We’re already almost a week into 2009, so I thought it would be appropriate to look back and remember all the things that happened in 2008. It seems like not so long ago when I was doing the same thing for 2007, and if past experience is any indication, 2009 will be the same way.
In (hopefully) chronological order, this is what I did in 2008:
- Refereed at Region IV ODP Championships in Phoenix (and was invited back again for the 2009 tournament in just a few weeks).
- Purchased a shotgun to maintain my average of 1 new gun/year.
- Graduated from the prestigious (tee-hee) Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona with a B.S. in Business Administration and a focus on MIS (ranked fourth in the nation at the time I graduated).
- Moved into a new apartment.
- Bought a motorcycle, learned how to ride it, took a safety course, and got an M endorsement on my license—in that order.
- Had my first motorcycle accident after summer rains washed some sand onto the road.
- Left behind a great job and great friends at Ephibian for a new opportunity and just to see what else was out there.
- Switched to Mac (again) by purchasing a black MacBook just after the new aluminum models came out (intentionally).
- Went back to freelance work (again) with the unofficially official title of Web Ninja.
- Traveled to New Mexico, Colorado, and Minnesota for the first time ever.
- Lost a super-hot girlfriend but gained a super-hot fiancée and the love of my life instead.
I hope I’m not forgetting something. Write a comment and let me know if I did anything else last year.
Don’t forget your first Eller interview on the other side of the table, asking sweaty-palmed sophomores if grades are an accurate reflection of their potential, in September.