I must say, 2011 has been rather great. There really weren’t any lows to think of, and there were quite a few ups. So, let’s get started in as best of a chronological order as I can remember:
- The year started with Mass Effect 2 coming to the PS3, which was well worth the wait
- Went through the spring semester relatively smoothly and ended up getting a summer long internship from a service learning project
- Saw Epica live with support from The Agonist and 2 other bands I forget
- Somewhere around here the new Within Temptation album (The Unforgiving) was released
- Pirates of the Caribbean 4 managed to bring the franchise back from the disaster that was the 2nd and 3rd movies
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 came out and for someone who didn’t read the books, it did a nice job of wrapping up the series (though, if I produced/directed it, Luna would have ultimately saved the day)
- Amaranthe’s impressive debut album came out (not sure when it came out)
- Cowboys and Aliens came out, and it was well worth the wait
- Saw Ke$ha live with LMFAO!
- Went to Walt Disney World to end the summer
- Go to fall semester, think it’ll be just ok, but then…
- … go to “intern”/”train” at the writing center and…
- … meet people such as Chas, Dom, Jenna, Lauren, Milo, Sam N, Deb, and Will…
- … who may be just names to some people reading this, but are actually some of the most awesome people and…
- … WAIT! I’m forgetting the person who made that all possible, the great Pam C. Many thanks for letting me into the practicum and making this past semester the best so far!
- Now then, it’s also worth noting that I went to the midnight release of Skyrim, the best game ever made
- Doctor Who, Series 6 wraps up, and you can refer to past posts on the episodes/season to see why it first annoyed me but then made me realize series 7 can’t come soon enough (still, how did he originally get out of the Pandorica, and it was never explained how his and River’s timeline ended up going in opposite directions)
- In the Dark (Dev’s song) ends up being one of the catchiest songs of the year
- The semester comes to an end and as an aside, I suggest never taking a class on rivers and estuaries
- Nightwish’s new album, Imaginaerum ends up being my personal favorite album of 2011, and brings the band back from the not so solid previous album
- Christmas and Christmas week leading up to now were rather fun and did not fail to lead into a brand new year
- Covering new years day, let’s go Eagles, sure you’re out of the playoffs, but finish the season strong
So there it is, a very quick look back at 2011. From the looks of things, 2012 seems to be even better, and I hope it’s great for all of you as well!
