Yeah, count me as one of those people who are all like "bullshit" to you.
I just heard Led Zeppelin's "The Rain Song" on the radio the other day, after not having heard it for years. It's a freaking masterpiece! But classic rock is wildly hit and miss for me. I don't remember the next song that came on but I hated it and had to change the station.
Some highlights of 2024 for me were:
- Song Fight Live in Denver!
- the final XOXO festival, in Portland
- winning Nur Ein for the second time
- driving back down to the SF Bay Area a few times to see folks and play music
- having a bunch of visitors here, including Glenn and Rachael who were here on Erin's birthday
- seeing a bunch of concerts (favorites were LCD Soundsystem, Belle and Sebastion, and Soul Coughing)
- going to Crater Lake and taking the 5-hour boat tour that includes a 2-hour stop on Wizard Island
- getting my fake front tooth!
The low lights were:
- round 2 of COVID for me (Erin didn't get it, fortunately) followed by pneumonia that had me sick for like 6 weeks
- a fire about a half mile from our neighborhood that lead to us having to grab JJ and evacuate (stressful but fortunately our neighborhood was ok)
I guess I need to carry over all my 2024 goals, minus getting a tooth:
- improve physical and mental health care (get better sleep, get more exercise, get a primary care physician, and possibly a couple other doctors)
- read more (I got yet more books for Christmas again in 2024)
- keep making stuff
- travel more (we want to go to Greece!)