Reflection is an important part of living and learning. When we reflect we have the opportunity to think about what we have learned and make a plan to respond to it. In addition, we get to analyze how we learned and how we might do it differently in the future.
I have enjoyed recording my reading and viewing (and listening) stats over the last four years. It helps me to prioritize how I spend my time. It is interesting how similar some categories remain from year-to-year. Anyway, here is a comparison of this year's stats to the past three years. I will give my thoughts below after we have a chance to take a look.
A few quick thoughts on 2024. First, I just didn't find much interest in watching movies this year. I don't really know why, but they generally have lost appeal for me. Apparently, comic books is what had my interest instead. I read almost one hundred more comics this year than last. Graphic novels helped my book numbers go up. I really found myself enjoying the Image Graphic novel (compilations) of Transformers, Geiger, Duke, and GI Joe. Jim Zub's Conan the Barbarian also was in the mix for the graphic novels.
Another category that caught my attention in 2024 was T.V. streaming. The overall numbers are about the same, but check out how many new shows I watched this year compared to the other years. I was able to find some really great contend. I have a feeling that trend will keep up in 2025.
One area that I found to be unusually disappointing was my new category in 2024, and that is podcast listening. It is pretty well documented that I don't typically listen to my own podcasts (I lived it in real time), but I only listened to 37 shows all year?? That is 3 podcasts a month! That has to change. The one firm goal I have for 2025 is to listen and support more podcasts and listen to more content.
I hope you are able to follow me through the year in 2025. Please let me know if you keep track of your listening, reading and watching. What do you keep track of? How has it changed how you do things? Happy New Year and I look forward to hearing from you in 2025!
Here is the content I watched, read and listened to in 2024:
Book and Graphic Novel Titles:
Dragons of Spring Dawning: Dragonlance Chronicles Volume III
Star Wars: Dark Disciple by Christie Golden
Mandalorian: The Manga adapted by Yusuke Osawa
Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting by Kindra Neely (Graphic Novel)
#MurderTrending (abandoned)
Salt to the Sea by Rural Sepetys
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Cable: Conquest (Graphic Novel)
Monsters Born and Made by Tanvi Berwah
Superman: For All Seasons by Jeff Loeb (Graphic Novel)
Dungeons and Dragons: A Druid's Call by E.K. Johnston
Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch (abandoned)
Star Wars: Inquisitor Rise of the Red Blade by Delilah Dawson (audio)
Batman: Hush by Jeof Loeb (Graphic Novel)
Lord of the Fly Fest by. (abandoned)
Transformers Vols 1-6 (Graphic Novel)
Cat + Gamer vol. 1 (Manga)
Dungeons and Dragons SpellJammer: Memories Wake by Django Wexler
Classic DragonLance: Dragons of Eternity, DragonLance Destinies: Vol. 3 by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Conan the Barbarian: Vol. 1 Bound in Black Stone by Jim Zub (Graphic Novel)
Even If We Break by Marieke Nijkamp
Future Tense: How We Made Artificial Intelligence - and How It Will Change Everything by Martha Brockenbrough
Into the Crooked Place by Alexandra Christo
Dungeons and Dragons Pocket Expert by Stacy King
Conan the Barbarian: Vol. 2 Thrice Marked for Death by Jim Zub (Graphic Novel)
Movies Watched:
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Marvels
Elvis
Hamilton
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Godzilla minus one
Big
Deadpool
Deadpool 2
Deadpool and Wolverine
Fellowship of the Rings: Special Extended ed.
The Two Towers: Special Extended ed.
Return of the King: Special Extended ed.
Elf
Home Alone 2
A Christmas Story
TV Streamed Series and Documentaries:
Marvel's What If...
X-Men animated season 2
The Crown season 5
Echo season 1
Resistance season 2
Voltron
X-Men animated season 3
Bad Batch season 3
X-Men 97
Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1
Heroes Journey the making of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
Wednesday season 1
Star Wars: Visions season 2
Taylor Swift Eras Tour
Assembled: The Making of X-Men 97
American Pickers
Star Wars: The Acolyte
I Woke Up a Vampire
Batman: Caped Crusader
Rings of Power season 2
Agatha all Along
Skeleton Crew
Podcasts:
Song Exploder (8)
Teachers in the Dungeon (3)
Rebel Base Card Podcast (6)
Untapped Mana (2)
Coffee with Kenobi (3)
Business Wars (6)
All Songs Considered (2)
60 Songs that Explain the 90's (7)
The Colby Cast (6)
