Pre-New Years Sentimentality

New Years is almost here and I’ve been getting a bit nostalgic. As is tradition I’ve spent a lot of time these last two days thinking about this year: experiences I’ve had, things I’ve learned, what it means in the long run, how far I’ve come, where I go, go far from, learn go to go and experiences I’ve go learned. And one of the things I’ve become very grateful for this year is our blog. This is a place, in my very unstable life that I can come back to no matter where I am or what’s going on. I can write and reach out to you all and know that someone is reading. It’s a necessary lifeline and connection to a family I’ve been so thankful to have ever since it formed.

As such, I wanted to acknowledge how great this year in blogging has been! It started off with a bang: Adrian and Josh disastrously began their road trip; Scott left LA for New Mexico; I explored the world in Europe and Africa and back to Boston with Joe. As the year went on we felt the presence of a much more personal introspective Josh, the deep exploration of the mind with Adrian, my flailing exploration of the heart, Argentina’s brave exploration of online dating.  We also saw the advent of often my favorite part of the blog the multi-post entries like “I Also Took a Trip”, “Calwell”,  “My Weekend with Jesse” and “Runaway Dog”. And lets not forget that this has been the highest blogged year we’ve had!

So obviously I’ve been re-reading a lot of posts and I wanted to find a way to celebrate some of my favorites. To do so I thought it would be fun to take some of the gems and make up superlatives for them. So here are my 2013 picks:

Longest Blog Entry and Longest Blog Entry Title

How NoHate2013 became NoRegrets2013 for this blogger

http://theawesomeroom.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-nohate2013-became-noregrets2013-for.html

Most Random Comment

AdrianJune 14, 2013 at 8:44 AM

also i just realized i had this dream where i was in a city that had this highway that was essentially just a giant slide. and i think ive dreamed of this place multiple times.

Best Poem

“If” –a poem

http://theawesomeroom.blogspot.com/2013/08/poem.html

Best Sarcastic Blog Entry

Argentina’s Dating Tips

http://theawesomeroom.blogspot.com/2013/07/argentinas-dating-tips.html

Most Use of the Word Masturbate

The Last 31 Days

http://theawesomeroom.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-last-31-days.html

Angriest Blog Entry

FUCKING CARS!!!!

http://theawesomeroom.blogspot.com/2013/07/fuck-cars.html          

Shortest Blog Entry

FUCKING CARS!!!!

http://theawesomeroom.blogspot.com/2013/07/fuck-cars.html          

Best Blog Assist

Something Joe Wrote

http://theawesomeroom.blogspot.com/2013/06/something-joe-wrote.html

Most Inspirational Blog Entry

Riding a High

http://theawesomeroom.blogspot.com/2013/12/riding-high.html

So there are a handful of my favorites that y’all wrote this year. I’d love to know what some of your favorites were and why!

In conclusion, it’s been a great year hearing your stories, reading your thoughts, absorbing and discussing new ideas and generally lovin' on each other. I hope we continue this wonderful tradition for many years to come.

Love,

Jesse