We teachers have full, wonderful lives outside of teaching. I think. Sure we do! YES! We most definitely do! And why let all the wonderful folks such as Barack Obama create a list!? Here’s my challenge, inspired by @jarredamato, the leader of #ProjectLit:
What if all leaders — politics, education, business, you name it — shared their own lists each year? https://t.co/6N9bkDI2aY
— Jarred Amato (@jarredamato) December 28, 2018
When a friend posted Obama’s list today, I immediately went to i-Tunes and grabbed some of the songs I liked. Dang, I used to be such an aficionado of new music! What happened?
Whatever.
Here are the list of movies, books, and music I added to my collection in 2018:
Books:
My Goodreads name is k love (I think) and I read 47/100 of my reading challenge books. *Shrug* https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/11069938
My favorites came out of the #ProjectLit collection:
Children of Blood and Bone
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha)Dread Nation (see link)
Dread NationLong Way Down: (see link)
Long Way DownAnd:
Movies/Television:
What did we watch? Well, Black KKKlansman, Black Panther, Hereditary, A Quiet Place, Isle of Dogs, Bird Box, (read the book first, dang it!) Game Night (eye roll), Solo and whatever comes out on Netflix. Shows include Ozark, Sabrina, Black Mirror, Stranger Things, The Haunting of Hill House, Making a Murderer, Jessica Jones, Series of Unfortunate Events, Vikings, Game of Thrones, all of the American Horror Stories, Better Call Saul, Barry, and started Dark. (I feel like there are some missing, but oh well.)
Music
Some songs I added (not new to 2018 necessarily, but new to me):
- Eins Zwei Orchestra
- Kitka
- Grass Window
- Vitamin String Quartet
- Jiggy
- Dallas String Quartet
- Sudan Archives
- Eels
- Chloe x Halle
- Nilufer Yanya https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/do-you-like-pain-ep/1352310289
And I highly recommend the Kill Bill soundtrack.
In addition to consuming media, I like to create media, too! I love to write and make collage images.
@cmclymer tweeted this fun thing – what would your two accessories be?
A toy company makes a replica action figure of your likeness. What two accessories do they include?— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) December 27, 2018

So thank you, Jarred and Charlotte, for some fun ideas. I’m not anyone important, but I am a teacher, and living my best, creative life helps me, my family, and my students. It is my personal oxygen mask.
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