The Edge of Reason: December 2013

It's that time of year when you make lists. You know, where you look back and rank the things you did. So I decided to make a list of my own. In no particular order here is a list of the top 10 articles I read on the train in 2013. They may not all be from the year 2013. In fact most of them aren't but I read them while riding the subway in 2013. Let me know what's on your list. Share your list with me if you have one because I'm always looking for more stuff to dive into.

1. The Falling man by Tom Junod
http://www.esquire.com/features/ESQ0903-SEP_FALLINGMAN

2. Mia's Story by Mauren Orth
http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/archive/1992/11/farrow199211

3.Trail of Guilt by Dominick Dunne
http://www.vanityfair.com/society/features/2000/10/dominick-dunne-martha-moxley-murder-greenwich

4. The Multitudes of Roseanne Barr by Mike Sager
http://longform.org/stories/the-multitudes-of-roseanne

5. Searching for Robert Johnson by Frank Digiacomo
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/11/johnson200811

6. East Side Story by Michael Stone
http://nymag.com/news/features/crime/48262/

7. 4:52 on Christmas Morning by Dan P. Lee
http://nymag.com/news/features/stamford-christmas-day-fire-2012-12/

8. The Girl in the Window by Lane DeGregory
http://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/the-girl-in-the-window/750838

9. Fear of a Black President by Ta-nehisi Coates
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/09/fear-of-a-black-president/309064/?single_page=true

10. A Death in Valdosta by Jordan Conn
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9626413/the-mysterious-death-17-year-old-football-player-valdosta-georgia

11. (So what I wanted to add one more. Calm down.) Why People Starve by Barry Bearak
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/13/magazine/why-people-still-starve.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm

Merry Christmas... I feel so happy that it's kind of scary ... I keep thinking that if I acknowledge that I'm happy it will all fall apart and start going to shit. But I guess I can admit that up till 2.45am December 26th , I'm happy. I'm really happy guys.

It's the holiday season, which means I get to spend some time with myself doing stuff I love. There are so many things on my list.

1. Catch up on Breaking Bad

But Breaking Bad is sort of a play and work obsession. I watch it for the entertainment but can we talk about the great shooting and editing techniques!!! Brilliant. I also saw this documentary recommend by a classmate called "Dreams of A Life." This is what you call great storytelling. It's about a woman who dies in her apartment while wrapping Christmas presents and she's found three years later. All I can say is I called my mother right after I watched this documentary. Check out the trailer here.

I'll leave the link right hurrrrr:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE_RFzXq4Ls

2. Ramen

I get to eat ramen whenever I damn well please. My newest obsession is Ramen. I've found this pretty cool spot in Brooklyn called Chuko's (http://barchuko.com) that has awesome ramen.(try the veggie and add pork to it....just trust me). The kind that you eat today and come in for more the next day. and the next day. My waistline will probably pay for it but I'm sure someone will release a twerk-cerise video that will make working out fun. ( what ?? isn't twerking the new in thing). But yeah, during the semester there just wasn't enough time to grab good ramen whenever I pleased so i'm catching up on that.

3. Painting my nails. Because bright colors make me happy. (Pastel green for the win)

4. Playing with my cameras. Gosh I love shooting shit. love it. There is something beautiful about capturing life. Maybe that's why I'm so happy. I get to film stuff I want to film. Ha! makes sense.

5. And it looks like I'm back to blogging. I sure hope so. I got paragraphs in me dying to come out.

Man I hope this good vibe lasts. And I hope 2014 just gets better because I have places to go. I really pray that I get to film more creative videos that I love next year. And that I get to work with awesome people.

My wish list for next year:

More God in my life. Health.Peace. Love. Riches. And that I get to work with some amazing videographers, editors and producers. May the damn odds be ever in my favor.

P.s. How could I forget reading. I've been reading the shit out of some long form lately. I'll update you guys with my favorite pieces soon. Till then I'll be enjoying the rest of my holiday before life comes and gets my ass again.

PEACE.