you’re always getting another chance to build yourself
From 7/7/17 through 11/7/17, I ran a self improvement and creative marathon. During this time I completed old projects, updated my apps, moved this blog, got long dangling personal to-dos done, and a lot more. It was also a unique time in the world. The hottest day ever recorded in my hometown of San Francisco, a rare total solar eclipse, and a record setting hurricane hit my home town of Houston. To the north of our home, California’s deadliest ever wildfires burned, turning the sky a hazy orange and reigning ash on us. Also my grandmother, who I love deeply, suffered a stroke early in this period and died not long after it ended. So yeah, a lot happened.
The next 20 blog posts document the creative work I did.
Some other things that happened:
- 7/9 – Grandma has a stroke
- 7/14 – Promotion at work
- 8/21 – Total solar eclipse
- 8/24 – My birthday
- 8/26 – Hurricane Harvey dumps the largest single day amount of rain ever recorded, catastrophic floods follow for a week.
- 9/1 – Hottest day ever recorded in San Francisco (104˚)
- 9/10 – Attend an A’s vs. Astros game, where the A’s beat the Astros
- 9/11 – Freak lightning and thunderstorm in SF. More lightning in one night than in entire previous year.
- 10/9-10/15 – deadliest wildfires in California history rage in wine country, making the days hazy.
- 10/25 – Astros vs Dodgers World Series begins with the hottest World Series game on record.
- 11/1 – After a record setting game 5 the Astros win the World Series, their first championship ever.
- 11/7 Election Day – One year since Trump elected