2017 is over. I’m sure you heard about it. It was a whole thing. But before I scoot ahead into 2018, I would like share my a few of my favorite things.*

*Disclaimer: These lists are not all-inclusive nor are they complete. I have not seen/read everything which is shocking, I know. I am not great at remembering what I have seen/read and am worse at ranking what I do remember. Thus, I present the incomplete list of things I liked in 2017.

Things I watched that I liked:

• Moana
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• Stranger Things
• Lady Bird
• Wonder Woman
• The Encounter – this was my first one-man show and it was unbelievably incredible

Music:

• Melodrama by Lorde
• Harry Styles by Harry Styles
• Milk-Eyed Mender by Joanna Newsom (13 years late on this one but what a joy to my ears)
• Star Wars soundtracks
• Here by Alicia Keys
• Something to Ruin by Ages and Ages
• Most things Sia makes
• All things Josh Garrels makes

Want to be cool like me? Listen to what I was listening to! Here!

Things I read and enjoyed:

• The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
• Cloud Atlas by David C. Mitchell
• Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
• So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson
• John Mayer’s and Pat Sajak’s Twitter Accounts

Places I visited:

• Glacier National Park
• New York (twice!) – read about my experience here
• Washington D.C. – read about my experience here
• Red Lodge, MT
• The Oregon coast

New things I tried:

• Improv classes
• Sushi
• Marketing
• Cleaning my room (tried & failed)
• Waking up at 2 am all summer for work (tried & succeeded)

If you have questions about the things I tried, feel free to ask! If you would like to share your favorite things with me, feel free to utilize the comment section (ooh la la).