{"id":7372,"date":"2021-12-31T23:19:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-01T04:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/?p=7372"},"modified":"2021-12-31T23:19:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T04:19:41","slug":"2021-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shakespeareteacher.com\/blog\/archives\/7372","title":{"rendered":"2021 in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, this is the time that, every year, I list my top ten posts of the year. In light blogging years, I’ve limited myself to the top five.<\/p>\n

But this year, I only posted three times. This post will be the fourth, so even a top five list will be difficult.<\/p>\n

So let me review the three posts I did manage this year, followed by the usual excuses, pledges to do better in the future, etc.<\/p>\n

I started with my annual January 1 Blog Birthday post<\/a>. I’ll probably do one again tomorrow. This one is full of promises to be a better blogger, promises that ring especially hollow looking back on it a year later.<\/p>\n

Later in January, I posted a video<\/a> I created for an online Shakespeare event. This was meant to replace a real-life Shakespeare event I used to attend back when attending events was a thing. In the video, I splice together two speeches from the same character at different points in his life, taken from two different plays.<\/p>\n

Jump ahead to November 1. I posted a challenge<\/a> I hoped would go viral, inviting visitors to cast a Shakespeare play using only the cast of one movie. I did a couple myself. It was fun. Feel free to give it a try.<\/p>\n

So those were my three posts for the year, and this one will make four. So, what happened? Well, honestly, I personally had a truly lousy year, and if I were looking for an excuse for not writing, I wouldn’t have to look much past that. However, the real reason I haven’t been blogging is a lot simpler and a lot more positive.<\/p>\n

This year, I embarked on a new creative project. I’m not really ready to talk about it yet, but for the moment, we’ll refer to it as Project Bootstrap. I’ve spent a lot of time working on it this year, and have a lot to show for it, though there is much work left to be done before I attempt to unleash it on the world. Any surplus creative energy I may have had this year was spent on that, which is why I didn’t feel the need to come here as often.<\/p>\n

In the new year, I hope to be able to do both. Thanks to those who are still here to read this. Happy New Year!<\/p>\n

And a warm Rest in Peace to Betty White who left us yesterday. It was a sad note to play out a lousy year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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