The Future is Bulletproof

Happy New Year!

I don’t know about you all, but 2018 was not a good year for me. I’m glad it is over. New Year, New You-I’m definitely all about that:

So the past few years, I have done “theme” years. 2015 was Back to the Future, 2016 Star Trek: The Original Series, 2017 Star Wars: A New Hope, and 2018 Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. So what to do for this year?

For me, whenever I think of 2019, I always think of it as the year that Skynet takes over in The Terminator series. Why? I could have sworn that is what they said-but that is false. I have looked it up. The world was under the control of Skynet, but that isn’t when they took over. Oh, well.

So then I started thinking, what does happen in 2019? I mean what takes place? Well for one thing: Blade Runner

And My Chemical Romance‘s album, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, of which I have taken the post’s title from their song Na-Na-Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)

And last, but not least-one of my favorite movies, The Running Man.

Watch out 2019-I’m coming for you

I am defintely planning on reviewing this movie this year for Horrorfest VIII. 

I guess this year is to be a dystopian year, hmmm-I wonder how I can work that in.

But enough of that. Let’s move on to the year in review!

The Views

This year I had over 92,000 views!

WOW!!!

The most viewed day of the year was September 22 with 934 views! That was the day I posted Non-Austen Reads for Austen Readers: A Change of Fortune.

Although the number one post viewed that day was She Cries in the Night: The Screaming Skull (1958)

The Top Five Posts

Here are the top five most viewed posts of the year, although strangely none were posted this year.

I mean you like what you like. I’m just happy people are reading my blog.

5) It Was the Curse. My Curse: The Cheerleader Murders (2016) from Horrorfest V (2016)

4) A True Princess from 30 Day Challenge (2014)

3) I Saw Goody Osburn With the Devil: The Crucible (1996) from Horrorfest II (2013)

How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!

2) Tea Time (2015)

1) Fulfilling the List: A Walk to Remember (2002), from Romance is in the Air‘s 14 days of my favorite romantic moments (2013)

The Followers!

So this community has really grown in numbers and I can not describe how pleased I am about that. We have gone from 14 followers in 2012 to 42 followers in 2013, 169 followers in 2014, to 439 in 2015, to 616 in 2016, to 1021 in 2017, and now 1447.

Wow!

Book Club Picks

My book club read:

• The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story by Diane Ackerman
• The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury
• O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
• A Common Life: The Wedding Story (The Mitford Years #6) by Jan Karon
• The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan
•  A Wrinkle in Time (The Time Quartet #1) by Madeleine L’Engle
• This Present Darkness (Darkness #1) by Frank Peretti
• The Masterpiece by Francine Rivers
• Until the Day Breaks (California Rising #1) by Paula Scott

There are more that I fell behind in reviewing (oh darn!), but I will catch up in this new year.

200th Anniversary of Northanger Abbey and Persuasion

So 2018 marked the 200th anniversary of Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. I tried to fill the year with both, but unfortunately did not do as much as I liked.

Northanger Abbey posts

• In Celebration of Northanger Abbey: A brief introduction to the book and list of books and films based on the book that I plan to review/have already reviewed.
• A Long Fatal Love Chase by Louisa May Alcott
• Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians #1) by Kevin Kwan
• Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen’s Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues edited by Christina Boyd
• No One Would Have Ever Guessed: A post on Catherine Morland
• Why is Northanger Abbey Always Ignored?

Persuasion posts

• You’ve Persuaded My Heart: A brief introduction to the book and list of books and films based on the book that I plan to review/have already reviewed
• Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen’s Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues edited by Christina Boyd
• Right Away I Know I Won’t Like You-A post on Sir Walter Elliot

Tea Time

I love tea and I love posting on it!

• Cozy & Comfy Tea Time
• Got Tea?
• My Niece Wanted a Tea Party
• Tea and Biscuits
• Tea Chocolate
• Teatime is So Much Better With a Teapot

My Musical Stylings

As always, I love to review my favorite songs. This year we had:

• Dancing Queen by ABBA
• Working My Way Back to You by The Spinners
• You Can’t Hurry Love by The Supremes

Jane, Jane, Jane Austen Posts

As always-we have Jane Austen posts (that’s the name of the blog!).

On Jane Austen, herself, and Regency times :

• By the Sea: On Regency sea bathing/swimming
• The Curious Case and Crime of Jane Leigh-Perrot: On Jane Austen’s Aunt Jane’s trial.
• Jane Austen Eyes
• Just Jane (Ladies of History #2) by Nancy Moser: Biographical/fictional account of Jane Austen’s life.

Based on Jane Austen:

• Jane Austen Bridal Shower
• Jane Austen’s Guide to Dating by Lauren Henderson
• What Level of Austenite Are You?

Pride and Prejudice:

• Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen’s Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues, MILD edited by Christina Boyd
• Darcy’s ’80s Power Song
• Pride & Prejudice: A Latter-Day Comedy (2003)
• Death Comes to Pemberley, Episode Three (2013)

Emma:

• Always Let Your Conscience Be Your Guide: A post on Mr. Knightley and friendship
• Victoria and the Rogue (An Avon True Romance #12) by Meg Cabot

Mansfield Park:

• Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen’s Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues: MILD edited by Christina Boyd

A Reading We Will Go

I love books and reading, so we will have quite a few posts on them.

• All You Need Is…
• Bookish Thank You
• BYOB: Bring You Own Book
• Cats, Books, & Tea
• My Go-To Juice
• Time Flies When You’re Reading

Romance is in the Air: Part VI

This year we only reviewed 13 films as Valentine’s Day was my 1000 post. The romantic moments came from:

1. Holiday Inn (1942)
2. The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
3. Rear Window (1954)
4. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
5. American Dreamer (1984) 
6. Aladdin (1992) 
7. So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) 
8. George of the Jungle (1997) 
9. Holiday in Handcuffs (2007)
10. Fireproof (2008)
11. “This Episode Sucks” Psych (2011) 
12. “Gone Glitter” from Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse (2012)
13. Trolls (2016)

1000 Post

I wrote this post in honor of my ex-husband, at the time my fiancé, but as he turned out to be an abusive jerk, I will probably change it. However, I am pleased to have made it to 1000.

One Day Holiday Posts

Sometimes I just like to do a small post on the actual holiday instead of a countdown. This year I had:

• A Dog’s Life: Chinese New Year– My Chinese New Year post on 8 of my favorite dogs from film, TV, and books.
• Top O’ the Morning: 7 More Irish Heroes– My Saint Patrick’s Day post on 7 Irish heroes from film, TV, and books.
• May the 4th Be With You– Star Wars Day
• I Want Candy– Anniversary of the Blog
• Baked Apple Slices– Thanksgiving Day
• A Water-Logged White Christmas and I Don’t Want a Lot for Christmas, There is Just One Thing I Need– Christmas

Recipes

As C.S. Lewis says

“Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”

And sometimes you want something to nibble on when you read Jane Austen or watch the films. This year we had the following recipes:

• Baked Apple Slices
• Basic Chicken Salad
• Basic Shortbread
• Blueberry Earl Grey Tea Smoothie
• Irish Blueberry Scones
• London Fog Fauxccino
• London Fog Smoothie
• Mock Clotted Cream
• Slow-Cooker Bread

Jane Austen Video Games

We have brought Jane Austen into the 21st century with video games. I reviewed two this year.

Facebook:

• Jane Austen Manors

iPhone:

• Desire & Decorum: Chapter 1, The Journey Ahead
• Desire & Decorum: Chapter 2, The Ties That Bind
• Desire & Decorum: Chapter 3, Threading the Needle
• Desire & Decorum: Chapter 4, Best Foot Forward Part I

Non-Austen Books for Austen Readers

So I have started a new category this year: Non-Austen Reads for Austen Readers. They may not be by Austen, but they are books I think Austen fans will love.

• The Widow of Larkspur Inn (Gresham Chronicles #1) by Lawana Blackwell
• A Change of Fortune (Ladies of Distinction #1) by Jen Turano

Horrorfest VII

So Horrorfest VI in 2017 was a total mess, everything just went wrong. But this year I redeemed myself. I completed my 31 posts! I reviewed the following:

• The Invisible Man (1933)
• Nancy Drew, Detective (1938)
• Fashion Model (1945)
• Deadline at Dawn (1946)
• Possessed (1947)
• A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
• Rawhide (1951)
• The Blue Gardenia (1953)
• The House of the Arrow (1953)
• The Birds (1963)
• The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
• Nowhere to Hyde: Scooby-Doo Where Are You? (1970)
• Dr. Jekyll Versus the Werewolf (1972)
• Three Days of the Condor (1975)
• Blade Runner (1982)
• The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
• Edward Scissorhands (1990)
• The Witch’s Curse: Murder She Wrote (1992)
• The Tommyknockers (1993)
• The Stranger Beside Me (1995)
• The Psychotic Episode: Boy Meets World (1999)
• Double Jeopardy (1999)
• Independence Day (1999)
• The Good Student (2006)
• Ruby in the Smoke (2006)
• Death Comes to Pemberley, Episode Three (2013)
• Maleficent (2014)
• American Gothic (2016)
• Nocturnal Animals (2016)
• Crooked House (2017)
• It Lives in the Woods (2017)

Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen’s Rakes & Gentlemen Rogues

After The Darcy Monologues, Dangerous to Know was born. I promised to read and review it but unfortunately life got in the way and I was unable to do it. I hate breaking a promise, that is my number-one most hated thing of all time. So I began reviewing it this year, breaking the post down into different sections. So far I have only done two, but plan to continue into the year.

1. None: Possible kissing and affection.
2. Mild: Kissing.
3. Moderate: Some sexual references but not explicit.
4. Mature: Some nudity and some provocative sex.

Instagram

So I have started an instagram this year. I post all kinds of different things on there and encourage you to follow me if you have one.

25 Days of Christmas Films

l swore I would never, ever try to post every day in December for Christmas, after my fiasco in 2012. It is just too hard with all the things that happen in getting ready for the holiday. Well this year on Instagram, I posted a brief film review everyday on a Christmas movie. The films I watched?

• Borrowed Hearts
• Chasing Christmas
• The Christmas Chronicles
• Christmas Grace
• The Christmas List 
• Christmas With the Kranks
• Christmas With a View
• Crown for Christmas
• Eloise at Christmastime
• A Flintstones’ Christmas Carol
• Home Alone
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• I’ll Be Homeless for Christmas
• It’s a Wonderful Life
• Jingle All the Way
• The Last Christmas (Shadow Island Mysteries)
• Max Lucado’s The Christmas Candle (Watched it twice!)
• Mickey’s Christmas Carol
• The Misteltoe Promise
• The Princess Switch
• The Shop Around the Corner
• The 12 Men of Christmas
• Unlikely Angel

So what will the new year hold? I don’t know, but I know this:

For 2017 in review, go to Life Seems But a Quick Succession of Busy Nothings

For 2016 in review, go to A New Hope

For 2015 in review, go to To Boldy Go Where No Man Has Gone Before

For 2014 in review, go to Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads

For 2013 in review, go to Looking at the Past, Focusing on the Future

For 2012 in review, go to Looking Back, Moving Forward

And just cause:

To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before

So I know I haven’t gotten to Star Trek in my fangirl posts, do you might not realize this about me:

And as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Original Series, I decided that how last year was on Back to the Future, this year will be on Star Trek. And next year can be Star Wars as it marks the 40th anniversary of that film. But enough on that, let’s get to our year in review!

This is a time to reflect on what the past year held for us, the big posts, what’s new, and what you all seemed to like the most.

This post will only cover a few things, you really should check out the year for yourself. To start at the beginning go here.

The Views

This year I had 68,000 views!

Last year I had 31,000 and I thought that was a lot. Thank you buzzfeed, pinterest, facebook, twitter, and readers who practically doubled my views.

The most viewed day of the year was June 19th, in which I posted Drug of Choice.

The Number One Post

Strangely, my top posts had nothing to do with anything posted in 2015.

But you all like what you like!

So the number one post was from my Romance is in the Air Valentine’s countdown from 2013. That post was Fulfilling the List: A Walk to Remember, and I think I need to post on it once again.

Second place went to A Monster Race: Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf (1988), from 2012, and my first Horrorfest, theHalloween countdown. In third place was I Saw Goody Osburn With the Devil: The Crucible (1996), from 2013 and my Horrorfest II Halloween countdown. In fourth we had In Rhapsody Over Clint Eastwood, a post from 2013. And rounding them out in my fifth place, we had a post from 2014, Men What Happened?

The Followers!

So this community has really grown in numbers and I can not describe how pleased I am about that. We have gone from 14 followers in 2012 to 42 followers in 2013, 169 followers in 2014, and are now at 439. That’s amazing!

So enough about the statistics and numbers! Let’s move on to what was covered this year and what changes I have made to the blog

1)Back to the Future

So with it being 2015 and the year Back to the Future turned 30, we had a lot of Back to the Future love going on. It started with my first post of the year, Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads. On the amazingness of this film as it celebrates its 30 year anniversary, in Back in Time: Happy 30th Anniversary Back to the Future. My joy at watching all three films on the big screen, in The Future is NOW!: Happy Back to the Future Day!. On the importance of November 12th in The Back to the Future series, in The Temporal Junction Point for the Entire Space-Time Continuum. An episode of Supernatural that mimics Back to the Future, in Back to the Supernatural. And a list of everything Back to the Future got right about 2015, in We’re in the Future: Good-bye 2015.

2) Fandom Love

This year I continued my fandom posts, posting on Sundays. This year I wasn’t as faithful, as sometimes life would throw me a curveball, but I am getting closer to completing it. I just have to stop adding things.

So far this year I have covered: Amazing Phil/Phil Lester, Audrey Hepburn, The Baby-Sitters Club, The Beach Party Series, The Brady Bunch, Brotherly Love,  The Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales, Captain Planet, The Cat Who Mystery Series, Cinemasins, Clint Eastwood, Daredevil, Death on Demand Mystery Series, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Dr. Seuss, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, 8 Simple Rules, Elvis Presley, Eureka, Everyday Sunday, The Fast & the Furious franchise, Foreigner, Full House, Gargoyles, Grimm, Growing Pains, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hans Christian Anderson, Harry Potter, Hawk Nelson, Hell on Wheels, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, The Highlander, How I Met Your Mother, How It Should Have Ended, The Hunger Games, Indiana Jones, James Bond, Jimmy Stewart, Journey, The Kinsey Millhone Mysteries, Las Vegas, Leverage, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, Lord of the Rings, Madeleine L’Engle, Make It or Break It, The Mentalist, Michael Crichton, Michael J. Fox, Midsomer Murders, Murder She Wrote, My Chemical Romance, Nancy Drew, The Nanny, NCIS, North & South, The Nostalgia Critic, The Office, Once Upon a Time, The Phantom of the Opera, Pokemon, The Princess Bride, Psych, Ray Bradbury, The Riyria Revelations, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

To read more, click on these links: Fandom Love, It’s Fantastico!, A Fantabulous Post, A FANtastic Voyage, Please Excuse My Dear Fan Lady, I’m So FANcy!, Back to the Fandoms, Old Fandoms and New Fancies, Fantom of the Opera, Fun & Full of FANcy, The Fans and the Furious, It’s a Fan World After All, and Portrait of a Fangirl.

3) Buzzfeed Bust or Library Love

So I was trying to get a job with Buzzfeed and posted a few things as it was part of the application process. However no one was really interested in my lists so I decided to bring that style here. I only did one, Heaven on Earth, in which I listed the best fictional libraries; but I’m thinking of doing a few more in the future.

4) Story of My Life

So this year we once again had stories of my everyday life. First I shared about my horrible ex co-worker, Wanda in Five to Nine. Then there was the time my friend’s car started to overheat in San Francisco and we started to stall on the bridge, in I Left My Car in San Francisco. Meeting Dr. Sexy from Supernatural in real life, in Paging Dr. Sexy.  My spot issues that rivals Dr. Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang, in A Spot of Trouble. On how an ear infection wasn’t going to stop me from seeing the midnight showing, in Avengers Assemble. On living in a world that tries to get you to alter your appearance, in Small and Proud. It being so incredibly hot that I try to escape to England, in England Dreamin’ On Such a Summer’s Day. In which I do not learn my lesson and injure my legs again, in Walking on Pins and Needles. The fact that I will probably live out my life alone, in Crazy Book Lady. When I got caught in a crazy storm, in It’s Raining, It’s Pouring. The suffering of wisdom teeth, in Turn Your Wounds into Wisdom, and Your Wisdom Teeth into Wounds. How a baggy sweatshirt saved my life, in A Real Life Saver. Getting caught in a monsoon type rainstorm, in Every Month at the Quarter Moon There’ll Be a Monsoon. Chopping down the Christmas tree in Winter Wonderland.

5) A Sense of Sense and Sensibility 

So last year I talked about reviewing Sense & Sensibility, along with all those based on the works or rewritings. I talked about the girls’ older brother John, and how he severely let these girls down in Promises Were Made to Be Broken. The joys and horrors of sisterhood and how the two act as a unit in Sisterly Roles. Edward Ferrars’ arrival into the house and being the one that brings peace to the house in The Eye of the Storm. On Elinor’s views of Edward, in To Edward or Not to Edward? How young girl’s views of the perfect man haven’t changed in 200 years, in Some Things Never Change.

I also reviewed The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries, a book on the behind the scenes look of the path of getting Sense & Sensibilty from book to screen.

6) Holiday Hijinks

So this year we celebrated a lot of holidays, real (recognized by the government) and fictional.

We started with celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday and the values he stood for in Color Blind. I also brought back the Chinese New Year post, this time on my favorite sheep/sheepy moments in film and literature, in Well I Feel Sheepish: Chinese New Year. Then we had my Saint Patrick’s Day post, 17 more Irish heroes from literature, film, and TV; in Lookin’ Over a Four Leaf Clover: 17 More Irish Heroes.  Couldn’t go through a year without celebrating the awesomeness of Star Wars with May the Fourth Be With You, in We Want You. I also did a post for Memorial Day, in Do the Right Thing.  Father’s Day, with love from The Terminator in Dear Dad. The 4th of July in Every Heart Beats True for the Red, White, & Blue. Talk Like a Pirate Day and free donuts, in A Pirate’s Life is the Life for Me. Going bats over Batman Day, in Na Na Na Na Batman!. Friday the 13th in The Horror!!!! And of course Thanksgiving, in You’ve Got to Accentuate the Positive. 

7) The Year of the Anniversaries

This year I honored a lot of anniversaries, it started with wanting to do something for Back to the Future and quickly grew to many more things.

I started with the 82nd anniversary of women’s right to vote, in Right to Vote. We also had The Breakfast Club turn 30 years, my post being Don’t You Forget About Me. The birthday of one of my favorite men, Clint Eastwood, in Classic Clint. The 40th anniversary of Jaws in You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Screen, On the amazingness of Back to the Future as it celebrates its 30 year anniversary, in Back in Time: Happy 30th Anniversary Back to the Future. My three year anniversary of being a blogger, in Year of the Anniversaries. The 10th anniversary of The Iron Giant, in A Giant Metal Man: The Iron Giant (1995). And the 200th anniversary of Emma.

8) Romance is in the Air: Part III

So once I again I celebrated Valentine’s Day with a countdown of 14 romantic moments from films I like. The films I reviewed this year were How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), Sabrina (1954), Gigi (1958), Making the Grade (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), A Room With a View (1985), While You Were Sleeping (1995), Hercules (1997), The Italian Job (2003), Why Did I Get Married (2007), Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008), What Happens in Vegas (2008), Up (2009), and New Year’s Eve (2011)

9) Commentary on Cinderella Cynics

With Disney’s new Cinderella live action film, I felt the need to call out to the cynics and naysayers, and prove that their smack was unfounded and Cinderella is actually a pretty awesome story.

To read go to If the Shoe Fits: Why Cinderella is Actually Awesome.

10) The Enigmatic and Enjoyable Emma

Like I did with Sense & Sensibility (see #4), I decided that I would begin going through Emma, along with reviewing any adaptations or retellings of this story.

So I started off talking about the uniqueness of Emma Woodhouse among the other Jane Austen heroines, in One of a Kind. How loneliness severely affects the character of Emma and explains her actions, in All By Myself. How easy it is for people and Emma to take credit for something they actually have no control over, in Credit Where Credit is Due. On how Mr. Weston is a great man but no one ever talks about him, in Unsung Austen Men: Mr. Weston.

I also reviewed the book Mr. Knightley’s Diary by Amanda Grange, a book that looks at the story of Emma from his point of view.

And of course, a post in honor of its 200th Anniversary, We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

11) The Painted Path of Christ

I brought back the painted portrayals of Christ, adding one more picture to my Easter countdown. This year I choose the following images: Jesus Enters Jerusalem by Giotto, The Last Supper by Dieric Bouts the Elder, The Taking of Christ by Carvaggio, The Lamentation of Christ or Foreshortened Christ by Mantegna Andrea .

12) Retelling Pride & Prejudice

I didn’t do any posts on Pride & Prejudice the book as I was going through Sense & Sensibility and Emma.  However I did review quite a few novels that are based on or retellings of Austen’s work.

There was Fall for You by Cecilia Gray, in which all your favorite Austen heroines attend The Jane Austen Academy boarding school in California together. This year the school was bought and has some major changes, allowing boys to attend! How would these girls get along in a modern world, follow this link to find out.

The Accidental Bride: A Romantic Comedy by Janice Harayda; is the story of a Jane Austen devotee set to be married soon, when she suddenly has second thoughts. With everyone pushing her in different directions, she relies on her love of Jane Austen to help her through. To read the review, follow this link.

Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart, by Beth Pattillo, is the tale of a non-Austenite; filling in for her sister and taking a class along with presenting a paper on Austen. She also gets caught up in spylike drama when she becomes the owner of secret Austen papers. To see what I thought of it, follow this link. 

Pride & Prescience (Or A Truth Universally Acknowledged) by Carrie Bebris, is a mystery with supernatural elements. Caroline Bingley bags a wealthy American and marries him right away. But after the marriage she starts acting strangely. It is just nerves or something more nefarious at play? It’s up to Elizabeth to find out. Follow this link to read more.

Darcy’s Story: Pride and Prejudice Told From a Whole New Perspective by Janet Aylmer; in this Aylmer rewrites Pride and Prejudice but told from Mr. Darcy’s point of view instead of Elizabeth’s.

In The Confession of Fitzwilliam Darcy: A Novel by Mary Street, another author tries her hand at rewriting Pride and Prejudice from Mr. Darcy’s point of view

13) The Commendable Cecilia Gray

I reviewed the book Fall for You by Cecilia Gray, and while I didn’t completely roast the book, I wasn’t the kindest. But Cecilia Gray took it in stride and retweeted my review, urging others to check it out. I’ve given a shout out before, and just want time to thank her again.

14) 30 Years Has a Nice Ring to It

My post She’s Still Preoccupied With 1985 is an ’80s lover’s dream. In it I detail every amazing ’80 thing that I love that turned 30 in 2015.

15) 30 Day Challenge: All About Me

I brought back the 30 Day Challenge, but instead of Disney I did 30 days all about me. These were the different topics: 1) Put Your Music Player on Shuffle and Write the First 10 Songs that Play, 2) Your Most Treasured Item, 3) Bullet Your Whole Day, 4)A Quote You Try to Live By, 5) If You Could Go Anywhere, Where Would It Be?, 6) Your Views on Mainstream Music, 7) What You Ate Today, 8) One Thing You’re Excited For, 9) Something That Has Inspired You, 10) What You Wore Today, 11)Something You Want to Do Before You Die, 12) Your Celebrity Look-A-Like, 13)Something That You’re Proud Of, 14) Your Favorite Holiday, 15) Five Random Facts, 16)Five Weird Things You Like, 17) Five Pet Peeves , 18) Somewhere You Would Like to Move to or Visit, 19) Something That You Miss, 20) What You Night Was Like, 21) Last Film You Saw in Theaters, 22) Something You Never Expected, 23) Your Dream House, 24) A Book You Love, 25) Your Family, 26)Five Guys Who You Find Attractive, 27) Five Ways to Win Your Heart, 28)Something You Regret, 29)Things You Want to Say to an Ex, 30) Your Opinion About Your Body and How Comfortable You Are With It

16) My Family is Growing

My family is getting bigger! 2015 saw the inauguration of my sister blog Mysterious Eats; which reviews mysteries and recipes.

From Print to Screen was also born in 2015, and it compares the printed book to the screen version, declaring which was better.

17) Horrorfest IV: The Curse

This year’s Horrorfest covered movies, TV shows, music, and more.

For films, we had: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), A Study in Scarlet (1933), The 39 Steps (1935), Jamaica Inn (1939), Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943), Gaslight (1944), Dangerous Crossing (1953), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958), The Screaming Skull (1958), The Bat (1959), Psycho (1960), Rosemary’s Baby (1968), The Stepford Wives (1975), Total Recall (1990), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), The Iron Giant (1995), Thinner (1996), Under Wraps (1997), Alien Vs. Predator (2004), The Brothers Grimm (2005), The Visitation (2006), The Girl He Met Online (2014), & Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

Every Friday I reviewed a TV show. This year the ones I choose were: the episode Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up from The Twilight Zone; A Haunting We Will Go from The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Mysteries; On Leather Wings from Batman: The Animated Series; Ted  from Buffy the Vampire Slayer; & The Magician’s Nephew from Midsomer Murders.

I did a post on some cool Monster Movie action figures I found, in Monster Mash. And I listed five of my favorite song to listen to on Halloween, in Haunted Harmonies of Halloween. 

18) 25 Carols of Christmas

This year for Christmas, I did a Carol countdown. Everyday I posted on one of my favorite Christmas carols.

The carols I picked were: All I Want for Christmas is You, Angels We Have Heard on High, Christmas Don’t Be Late, The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You), A Cowboy’s Christmas, Do You Hear What I Hear, Fah Who Foraze, Dah Who Doraze, Welcome Christmas, The First Noel, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Here Comes Santa Claus, Holly Jolly Christmas, I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas, I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In), It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Joy to the World, Just What I Always Wanted, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Clause is Comin’ to Town, The 12 Days of Christmas, We Wish You a Merry Christmas,  When Christmas Comes to Town, and You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch

19) When Disney Meets Austen

I wrote a post comparing all the Austen characters to Disney ones. It took months to complete but I think it was pretty awesome. You’ll have to tell me what you think. Check it out in Waiter, There’s Some Disney in My Jane Austen.

So what will this year hold? I don’t know. I guess you will have to join my expedition to find out.

Happy New Year

For 2014 in review, go to Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Roads

For 2013 in review, go to Looking at the Past, Focusing on the Future

For 2012 in review, go to Looking Back, Moving Forward

For more on Star Trek, go to Rock You Like a Hurricane