2010

So, a new year is upon us. It may even already be a new year where you are. And it will probably be a new year by the time I finish this post. 2010 was pretty good. I started college. And that, I suppose, is a major accomplishment. Here I shall commemorate the most notable music, books, and events that I experienced this year (in no particular order, because then it would take me all of 2011 just to organize them). It feels almost like my whole life has taken place in the last 365.25 days.

Music


Oliver the Penguin's album, "Button Pusher"
Charmaine's album, "Love Reality" (must listen!)
"On a Good Day", "Clear Blue Water", and "If I Could Fly" - OceanLab
"Hide & Seek" - Imogen Heap
"Airplanes" - B.o.B.
Britt Nicole's album, "The Lost Get Found"
"Fireflies" - Owl City
"You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
"Miracle" - Matisyahu
"The NaNoWriMo Song" - All Caps
"Touch My Hand" - David Archuleta

Books


"Sophie's World" by Jostein Gaarder
"It's Really All About God" by Samir Selmanovic
The Genesis Trilogy and "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
"Eating Animals" by Jonathan Safran Foer
"7 Deadly Wonders", "The 6 Sacred Stones", and "The Five Greatest Warriors" by Matthew Reilly

Everything Else


Started college
Finished my first semester of college
Wrote my first story with 10,000 words (next year I WILL finish NaNoWriMo!)
Read the entire archives of xkcd, Unshelved, and pictures for sad children
Made some awesome friends
Went for one week without listening to music
Spent more than one week listening to music
Discovered "The Legend of the Seeker" show and "The Sword of Truth" series, which I want to continue watching/reading next year (thanks, Linda!)
Did some serious self-reflection


I'm looking forward to what comes in 2011! See you all next year!