One of the great paradoxes of the universe is how its only constant is change. And what a year of prolific change it was. So much so that as I look back on photos of myself from before this year, I find it hard to recognize the person who I was before 2023.
The highlights: A new reel. Saying goodbye to ‘Snowfall’ after six seasons. A heap of new work for the show ‘A Murder at the End of the World’ (much of which is coming soon). Recording a new season’s worth of interview for the Prix Fixe Podcast coming out in 2024. Competing in a pair of triathlons + one marathon. The greatest run of my life: an ultramarathon in the Dolomites. Wine tasting on Mount Etna. Relocating to Portland, Oregon after thirteen years of residing in Los Angeles. A month-long bikepacking trip in Spain. My first and second visits to the Prado Museum. Rediscovering Joaquin Sorolla. Falling in love with Isabel Allende’s fiction work. A treasure trove of new music and cinematic discoveries (see below) while also rewatching Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones. On the final day of the year, I ran twenty-four miles to breathe it all in.
It was a year of moving meditations in nature, furthering my relationship with the infinite and unknown, and finding peace, breath and stillness in the moment.
2024: may it be year of writing; interviewing; pondering; running through deserts, forests and alpine magic; living seasonally; dancing with whatever change looms ahead.
A part of my journey into this next year is to share some part of it with you. Let’s be in touch.
Sincerely Yours,
Jordan
My Favorite Newly Released Films of 2023:
Poor Things - Yorgos Lanthimos
The Eight Mountains - Felix Van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
The Beasts - Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Alcarràs - Carla Simón
The Boy and the Heron - Hayao Miyazaki
Past Lives - Celine Song
Oppenheimer - Christopher Nolan
Killers of the Flower Moon - Martin Scorsese
Napoleon - Ridley Scott
The Killer - David Fincher
My one Grape for Every Season:
Spring: Chardonnay
Summer: Teroldego
Fall: Xarel·lo
Winter: Tempranillo