Happy New Year!  How did you celebrate the countdown?  I rang in the New Year watching the final episode of the 6-part Korean sci-fi  series The Silent Sea.  Great premise, some very cool SF elements, and some memorable moments but it was a little slow at times.  Overall, a worthy watch.

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We commemorated New Year’s Eve in the Japanese way – with soba.

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And ushered in the New Year with dumplings, ossechi, mikan and snapper (not pictured because Akemi deemed it too ugly for the photo op).

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We also go our fortunes for 2022 – which, I’d argue, are more generic suggestions than actual prophecies.

I have decided to be a little more ambitious with my New Year’s resolutions this year.  I will accomplish each of these on the daily:

Read 100 pages of a book.

Read a new comic book series.

Read a classic comic book.

Complete a Korean lesson.

Complete a Japanese lesson.

Do an hour of stock research.

Do a half hour cardio.

Watch an episode of a new show.

Complete some sort of writing-related task be it generating ideas, hammering out a story, reviewing a pitch or, hell, even actually writing something.

Compose a blog entry.

AND – watch two new movies a week.

So far, so good.  But, in all fairness, it’s still early.

And you?  Any resolutions you’ll try sticking to in the days ahead?

6 thoughts on “January 1, 2022: Happy New Year!

  1. I went to bed early, but wound up ringing in the NY annoyed AF because people kept setting off fireworks in the neighbourhood and waking me up every 10 mins. Until 2 am.

    Those fortunes sound more like vague advice than anything. I prefer my fortune cookies/shibas with vague, slightly ominous predictions instead.

    No new year goals really, other than continuing stuff I was doing in 2021 that I enjoyed like trail maintenance, etc. Oh, and not catching COVID. If possible.

  2. I liked The Silent Sea quite a bit, probably in part because I am a fan of Bae Doona. I enjoyed her in another show on Netflix, Stranger, a police show in which her character has a male partner who doesn’t feel emotions. She’s also in Kingdom on Netflix, which gets good reviews.

  3. Happy New Year! Let’s hope 2022 is not 2020-too. LOL
    Your New Year meal looks great. Those fortunes sound weird.

  4. No formal NY’s resolutions for me! Resolutions can be a disappointment. I’ll just continue working out and trying new things. Hubby and are talking “zip line” for vacation this year. Which is big because we’re both acrophobic. 🤞

  5. Happy New Year to you two and all your families!

    The only new year resolutions I have is to clean out my email accounts, lose another 30 pounds, and finish all my 2021 writing and drawing projects (by being more disciplined and productive.)

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