My 2015 Year in Review



"Life has just three rules...paradox, humor, and change." - Dan Millman

What follows are the events and actions that highlighted my year. I'm posting them here to serve as a record for me to revisit and recall.

- Jan 15. Cancelled going to DG's Reunicon.
+ Jan 17. Nikki Glaser @ The Firebird.
+ Jan 20. Backed Exploding Kittens on Kickstarter
+/- Jan 21. Started SLPL online courses (only to let them slide)
+ Jan 24. Doug Benson @ The Firebird.

+ Feb 8. Launch ZOEfan.net
+ Feb 14. G-Love and Special Sauce @ The Pageant; w/Teresa
+ Feb 15. Backed Starr Mazer on Kickstarter
+ Feb 26. Disney on Ice: Frozen (Phil and Jen's birthday gift to FP)
 
+ Mar 2. Participated in DG Game Night: O Totenwurst
+ Mar 14. Pi Day! Attended Cassandra & Jonathon's wedding
+ Mar 28. Father-Daughter Dance

- Apr 15. The Alliance mastermind group dissolves.

+ May 1. Adopt Frannie from Stray Rescue. Backed After Forever on Kickstarter.
+ May 5. Interviewed Richard Boswell. FP starts YWR (taekwondo) at the Y.
+ May 8. Backed The Complete Elmore Volume II: Black & White on Kickstarter.
+ May 9/10. Mother's Day BBQ and brunch.
+ May 14. FP performed at her school's talent show (in a group)
+ May 16. FP's dance recital
+ May 17. FP's bridging ceremony (from a brownie to a girl scout)
+ May 18-22. Fly to DC to train my successor. 
+ May 19. Backed No Thank You, Evil! on Kickstarter
+ May 19. Backed FYM's The Spock's Brain Album on Kickstarter
- May 23. Cancel trip to Chicago.
+ May 23. Backed G:DR Blu-Ray on Kickstarter
+/- May 28 - Jun 3. KED vacations in Colorado w/Teresa.

+ May 29. FP finishes 1st Grade.

 
+ Jun 10-14. WongCon2015.
+ Jun 12. Notified that I am the recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Service Award by the Geochemical Society
+ Jun 22-26. Train my successor in St. Louis
+ Jun 23. FP starts piano lessons with Eric
+ Jun 30. Last day at the Geochemical Society

+ Jul 2-5. Phil visit's St. Louis.
+ Jul 10. Attended Let Them Eat Art in Maplewood.
+/- July 12-23. Self-Publish Summit (webinar series)
- Jul 29. Cancel going to GenCon
+ Jul 31. My 42nd birthday. Go to Cardinals vs. Rockies for my birthday. Watch FP sing the 7th inning stretch with her class.

+ Aug 4. Meet with Jeremy Spray re: #FitByGenCon
- Aug 4. Sign up for Nerd Fitness Academy
+ Aug 7. FP's belt promotion to Yellow Belt (1st Degree)
+ Aug 10. MO Career Center assessment. FP's first day of 2nd Grade. Attend webinar on The Foundation.
+ Aug 22-29. KED vacationing with mom in Banff. 
+ Aug 29. Daddy and Me - Girl Scout Camp

+ Sep 3. Attend another webinar on The Foundation. Sign up for 6-month entrepreneur program.
+ Sep 5. KED and FP go to the SLPL Maurice Sendak exhibit.
+ Sep 8. Start weekly PT visits with Dr. Droege for my shoulder.
+ Sep 11-13. KED at Joel Larson memorial/dedication ceremony
+ Sep 22. Start mastermind group with Foundation classmates.
+ Sep 30. Sell mom's tilt chair to Robb Mourton.
+ Sep 30. Backed BattleTech on Kickstarter

+ Oct 3. FP performs w/her YWR teachers at the AmerenUE Diversity Festival
+ Oct 8. Skype with nephew Xavier on RPG basics
+ Oct 9. Idea Discovery call with Jodi Rosso (Elements magazine)
- Oct 10. Funeral service for Cheryl VanWinkle.
+ Oct 14. Brian Posehn @ The Firebird
+ Oct 14. Backed Tell Your Children on Kickstarter.
+ Oct 15. KED's birthday.
+ Oct 16. Geoff Tate @ The Firebird
+ Oct 26. Brunch @ The Rooster w/Hildi.
+ Oct 28. Joined ZOE's slack for RenewJQ and ZOEFan Day.
+ Oct 30. Interview Andy Dopieralski for blog.

+ Nov 1. Lunch w/Phil at Pho Long. 12th Wedding Anniversary.
+ Nov 4. KED to Jenny Lawson's book signing
+ Nov 6. Cameron Esposito @ The Firebird
+ Nov 8. Craft Fair @ The Space (FP sells lemonade)

+ Nov 26. Thanksgiving dinner w/Oma's family
+ Nov 26. Backed MST3k on Kickstarter.

+ Dec 3. Parent-Teacher Conference (FP's crushing it)
+ Dec 18-20. Helped Phil move to Quincy from Des Moines. Dinner with Greg & Rita.
+ Dec 22. Watched/participated in Andy Drish's Life Vision webinar

Creative Projects
  • Logged Bardic Knowledge for 46 episodes of the Two Bards Podcast at http://typhonicbeats.com/ (8,578 page views)
  • Logged 79 posts for ZOEfan.net (11,613 page views, 175 FB likes, 97 Twitter followers)
  • Submitted episode thumbnail images for Standard Action season 3
  • Hired by Critical Success productions to make thumbnail images for SA season 1 and 2
  • Made a lot of fancraft for #RenewJQ
  • Published a weekly Around the ZOEVerse for zoefan.net (Feb-Aug)
Books read/listened 
  • Linchpin / Godin, Seth
  • Purple Cow / Godin, Seth
  • The one minute millionaire : the enlightened way to wealth / Hansen, Mark Victor.
  • Supergirl. Volume 1, Last daughter of Krypton / Green, Michael
  • Superman. Red son / Millar, Mark.
  • A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK guide) / Project Management Institute.
  • Down size : 12 truths for turning pants-splitting frustration into pants-fitting success / Spiker, Ted.
  • Leviathan wakes / Corey, James S. A.
  • Caliban's war / Corey, James S. A. 
  • Abaddon's Gate / Corey, James S. A.
  • Cibola burn / Corey, James S. A.
  • Nemesis games / Corey, James S. A.
  • The passion test : the effortless path to discovering your destiny / Attwood, Janet Bray.
  • From passion to profit : start your business in 6 weeks or less! : a step-by-step guide to making money from your hobby by selling online / Hughes, Claire
  • Get it together : organize your records so your family won't have to / Cullen, Melanie
  • Redshirts / Scalzi, John
  • Bossypants / Fey, Tina
  • Influence: the psychology of persuasion, Cialdini, Robert B.
Online Courses taken
  • Grow Your Business with YouTube Marketing; Whippy Cake (Creative Live)
  • Work Remotely: Thrive in a Job From Home; Darren Murph (Creative Live)
  • Crowdfunding Your Film; Emily Best (Creative Live)
  • Power Your Podcast with Storytelling; Alex Blumberg (Creative Live)
  • Hack Kickstarter; various (Udemy)
  • Master Your ADHD Brain; Brant Weherly (Udemy)
Podcasts listened
(not every episode, but ones I've been taking in when I can)
  • Radiolab
  • Mixergy
  • Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
  • Foundr Magazine
  • Dead.FM
  • The Tim Ferriss Show
  • TED Radio Hour
  • Planet Money
  • Lore
  • Starting from Nothing
  • The Dork Forest
  • Patreon Podcast
  • 1 Day Business Breakthrough
  • Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast
  • Scott Sigler Audiobooks
  • Two Bards, One Mic
  • The Smart Passive Income Podcast
  • The Nerdist Podcast
  • You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes
Wow, if you made it this far -- thanks for reading :)

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