“I will touch a hundred flowers
And not pick one.”
Goodbye 2016
I am on the brink of something new, something earth-shattering. This year, I continued to work on becoming more of my true self, the self that existed in perfection and wholeness before the world told me who I should be. I stopped using friendships and relationships to mirror back who I am and instead began to look inward. I put an emphasis on health and cut out many things from my diet which helped me rediscover my body and an abundance of energy. I used and will continue to use every day to experiment and reveal new depths of my being. I do this with the knowledge that I cannot make the mark I wish to make on the world until I work on myself.
I move into 2017 in the spirit of love and authenticity.
Favorites of the Year
TV show: Flaked on Netflix
Film seen in theaters: Doctor Strange
Film seen at home: American Honey
Book: In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Wood
Album: I Remember by Alunageorge
Song: Cranes in the Sky by Solange
New Artist: Maggie Rogers
New Producer: dné
Concert: Alabama Shakes (Greek Theater)
Play/Musical: Ride the Cyclone (Off-Broadway in NYC)
Out of state trip: Ireland
In state trip: Madonna Inn
Nature trip: Yosemite National Park camping
Local find: Erewhon Market
Off the bucket list: Tattoo
Thing to remember: Attending the largest anti-Trump rally in LA
Drastic Changes: No more vodka or wine/champagne, if I do drink, it's only gin. No more gluten, dairy, soy, sugar, nuts, fish, eggs.
New endeavor: My monthly IBP class.
Lesson learned: Rebellion isn't authentic. It's the same as complacency. It's looking and reacting to the outside, it is dependent on the outside. It is not an inner voice.
Trips
Santa Barbara (My first time, January)
Joshua Tree Camping (February, December)
New York (March, June, August, December)
Jalama Beach Camping (March)
Bay Area/Menlo Park (last time with Under <3 March, June)
San Luis Obispo (April)
Coachella (April)
Ireland (June)
Sun Valley, Idaho (July, August)
Las Vegas (August)
Orange County/Disneyland (September, October)
Yosemite (October)
Long Beach (My first time, October)
Tahoe (October)
Tucson, Arizona (November)
Concerts
Red Hot Chili Peppers for Bernie Sanders (January)
Bonobo at a Club Called Rhonda (January)
Afrojack (February)
Coachella notables seen: LCD Soundsystem, Guns n Roses, Silversun Pickups, the Arcs, Rhye, Christine and the Queens, Sia, Flume, Major Lazer, Jack U, Nathanial Rateliff, etc (April)
Felix da Housecat at a Club Called Rhonda (May)
Rihanna, opened by Travis Scott (May)
Beyonce (May)
Rudimental (May)
Gorgon City (May)
Fedde Le Grand (May)
Felix da Housecat (July)
CAZZETTE (July)
Pure Prairie League (July)
Alabama Shakes (August)
Beyonce round 2 (September)
Duke Dumont (September)
Sigur Ros (September, first time at Hollywood Bowl)
Drake (September)
Zhu (October)
Mickey Avalon (October)
Two Door Cinema Club (November)
Favorite Art Exhibits
Pixel Forest by Pipilotti Rist at the New Museum in New York
The Visitors by Ragnar Kjartansson at The Broad in DTLA
Cindy Sherman, special exhibition at The Broad in DTLA