Sunday, March 1, 2015

February 2014 thru February 2015 recap

See last post for an explanation for why I was gone. I'm going to try really hard to include everything cool I've done in the past year, but probably going to miss a couple of things.

February 2014 (I had a post drafted, but never posted - that is why I have noted the "thumbs")
  • 2/8/14 - 1st time @ Chuck E. Cheese
  • A Field in England (thumbs up)
  • Dead Dad (thumbs down)
  • A Fantastic Fear of Everything (thumbs down)
  • Let the Fire Burn (thumbs up)
  • Lego Movie (thumbs side)
  • Philomena (thumbs down)
  • Lego movie (thumbs side)
  • The Color Purple (thumbs up)
  • The House (thumbs side)
March 2014
  • 3/2/14 The Wind Rises
  • 3/20/14 The Grand Budapest Hotel
  • 3/27/14 Noah @ Imax
April 2014
  • 4/16/14 Brewers vs Cardinals @ Milwuakee
  • 4/17/14 Transcendence @ Imax (1st time in recliners)
May 2014
  • 5/1/14 Got the keys to our place in Madison
  • 5/16/14 Rodriguez @ Riverside Theater in Milwaukee
  • 5/23/14 X-Men Days of Future Past
  • 5/31/14 Hiking @ Devil's Lake in Baraboo with Sara
June 2014
  • 6/6/14 Elizabeth's Dance Recital
  • 6/14/14/ Madison Farmer's Market, Smoothie King (bought flowers & kettle corn)
  • 6/19/14 thru 6/23/14 Yooper Vaca with the Littles
July 2014
  • 7/4/14 Fireworks in Cascade @ the Finzels
  • 7/6/14 Fillmore Parade @ the Trumms
  • 7/8/14 Snowpiercer
  • 7/9/14 How to Train Your Dragon 2
  • 7/17/14 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  • 7/22/14 thru 7/24/14 U.P. with Ian
  • 7/24/14 Kaeden's bday party
  • 7/25/14 A Most Wanted Man
  • 7/27/14 Jackie and Nick's wedding
  • Began Full Metal Alchemist (just finished the series today 3/1/15!)
August 2014
  • 8/1/14 Guardians of the Galaxy
  • 8/3/14 Get On Up
  • Vanessa's Bday Party
  • 8/8/14 Brocachs Live on King Street w/ coworkers: Ziggy Marley
  • 8/14/14 thru 8/18/14 L.A. vaca with Sara & Shelley
  • 8/27/14 Casino, shopping, Great Dane (beer flight), Mickey's Tavern (I think we went to see Cum Stain but show was late so we only ended up seeing a bad expirimental jazz band) with Ian
September 2014
  • 9/6/14 Brenda's Bachelorette Party: Black Hawk Hotel & Barhopping in Cedar Falls
  • 9/10/14 Brewers vs Marlins @ Milwaukee
  • 9/14/14 Brought the ombre back
  • 9/20/14 Love Is Strange
  • 9/29/14 il sogno del marinaio w/ Mike Watt @ High Noon Saloon
  • 9/27/14 Brenda's wedding
  • 9/30/14 Box Trolls
October 2014
  • 10/1/14 Marcus Theater played all the Harry Potter movies every Wednesday for 7 weeks and I went to ALL OF THEM!!
  • 10/5/14 Gone Girl
  • 10/5/14 Of Montreal @ The Majestic (+ Snake Bite @ Brocachs)
  • 10/9/14 Sorcerer @ UW Union South (not a new film)
  • 10/10/14 Freezer Meal prep day with mom and Michelle
  • 10/12/14 Pixies @ The Orpheum
  • 10/13/14 Cracked my phone screen :( :( :( (it's since been fixed....costly)
  • 10/14/14 Kill the Messenger
  • 10/18/14 Xmas shopping with mom and Michelle
  • 10/21/14 Fury
  • 10/24/14 1st time @ Le Tigre
  • 10/28/14 David Bowie Is @ the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago
  • 10/31/14 Halloween @ The Brink Lounge (Sweet Delta Dawn and The Earthlings) - I dressed as David Bowie and Ian as Hunter S. Thompson
November 2014
  • 11/1/14 Elizabeth's bday party
  • 11/6/14 Nightcrawler
  • 11/7/14 The Vintage w/ coworkers
  • 11/8/14 1st time wine tasting @ Fawn Creek Winery w/ Sara
  • 11/11/14 Dave Davies @ Milwaukee
  • 11/20/14 Interstellar
  • 11/22/14 Phillip Phillips @ Milwaukee with Jan
  • 11/23/14 Mockingjay
  • 11/30/14 Tickle Torture, Candy Boys, Pizza Underground, and Har Mar Superstar @ High Noon Saloon
  • Employee of the month @ work
  • Read The Stranger Beside Me
December 2014
  • 12/2/14 Citizenfour
  • 12/8/14 1st time @ chiro and it was wonderful
  • 12/15/14 The Tale of Princess Kaguya
  • 12/17/14 The grape ape kicked my a$$
  • 12/23/14 The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
  • 12/24/14 Phi Phi O'Hara snapchatted me :)
January 2015
  • 1/1/15 NYE show (some cover bands) @ High Noon Saloon and doritoes in bed
  • 1/2/15 Started Jillian Michaels Body Revolution (still going strong! month 3 woo!)
  • 1/2/15 Imitation Game
  • 1/9/15 Selma
  • 1/17/15 FrznFest (Blanke Range, Cloud Nothings, PUP, Tuen to Crime) @ High Noon Saloon
  • 1/30/15 Found out I got a promotion at work....still waiting on that raise
February 2015
  • 2/6/15 The Owls Are Not What They Seem (Twin Peaks Event) @ Madison Central Library
  • 2/8/15 Carter & Blake's bday party
  • 2/17/15 Rupaul's Drag Race Battle of the Seasons tour @ Majestic Theater
  • 2/19/15 Olive Garden (late) Valentine's Day lunch
  • 2/27/15 Suuns / Disappears @ The Frequency
  • Read Twin Peaks: An Oral History

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Missing?!

Hello. I know, I've been missing (from this blog) for over a year. I'd like to get back into doing a monthly update of my life, favorite things, movie reviews, etc.

The reason I stopped blogging at this time last year is because I had a family medical emergency, and it really messed with my head. I was in a dark place for awhile, but have been able to accept what is and have become (somewhat) hopeful for the future again. I don't want to broadcast my family's personal business here, but if you know me and want to know what happened, just contact me.

Anyway, this past year has been hard. Things have been getting better and looking better. One major thing that happened since I last blogged is that I moved to the city of Madison. I had been living in suburbs previously (even though I actually work in Madison) and we finally decided to make the big move. It is so expensive to live here! Fortunately, that is about the only drawback. I love living so close to everything. There is always something to do. There is so much shopping and dining within walking distance. Unfortunately, winter lasts like 6 months here so that sucks right now, but I am so stoked for spring/summer to get here.

I will do a separate post highlighting cool things I've done/seen this past year. I just wanted to make this quick & separate entry explaining the hiatus. Hoping to post that this weekend.

Talk to you soon.