Happy Friday, which is also National Microwave Oven Day, and National Gazpacho Day (I ate a lot of this when I lived closer to Wegmans).
And no, we still don’t have a microwave. We don’t have the counter space and my kitchen table is now home to a large toaster oven and an ice machine. (RIP, kitchen tree.) One person in my household really wants a microwave and to accomplish that we’d have to install it where the oven hood is. And I don’t think that leaves enough clearance to cook comfortably. We have a stove, an oven, and the aforementioned huge toaster oven. We do not need another cooking device.
Thought of the day: What if I *don’t* bake cookies this year? I don’t have extended family to bring cookies to on Christmas Eve anymore and TNP’s cookie swap was cancelled because we don’t have a place to meet anymore. I love baking cookies. It’s in my blood. But Kristen bakes and Mom bakes and there are only eight people I see on Christmas now. How many cookies do we really need?
This week’s Friday 5 theme is Wrapped, Part 1. It’s time for Spotify wrapped, the yearly summary of what I listen to. I listen to a lot of different music, so it’s doesn’t take much for one artist or song to be my favorite. My gym playlist really skews the artists/songs of my year. But if I really like an album, I buy it and listen to it via iTunes, so Spotify doesn’t know that. Let’s start wrapping up the year!
- What’s the best song you heard for the first time in 2024?
Tophouse’s The Mountain Song. - How would you summarize 2024 in one song lyric?
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage,
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No angel born in Hell
Could break that Satan’s spell - Where did you hear the best live music of any kind, performed by musicians of any age or talent?
I didn’t see any live music this year. I love concerts but they are expensive and it’s hard for me to justify spending the money for a ticket, times two. But then I’ll see someone drop $700 on Taylor Swift tickets for a six year old and think, “well maybe I could spend $140 on so-and-so.” I would go and see anyone in concert if asked, but I also feel weirdly guilty asking someone to go to a concert with me. (I think I need a therapist.) WM and I have wildly different musical tastes, as do most of the people I know. Next year I resolve to see some live music. - Whose music did you listen to most?
According to Spotify, my top song was Houdini by Eminem but I spent the most time listening to Jack Johnson. - What was the most compelling music-related news or event of 2024?
Kendrick Lamar dragging Drake in Not Like Us.
Enjoy your weekend!
