Daily Archives: 16 Jan 2012

2011 Goals Update

So how did I do on my goals for 2011? I’m guessing not so great.

Household Projects

Let’s go with 1.25/2.  We successfully remodeled one bathroom, with the other one untouched and in need of some love.  We also got the tile backsplash in the kitchen done, which was really the big thing that needed doing.  We still need to finish the touch-up paint on the cabinets and eventually to redo the floor, but it’s much better than it was at the beginning of the year.

Books to Read

I read one and part of two others of the books on my list.  I’d call this a big fail.  I managed I Shall Wear Midnight, part of The Book of Mormon with my family, and most of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with my children, but it couldn’t seem to hold their interest long enough.  I really need to step up my game in 2012 as far as reading goes.

TV Seasons to Watch

Haven’t seen before:

I made it through four items of this part.  I tried to watch Monk, but it just didn’t grab me and I stopped watching after eight episodes.  Veronica Mars was removed from Netflix streaming before I could get to it, and I didn’t get to The Flintstones or Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm.

Have seen before, but haven’t yet watched my DVDs:

I made it through 3.5 of these.  The Big Bang Theory is still sitting on my shelf, now joined by season 4, as is Mad About YouSpider-Man didn’t actually belong in this section, since I have watched it before, but I didn’t get to it this year.  The others I watched with the exception of Life season 2, which I started watching just after the new year.

Currently airing:

I got through all of these except for Bones.  I lost interest somewhere in season 4, but pushed through to the end of season 5.  I haven’t had any desire to watch past that point.

Movies to Watch

From last year [2010]:

Watched them all.

New this year [2011]:

I watched nine out of thirteen in this category–eight in 2011, one this month–and plan to watch the remaining four at some point.  I already bought Kung Fu Panda 2 but haven’t watched it yet, I’m planning on possibly seeing Mission: Impossible theatrically, and I will catch Cowboys and Aliens and The Muppets on DVD.

Movies I watch at least once a year:

Apparently I don’t watch all of them once a year, because I only made it to 16 out of 23.  (To be sort of fair, Firefly is a TV show and takes longer.)  This time I missed Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Spider-Man 3, and Superman Returns.  We’ll see how 2012 goes.

Unwatched DVDs/Blu-rays:

I made it through 30 of 39 in this category.  Still missing Chicken Little, The Karate Kid, The Legend of Zorro, Nausicaa, Pinocchio, Rocky, Sherlock Holmes, and Snow White.  I returned The Wizard of Oz so that’s off the list.

DVDs/Blu-rays I haven’t watched since 2008 or before:

Wow, there were 70 movies in this section.  I watched 14.  I guess there will be carry-over.

Movies I haven’t seen for a while, and have a hankering to watch again (hello, Netflix):

I scored 3/6 here.  The Karate Kid movies were removed from Netflix streaming (and I didn’t even watch the one I have on Blu-ray yet anyway), and I didn’t get to Eternal Sunshine.

Blogging

Complete fail.  I am not surprised.  Maybe Twitter would be easier for me.

Media Update May – December 2011

Here is my next monthly media update, for the definition of monthly which covers eight months.

May

Movies

  • DC Showcase: Green Arrow
  • Superman/Shazam: The Return of Black Adam
  • 12 Monkeys

TV

  • Battlestar Galactica – 32 episodes
  • The Big Bang Theory – 3 episodes
  • Castle – 4 episodes
  • Chuck – 14 episodes
  • Fringe – 4 episodes
  • House, M.D. – 4 episodes
  • The Mentalist – 4 episodes
  • Smallville – 3 episodes
  • Spider-Man Unlimited – 1 episode
  • 30 Rock – 1 episode

Video Games

  • Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4

June

Books

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Movies

  • The Goonies
  • Hackers
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
  • Tron
  • Undercover Blues
  • X-Men: First Class

TV

  • Battlestar Galactica – 44 episodes
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy Webisodes
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Resistance Webisodes
  • Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
  • The Closer – 15 episodes
  • Dollhouse – 7 episodes
  • The Guild – Season 4
  • Inspector Gadget – 1 episode
  • Mr. Bean – 3 episodes
  • The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection – 8 episodes
  • The Pink Panther: The Ant and the Aardvark – 4 episodes
  • Pink Panther and Pals – 1 episode
  • Rowan Atkinson: Live

July

Movies

  • Batman Forever
  • Cars 2
  • Dude, Where’s My Car?
  • Easy A
  • The Emperor’s New Groove
  • Ernest Goes to Camp
  • Ernest Goes to Jail
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
  • Hot Rod
  • I, Robot
  • The Island
  • Little Shop of Horrors
  • The New Guy
  • Robin Hood
  • The Transporter
  • Tron: Legacy
  • The Waterboy
  • Wonder Woman

TV

  • Alias – 4 episodes
  • The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – 2 episodes
  • The Closer – 3 episodes
  • Dollhouse – 19 episodes
  • Iron Man: Armored Adventures – 2 episodes
  • Mr. Bean – 11 episodes
  • Mr. Bean: The Animated Series – 1 episode
  • Monk – 8 episodes
  • Phineas and Ferb – 16 episodes
  • The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection – 10 episodes
  • The Pink Panther: The Ant and the Aardvark – 2 episodes
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey
  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell, Vol. 2
  • Spider-Man: 1 episode

August

Movies

  • Winnie the Pooh

TV

  • Alias – 37 episodes
  • Caprica – 11 episodes
  • The Closer – 4 episodes
  • Phineas and Ferb – 29 episodes
  • The Pink Panther Classic Cartoon Collection – 3 episodes
  • The Pink Panther: The Ant and the Aardvark – 1 episode
  • The Pink Panther: The Inspector – 1 episode

September

Movies

  • Everything Must Go
  • Thor
  • X-Men: First Class

TV

  • Alias – 29 episodes
  • Caprica – 7 episodes
  • Phineas and Ferb – 19 episodes
  • That ’70s Show – 1 episode

October

Movies

  • Bad Teacher
  • Captain America: The First Avenger
  • Hot Rod
  • The Lion King
  • Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon
  • Winnie the Pooh

TV

  • Alias – 18 episodes
  • The Big Bang Theory – 4 episodes
  • The Closer – 3 episodes
  • Dexter – 4 episodes
  • Homeland – 4 episodes
  • Phineas and Ferb – 12 episodes
  • Weeds – 9 episodes

Video Games

  • Donkey Kong Country Returns

November

Movies

  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
  • Back to the Future
  • Back to the Future Part II
  • Back to the Future Part III
  • Batman: Year One
  • The Bourne Identity
  • The Bourne Supremacy
  • The Bourne Ultimatum
  • A Bug’s Life
  • Cars 2
  • Green Lantern
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy!

TV

  • Alias – 17 episodes
  • The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – 3 episodes
  • The Big Bang Theory – 6 episodes
  • Dexter – 5 episodes
  • Firefly – 9 episodes
  • Homeland – 5 episodes
  • Robot Chicken – 3 episodes
  • Weeds – 9 episodes

Video Games

  • Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7
  • New Super Mario Bros. Wii

December

Movies

  • About a Boy
  • Batman Begins
  • Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.
  • The Dark Knight
  • Elf
  • (500) Days of Summer
  • Home Alone
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Ratatouille
  • The Santa Clause 2
  • Serenity
  • Spider-Man
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Star Trek

TV

  • The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – 21 episodes
  • The Big Bang Theory – 1 episode
  • A Charlie Brown Christmas
  • The Closer – 5 episodes
  • Dexter – 3 episodes
  • Firefly – 5 episodes
  • Homeland – 3 episodes
  • Life – 11 episodes
  • The Office – 28 episodes
  • Phineas and Ferb – 1 episode
  • Weeds – 19 episodes