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2018 Retrospective: What I Leave Behind

I’m doing something a little different this year. I’m actually sitting down to write this retrospective on the very last day of the year instead of several days or weeks later. I haven’t done that before. (Edit: though, in the end, it did take me two days to finish this monster post

Day 1,889: Happy New Year!

Goodbyyyeeee 2018.

Hello 2019!

I’m going to keep tonight’s entry a bit on the brief side I think because it’s (obviously) late and I want to get up at a decent hour tomorrow…

But 2018 was a bit of a rough year. Challenging. Not a bad year, but challenging. I grew a lot in 2018 and I have a lot more growing to do. For that, I will always be grateful.

I hope 2019 is a “takeoff” year. I hope to reap some benefits, as it were. I have many, many plans to get there.

I got a lot done today. Most eve...

Day 1,888: New Years Eve Eve

Guy! Happy New Years Eve Eve!

I don’t know why, but that shit is cracking me up right now. Eve Eve. It’s true, though. Tomorrow is New Years Eve. The day after that…2019 is here.

I’m gonna keep this one short tonight, actually, because it’s objectively time to hit the hay. So, here’s a rundown of what I need to do tomorrow, because it’s on my mind:

I need to make my travel and accommodation arrangements for the Story Grid editor certification training.

I need to take some time to ponder 1) my...

Day 1,887: Wiped

What a day today. Holy smokes. I am wiped the fuck out. In a good way!

Got up at a decent time to feed and walk the pups. Then, the Ho and I had breakfast together and started cleaning the house, and bam! It was time to go over to Josh’s for podcasting times.

If you missed it before, we’re starting a new venture called Film School, in which we’re starting off by watching the Top 100 movies of all time as determined by AFI’s industry poll back in 2007 (which was an update of the 1997 list of t...

Day 1,886: VR

Okay. Soooo…

VR is the shit. It’s so much cooler than I thought. It looks so much more real than I thought it would. It’s like stepping into another world. Obviously it’s still digital, so you can tell it’s not REAL real. Like, you’re not going to be mistaking it for the real world or anything…

But what I realized tonight is that’s not actually the point. At all. Of *course* it’s not real. It’s fantasy. And *that* is the point! It looks like stepping into a fantasy world of floating lights an...

Day 1,885: Dun

The finances are done. Praise be!

It took me a good four or five hours today, but they’re done. All categorized except for a final work-through and error check.

It’s always a bit slower for me to work straight from the laptop with the trackpad and inability to switch between windows…but I still got it done. We also went down into Burlingame and turned in Liz’s dad’s phone for some Apple Store credit. He’s going to buy the new AirPods when they come out.

Ps- I got to listen to the Bose headpho...

Day 1,884: Just a thought

I had the thought today that I should do something different with the nightly blog. I’m not sure what exactly, but something different in 2019. Format? Subject? Or maybe even that I’ll just try to share my blog post each night.

I’m not sure. Just a thought. A desire to try something new? It’s certainly not dissatisfaction with the current format or process. No, I think I’ll probably stick with this for years to come…just a thought.

I definitely want to grow in 2019. I’m trying not to look to...

Day 1,883: Christmas Day

I had a wonderful, wonderful Christmas Day today. Truly. One of the best in memory.

I also miss my family. They’re spread across the country right now. My parents are by themselves up in NorCal. I have brothers in Chicago and New York. I’m here in San Fran with my own family of Liz, Cooper and Coco, along with my father in law Lin.

We were able to open presents together all of us except my brother in New York. With Scott and my parents, we did it through FaceTime. There’s a new feature where...

Day 1,882: Smush

Coco is such a little smush right now. She’s been rather attached to me lately because Liz has been out of “town.” “Town” tonight means the other bedroom (for logistical reasons, not anything else

Day 1,881: The Drive

Oh my lord. So much driving today. Let’s see…how many miles is it actually from Portland to San Fran?

*leaving to check*

*returning with facts*

658 miles. In 10 hours. Whew!

I listened to the Dubs beat the Clippers. That was fun. My reception actually lasted long enough to listen to the whole game. I listened to several Story Grid podcast episodes. Those were great. And I listened to about half of a (short) book on “Finishing.”

I feel like I’ve always been pretty decent at finishing things, t...