Almost every year for the past five years, I’ve put up a recap of of some sort. It’s usually in list format. So much happened this year; I have a feeling this won’t be everything noteworthy that has happened:

2011. This was a good year. 

• January 1: Traveled time & spent New Year’s Day in a few places: took off from Ninoy Aquino International Airport at midnight; arrived at Incheon International Airport around 5:30am, arrived at LAX around 9:00am — and managed to completely steer clear of jet lag
• January 5: BUCA WITH JOSH. Most memorable restaurant experience ever. 
• February: Unboxed some new Adams keyboards with THD :’)
• February 13: got flowers for valentine’s day!
• February: joined the kids for Cuesta!
• March: Lost my aunt, Heidi
• April: Paid income tax for the first time ever
• May 18: Got my wisdom teeth out. I lucked out like crazy; I only spent my first day (and not even a full 24 hours) on the strong stuff. I “graduated” to regular food pretty quickly and was even able to help my marching friends at the Armed Forces Day parade a few days after the surgery.
• June 4: THS class of 2011’s prom. It was way better than my prom, I have to say.
• Spring: Made Dean’s List for the semester. I hope I can do that again before I transfer.
• June 15: A lot of my friends graduated. It was quite a change for me, too. 
• Summer: went to summer school; met David! and other cool people.
• July 11: David and I went to seven 7-Elevens and got free Slurpees at each one. Most intense sugar rush ever. And then I went to work.
• July 21: Saw Naoko Takada live in Marina del Rey
• July 22: Was given eight gigabytes of new music (as in new to me) to listen to- I’ve barely scratched the surface :0
• August 1: turned 19, a solid age
• August: Watched DCI Quarterfinals at AMC Del Amo 18 :) It was so nice that it was broadcasted in the two closest theatres to where I live.
• September: Sean left for Cal Poly :( but we’re going strong. :)
• September: Borders went out of business; the one everyone knows is a 1min walk away from my work; so I went in every week to check deals and read the creative sale signs they had :p
• Fall: Started in El Camino’s Applied Music program; met LOTS of people and performed a bunch. Ever since I made it in, it has been such a huge  contrast between this year and the year before- where I wasn’t performing or practicing much at all. 
• Fall: tried out for Pulse, made it into their open line. My first independent group. It has been such a great experience so far. I have learned so much and gotten sooo much stronger as a mallet player in the past three months. I’ve also met a lot of great and talented people, and I’m very excited to start performing with them this season.
• Fall: Got a Dr. Beat :)))
• October 21: Took the train for the first time and visited Sean in San Luis Obispo- really good weekend.
• Fall: Participated in a clinical study; easy money
• November 20: Single most stressful day I can remember. Rain and dead other train made my train come in two hours late. I had my first performance with ECC’s concert band and made it literally 5 minutes before we were supposed to go onstage
• November:
• December 15: finished my 4th term of college! I’m almost done with my GEs.
• December 24: Met the most random anon on Omegle who lives in the same apartment complex as one of my closest friends!
• December 30: Reunited with my junior high friends for the first time since we graduated five and a half years ago.

Discoveries I can remember off the top of my head:

• Antique fair/stores
• Tuna donuts
• Karaoke bars
• Drive-through car washes
• jelly donuts
• Mass Effect series
• indoor rock climbing
• among many other things!

Museums/memorable places I went to this year:

• Getty Center (2)
• Griffith Observatory
• California Science Center
• Santa Monica Place/Third Street Promenade
• LACMA
• San Luis Obispo, CA
• Museum of Jurassic Technology/Venice Beach

etc:

• got my first smartphone :)
• continued to grow out my hair- it got pretty long this year!
• had the Maple Bacon Sundae at Denny’s three times
• got better at driving, especially on the freeway
• changed my mind about where I want to go to school
• finally learned to appreciate eggs! such a great food, with many uses

Things I’m looking forward to next year:

• performing with Pulse Open, performing in WGI for the first time, and going to Dayton, OH for finals :D
• studying music history and theory!
• taking the train again
• turning 20
• …I don’t even know what else! I’ll find things :)

yyyyeah!

I hope you guys had a good 2011, too, and that you have a happy 2012!

31 Dec 2011 / 3 notes / 2011