2017 Recap

Boy. This was a pretty emotional year for me. I'm 19 right now, and MAN, I had to deal with some huge after high school depression this year. I didn't even like High School that much. However, was 2017 better than last year, where pariahs became presidents, gorillas get shot and praised, social justice goes apeshit and ruins everything, and celebrities die. Um...I don't know.

This year,  nobody did shut up about our president, male celebrities were revealed to be molesters or some shit, starting with the man who stole all the Oscars, two rockstars killed themselves (R.I.P Bennington and Cornell, two legends, I hope Heaven has a place for them.), social justice and society made you hear about "equality and female empowerment" every week, a complete bitch like Danielle Brugoli became famous by middle school morons, rapists became popular rappers and hit the charts, and we let a Naked Brother turn Light Yagami into a complete pussy and a loser. Oh, and Katy Perry became nothing now.

But for the good things, Samurai Jack came back for an AMAZING final season, Hey Arnold got its finale, Wonder Woman proved that you can make a female superhero movie without all those "empowerment" cliches, with the director of Monster, Kendrick Lamar proved Rap still has it, superhero movies had a GREAT year with Logan, Thor Ragnarok and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. II, Harvey Weinstein, again, will stop taking Oscars from better films, while karma bit him in the ass,  Kesha pulled a 360 with Rainbow,  Stranger Things Season 2 was awesome, and a lot of good things in pop culture.

But for me, while I did have some emotional moments, I still had some great moments. I graduated high school, I went to two CA conventions, and meeting guests like Robert Englund and Summer Glau, which will be on another post, seeing Muse, who were AMAZING, and 30 Seconds To Mars live...and that's all I got.

Yeah, I want to make 2018 a better year for me.

But now, I made a tradition, every year, I recap all the things I've watched or done this year, with various medias. I'm not doing films, since I keep a separate list for that. Yes, I really love making lists for some reason. But here, let's begin, with something I did more of this year: album listening. Here's all the albums I've heard this year, and some are just WTF choices looking back.

The Weeknd - Starboy

NWA - Straight Outta Compton

2pac - All Eyes On Me

Happy Flowers - Oof (from RYM, I don't know why)

Twenty-One Pilots - Blurryface

Nas - Illmatic

Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape

Muse - Black Holes & Revelations

Madonna - Like A Virgin (Yeahh...I did)

Nelly Furtado - Whoa Nelly

Beyoncé - Dangerously In Love

Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American

Moby - Play

Evanescence - Fallen 

Gorillaz (2001 Album, though this was a relisten)

No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom

Radiohead - Kid A

Bjork - Homogenic

Nelly Furtado - Folklore

Rita Ora - Ora (This was just a playlist I pretended was the album, and BTW, it sucked) 

The Police - Ghost In The Machine

Tears For Fears - Songs From The Big Chair

Ke$ha - Animal

Green Day - Dookie

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

Kesha - Rainbow

Tyler The Creator - Goblin 

Shakira - Laundry Service

Green Day - American Idiot

Cyndi Lauper - She's So Unusual (Yeah, I just wanted to hear an 80's album)

Weezer - The Blue Album

Slick Rick - The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick

Jojo (2004..and another odd one)

System Of A Down - Toxicity

Jewel - Pieces Of You

Josh Groban - Closer (YEAHH..)

My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Lily Allen - Alright, Still

Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

The Strokes - Is This It

Kanye West - The College Dropout

Marilyn Manson - Portrait Of An American Family

Tyler The Creator - Flower Boy

The Who - Who's Next

Gorillaz - Demon Days

Kendrick Lamar - Damn.

Sara Barellis - Little Voice (Other than Love Song, and a couple...ZZZ)

Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid

Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

Lupe Fiasco - Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor 

Shakira (2014...and Yee...)

The Killers - Hot Fuss

Kanye West - Late Registration

SZA - CTRL

Kero Kero Bonito - Bonito Generation (Another odd one) 

Katy Perry - Teenage Dream

Justin Timberlake - Justified

Blink-182 - Enema Of The State

Coldplay - Parachutes

Lana Del Rey - Born To Die

David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust

Gwen Stefani - This Is What The Truth Feels Like

Carly Rae Jepsen - Kiss

Taylor Swift - Fearless

Ellie Goulding - Lights

Sara Evans - Restless

Avril Lavigne - Let Go

Outkast - ATLiens

The White Stripes - White Blood Cells

Bjork - Debut

Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory 

Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Peter Gabriel - So

Chevelle - Wonder What's Next

The Clash - London Calling

Michelle Branch. The Spirit Room

Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue

Blink-182 (2003 album)

Fifth Harmony - Reflection

Lorde - Pure Heroine

Ramones (1976)

OK Go (2002)

FKA Twigs - LP1

Kanye West - Graduation

The Beatles - Abby Road (My 100th album since 2016)

Miley Cyrus - Bangerz (BLEH)

Michael Jackson - Bad

Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

Enya - A Day Without Rain

Gorillaz Humans

Katy Perry - Witness (EWWWW)

Incubus - Make Yourself

The Prodigy - The Fat Of The Land

Radiohead - In Rainbows

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King

Taylor Swift - 1989

Queen - News Of The World 

Talking Heads - Remain In Light

Vince Staples - Big Fish Theory

Aly & AJ - Insomnia

Daft Punk - Homework

Lorde - Melodrama

Yes...96% of these albums, I've heard for the first time. This year, Homogenic became my favorite album of all time. I can't wait for more next year.

I've binge watched shit all year. But I dedicate this to the shows I've completed. Here are the animated shows I've completed, since I'm a cartoon geek.

Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi

Phineas & Ferb

Recess

Kim Possible

Regular Show

Gurren Lagan

Cowboy Bebop

El Tigre

Billy & Mandy

The Boondocks

Almost finished with Daria, to begin 2018.

And I've only completed two shows...which were for kids, and for Nostalgia:

Drake & Josh

Thats So Raven

Also, shows I watched on Weekly TV this year.

Samurai Jack

Feud: Bette & Joan

Legion

The Good Doctor (But only the pilot)

And I still watch ABC sitcoms...other than American Housewife, which IS NOT FUNNY. 

I've also played more video games this year. BTW, I'm behind on gaming.

Psychonauts

Max Payne

Bioshock

Tony Hawk Underground

Katamari Damacy (SHORTEST game I ever played)

Finally, who can forget books?

Y: The Last Man - Double Down

Y - Paper Dolls

Y - Kimono Dragons

George Orwell - 1984 (for school) 

H.G Wells - War Of The Worlds

Jules Vernes - Around The World In 80 Days

A Child Called It

Persepolis

Stephen King - It

Stephen King - Carrie 

Yeah, I though there would be more, but meh, I focused on music.

Here's my 2016, from my old dead DA account.

https://thecrappymspainter23.deviantart.com/journal/2016-recap-654763824

See you in 2018, with Infinity War, Incredibles II and other great things.