So, I guess this is the place where I should (officially, anyway) announce that this year's YECA will be my last YECA. I just don't have it in me to do these every year anymore. If I couldn't even finish last year's big list, what makes me think that I'll be able to do it in the future? That's the whole reason why I only wanted to do the top 100 (plus a look at my absolute favorite things of the year, as opposed to top fives and top tens and so on), so that I don't get worn out before I can finish the top 100 like last year.
That doesn't mean that this will be the last time I write large blurbs about things, though. I'll just put it that way.
So, I guess this is the place where I should (officially, anyway) announce that this year's YECA will be my last YECA. I just don't have it in me to do these every year anymore. If I couldn't even finish last year's big list, what makes me think that I'll be able to do it in the future? That's the whole reason why I only wanted to do the top 100 (plus a look at my absolute favorite things of the year, as opposed to top fives and top tens and so on), so that I don't get worn out before I can finish the top 100 like last year.
That doesn't mean that this will be the last time I write large blurbs about things, though. I'll just put it that way.
Aww
But you also said that last year would be your last so..
It's extremely hard making a list of songs. Even though I own nearly 1000 songs released in 2012, it's hard narrowing down 100. I'm having the same problem with previous years (2010 and 2011), too. I keep getting stuck around 90 songs.
I'm going to do a countdown of the top 100 songs of 2010 and 2011 before I do my 2012 stuff on my countdown. I didn't do a best of in 2010 because I was new, and I never finished mine last year.
My list is a mess (mainly narrowing down the 90+ tracks) and I feel like I'm missing so much. I just gathered a whole bunch of **** together, order doesn't matter to me - it is what it is.
My list is a mess (mainly narrowing down the 90+ tracks) and I feel like I'm missing so much. I just gathered a whole bunch of **** together, order doesn't matter to me - it is what it is.
This is my last year.
I'm having the same problem.
And you better be kidding about the last part, Keith.
I'm currently rating all the albums I've listened to this year and I'll list them in order of quality for my best of list. I might factor in other things as well, not sure yet.
And I want to do a song list but that seems much harder.
Also, will anyone else include some type of 'worst of' list? I'm always interested in seeing what people rate albums that do not show up on their lists. I might include all my ratings and only highlight the 'best of' part of the list.