Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of January! 
- How is your year going so far?
- Did you start implementing any new habits or new year resolutions?
- How was your week?
- Do you have any goals for next week?
Poster: Palace of the Soviets - painting by Alexander Kotyagin [1938]
Good luck with your goals! 
My year is going well so far, despite the world burning down around us. Getting involved in different things. Meeting new people and enjoying myself even though I’m really busy.
I already started reading again and watching cool films this weekend. My hope is to keep this going next week too!
Happy and having a good time. Hope all of you comrades are well too!
Hell yeah, what books/movies are we talking about?
Typical Hexbear answer but I’m just reading Lenin. I first encountered Lenin when I was an idealistic anarcho-kiddo and didn’t appreciate his wisdom like I can now. Half way through Imperialism now, then State and Revolution is up next.
And I started Kieslowski’s Three Colors trilogy. Watched Blue and White so far, tonight will finish up with Red. Absolutely beautiful films! White had a nice, maybe unintentional, critique of Poland’s experience of post-USSR shock therapy when you contrast it to Kieslowski’s Communist-era Decalogue.
Reading theory and watching kino, that’s awesome!
Maybe I should be doing that instead of modding Skyrim smh
Thanks, Comrade! I was doing it more often last year but then the year went to shit. I have such a large backlog of films and readings. It’s nice to get back into it, although I have to admit it was harder to focus now on the reading but I think I’m just still tired, I’ll condition myself into it. I finished both Lenin and the films, though, and they were great!
Skyrim modding is life.
I also have a never-ending backlog of books and movies, I want to chip away at it more this year. I’d like to catch the new Dylan biopic at the cinema next week
Oh, please let us know if it’s good! I don’t know anything about Dylan so it may be a good starting point for me.
Hope you can make a dent in your backlog this year! The problem is always that it continues to increase at a faster rate than it is reduced, it’s like the universe in that way.
I agree about the backlog, it’s impossible to finish it, all we can do is slowly chip away at it. Dylan is the GOAT, I recommend listening to a greatest hits collection since he has a lot of bangers spread across many different albums
that sounds very nice you’re really getting off to a good start!