RIP 2019 (2019-2019)
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
Recap
January
New year, new car, new nephew.
February
First day of school!
RubyConf AU organisers
Bangkok street scene
Unimpressed cat is unimpressed
Josie started grade 2, Alex started foundation – peace and quiet in the house six hours a day, five days a week. Co-organised RubyConf AU 2019, along with Pat, Caitlin, Sam, Phil and Sharon. Spoke at WordCamp Bangkok, fell in love with Bonchon chicken, ate Bangkok’s best tom yum, went to a cat cafe.
March
As close as I got to the Burj
Dharmadahatu stupa
Speaker badge
Kathmandu cat
View of the Kathmandu Valley from Swayambhunath, AKA the Monkey Temple
Spoke at WordCamp Cebu, hung out in Hong Kong a little on the way back but didn’t have time to do much. Saw Captain Marvel. Spoke at WordCamp Kathmandu, visited some temples, narrowly avoided being mugged and/or ripped off twice.
April
Phuket cat (small)
Phuket cat (large)
Team meetup in Phuket. Lots of work, but also hung out with tigers and went sailing. Spent the day in Singapore on the way back, saw Avengers: Endgame, did some shopping.
May
Eurovision! (Joel and Myf are the worst – sadly, SBS did not find new hosts for 2020.) Federal election, in which the schadenfreude of seeing Tony Abbott defeated was diminished by Bill Shorten losing an unloseable election. The girls and I did a portrait photography class at the Apple Store.
June
I love Mustangs
Rafting on Clear Creek
The old crew
Coors Field
Two weeks in CO for Rob and Beth’s wedding ❤️ Drove a Mustang around, visited old haunts, went to a Rockies game, caught up with many old friends, went whitewater rafting. So grateful to Brie and Charlie for the hospitality!
July
Rare month without travel. Josie discovered she likes climbing. Signed a lease for our new house in Yarra Bend – a massive improvement on our old shoebox. Met Pippa 😍
August
Showtime!
A lovely occasion with lovely people
Moved house – never, ever again. Attended Josie’s concert, in which she had a lead role. Had a hand in some research we published at work. Visited Brisbane for Caitlin and Geoffrey’s wedding ❤️
Scarlett has picked out her spot in the new house.
September
Not a bad view
This thing utterly defeated me
Just me and 806 of my colleagues
Great custom artwork
Automattic’s Grand Meetup was in Orlando again, this time during my 45th birthday.
October
Gabriella
Scarlett
Capitol
Supreme Court
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Challenger Memorial
Columbia Memorial
Awesome BBQ at Sugarfire in St Louis
Nosebleed seats for Blues vs Wild
The elevators in the Arch are tiny
I just liked the symmetry of this shot
Back to the US for the third time this year. Spent a lot of the month in Washington, DC (phpworld) and St Louis (WordCamp US). Did quite a bit of exploring in DC, but did not get to the Air & Space Museum or the Udvar-Hazy Center. Went to the top of the Gateway Arch in St Louis and took in a Blues game – the Enterprise Center is an amazing fan experience. Many excellent carbs.
November
Back home. Visit with my folks, in part to say goodbye to Baillie 😢
December
Better weather than Melbourne, at least
Reflections
Frozen 2 with the girls, team meetup in Da Nang, Xmas with family and a sorely needed break to hang out and do nothing for once. Finished the year with Star Wars and said goodbye to 2019 with all the respect it deserved.
Stats
Travel
- Countries visited: 6 – Thailand (twice), Philippines, Nepal, Singapore (twice), US (three times), Vietnam (⬇️ 14%)
- Flights: 37 (⬆️ 3%)
- Distance flown: 192,729 km (⬆️ 42%)
- Time in the air: 249 hours (⬆️ 36%)
- Swarm checkins: 1,331 (⬇️ 14%)
- 🆕 Swarm mayorships: 60 (⬆️ 5%)
- 🆕 Status: Premier Platinum with United 🎉
Music
- Minutes: 11,293 (⬇️ 8%)
- Top artists: Taylor Swift, Blackpink 🆕, Beastie Boys, Silversun Pickups, Blood Red Shoes
Books
You have read 80 of 40 books in 2019.
This was mostly due to Kindle Unlimited being linked to Goodreads. The best things I read this year were probably Midnight in Chernobyl and Bad Blood.
2020’s goal is 100 books.
Health
- Steps: 1,380,795 (⬇️ 17% – largely due to working from home)
- Weight: ⬆️ 10% 😭
- Sleep stats were not tracked consistently as I can no longer wear my Apple Watch 🙁
This post was made possible by Google Timeline, Google Photos, Swarm and (what remains of) my Twitter history compensating for my woeful memory.