This is my version of a Christmas Letter. I’ve had a rather interesting time thinking about what I want to put in this summary, mostly because my year starts and end around August 20th. So I have to adjust how I think about time. In any event, this is the month by month report of 2005:
January
- I started telemark skiing
- Jonny Carson died
- Jeff and Carin Towne became pregnant
- I saw a flyer for the radio station
- I turned 19
February
- Chem II sucks
- I almost considered joining the Army
- I applied to become an RA
- Mom, Dad, and Brian were in Colorado for mid-winter break
- I gave up soda and caffeine (again) for lent
- UPN announced their were cancelling Star Trek: Enterprise
- I was rejected as an RA
- Google stopped by Mines for a very cool presentation
- I went to my first LAN party, ever
March
- TheFacebook added Mines
- CSM Broadcasting Club becomes official
- Jackson Hole, need I say more?
- Cuban, Beer, Canada
April
- Pope John Paul II dies
- eDays
- It snows
- I decided to rent a house with Ben, Mike, Chris, and Jens
- I had fun with that Nigerian
- Pope Benedict XVI is elected
- Peter says he’s coming to stay with me at Mines after he’s done at Jackson
- I donate blood for the first time
May
- Family Guy returns to Fox!
- Finals Suck! (This, this, and this)
- The “Didn’t See That One Coming” saga begins, still not over either
- I switched to WordPress (No link: data was lost in the great crash)
- I was offered an internship at Nordstrom
- Mark Felt is Deep Throat
June
- The girls Bible Study has their graduation party
- Iain Torrance (chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen and president of Princeton Theological Seminary) gave a sermon at UPC
- I started my internship at Nordstrom
- I purchased my Nikon D70
- I donated blood again, same result as before (I almost fainted)
July
- Canada and Vodka
- The Great Ferguson Theater Renovation of 2005
- I water skied on Lake Washington…before work!
- Jeff and Carin have their baby (Ben Towne)
- I’m the editor for Team Seattle’s Filmerica film
- James Doohan dies
August
- AFdN crashed. Hard.
- I flew back to Colorado
- We setup The CSM Broadcasting Club equipment
- I’m diagnosed with Sinus Tachycardia (side affect of Adderall)
- I learned how to bare foot
- I consider rushing, but don’t
- Sophomore year begins
- MIR (Mines Internet Radio) starts broadcasting
September
- Dunstan, the Cat
- LON-CAPA sucks
- Katrina, Clusterfuck, Michael Brown
- Neil Boyd passed away
October
- I interview with, and apply, to the CIA
- The DARPA Grand Challenge has a winner…in only two years
- Flock
- BURL
- Rosa Parks died
- Skiiing!
November
- Sulu’s gay
- Old Capital Grill fire
- CAPA crash
- Start writing for StudentTabletPC.com
- Lunch with Jacqueline Mackie Paisley Passey
- Kissing Sony Goodbye
- Office 12 Beta
- Dan and Becky Holland are pregnant
- Riya Alpha
- Firefox 1.5
December
- Seattle Fire Department hires Andy Collins
- CIA says no thanks
- A Federal Air Marshal guns down someone on a plane
- Project 42
- Finals
- Boeing Interview
- The real saga of Physics starts
- Chris and Lindsay are married
- Chronic of Narnia (This one)
- Windows Messenger Live Beta
- Boeing hires me for the summer
- Darren says he’s moving to NY
- I meet or exceed all of my 2005 resolutions and create a bunch for 2006
Update I: I’ve added links to the first three months.
Update II: I’ve added link for April-June.
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