kristopherlouie.com » 2009 http://kristopherlouie.com rants of a gay student trying to make it big in the design world. Wed, 19 May 2010 19:04:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 My summary of 2009 http://kristopherlouie.com/2010/01/05/my-summary-of-2009/ http://kristopherlouie.com/2010/01/05/my-summary-of-2009/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:43:26 +0000 Kristopher http://kristopherlouie.com/?p=346 It’s been another interesting and strange year and with that being said here is my best & worst and a few interesting and quick trivia.

The “Best” of 2009

Artists I came across

  • Phoenix
  • Owl City
  • GLEE
  • Lily Allen

Days of the year

  • 2nd-year anniversary with Christopher
  • celebrating Elle’s first birthday
  • starting my new macbook pro
  • fireworks at home with Christopher & friends
  • my godsister’s wedding in San Diego

People I met this year

  • Jason Santa Maria
  • Liz Danzico
  • Matthew Fitzgerald
  • Julia Wargaski
  • Marie Dormuth

Things I stumbled across

  • Ben & Dave’s Six Pack (podcast)
  • Better Off Ted (tv series)

The “Worst” of 2009

Artists I suffered through

  • Miley Cyrus
  • the Jonas Brothers

Days of the year

  • February 12th
  • Last day of living in Stuytown
  • Every day I lived in Bushwick
  • Getting my iPhone 3G mugged on my 2nd day of living in Spanish Harlem
  • Finals week of December and all days afterwards

People I met this year

  • Cruz
  • the girls in Bushwick
  • Jim “Big Red”

Some interesting numbers

  • I coded at least 747,000 lines of html/css & php
  • I received 8,625 emails, only 37% being considered spam with less than 5% being considered spam when actually not spam
  • I spoke on the phone for 29 days, 13 hours and 57 minutes
  • I sent and received over 50,000 text messages
  • I’ve read 17 books this past year, only 4 of them were novels

Lessons Learned from 2009

  1. The world is irrational and so you can be too, sometimes…
  2. Always have people you’re living with sign a lease or sublet agreement.
  3. Sometimes life’s greatest gifts are short, simple and small.
  4. Saving money doesn’t mean not spending it a day after earning it.
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