I used to post these as Monthly Rundowns back in 2018. Then I stopped doing it. I’m going to attempt to start this back up again because I enjoy being able to go back and see what I was doing at that point in time. This is wildly self-indulgent and basically only for me. If anyone reads this and gains anything from it, I’ll consider it an added bonus.
I’m calling it now. I’ll do these Weekly Media Consumption (WMC) posts for a few weeks. Then it’ll shift to a Monthly Media Consumption (MMC) post. Then I’ll start forgetting about posting them and I’ll see you again in 2022 when I start this back up again. Rinse. Repeat.
ALBUMS LISTENED TO ( * = First Time Ever! )
Men at Work - Business as Usual* (1981 AUS, 1982 US)
Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair* (1985)
Wang Chung - Points on the Curve* (1983 UK, 1984 US)
The Human League - Dare!* (1981 UK, 1982 US - released as Dare in the UK)
Howard Jones - Dream Into Action* (1985)
Smashing Pumpkins - Cyr* (2020)
Fleetwood Mac - Rumors* (1977)
MOVIES WATCHED ( * = First Time Ever! )
Weird Science* (1985)
Written and directed by John Hughes
Produced by Joel Silver
Starring Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, and Kelly LeBrock.
Pretty In Pink* (1986)
Directed by Howard Deutch
Produced by Lauren Shuler Donner
Written by John Hughes, who also served as co-executive producer
Starring Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, Annie Potts, James Spader, Andrew McCarthy
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension* (1984)
Directed by W. D. Richter
Produced by W. D. Richter & Neil Canton
Written by Earl Mac Rauch
Starring Peter Weller, Ellen Barkin, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd
TV SERIES WATCHED
Schitt’s Creek - Season 6 (in progress)
BOOKS READ or CURRENTLY READING
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline (Audiobook) - Completed
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling (Audiobook) - In Progress