My 2010 in Review

After reading Scalzi’s post of the same name as this one, I decided it would be interesting to summarize my accomplishments and activities in 2010 as well.

  • Game Boyz
    • Wrote for Game Boyz for one year, contributing 45 reviews, 19 previews, 8 editorials, 1 guide, and 15 blog entries this year.
    • Covered The Art of God of War III at the Gnomon Gallery for Game Boyz
    • Attended 1C Company’s Another Night in Moscow 2010 press party in San Francisco (and flew for the first time)
    • Got really drunk at the 4th Annual First Ever Bethesda Softworks E3 Party at the Saddle Ranch Chop House
    • Attended THQ’s Homefront party
    • Covered THQ’s SmachDown vs. Raw 2010 event and watched Hell in the Cell in box seats in Dallas, Texas
    • Fulfilled my dream of attending E3
  • Celebrated 6 years of being happy
  • Went to Anime Expo with gem, Antonio, and Edward; Comic-Con with gem, Antonio, and Pat; and BlizzCon with gem, Antonio, and Shaun
  • World of Warcraft
    • Defeated the Lich King and got 12/12 10, 11/12 H10 (8/12 H10 during Wrath), 12/12 25, and 1/12 H25
    • Completed Ruby Sanctum 10/25
    • Earned the Battlemaster title
    • Earned the 50k HKs achievement and am currently at 76k+ HKs
    • Earned What A Long, Strange Trip It’s Been
    • Completed Ulduar 10 and Glory of the Ulduar Raider (10)
    • Finished Naxx 10/25, Maly 10, OS (and 3D) 10/25, Ony 25, ToC 25 and VoA 10/25 for the first time (Ony 10 and ToC 10 finished at the end of ’09)
  • Barnes & Noble
    • Got a job as a bookseller at Barnes & Noble
    • Got promoted to a full-time position as Newsstand Lead at Barnes & Noble
    • Met cool, new people at work
  • Read a bunch of books, mostly low quality ones, such as Animorphs, Gears of War, The Host, Eragon series, and Hyperion
  • Beat inFamous, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, The Club, and assorted iPhone games
  • School
    • Earned my Tau Beta Pi stole
    • Graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering
  • Watched the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade

It was a fun year! Strangely, I think work (and the people there) has the been the most fun part of it.