What a year it has been for me.  I paid off a bunch of debt.   Trained tons of people, lost my ambassador role at Amazon but got it back.  I get so wrapped up in trying to do so many things and be awesome at so many times that I don't really get to say how much I like my friends.  


Also, thanks to my friend Ethan for sharing this video.

Happy Hanukkah/holiday season to everyone I know.  

Wow Christmas was pretty merry for me, but then I found out we lost George Michael.  RIP a supreme talent.  

Things I have done that are out of my comfort zone in the past few years:

-Got on a plane with a bunch of strangers and went to Israel.

-Delivered food in very treacherous conditions.

-Operated a forklift

-Spoke in front of groups of people at my job.  Led stretches for large groups of people.  

More to come, maybe.  Not sure if skydiving is one of those things though.....

I'd have to put meeting my ex girlfriend's father on that list as well.  
Best holiday wishes to all.  

Been getting into these guys lately.

Another excellent end of the year discovery.  

PJ Harvey is on tour in 2017.  Performances like this are why I'd want to see her, even though I thought I gave up going to concerts.

Amazing album.

It's a bit early for favorite albums of the year, but here were a few of mine.  I had some undoubted favorites, and plenty of others that could have been on there, including a really underrated PJ Harvey release and that new album from A Tribe Called Quest.

1. Radiohead
2. David Bowie
3. Nick Cave
4. Leonard Cohen
5. Mitski
6. Nicolas Jaar
7. The Avalanches
8. Weyes Blood
9. Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith
10. Blood Orange
11. Esperanza Spalding
12. James Blake
13. Jenny Hval
14. Anohni
15. Jessy Lanza

Also, I found new Devendra Banhart to be very underrated.  Great album.