Another year gone by and let’s see how well I did:
Online
- Made 22 YouTube videos; 4 or so were in HD 720p!
- As of now, I have written 121 blog posts. This post makes that count 122.
Health and Fashion
- Began a 365 Run-Everyday Challenge; December 31, 2011 is Day 239.
- Lost about 2kgs.
- Started taking Shorinji Kempo classes.
- Bought my first pair of Vivienne Westwood shoes.
- Hiked up Jyouyama 5 times, Kintoki-yama 1 time, Numazu Alps 1 time.
- Ran uphill through a mountain range for 12K on the way to Atami with Marc and Chris.
- Ran an unofficial half-marathon with Marc, Chris, and Maria.
- Swam with fishes for the first time and improved my swimming.
- Swam naked at night on a beach without getting caught. (2nd time!)
- Perfected my Apple Crisp.
Personal Random Stuff
- Got engaged to this guy.
- Bought a MacBook Pro with cash … like a boss.
- Left my job, got a new one.
- Left my old apartment, got a new one.
- Almost finished God of War 3; Bought Shadow of the Colossus (Remastered for the PS3) in Japanese.
- Recorded a song in a recording studio for fun.
- Ate dolphin meat.
- Got my JLPT N3 (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) results: ACED IT!
- Bought 3 Olympus cameras: an EPL-1, another EPL-1 for the pancake lens (and just in case, ’cause I’m a klutz), and a classic PEN-EES film camera. And 3 Nikkor lenses.
- Learned a whole lot about cameras and lenses.
All in all. It was a pretty good year. Goodbye 2011! Here’s to the Year of the Dragon, 2012!