2023 looked a lot different for me than any other year and it’s because I lived in Los Angeles! My whole personality is “I moved to Los Angeles.” Let me tell you, everyone is tired of hearing about it (and that’s because everyone in Los Angeles also moved to Los Angeles–I’m not original!).
It was a year of new, which can be very fun. I also cried a lot because too much new can be overwhelming at times. I began performing my original music out and about. If people hate it, they haven’t said it to my face. But I think I’ve been more open about my emotions because I’ve made a habit of singing my songs which are chock full of my emotions.
So many people came to visit me and share the year with me. I am so honored to have all the friends I have. I needed them a little extra too since I was working remotely from my lonesome apartment in a new city!
A lot happened this year. I literally saw dolphins. I also reached my 10,000th day on earth. You can watch a recap of my year here. Or you can keep on reading.
2022 Resolution Update: Wear All My Clothes
Did I do it? I certainly tried. I made it through a lot of my clothes but now I am going through my clothes and donating pieces that are no longer a part of the #rotation.
2023 Highlights (in no particular order)
- Saw my first dolphin
- Started a band
- Visited Colorado Springs for the first time
- Created a Portland scavenger hunt
- Had a video blow up on TikTok
- I visited San Diego, San Jose, and Santa Cruz
- I found a turtle pond with 30+ turtles in my neighborhood and protect it from two year-olds who want to push the turtles into the water
- Found a church
- Went wedding dress shopping with my bff (for her wedding, not mine)
- Watched Eurovision for the first time
- Took a Groundlings improv class and passed with an injured foot
- Had two foot injuries: bone bruise and regular but deeply awful bruise
- This girl visited Disneyland twice
- Used a water filter and a water softener to tame the water here
- I saw two plays: The XIX and Into the Woods
- Look at some of the comedians I saw this year: John Mulaney (on accident), Fred Armisen, Melissa Villaseñor, Amir K, Chris Estrada, Frankie Quiñones, Chase Bernstein, Rachel Kaly, Robbie Hoffman, Aparna Nancherla, Mike O’Brien, Carmen Christopher, Paul F. Tompkins
- Quit my job
- Played piano at a pumpkin patch every Sunday for three months
- My sister and I were kicked out of a record store
- Hit 850+ followers on my anti-crow Twitter account
- Spent 3 months trying to get a painting from a lady on Facebook marketplace and was not successful
Movies I Watched and Liked in 2023
- Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
- Spider-Man 1, 2, and 3
- Barbie
TV Shows and Specials I Watched and Liked in 2023
- Cunk on Earth
- Andor
- Ahsoka
- Never Have I Ever
- Only Murders in the Building
- The Bear
- Paul T. Goldman
Things I Cried Over During 2023
- Television (happy)
- Bunny at Night (sad)
- Dresser Stuck in Trunk (sad)
- 10K Party (happy)
Albums I Listened to and Liked in 2023
- The Art of Forgetting – Caroline Rose
- The Album – boygenius
- Renaissance – Beyoncé
- Chrysaline – Josh Garrels
- MOTOMAMI – Rosalía
- GUTS – Oliva Rodrigo
- Elegy – Victoria Canal
- Jaguar II – Victoria Monet
- Big Time – Angel Olsen
- Heaven – Cleo Sol
Concerts I Attended in 2023
- Victoria Canal & Madison Cunningham @ The Sun Rose
- Caroline Rose @ Fonda Theatre
- Boygenius & Clairo & Bartees Strange & Dijon @ Rose Bowl
- Boygenius & Carly Rae Jepsen @ Gorge Amphitheater
- Unforgettable Sunrise Symphony by Jacob Rock @ Alex Theater
- Taylor Swift & HAIM @ SoFi Stadium
- Daniel Caesar @ Hollywood Bowl
- Beyoncé @ SoFi Stadium
Books I Read (or reread) and Liked in 2023
- Thinking Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman
- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing – Hank Green
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn – Betty Smith
- Deep – James Nestor
- Deep Work – Cal Newp
Podcasts I Liked in 2023
- Composed with Chase Bernstein
- The Roller and the Stroller
- Too Far with Rachel Kaly and Robby Hoffman
Favorite Side of the Road Finds in 2023
- Dresser
- Rubber Tree
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