2004: A Top Ten
(because I don't know a better way to do this)
10. The Music
I needed my tunes this year, just to get past my mother's nagging and all the stress. I listened to a lot of music and established a distinct musical identity for myself based on good music, rather than what MTV wants me to think is good music.
9. The Kids
I took charge of the children this year in scouts and established a name for myself as an educator and entertainer, two of the most imprtant things to be in my intended profession.
8. The Website
Made the Office, as you know, and it really helped me see who I am. When I decided to make a website and was looking for a topic, only one thing came to mind. That one thing means I've got an identity, I've got a "thing," I'm finally
that guy, instead of just
a guy. Thanks to my new website, I was able to open the door to self-realization.
7. Graduation
Finally got the hell out of that damn florescent prison, and that's enough to make the whole four years worth it.
6. Improv
WestFo Prov was where I finally found my place in high school, after trying wrestling, cross-country, track, soccer, science club....... Anyway, Improv, not Theatre at large, defined my high school career. I was only there a short time but they soon made me their cheif, and now I'm climbing the ranks and am in line to inherit the throne of Improv at UNCW as well.
5. The Game
I've been laughing at the rest of you all my life, but this was the year I took action, and made other people's personal lives truly hilarious. Indeed 2004 brought the comedy back to romance.
4. Eagle
This represents everything I've worked for all my life, and not having achieved this distinction would not have been tolerated. I've lived Eagle for years, but none moreso than in 2004.
3. The Blog
Started the blog this year and it naturally follows every step of the way through the year. Although I stayed away from chronological accounts of my actual life, the blog really does represent what I did this year, and I finally got educated regarding politics thanks to people with whom I disagree.
2. Philmont
Philmont is it, that's all there is to it. Didn't get a job, didn't work at Broadstone again, no, I dropped everything just to walk through the desert all summer. Because it's Philmont.
1. College
This is the one thing this year that was truly something new. Starting college is ultimately what really defined the year, and I'm pretty sure I done it pretty good, both socially and academically.
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