2019 was…

December 31, 2019

Veganuary, Half-marathon running distance, Pokemon Go, Visits from friends, Orkney, New car, Tinnitus, MRI scans, Avengers: Endgame, 30th parties, Bob’s stag do, Chilly’s stag-do, Go-karting, Clay pigeons, Boardgames, Gunn Wedding Dance, Making videos, Summer Party, Worst hangovers, Meat 3 times, New Job, Poscasts, Visiting family, Warrington, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Helensburgh, Too many Group Chats, Dungeons&Dragons, Deleting Snapchat and Facebook apps, 5k a day September, 60 films, Not journalling here, Sinus problems, New friends, Winter Sad, Early steps into Creative Writing, and probably a lot more besides.

It was (mostly) pretty great.

Films Watched First Time 2018

January 07, 2019 in projects

One of my (many) resolutions this year was to watch at least fifty two films ive never seen before- one film a week. Over the years of special offers and continued generosity of streaming platforms I’ve amassed quite a backlog in the house already and outward trips to the cinema are of course, never to be turned down. The added incentive, obviously, is finally catching up on everything culturally ive missed previously, for whatever reason.

I made a list on Letterboxd of everything I watched but I thought i’d go into some general commentary here too about some of the best and worst things I watched, as well as the lessons learned for attempting the same project next time.

1 Second Everyday : The First Seven Months! (2018)

January 01, 2019 in projects

Beginning in June 2018 I started using an app called 1SE to record a second of my life everyday. Piecing them all together made a slideshow carousel of all the small moments that made each month- here’s the completed project for 2018.

It’s something that I enjoyed doing immensely, encouraging me to plan days a little better, do things a bit more out of the ordinary and most of all, reflect on everything that I had completed/achieved or experienced over any given time period. Very rewarding! The video was part documentary/part vloggy, and part art-project, with lots of stuff covered.

So from June 1st 2018 to December 31st 2018, here’s my first year using the app. I’m hoping to keep doing this as long as I can- any likes or subscribes would be greatly appreciated!