Inspired by my friend Ben Hong (no longer logging), who got the idea from Jen Myers, I am continuing the practice of tracking my media consumption this year.

Past media logs: 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019

Key: (B) = book | (F) = film | (T) = television series (completed season) | (L) = live performance (theater, music, comedy, etc.) | (A) = album (music) | (G) = video game | (C) = stand-up comedy special | [R] = reread/rewatch

Logged during the month I completed the unit. For example, I log a full season of a TV show after watching the last episode of the season, whether I began the season that day or years earlier, I log a game or album when I complete the entire thing, etc.

J A N U A R Y

• My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (F)
• Book Club: The Next Chapter (F)

F E B R U A R Y

• Percy Jackson and the Olympians S1 (T)

M A R C H

• Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action S1 (T)
• The First Forty Days (B)

A P R I L

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M A Y

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J U N E

• Twelve Hours’ Sleep by Twelve Weeks Old (B)

J U L Y

• Bridgerton S3 (T)
• Queen Charlotte (T)
• Warrior S3 (T)

A U G U S T

• Abbott Elementary S3 (T)
• Little Manhattan (F)
• The Trouble With Hating You (B)

S E P T E M B E R

• Deadpool & Wolverine (F)
• Dìdi (F)
• Fallout S1 (T)

O C T O B E R

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N O V E M B E R

• The Montessori Baby (B)
• SpiderMan: Across the Spiderverse in concert (F)[R](L)
• Agatha All Along (T)
• Agatha All Along (T) [R]

D E C E M B E R

• Wicked (F)
• Red One (F)
• Jingle All the Way (F)[R]

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So I consumed a lot less media after having a baby. I snuck in some TV-watching during my first month of parenthood during 30-minute nursing sessions and during evenings when my husband and I were keeping ourselves awake until the next feeding cycle, but I spent most of my time sleeping and sleeping and sleeping, and then as the baby became more and more alert, I didn’t want too much screen exposure. It wasn’t until we were able to get the baby sleeping earlier and more consistently that we were able to start watching a show together in the evenings.

I will just say I was really impressed by how faithful the Percy Jackson show was after getting into the books recently, I was very impressed by Fallout as a great video game adaptation that tells a unique story while remaining true to the essence of the source material, and I was really surprised by how much I liked Agatha All Along, a show I had no interest in and did not ask for after WandaVision but liked enough to make my husband watch it with me after I finished. I read one non-baby book, and that was for a book club that I facilitate, so I hope to read more next year! I also hope I can get back into watching more movies, I did really miss doing that this year, but I basically could only commit to watching a lot of Youtube videos instead. Getting to see a movie in the theater was an extra treat, as it is tricky to do without securing childcare if I want to go with my partner.

What were your favorite media from this past year?