50 Favorite Things From Last Year 2025
What's in a year? 50 of my favorite things in 2025.
Hi Friends,
Here’s 50 of my favorite things from last year:
Celebrating the New Year in beautiful Puerto Rico with V.
Walks along the river and in my neighborhood, watching sunrises and sunsets and the changing seasons.
Being a tourist in my own city by exploring the Highline and lower Manhattan during the winter months.
Celebrating birthdays and holidays with family and friends.
Seeing Becoming Led Zeppelin and The Grateful Dead Movie in IMAX.
Art gallery walks and Nom Wah dumplings with V.
Visiting my grandpa’s place upstate for the last time after his passing in December 2024. The unexpected snow made everything peaceful.
Running errands in downtown Brooklyn then walking to Brooklyn Bridge Park and taking the ferry on a brisk April day.
Solo hiking in Harriman State Park and having lunch by the lake.
Seeing Nils Frahm perform at the Kings Theatre. (My phone rang during a particularly quiet part of the set!)
More concerts! Mark Guiliana, Galactic, Budos Band, Lettuce, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Dumpstaphunk, Makaya McCraven, John Scofield, Robert Glasper, and LCD Soundsystem.
Camping and hiking with E on a beautiful May weekend in Fahnestock State Park.
Visiting the Transit Museum with my parents.
Movie club nights with friends. Some favorites: Prince of the City, The Seventh Seal, Moby-Dick, Sweet Smell of Success, The Verdict, and Gaslight.
Walking Riverside Park with E and getting caught in the rain at Grant’s Tomb.
Taking a two-day writing workshop at Center For Fiction.
Writing short stories and fiction.
Helping Dad rebuild his screened-in patio.
Making my first zine to celebrate the third anniversary of the newsletter!
Seeing Photoville’s annual festival under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Standing in the front row at Lettuce’s Coney Island Amphitheater show.
Photographing tugboats, sailboats and ferries on the East River.
Making music with E and walks in Central Park.
Getting a new car but missing my old car’s CD player.
Visiting Half Moon Bay for a friends wedding. Early morning runs along the foggy bay. New experiences with friends.
Getting an 8-week old orange cat we named Tony!
My friend’s documentary screening at Rooftop Festival in Greenwood Cemetery.
Summer rooftop barbecues at E & C’s place.
Visiting Storm King Art Center on a warm summer day and taking photos of the sculptures.
Visiting family in Sacramento then driving to spend a week in Lake Tahoe with more family. Hiking, walking, swimming, eating, watching sunsets, and soaking in the hot tub.
Summer reads! Especially Blood Meridian and The Talented Mr. Ripley.
Re-reading Endurance and Travels With Charley.
Seeing an enormous amount of art at The Armory Show.
Watching my buddy’s rock band perform.
Beach trips to Jacob Riis Park.
More restaurants, movies, bookstores, day-trips, and picnics.
Talking art, creativity, music and politics on weekly walks with my good pal S.
Attending documentaries with Q & A’s: Not Not Jazz and Orwell: 2+2=5.
Seeing Larry Bell’s art at Madison Square Park.
Early morning runs at my local park.
Walking to the Newtown Creek, exploring the Nature Walk then walking all the way back home.
Getting film I shot over the summer developed.
October camping trip in the Catskills with Dad & E. The beaver who kept making nightly trips through our lakeside campsite site to chew trees!
Acquiring more books and records! Reading 25 books. Discovering new music.
Fall family trip to the Queens County Farm.
Resting and reflecting during the holidays. Seeing family and friends. Snowy winter walks in my neighborhood.
Another wonderful trip around the sun at Circles In Space: growing the newsletter, learning a lot, giving myself permission to write less, creating a clipboard worksheet, and finally completing the year end review I’ve wanted to do for years!
What was your favorite thing in 2025? Leave me a comment below.
Until next time,
Keith
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