eventually I came up with this list.
This Party’s Dead - Erika Buist
Red Dragon - Thomas Harris
Nomadland - Jessica Bruder
So sad today - Melissa Broder
We all know how this ends - Anna Lyons & Louise Winter
The Summerbook - Tove Janssen
Blood Communion - Anne Rice
Island on Fire - Alexander Witze
All that remains - Sue Black
Nick Cave: Mercy on Me - Reinhard Kleist
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SOLITI 2023 PART TWO: THE END OF YEAR LISTS
Henna Emilia Hietamäki (Cats Of Transnistria, HEH)
LIST FOR SANTA
ALBUMS:
Maria BC: Spike Field (2023)
“Beautiful fragile ambient folk from the US.”
Thomas Ignatius: Thomas Ignatius (2023)
“Finnish DIY electronic medieval tunes that made me smile.”
Green-House: A Host For All kinds of Life (2023)
“Random ambient from the US with a nice environmental new age vibe, I listened to this a lot.”
Lana Del Rey: Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd (2023)
“I’m a very late convert. The album is amazing.”
BOOKS:
Niko Hallikainen: Suuri märkä salaisuus (2023) “Childhood, class struggle, alcoholism, Helsinki, millennium, scary movies, candy eating via prose that keeps escalating to psychedelic associative poetry.”
Ottessa Moshfegh: Lapvona (2022) “A thrillingly disgusting fantasy tale with a feel of folk horror and Game of Thrones, a big change from her previous (also fantastic) novels.”
Jen Beagin: Big Swiss (2023) “Very entertaining dark humour, bad alternative new age therapy, weed dealing, depression, great lesbian sex.”
SERIES:
Maid (Netflix 2021) “Like The Wire for girls! It’s so rare to see visits to social services in drama. A mini series about a young writer-mother escaping an abusive relationship and trying to gain independence by cleaning houses. Andie MacDowell (Four Weddings and a Funeral) as the lead character’s psychotic hippie mom is very entertaining.”
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End of Year Best of Lists for 2023
First year since I started tumblr I don’t have a top ten films. I have missed a lot, and expect the Holdovers, Past Lives, Poor Thing would’ve made the cut but I haven’t seen them yet.
Instead I’m just going to make a list of favourite first-time reads, views of 2023 (honestly, the year broke me of my usual list-making).
Books
Jane Roberts -Seth Speaks
Tyson Yunkaporta - Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking can Save the World
James Madden - Unidentified Flying Hyperobject: UFO’s, Philosophy, and the End of the World
Television
Succession
The Last of Us
Last Chance U (the basketball one, both seasons)
The Bear
Film
Leave the World Behind
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse
May December
Bottoms
No One Will Save You
Beau is Afraid
Saltburn
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List of “things to say in place of a bittersweet goodbye” prompts
“Thanks for everything. Truly.”
“I’m… Going to miss you.”
“I don’t think I’m ever going to forget you.”
“I’ll always hold a piece of you with me where ever I go.”
“I guess it wasn’t the right time, was it?”
“You’ve changed me for the better. And I will never, ever forget that.”
“You’ll always be important to me.”
“I don’t want to say goodbye, so I’m going to say… See you later. Maybe.”
“I don’t regret anything that’s happened between us.”
“It will always be you.”
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#one of the tags i had for this was: i’m going through it bc of a fucking tv show ending someone hold me#it might have been sex ed s4 lmfao#judging by the timestamp i wrote this in my notes app#meaning i had this list since last year#look at me back to posting nearly daily wtf#writing prompts#prompts#otp prompts#dialogue prompts#angst prompts
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Best 23 of BL 2023 - Quirky Awards
SHOCK & AWE AWARDS
1. Biggest BL surprise of 2023:
The last 3 months of 2023 in general got my biggest WTF award.
GMMTV fielding OffGun AND TayNew in the same quarter while also airing Last Twilight (arguably one of their best BLs ever)
That they ALSO optioned 3 JBLs
That there's a high heat omegaverse BL staring Pavel
That there were 20 BLs airing and none of them Korean.
With 5 VAMPIRE BLs announced for next year
But my prize in this category goes to My Dear Gangster Oppa.
It's just crazy:
Thai talent, Korean money + IP (this is adapted from a manwha) airing on a Chinese channel (iQIYI). Plus it was GOOD and made smart reuse of a pair who richly deserved it. I'm delighted by the eclectic insanity of this production. And wonder if any other film genre could even do anything like this.
2. The “that country did WHAT?” award:
The 8th Sense from Korea?!
I mean, seriously?! Dealing with metal health, suicide, darkness, therapy, age gap, & first time love BUT FROM KOREA? And then openness and casual boyfriend physical affection? What's next? An actual hard fought coming out narrative with an HEA? Gay domesticity and families?
Careful Korea, you'll strain something. Possibly your own culture and film industry.
I should stop having expectations of Korea, they keep surprising me.
Runners up: Korea letting OnlyOneOf do Bump Up Business not to mention that OmegaX thing. AND Korea adapting Why R U? What are you up to, Korea? Qua? Is this a coded message? Should we send help? Do you need snacks?
3. Biggest casting whoa! where did you come from? award:
GeminiFourth in My School President.
Seriously? Babies what? How did GMMTV find you? How do you exist? How is BL this lucky?
4. That studio did WHAT now? award:
GMMTV putting EarthMix into Moonlight Chicken.
And then doubling down with G4 as the damn sides.
Fucking genius.
5. I’m sad you were ignored award:
Destiny Seeker.
It's just a really fun little Thai pulp, the pairs were good, silly dialogue, plus consent and other good rep. I enjoyed it. No one talked about it AT ALL.
6. 2023 BL That Actually Made Me Lose My Mind Award?
Laws of Attraction. -The casting, the crazy story, the soapy drama! But specifically: Film playing Charn - the range of his smiles alone. GLORIOUS
I mean I Feel You Linger in the Air also sparked something in me, but LoA drove me actually nuts.
NARRATIVE AWARDS
7. Best story 2023:
La Pluie
I know, you're surprised, right? At the time I didn't chat much about it but I really enjoyed the discourse others were having. I love anything that really examines the fated mates (soulmates) trope and the idea of "the one". What a clever way to do that. (This is one reason UWMA is my favorite Thai BL.)
This one reminded me of the way Color Rush approached allegory and that's no bad thing. Such an impressive little piece.
8. Best narrative structure 2023 award:
Unintentional Love Story.
I know this may seem a simplistic pick. But I love the tidiness of this no frills contemporary romance, how the culture of work and personal ethics and corruption fight against the main character's affection and integrity. Poor baby boy is driven into a corner and then punished for it. But it is punishment he feels he deserves, and so it is up to his (now) ex to figure out what went wrong and why.
It's just great. I love it when no one is stupid or wrong, it's just impossible circumstances and unintentional love deeply felt.
9. Best 2023 dialogue (script) award:
Jun & Jun
Never before has Korea laced a BL with that much perfectly executed innuendo. It was a master class. I didn't know you could be that lascivious in Korean, quite frankly. Plus the way the 2 Juns constantly seamlessly transition between formal register (work, public - where they are boss/employee) to informal register (when they are alone and age mates + childhood sweethearts).
Beautiful to hear and watch.
10. Favorite scene 2023:
The dub con scene in I Cannot Reach You because I AM TRASH for an out of control seme. I'm sorry I just AM.
I have said it before, I will say it again, NO ONE DOES THIRST like Japan. And when that thirst bubbles over, it is heart-clenching and very hot.
11. The most rewatchable BL of 2023 award:
Our Dating Sim
That scene where they lie on the floor + the stolen kiss + giggle? Come on, it should be on comfort repeat in war rooms. It could bring world peace.
ACTORS & CHARACTERS AWARDS
12. Best performance of a queer actor in a leading role, 2023:
Fluke in Make a Wish.
It was fun to see him as an irreverent immortal and while I love OhmFluke I also really enjoyed this new pairing. It was a genuine pleasure to watch.
13. Best pining 2023:
The moot pining in Tokyo in April is...
Boys, seriously? Japan must you destroy us like this? Hurts so good.
14. Best wingman 2023 (The Namgoong Award)
Tiw from My School President
I mean, come on, of course it's him!
(Also can you believe Mark went on from this to do fricking Only Friends!? To Last Twilight! Come on GMMTV GIVE HIM A LEAD!)
15. Biggest OMG I LOVE you boys together, YAY!
Dimpled McMafia & Feral Bunny Foo Foo from Kiseki Dear to Me.
They were feral for each other.
We were feral for them
It was a whole delightful THING.
16. Most unexpected return of a BL pair? award:
The Private Lessons pair showing up in Love Class 2.
I know it was only a cameo, but SERIOUSLY? Thank you SO MUCH Korea! A big studio picking up a Strongberry pairing? I love you.
Seriously tho between them, Taiwan & Korea tried for ALL THE CAMEOS this year.
17. Well aren't you two just the prettiest? award:
NetJames in Bed Friend.
Need I say more?
18. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bah Vinh in Vian & Mr Cinderella 2. I did like either show but I loved him in them. Especially the make outs.
Yes you have chemistry with all the boys in Vietnam and you kiss beautifully.
But it's okay now honey, you have the crown.
Relax, you're stressing us out.
RANDOM PICKS
19. Favorite Linguistic Moment of 2023:
Our Dating Sim
Caught in the act by the elevator scene. OMG it's so funny. They're being such boyfriend shits to each other, and to be caught in the act by THAT character, and try to manifest formal language whole cloth? Hilarious.
Honorable mention to War Peanuts in Destiny Seeker.
20. Biggest disappointment of 2023:
You Are Mine
Seriously Taiwan, AGAIN you disappoint me with an Office BL? You're Taiwan, land of offices and suits. This should be YOUR SETTING TO WIN. And yet... argh. I mean it wasn't bad. But it wasn't good either. Stop it Taiwan, do better.
Runners up? Between Us, Chains of Heart, Dangerous Romance - this was a HOTLY contested category.
+ 2 Winners in the sub-category of FUCK YOU FOR THAT ENDING award:
The Director who Buys Me Dinner - I mean this nicely but: you have your lane now Korea, stop hurting us, that's Japan's responsibility and they do it better.
I Feel You Linger In the Air - I'm just hugely disappointed. Thailand ALMOST got its second 10/10 from me, but that damn ending.
Argh.
21. Best Wardrobe/Prop Use 2023
The shower of packaged bedsheets in My Personal Weatherman
Amazing.
Brilliant.
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22. Best Queer Rep 2023
Chot in Step By Step
In fact, all the queer characters in this show were treated with great integrity.
AND props to this cast for refusing to do fan service. GOOD FOR YOU! Fuck those sasang wankers.
Runners up? The found family cast of Love in Translation and the Rainbow Rice Cakes in The New Employee.
23. Best Meta Trope call out
Tin Tem Jai
Come on, what a zinger, but at themselves (and Taiwan)
Final question: which of the 23 was the hardest for me to pick?
Honestly? Question #1 this year.
But also question #20.
(Last year: 2022's Version)
Remember I only pull from shows that were completely finished by the end of 2023. Or The Sign probably would have taken multiple categories. But it will fall into 2024 offerings.
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#best BLs of 2023#end of year BL awards#my favorite BLs of 2023#I think this will be my oen awards list this year#My Dear Gangster Oppa#Thai BL#the eighth sense#Korean BL#GeminiFourth#My School President#GMMTV#Moonlight Chicken#EarthMix#Destiny Seeker#laws of attraction#La Pluie#unintentional love story#Jun and Jun#I Cannot Reach You#Japanese BL#Our Dating Sim#Make a wish#fluke natouch#Tokyo in April is...#kiseki: dear to me#Love Class 2#NetJames#Bed Friend#My Personal Weatherman#Step by Step
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Hand over your Blixers/Bosses/Freshes/etc!!
WOAH A QUICKLY SLAPPED TOGETHER CALENDAR!! This is my schedule for my own Shapes of May this year, I want some characters besides just the players to get some good attention :)
Reblog this post with your guy!! Like last year, I'm offering to draw them as robots if that's something you're interested in, just be sure to specify that's what you want!
Note: I will NOT be able to draw everyone's, and I will only draw one design per person per prompt (meaning if you send me your LLTNF and your NG, I'll only draw one of them).
EDIT: No longer taking Blixers!
#shapes of may#shapes of may 2024#just shapes and beats#jsab#jsab blixer#if you were really hoping for me drawing any of the characters that aren't listed here then you can always send them in for the 'other' par#if yall remember last year my hands gave out by the end of week three#so ill be taking special care to make sure that doesnt happen again
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The curse of no one around me irl knowing or caring about Greek mythology or the odyssey is that no one understands why I’m annoyed about people complaining that one of the songs in the epic ocean saga isn’t the ‘get in the water’ because that’s not how the fucking odyssey works!!!!!
#one of the lines!!! is ‘when your homes so close and you’ve reached your coast’ and ‘all of Ithaca will die!’ he’s not even close to home!!!#I know it’s a cool song but it doesn’t come until the almost end!!!#HE LITERALLY JUST DEFEATED POLYPHEMUS IT TAKES HIM 10 YEARS JUST TO GET BACK#‘oh I thought get in the water was gonna be in this’ WHY?!?!?#he still has to meet calypso#fight circe#fight Scylla#fight charybdis#and meet the other gods#literally one Google search will show you that it’s in the second to last saga!!!#madurday night live#epic the musical#epic ocean saga#also!!!! the creator literally showed a list of the songs in the saga and played clips of the songs in the saga!!!#it’s mainly tiktok commenters complaining so idk why I’m surprised
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FAVORITE GAMES PLAYED IN 2023 (for the first time)
#gamingedit#alan wake 2#deathloop#red dead redemption 2#resident evil 4 remake#cyberpunk 2077 phantom liberty#stray#returnal#deadlight#powerwash simulator#mix#vg 2023#vg#mygifs#mikaeled#usermichi#dailygaming#not me making this set 3 days before end of the year#phantom liberty is dlc but it fully deserves to be on this list#started rdr2 in 2022 and i'm not even in the middle of the story#but i played this game enough for it to be on the list finally#alan wake 2 is GOTY IDC
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