2022 Index — 👁🐝

Lumbar Steroid Injection [thanks to Nikki for medical transport]

Cervical Steroid Injection [thanks to Tom for medical transport]

Exceeded 2021 benchmark

The War Of 1812 by Donald Hickey

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Klara & The Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Single On Purpose by John Kim

A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towels

A Gathering Of Shadows by V.E. Schwab

A Conjuring Of Light by V.E. Schwab

The Arrest by Jonathan Lethem

Our First Civil War by H.W. Brands

How Not To Die Alone by Logan Ury

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Recursion by Blake Crouch

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Exceeded 2021 benchmark

A Gentleman In Moscow by Amor Towles

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Recursion by Blake Crouch

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

How Not To Die Alone by Logan Ury

How High We Go In The Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

Lemon Tree by Mt. Joy

Wilder Days by Morgan Wade

Burning by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs

One Step Ahead by Jack Johnson

Fucking Up What Matters by Tegan & Sara

Grace by Marcus Mumford

Angel by First Aid Kit

My Babe by Spoon

Gold by The Lone Bellow

All My Love Is Coming Back To Me by SG Goodman

Here To Forever by Death Cab For Cutie

Meant For Livin’ by Mondo Cozmo

Warning Signs by Band Of Horses

Dance Around It by Lucius (w/ Brandi Carlile & Sheryl Crow)

The Only Heartbreaker by Mitski

Porta by Sharon Van Etten

Follow You Home by Rhett Miller

Empty Cups by Amanda Shires

Ryan Adams, Heartbreaker LP Box Set (New), Sig’s Lagoon, Houston [out-of-print]

Jon Batiste, We Are LP (New), Sig’s Lagoon, Houston [hard-to-find]

Tegan & Sara, So Jealous LP (New), End Of An Ear [RSD Exclusive]

CBS Records’ Great Performances: Beethoven Eroica LP (Used), BLK Vinyl [out-of-print]

CBS Records’ Great Performances: Tchaikovsky Capriccio Italien LP (Used), BLK Vinyl [out-of-print]

CBS Records’ Great Performances: William Tell & Other Favorite Overtures LP (Used), Antone’s Records [out-of-print]

CBS Records’ Great Performances: Prokofiev Piano Concertos 1 & 3 LP (Used), Antone’s Records [out-of-print]

CBS Records’ Great Performances: Grofé Grand Canyon Suite LP (Used), Breakaway Records [out-of-print]

Phantogram, Three LP (New), Direct Audio Booth, Austin Record Convention [out-of-print]

Garbage, Strange Little Birds LP (New), Direct Audio Booth, Austin Record Convention [out-of-print]

Caitlin Cary, While You Weren’t Looking LP (Used), End Of An Ear [out-of-print]

Crowded House, Temple of Low Men LP (Used), End Of An Ear [out-of-print]

Muna, Self-Titled LP (New), End Of An Ear [hard-to-find]

Old 97's Play Johnny Cash LP (New), End Of An Ear [RSD Exclusive]

New Releases (28)

Violent Night

Glass Onion

The Menu

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Adam

Ticket To Paradise

Amsterdam

See How They Run

Bullet Train

Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris

Fire Of Love

Deep In The Heart

Emily The Criminal

Nope

Thor: Love & Thunder

RRR

Elvis

Jurassic World: Dominion

Top Gun: Maverick

Downtown Abbey: A New Era

Doctor Strange & The Multiverse of Madness

The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent

Everything Everywhere All At Once

The Lost City

Cyrano

Uncharted

The Batman

Death On The Nile

Old Movies (18)

White Christmas

Ghostbusters

Shaun Of The Dead

The Lost Boys

Police Story

This Property Is Condemned

Escape From New York

Raiders Of The Lost Ark

The Conversation

At Long Last Love

Antonio Gaudi

Star Trek: First Contact

Prince: Sign O’ The Times

Drunken Angel

Stray Dog

Groundhog Day

In The Mood For Love

Citizen Kane

Exceeded 2021 benchmark

Glass Onion

The Menu

Vengeance

Top Gun: Maverick

Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris

RRR

Downton Abbey: A New Era

The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent

The Batman

Everything Everywhere All At Once

The Old Man on FX, S1

The Bear on FX, S1

Welcome To Wrexham on FX, S1

Andor on Disney+, S1

She-Hulk on Disney+

Moon Knight on Disney+

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds on Paramount+, S1

Yellowstone: 1883 on Paramount+

Severance on Apple TV+, S1

Bad Sisters on Apple TV+

Slow Horses on Apple TV+, S2

For All Mankind on Apple TV+, S3

Hacks on HBO Max, S2

The Gilded Age on HBO, S1

Barry on HBO, S3

Only Murders In The Building on Hulu, S2

Best In Dough on Hulu, S1

Wednesday on Netflix, S1

Indian Match Making on Netflix, S2

Jack Ryan, S3 on Prime Video

Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix, S6

Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy on CNN, S2

Alex v. America on Food Network, S2

Bobby’s Triple Threat on Food Network, S1

OutChef’d on Food Network, S1

Bake or Break on Food Network, S1

Tournament of Champions on Food Network, S3

Halloween Baking Challenge on Food Network, S8

Restaurant Impossible on Food Network, S20

Bargain Block on HGTV, S2

House Hunters International on HGTV, S174-181

(Re)Motel on Magnolia Network

Next-Level Chef on Fox, S1

Master Chef on Fox, S12

Houston (2)

San Antonio (1)

San Marcos (2)

Met 2021 benchmark

Oasthouse Kitchen + Bar South w/ Ashley ⭐

Delucca Gaucho Pizza w/ Ashley ⭐⭐⭐

Pecan Square Cafe w/ Ashley ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Maie Day (2), once w/ Ashley ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Canje (2), once w/ Ashley & once w/ Nikki ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Exceeded 2021 benchmark

Giant Leap Coffee (2), Houston ⭐⭐⭐

Retrospect Coffee Bar (2), Houston ⭐⭐⭐

Urbe (2), Houston ⭐⭐⭐

Turnstile w/ Leon ⭐⭐⭐

The Beer Plant w/ Nikki & Lauren ⭐⭐⭐

Tiny Champions, Houston ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Liberty Kitchen & Oysterette, Houston ⭐⭐⭐⭐

JewBoy Burgers w/ Tom ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Brasserie Mon Chou Chou, San Antonio w/ Ashley ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Dear Diary Coffee w/ Nikki ⭐

Mattie’s (2) w/ Ashley ⭐⭐⭐

Le Bleu w/ Nikki ⭐

Sugar Pine w/ Nikki ⭐⭐⭐

Exceeded 2021 benchmark

Prime rib w/ horseradish, au jus and whipped potatoes @ Maie Day

Smoked turkey w/ pan gravy, green bean almondine, whipped potatoes, sage & sausage dressing and a Honeycrisp apple salad @ Perry’s Steakhouse

Raclette w/ cornichons and Cordon Bleu de Poulet @ Brasserie Mon Chou Chou, San Antonio

Indigo Ridge (cow) and Seahive (cow) cheeses @ Antonelli’s Cheese House

Chili cheeseburger @ Whataburger

Hatch chile pulled pork enchiladas w/ sour cream sauce @ Pappasito’s

Chicken gyoza and pork katsu @ Sugar Pine

Green chile cheeseburger w/ crinkle-cut fries @ JewBoy Burgers

Everything bagel breakfast sandwich w/ sausage, egg, cheese and latke

Short rib birria taco @ Tacodeli

Chile relleno taco @ Tacodeli

Biscuits and gravy @ 24 Diner

Smoked mozzarella, fresh corn, roasted onion, pickled green tomatoes pizza @ Tiny Champions, Houston

Red curry grilled ribeye bún @ Elizabeth Street Cafe

Jerk chicken w/ roti and Carolina Gold rice @ Canje

Grilled pork guisado w/ roti and Carolina Gold rice @ Canje

California burger w/ fries and peanut butter & chocolate shake @ Beck’s Prime, Houston

Falafel w/ hummus and pita @ TLV

Cracked egg, pancetta and potato breakfast pizza @ Weights & Measures, Houston

Tacos de camote (roasted sweet potato, goat cheese, pumpkin seeds, salsa macha) @ Urbe, Houston

Chicken & sausage gumbo

Hot Browns

Cincinnati-Style Chili

Horchata Rice Krispie treats

Brown Butter Rice Krispie treats

Jeff Tweedy @ The Paramount Theatre

Mozart @ Mozart’s Coffee

The Old 97’s (2) @ Far-Out Lounge & 713 Music Hall, Houston 🤘

Shinyribs (1) @ Haute Spot 🤘

Jason Isbell @ 713 Music Hall, Houston 🤘

Ross Margitza Quintet @ Monks Jazz Club

Mike Sailors Septet @ the Neill-Cochran House w/ Nikki

Mike Sailors Sextet @ Monks Jazz Club

Pavement @ ACL Live! 🤘

The Flaming Lips @ Luck Ranch w/ Ashley

Mt. Joy @ Stubb’s 🤘

Kat Edmonson @ The Paramount Theatre w/ Nikki

Exceeded 2021 benchmark

Brandi Carlile w/ Lucius & Sarah McLachlan

Brandi Carlile

Failed to meet 2021 benchmark

Incomparable Impressionism @ the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 😮

Bruce Davidson’s Photographs @ Menil Collection, Houston 😮

Draw Like A Machine @ Menil Collection, Houston

Spatial Awareness @ Menil Collection, Houston

Daniel Johnston: I Live My Broken Dreams @ The Contemporary w/ Lin

Virtual Realities: The Art of M.C. Escher @ the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 😮

Clark V. Fox @ Station Museum for Contemporary Art, Houston

The Big Show 2022 @ Lawndale Art Center, Houston

Edition Variables 2022: New Austin Printmakers @ Flatbed Press

Nature Cult @ The McNay Museum of Art, San Antonio w/ Ashley

Exceeded 2021 benchmark

Flatstock Poster Show w/ Tom

Blue Genie Art Bazaar - Spring

Blue Genie Art Bazaar - Winter w/ Tom

The Austin Studio Tour Weekend 2 w/ Ashley (Sat) + Lin (Sun) & Weekend 3

Exceeded 2021 benchmark

Late At The Lake @ Mozart’s Coffee (3)

Austin Record Convention - Spring

Austin Coffee Festival

Austin Record Convention - Fall

Paper Craft + Pantry Fall Market w/ Lin

Paper Craft + Pantry Winter Market

Cheese 101 @ Antonelli’s w/ Ashley

Exceeded 2021 benchmark

Great British Baking @ Sur La Table w/ Ashley

Steakhouse Favorites @ Central Market

Pizza @ Central Market

Exceeded 2021 benchmark

Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain Pens

Intelligent Change Journals (Best Year Journal & Notes To Mindfulness)

Letterfolk’s Passport Journals

Humdrum Paper Company’s Die-Cut Bookmarks

Stickers From Local Record Stores & Coffee Shops

Enamel Pins From Bands, Stores, etc.

Corgie @ Medici Roasting

Mutt @ Michael’s House

Pit Bull @ Christina’s House-Sitting Gig

Failed to meet 2021 benchmark

Russian Blue @ Christina’s House-Sitting Gig

Failed to meet 2021 benchmark

Seeing Ali for the first time since 2019

Nikki canceling her move to Houston

Finally adjusting to single life/loneliness

Not seeing any family this year

Not seeing more out-of-town friends this year

Ashley announcing she’s moving back home to Ingram, TX

Missing Lyle Lovett’s multi-night stand @ ACL Live! due to Covid infection

Missing the Bloody Mary Morning Brunch Festival w/ Bob Schneider & Shinyribs @ Luck Ranch due to cancellation

Missing The Smile’s only Texas date @ The Factory in Dallas due to work

Write World's Fare: Eats & Drinks Made Famous By The World's Fair

Improve my financial security

Spend time with family

Keep programming my life with interesting activities

The 2022 Index