A Four-Year Life Index

For the past little while, I've been doing some accounting for the past four years. I am on a study break now, so it seems like a good time for some navel-gazing distraction. Here's what I've come up with: a little silly, and a little serious. I'd tell you to enjoy it, but really it's for my own thinky-thinking.

Academic and Professional

Majors: +1

Minors: +1

Pages of readings: eleventy billion

Depressing thoughts about human species as result of course work: eleventy billion

Hours spent wishing that guy/that girl in my lecture would shut up already: seemingly limitless

GPA: Half-decent!

Jobs: +4, -3

Socialization

Prospective lifelong friends: +10 (minimum)

Quality acquaintances: ~150

Appreciation of family: ~+60%

Persons of the boyfriend type: +5, -5

Economic

I am now poor with more money than I had ever owned before.

Political

Major parties supported: -1

Candidates sincerely supported: +2

Fringe ideas held: + many, but - a few as well

Moments of schadenfreude as result of bizarre GOP sex scandals: many

Favourite political blogs: +6

Health and Athletics

Pounds: ~+15, but I don't actually care all that much due to a healthier attitude about myself than in days of yore

Mental health: ~+50%

Time devoted to self-loathing/self-recrimination: -90% (from May 2004 baseline)

Incidences of persistent colds/pneumonia: +4

Sporting pursuits attempted/pursued: +5.5 (capoeira, half marathon & 5-km road races, cross-country ski, climbing, sort-of wakeboarding)

Snowboarding trips: +10

Snowboarding tricks: +0.5

Sports injuries: +1 (also many bruises and scrapes)

Arts, Entertainment, and Other Life Experiences

Choirs: +2, -1

Hours wasted on YouTube and similar digital media: Oh jeez

Hours spent dancing: Approx +300

Live showings of Rocky Horror Picture Show: +2

Dwelling-places experienced: +3

New countries visited: 0

Hours in airport lounges: +37

Favourite bands: +15 (approx)

Favourite TV shows: +7, plus Dr. Horrible

Rock/pop/country concerts: +13 (approx.), plus Folkfest and Bluesfest

Rock/country stars forced into taking photographs with self or friends: +9

It's been pretty good, all things considered. Lots of learning and growth, when I think about who and how I was four years ago, I hardly recognize myself. Many of the changes have been positive, and I think that's about the best anyone can say for herself.

One more thing: if the fire alarm in this building goes off one more g-ddamn time tonight, somebody's gonna get capped. I have an exam in the morning.