2011

Books read: 

1. Othello by William Shakespeare
2. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
3. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
5. Maximum Ride: School's Out...Forever by James Patterson
6. Percy Jackson Book 1 by Rick Riordan
7. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
8. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
9. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
10. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
11. Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports by James Patterson
12. The Final Warning by James Patterson
13. Percy Jackson Book 2 by Rick Riordan
14. City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
15. Percy Jackson Book 3 by Rick Riordan
16. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dia Sijie
17. City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
18. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
19. Zombies VS Unicorns by Various Authors 
20. Paper Towns by John Green
21. Percy Jackson Book 4 by Rick Riordan
22. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare 
 

Unfortunately I only read 22 books in 2011. Even more terrible is the fact that at least the first 20 were done while I was still in high school. I got busy with my job and school stuff I guess, which by the way, my grades totally suck. But 2012 is a new start and I'm planning on working my butt off this semester.

So, since about 2008 I've been creating blog posts on my various blogs that include a list of interesting things I did last year, and a list of goals I wish to accomplish this year. So here we go:

Things done in 2011:

1. I got into The Hunger Games, which was an amazing and sad series, but totally worth the read. (Thanks to tumblr and my younger sister Sarah for convincing me).

2. I helped my class pull a senior prank in which we covered the hallways in tape and sticky notes and other Dollar Tree items, and then went swimming at my best friend's house until midnight (and during this time was convinced to start watching Doctor Who).

3. I graduated high school and stayed out all night after the grad party.

4. Watched the final Harry Potter movie and cried all the way to the car.

5. Baked an obscene amount of cookies while snowed in during the crazy amount of snow we got here in CT.

6. Was introduced to the world of British television, including Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Catherine Tate Show, Sherlock, Skins, and more recently, Being Human.

7. Got my first job.

8. Finished my first semester of college.

9. I finally found a hair color that I like.

10. I found new bands to love, including Marina and the Diamonds, The Spring Standards, and Angus and Julia Stone.

11. I watched Parks and Recreation, which is literally the happiest show I've ever watched.

12. I started listening to podcasts.

13. I got an iPod that wasn't made in 2005!

14. I became a legal adult.

15. Saw Bon Iver live and it rained and was magical.

16. Went hiking a lot and tried new things.

17. Nearly drowned while tubing in a river but still had a great time.

18. Got most of my family to enjoy Doctor Who with me. ;)

19. Started a new drawing project.

20.I quit Glee. It was a proud moment.

Things to do in 2012:

1. Read 40 books.

2. Get my license.

3. Finish my drawing project, or at least continue it since I'm not sure it will be possible to finish within the year.

4. Get good grades in all my classes.

5. Save my money for school or traveling.

6. Try new things, i.e. I want to do more "adventures" like hiking in new places and such.

7. Exercise more.

8. See The Hunger Games movie at midnight.

9. Bake a cake...in the shape of a TARDIS or something, I don't know.

10. Finish my NaNoWriMo thing that I barely started.

11. Try a new hair color.

12. Start the sibling podcast my sisters and I always talk about.

Okay, I really wanted to start watching Miracle Day before I go to bed, so I'm going to hop off. I might add to the list of goals but for now these are all I can think of.

I had a wonderful year, and I hope everyone else did too.

Here's to 2012, let's make it a good one (since the world is ending in December anyway)!