Thursday, January 30, 2020

End of Year Review 2019


The end of a decade has finally reached us. It is time to think ahead and imagine what the next 10 years will have. Personally, I am glad to say goodbye to the last 10 years. I feel positive and excited about the coming decade in all aspects of my life. From physical and mental health to implementing the starting point of making my dreams a reality!

First things first, let's review my 2019 vision board.

On paper, I was about 50% successful this year in accomplishing my goals. The ones I accomplished are:

- Peace of Heart
- Reading
- Being Active
- Determine Blog Content
- Creative Writing

I'm not too disappointed by not completing my whole list, but I did put in some effort. I'd still like to work on them so I'll be including these when making decisions for the new year.

- Homemade Meals
- Peace of Mind
- Morning Rituals
- Journaling
- Become Healthier














» Favorite Music of 2019


As we all know about my obsession with my music stats on my last.fm account, here are my numbers for 2019! Clearly, this year I reconnected with Muse this year. Also, new to this year's music stats, I'm adding top albums. So much music data makes my soul sing!

Artists
  1. Muse: 4,223 scrobbles
  2. Garbage: 1096 scrobbles
  3. ONE OK ROCK: 875 scrobbles
  4. The Unlikely Candidates: 872 scrobbles
  5. In This Moment: 549 scrobbles
  6. Terror Jr: 512 scrobbles
  7. The Smashing Pumpkins: 390 scrobbles
  8. The Neighbourhood: 346 scrobbles
  9. Twenty One Pilots: 324 scrobbles
  10. Blue October: 234 scrobbles
Albums
  1. Simulation Theory (Super Deluxe) by Muse: 809 scrobbles
  2. The 2nd Law by Muse: 805 scrobbles
  3. Unfortunately, Terror Jr by Terror Jr: 510 scrobbles
  4. The Resistance by Muse: 478 scrobbles
  5. Origin of Symmetry by Muse: 397 scrobbles
  6. Showbiz by Muse: 352 scrobbles
  7. Eye of the Storm by ONE OK ROCK: 341 scrobbles
  8. Hard to Imagine the Neighbourhood Ever Changing by The Neighbourhood: 338 scrobbles
  9. Drones by Muse: 292 scrobbles
  10. Absolution by Muse: 289 scrobbles
Tracks
  1. The Neighbourhood - Scary Love: 339 scrobbles
  2. Muse - Undisclosed Desires: 217 scrobbles
  3. Muse - Time Is Running Out: 187 scrobbles
  4. Lana Del Rey - Gods & Monsters: 168 scrobbles
  5. Muse - Pressure: 165 scrobbles
  6. Muse - Panic Station: 149 scrobbles
  7. Muse - Thought Contagion: 149 scrobbles
  8. Muse - Uprising: 149 scrobbles
  9. Muse - Follow Me: 145 scrobbles
  10. Muse - Feeling Good: 135 scrobbles

Currently listening to: "Dead and Gone" by Stabbing Westward


Little Monster Damaen

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

2o2o Vision Board


I decided to take a different approach this year with my vision board. In previous years, each block had a certain representation of what I wanted to address that year. Last year was titled “Human Defined” and though I didn’t display that via my blog, I did accomplish quite a bit in my personal life. I feel that the foundations of mental peace have been established and now it’s time to grow from it.

Friday, December 13, 2019

Horror Reading Challenge 2020



Now that I am on the cusp of graduating from graduate school, my time will free up so I can do more exciting things such as honing my craft. My focus this year will be horror. With my 101 Things in 1095 Days, I need to read about 23 to 24 books this year to be on track.

It would be magnificent if you, the reader, would like to participate!

Challenge Rules
  • Books must be read between January 1st, 2020 to December 31st, 2020
    • Allowed: re-reads
  • Books must be in the horror genre
    • Allowed: any sub-genre of horror
    • Allowed: fiction, non-fiction, and poetry (as long as it's a book of poetry)
    • Allowed: any format (ex. audiobooks, e-books, physical books, etc.)
  • Reviews must be submitted within 2020 in either GoodReads or some other platform
    • The review needs to be at least 200 words in length

Challenge Levels


  • Pumpkin Smasher: 1 to 5 books & reviews
  • Coffin Lurker: 6 to 10 books & reviews
  • Grave Robber: 11 to 15 books & reviews
  • Ghost Hunter: 15 to 20 books & reviews
  • Demon Assassin: 20+ books & reviews


Challenge Button


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Participants




Tuesday, October 1, 2019

101 Things In 1095 Days






The idea of this entry originated from 101 Things In 1001 Days. However, I need things to be complete and since I consider three to be one of my lucky numbers, I want to make my list last three years.

Start date: October 1st, 2019
Completion date: September 30th, 2022


» BLOGGING / WEBSITES (5)


 o1. Post in damaen.net at least once a month
 o2. Complete a Halloween series
 o3. Post in my Ameba (Japanese) blog at least once a month
 o4. Create Horror Reading Challenge(s)
 o5. Create an online portfolio

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