I closed out the decade with a year I am very proud of. In 2019 I shared much more of my writing, traveled further than I ever have before, deepened friendships, organized my archives, and turned a personal tragedy into a short film. The seasons were rooted in rhythms and seasoned with variety to produce the best summer of my life. I focused more on potential relationships instead of dating, yet despite my efforts to be more honest with myself and especially with others I still have so far to go. All in all I’m filled with gratitude for the life I’m living and the man I’m becoming.
2019 in 365 Seconds
Month by month
Highlights: Multnomah Falls, sister time, skateboarding, curling, new glasses, GoPro, skiing, and snowmobiles
Highlights: work travel, archives, letters, snowboarding, Killington, Houston, Greenville, W, exploring, and friends
Highlights: archiving, terrain park, crowdsurfing, ice cream, Iceland, Northern Lights, and Wow Air
Highlights: Reykjavík, photo shoots, birthday, poetry, adulting, parties, Holi, and underwater spin class
Highlights: dodgeball, adulting, archiving, carpentry, feast of thrones, Point Pleasant, and house concert
Highlights: Outdoorfest, Disney, New Orleans, Upstate cabin, Pittsburgh, Hawaii, and water sports *I realize there are 30 days in June, but that was not congruent with my experience of it. I crossed the International Date Line and lost a day at the end of the month. Thus, only 29 seconds/days are featured here.
Highlights: New Zealand, snowboarding, surfing, bungy jumping, Napali Coast, nieces, archery tag, and beach party I had 32 days in July thanks to traveling across the International Date Line, thus 32 seconds this month.
Highlights: Center for Fiction, adventure dates, Hamptons, floating, outdoor films, baseball games, Disneywork, Action Park, and gatherings
Highlights: US Open, Fashion Week, lantern festival, GOT concert, Palmetto Bluff, and Savannah
Highlights: Amelia Island, small concerts, Nintendo stuff, work stuff, introspection, and costume parties
Noteworthy: Family Dinner, fundraisers, shuffleboard, flamethrower, Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend, Macy’s Parade, and gratitude anniversary
Featuring: Christmas trees, dance parties, sushi dinner, Austria, Liechtenstein, Prague, Slovakia, and Hungary