pancake theorem

Last week I turned 28, and I decided to make it a tradition to write a birthday post every year (not sorry!). What a hilarious thing to do, since I have a track record of failing at *something* every year. Anyone that knows me, in person or online, knows that halfway through my 28th year of living, Jimmy and I broke up after a 7.5 year relationship. It was tragic for a little bit, but it was one of those bittersweet sad-but-awesome-that-it-happened things. No disrespect to Jimmy, who I still consider a pal, but everyone knew this had to happen. Especially the cat, since Jimmy was the disciplinarian and now he can jump all over my shit without consequence.

So on to a recap of the cool parts of the last year…

I got bangs, and that’s probably why Michelle Obama did. I finally finished my Masters, and that was one of the coolest accomplishments for me ever. I went on my first real vacation with my best mate, Michelle, to Ocean City a few weeks after The Breakup™ and spent some glorious time with her in the ocean. Jefrey almost died, but now he is all better and on a prescription food diet, so he’s still stuck with me! Not too long after Baltimore, I got to go to GHC in Baltimore and spend time with my dear Doran Family. I went to an assessment conference in Philly, which lead to new opportunities, a special new friendship, and grew my interest in academic assessment – related to my Masters software. I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed and that was as hilarious and bloody as expected. I went to Boston to play around with JavaScript, which also lead to opportunities and friendships. I trolled my family over the holidays, as I do. I got to work with Jeanne and win Best Design at Hack Jersey, which was a great opportunity to work with her face-to-face more than we ever had been able to in the past. A couple of weeks ago, I had my fake front teeth replaced with better looking permanent ones, which I hope is the final chapter in years of dental nightmares.

So, yeah, this year I wrote a lot of code, did a lot of domestic traveling, and became friends with a lot of new people. I know I’ve got a lot more exploring to do and adventures to go on, so I anticipate that my future “29″ post will be even more full of cool stuff.