backup rugs and meatballs

Random thoughts I had today:  Meatloaf with mashed potato sandwich for breakfast...Man, how long will it take to grow out of this bad hair cut?...I wonder whether my car is feeling kinda funny these days, or is it my paranoia since the service I had done in late Nov?...Why are there so many people at Costco on a Thursday morning?...Should I buy more kitchen runner rugs for backup or not?...Should I buy them in lighter or darker color?  Dark will hide dirt more, but light will lighten up the kitchen...Screw it - I don't need backup rugs...Canned chicken would make good emergency food...Is it awkward when you keep running into the same shoppers in the Costco aisles?...I am putting back this chicken meatball cuz I still have an unopened pack at home.  I also don't need backup meatballs...I do need a backup house though...Damn you Mother Nature - why the heavy rain this whole coming weekend and next week???  Do you not know about my leaks?....Why are there so many cars at Ranch 99 on a weekday?  Why are there so many people everywhere?  I thought everybody went back to work and school this week...That's a beautiful ocean there.  For all the reasons that it kinda sucks living in SF, this is one of the reasons this city is an amazing place...Claypot rice is perfect for a wintery night...I should think about investing in property outside of the Bay Area, like in Denver where the market has been heating up...Too bad I don't have CMT - Nashville is premiering there tonight...I really don't get the appeal of Big Bang Theory...Why doesn't EW do a cover for Debbie Reynolds too?...These rug anti-slip underlays are really not working...I need to think about purging two items every week...Wow, tomorrow is my real last day of leave.  Monday will be the start of another year of work. Oy vey...Dang, this avocado coffee drink is yummy...like, really really yummy...Ok time to exercise the knee...Alexa please set timer for fifty minutes...Those kids on Project Runway Junior are really good at this avant-garde challenge...Fencing is a cool sport...Reg is such a great friend and a solid human being...I wonder whether I should try to add more caulking tomorrow before the rain comes?...I don't watch Stephen Colbert, but I like him...That Andy Cohen show and Bravo in general is everything I don't like about pop culture these days.

2016 in the rear view mirror: music

My 2016 playlist (reds are particular favorites):

song	artist	album
Memory Of... (US) (Ft. Estelle & Pete Rock)	De La Soul	And The Anonymous Nobody...
I Can't Give Everything Away	David Bowie	Blackstar
Ivy	Frank Ocean	Blonde
Solo	Frank Ocean	Blonde
Self Control	Frank Ocean	Blonde
White Ferrari	Frank Ocean	Blonde
Wild	Troye Sivan	Blue Neighbourhood [Explicit]
Youth	Troye Sivan	Blue Neighbourhood [Explicit]
Blessings	Chance The Rapper	Coloring Book
Radio Silence	James Blake	The Colour In Anything
Love Me In Whatever Way	James Blake	The Colour In Anything
I Need A Forest Fire [feat. Bon Iver]	James Blake	The Colour In Anything
The Colour In Anything	James Blake	The Colour In Anything
Two Men Down	James Blake	The Colour In Anything
Modern Soul	James Blake	The Colour In Anything
The Noisy Days Are Over	Field Music	Commontime
Moonlight	Ariana Grande	Dangerous Woman (Deluxe)
Day Breaks	Norah Jones	Day Breaks
Empty	Kevin Abstract	Empty - Single
Alexander Hamilton	Broadway Cast of Hamilton	Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
A 1000 Times	Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam	I Had A Dream That You Were Mine
In a Black Out	Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam	I Had A Dream That You Were Mine
Rough Going (I Won't Let Up)	Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam	I Had A Dream That You Were Mine
Just Let It	Body Language	Just Let It
Another Day Of Sun	La La Land Cast	La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Mia & Sebastian’s Theme	Justin Hurwitz	La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
City Of Stars	Ryan Gosling	La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Audition (The Fools Who Dream)	Emma Stone	La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Champagne Problems	Nick Jonas	Last Year Was Complicated
Close	Nick Jonas Feat. Tove Lo	Last Year Was Complicated
Reichpop	Wild Nothing	Life of Pause
Never Is The Change	Bullion	Loop the Loop
The Final Frame	Michael Kiwanuka	Love & Hate
All About Us	TEEN	Love Yes
7 Years	Lukas Graham	Lukas Graham
Mama Said	Lukas Graham	Lukas Graham
The Bird	Anderson .Paak	Malibu
Truth	ZAYN	Mind Of Mine
Pillowtalk	ZAYN	Mind Of Mine
iT's YoU	ZAYN	Mind Of Mine
Daydreaming	Radiohead	A Moon Shaped Pool
True Love Waits	Radiohead	A Moon Shaped Pool
Because I Asked You	Eleanor Friedberger	New View
Nobody But Me	Michael Bublé	Nobody But Me
Let's Hurt Tonight	OneRepublic	Oh My My
Kids	OneRepublic	Oh My My
Wherever I Go	OneRepublic	Oh My My
ooo	79.5	ooo
Over And Over Again	Nathan Sykes	Over And Over Again
Piece By Piece (Idol Version)	Kelly Clarkson	Piece By Piece (Idol Version)
Really Doe	Danny Brown	Really Doe
Bang Bang	Green Day	Revolution Radio
Revolution Radio	Green Day	Revolution Radio
Outlaws	Green Day	Revolution Radio
Still Breathing	Green Day	Revolution Radio
Ordinary World	Green Day	Revolution Radio
Normal American Kids	Wilco	Schmilco
Cranes in the Sky	Solange	A Seat at the Table
The Riddle of the Model	Sing Street	Sing Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Up	Sing Street	Sing Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
To Find You	Sing Street	Sing Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
A Beautiful Sea	Sing Street	Sing Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Drive It Like You Stole It	Sing Street	Sing Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Girls	Sing Street	Sing Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Brown Shoes	Sing Street	Sing Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Go Now	Adam Levine	Sing Street (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Stand In The Light	Jordan Smith	Something Beautiful
Clock Hands	Kip McGrath	Sour Grapes
Alabaster Snow	Leapling	Suspended Animation
Cake By The Ocean	DNCE	Swaay
This Town	Niall Horan	This Town
Never Never Let Me Down	Formulars Dance Band	Wake Up You Vol. 1
What Do You Do It For?	Lou E	What Do You Do It For? / Next Time Single
Good Grief	Bastille	Wild World
A Beautiful Exit	Miguel	Wildheart
Face The Sun	Miguel Feat. Lenny Kravitz	Wildheart
What More Can I Say	NxWorries	Yes Lawd!
22 (OVER S∞∞N)	Bon Iver	22, A Million
10 d E A T h b R E a s T ⚄ ⚄	Bon Iver	22, A Million
00000 Million	Bon Iver	22, A Million
24K Magic	Bruno Mars	24K Magic
Warning Call	CHVRCHES

2016 in the rear view mirror: movies

My top five movies of 2016:

5.  Captain America Civil War (I am Team Captain America all the way.  And Spidey and Black Panther were great new standouts.)


4.  Zootopia (I did not expect to like this as much as I did.)


3.  Sing Street (Damn you, John Carney.  I wanted to dislike this after your comments on Keira Knightley, but I actually like all your movies.  Let me say one negative thing though - the ending...)


2.  The Nice Guys (This is the best comedy of the year.  Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe and that little girl make a great team.  I want more from The Nice Guys detective agency.)


1.  La La Land (Pure magic!)