update 12/29/2024–

Here’s what I got.

🎵 Write a Song: My friend Jeremy and I wrote a song together (yet to be released).🎲 Play a Board Game: Kevin and I played Consentacle (BoardGameGeek).✍️ Write a Manifesto: I wrote an academic statement of purpose for my grad school application.📚 Read a Book: I recommend Come as You Are (ThriftBooks).🥾 Go on a Hike: Eric took me to admire Joaquin Miller Monuments.💃 Go Dancing: Johannes took me to an epic rave put on by Endzeit.🐾 Play With an Animal: I pet cats, but I might rate this incomplete. Maybe next year I’ll fully play with one!🎁 Give a Gift: I gave Hunter an embroidered bird.🏠 Host an Event: I was the hostess at Wetside of the Lake (blog post).🥗 Make an Epic Salad: I made Pedro an amazing salad set (one sweet, one savory) while we were psychonauts. He said the croutons tasted like metal—haha!👗 Go to a Costume Party: I went to a dance party with Andy where the theme was lace and leather. I crafted my dress into a two-piece with runner’s shorts.👶 Play with a Child: Dmitriy and I played with his daughter at the cafe at the Murakami exhibit at the Asian Art Museum using the sticky tickets they give you.🚀 Free Space Ride: I did not include a free space in next year’s bingo.🚴 Ride My Bike: I rode my bike in the summer with Xris—this was also our boat date!🎤 Perform for an Audience: Many performances! I did a poetry reading at Grand Opening (a now-defunct DIY venue).🌍 Apply for an Art Residency: I applied for the Poland Residency and was accepted, but I didn’t follow through due to organizational and personal distractions—probably for the best.🏋️ Try a New Workout Routine: Not completed.💌 Gift a Compliment: I often make observations or use compliments persuasively. I could be more intentional about this next year.🏊 Go Swimming: Hunter and I went swimming a few times.📝 Write a Blog Post: I made a few this year.🚤 Ride a Boat: I went on a free Alameda ferry ride for a second date with Xris.🎨 Create a Painting: I made a cool parrot painting using a stencil, watercolor pencils, and frisket but didn’t post about it.🎶 Make a Playlist: I created a playlist of covers of Hozier’s No Plan because I was planning to learn it.❤️ Go on a Date: So many! A highlight was taking Pedro to see the Mission murals and enjoying pupusas afterward (Panchita’s Pupuseria).🧶 Crochet Something: Best year of crochet yet! Check out the crochet dump.