Dec 31 2006
It’s almost over…
So it’s one hour and thirteen minutes into the last day of 2006. I couldn’t say goodbye to it any quicker. It’s been a long, long year for me and I’m looking forward to the new year. I’m gonna make it a good one. As always, this is a time when we all reflect on the year passing. For me, it’s been a bit of a eventful (for better or worse) 365 days for me. Ok, not all 365 days were eventful, but quite a few were. Here are my milestones of 2006 in a semi-quasi chronological order:
- Jan - Accepted a full-time position as a web designer/developer.
- Feb 12 - Turned a year older (personally not very momentous, but it’s here by default).
- Feb 15 - My niece was born (tried to steal my birthday, but missed by a few days).
- Feb 15 (later that night) - Called up Marie to tell her the news. She, in return, tells me that she’s moving to Michigan. Awkward conversation ensues for the next two hours.
- Late Feb - Mai tells me she’s moving to San Francisco to study fashion design.
- Mar 1 - Got my first DSLR (Canon Rebel XT).
- Mar 4 - Helped Marie move out of her apartment. Had a lovely dinner with Marie and her mom.
- Mid Mar - Met the lovely Star. Watched V for Vendetta on the Ultra-Screen.
- Late Mar - Helped Mai leave for San Fran.
- Apr 7 - Drove down to KC with family.
- Jun 4 - Bought a JM Custom Strat from Guitar Center when all I went in there for were new strings.
- Jul 1 - Took first photo trek with the Canon. Star came as my photo buddy. Practice shoot with fireworks.
- Jul 4 - First real photo shoot with July 4th fireworks.
- Jul 6 - Bought my GTI.
- Jul 22 - Mai returned for her god-brother’s wedding.
- Aug 11 - Marie returns for vacation. Spend an amazing day with her. Told her how I felt at the end of the night. Everything implodes. Friendship slowly dissolves.
- Aug 25 - I fly out to SF to see Mai for her birthday. Stayed at the Hilton. Had the quickest tour of SF ever.
- Oct 6 - Watched Ben Kweller at First Ave.
- Oct 14 - Watched Shannon Curfman at Bunker’s with Ms. Linh - her first real concert.
- Mid Oct - Realized that I have a subconscious obsession with the character Rory Gilmore, not Alexis Bledel.
- Oct 21 - Watched David Sedaris at the Orpheum Theater again with Ms. Linh. She is now a fan of his.
- Oct 24 - The last time I hear anything from Ms. Marie.
- Oct 29 - Watched the Foo Fighters open for Bob Dylan at the Xcel with Ms. Linh.
- Nov 4 - The first time I listened to Mignon Fogarty’s podcast, Absolute Science. Reanimates my podcast interest.
- Nov 5 - My concert weekend streak officially ends.
- Nov 10 - Watched Roger’s band play at Half-Time Rec with Debbie.
- Nov 20 - Saw a girl at Caribou that looked exactly like Rory Gilmore who is now referred to as Ror-a-like.
- Dec 15 - Watched Shannon Curfman at Shaw’s Bar & Grill with Star - her first blues rock concert.
- Mid Dec - Saw a girl at Caribou who kind of resembled Rory. Now there may be two Ror-a-likes or this is the original Ror-a-like and she didn’t really look like Rory in the first place.
- Dec 24 - Took a photo trek to Rice Park to capture the giant Christmas tree.
- Dec 28 - Drove down to Sioux Falls to meet Mai at her family’s place.
- Dec 30 - Mai and I drive back to beautiful Minnesota to spend New Year’s here together.
Well, that’s my list. I think everyone should of made one of these lists in one fashion or another. See you all on the other side.
