Today marks the end of the ninth year of this blog. Technically, the first three posts were in 2009, but the first reviews were posted at the start of 2010. Sometimes it feels like I’ve been doing this my whole life, and sometimes it feels like I’ve just gotten started.
Regular readers have probably noted that my posting has dropped off significantly for the second half of this year. I had a brutally difficult three-month period this year with work, and because I was so busy, things had to get cut out of my schedule. As much as this is important to me, it’s not as important as a regular paycheck. I watched only a few dozen movies in July, August, and September, and that threw me off for the rest of the year. It ecame harder and harder to get back into the habit of writing about films.
Don’t worry—this isn’t all doom and gloom. I’m still at 38 movies remaining to be seen and reviewed, not including the 20-25 that will be added to the Oscars lists in a few weeks. Figuring that there are a few movies I’ll never get to see for one reason or another, I’ve realistically got a few months’ worth of reviews. Add in a few more for the next 1001 Movies edition.
The big question, though, is Oscar Got It Wrong! I’m estimating another 18 months or so to complete that project. What happens after that? We’ll see.
Happy New Year to you, Steve!!!
ReplyDeleteNever mind the slowing down, the paycheck has to come from somewhere. The important thing is that it is fun, and I hope it still is.
Good luck in the new year and lots of great viewing.
Still plugging along. I do need to get back into the habit, though.
DeleteI love your Oscar Got it Wrong! posts especially and will read them happily at any speed you produce them. Thank you for your blog. I use it often for reference.
ReplyDeleteIf nothing else, I'm going to keep doing those!
DeleteWell 18 months is a good stretch of time to contemplate how you want to proceed and in the meantime I always look forward to both the reviews and the Oscar posts.
ReplyDeleteAlso in the meantime I plan on going back and reading some of your older reviews that I missed as time hopefully allows.
My guess is that some of the early ones are really rough. I think I got better at this as I went along.
DeleteI'm looking forward to many more years of reviews from you! Thanks for sticking with me for almost six.
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you're still here. Thanks for being on this ride.
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