Passing Judgement

Despite the fact that this is actually my first post on my brand new blog, I’m going to do one of those ‘Top 5 x of 2015’ posts, because what’s a better way to start a blog than to pass judgement over everything you’ve read, watched or listened to this year?

There’s no better way, I say. Besides, it’s always refreshing to recap a year and see just how much you didn’t achieve. And I certainly didn't achieve my 2015 NYE goal of starting a reviewing blog this year — does starting it on the 26th of December count?

So without further ado (or is that adieu?¹), all my judgements are listed below.

Top 5 Books (that I read in 2015)

5. Rivers of London

4. Clancy of the Undertow

3. Resurrection Bay

2. House of Grief

1. A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet

Top 5 Movies (that I saw in 2015)

5. Jenny's Wedding

4. The Maze Runner: Scorch Trials

3. Gone Girl

2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

1. Ex Machina

Top 5 TV shows (that I watched in 2015)

5. Battlestar Galactic

4. Jane the Virgin

3. Sense8

2. Brooklyn Nine Nine

1. The 100

Top 5 Podcasts & Albums (that I listened to in 2015)

5. The Wheeler Centre

4. Criminal

3. Limetown

2. 25 by Adele

1. Serial

Also I discovered a fantastic pen. If you know where I can buy EXP medium blue pens, hit me up.

Now that you know what I liked in 2015, here’s a bit about me.

My name is Jessica, and I’m a part-time student, part-time editor and part-time sleeper. I cook a lot, and have a worrying obsession with Antarctica.

I’m one of the production managers of my university’s student magazine, so I get to walk around pretending to be busy some times². I just finished my undergraduate degree, and in 2016 I’ll be doing my honours year in literature.

2015 was a good year for me. I published 5 magazines and put out one journal that launched through Melbourne Writers Festival. I was published in Voiceworks, and landed two fantastic jobs. I bought more than 20 books³ and got two subscriptions to literary magazines. I learnt a lot of things the hard way, but I learnt what I’m capable of. But mostly I learnt that a good book is the way to my heart.

So this is my blog. I’m planning on reviewing stuff here: books, movies, TV shows, music, and punctuation marks. That said, although I’m fantastic at editing other people’s work, I’m horrible at my own. This is also a lesson for me on how to self-edit.

Now I suppose you’re wondering why I’m telling you this. I’m telling you this so that you can hold me accountable to make me post about the above-mentioned texts. So do it; make me accountable.



Notes:
¹ My understanding is that it's actually 'ado', and not 'adieu'. It is an eggcorn. More information about it can be found here, because links are better than having to google, and I want to keep my readers comfortable.
² I am actually busy though. It's not all an act.
³ I allowed myself to buy one every fortnight, and if you're average at maths, you would know that one a fortnight is equal to 26 books per year. I have no response for you.

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