May and June were both REALLY busy, really intense months for me, which is partially why I got so little blogging in, and is also why I’m combining the Best Of for those two months. With three trips and plenty of exams and stuff, it’s just been never-ending. School may have ended on May 29th, but it only feels like summer vacation is just now starting for me, even though it’s already 40% over. Nevertheless, here’s my normally-monthly look back on the last two months.
Personal Life
May began right off the bat with the State PTA Convention in Long Beach, in which I spent time in Resolutions Hearings and co-presented two workshops: one on PTA Website Design and one on Student Involvement. Plus, in the middle of all that, I went to a local high school down in Long Beach to take my SAT Subject Tests in Mathematics Level 2 and U.S. History, on which I got an 800 and a 770, respectively. Not too shabby.
Immediately after I got back, I hit the ground running on last-minute preparation for my AP exams in Calculus BC (which I took on May 7th) and U.S. History (which I took on May 9th), which actually felt a bit easier than the earlier practice tests had been. I’ll get my scores on those sometime in July.
With AP exams out of the way, school began to wind down, with finals starting on May 23 and lasting through to May 29, which was the last day of school. However, just as finals wound down, preparations for the music department’s big China tour wound way up, with a major tour meeting on May 15th (that got interrupted by a malfunctioning fire alarm), an early morning rehearsal on May 21st, an after-school rehearsal on May 29th, and an all-day rehearsal on June 2nd, along with concerts on May 21st and May 31st. Plus, as a junior, I got picked to play in the Graduation Orchestra, which had two rehearsals on May 27th and the graduation on the afternoon of May 30th. The tour lasted June 3-13, which I covered pretty comprehensively in my itinerary and recap of the trip.
I then had a week off in which I mostly recuperated from jet lag (I did have a night when I never fell asleep at all, which between that and the miserably tired day that followed was definitely not fun), and not much happened during that week other than one night in which I went down to East Palo Alto for an information session put on by Yale University. I then went to Boys State on June 21-28 which I covered really comprehensively in my Boys State recap post. (Boy, June just flew right on by, didn’t it?)
Significant Blog Posts
My First Appearance on the Internet
I look back five years to review the first time my name ever appeared on a web page.
Some Favorite WordPress Plugins
The easiest way to bake a perfect WordPress cake: take this mix of plugins and just add water.
Review: SAT vs. ACT
My guide to surviving the evil standardized college entrance exams with acronyms that don’t stand for anything.
2007-08: A Look Back and My Summer Plans
It’s the end of another school year, and you know what that means…
My Trans-Pacific Itinerary
This trip’s bonus day has been brought to you by timezones. Timezones: helping you to get your lifetime dose of jet lag, served just the way you don’t want it.
One Trip Leads to Another
Back from China, out from jet lag, and onward to another journey. Is it summer yet?
My Boys Statement from Boys State
Probably the longest blog post I’ve ever written for the longest week I’ve ever lived.
Other Posts from Other Places
Deskepticizing Old Skepticisms: My Look at the WWDC Announcements (MacFocus Magazine)
My usual reserved look at Uncle Steve’s latest keynote comprises my premiere performance as Contributor on the MacFocus Magazine.
Podcast Episodes and Appearances
phpBB Weekly #061: Guest Patrick O’Keefe
A lesson in how to manage online forums and how NOT to manage online giveaways.
phpBB Weekly #062
When David and I don’t have a live audience to force us to stay on topic, anything is bound to happen.
phpBB Weekly #063
Matt Mullenweg, if you’re reading this, call Skype/e-mail/IM me. We’d still love for you to come on.
phpBB Weekly #064: Guest Jeff (JKThinking) of the phpBBireland Podcast
A podcast exchange right before my Chinese cultural exchange.
phpBB Weekly #066: Live from Joomla!Day Vancouver
Oh Canada, my home and nearby land…
phpBB Weekly #067
From Joomla!Day to Londonvasion, oh, the events never stop happening.
So now, it’s July, and that means that I’ve got a month of time on my hands to get some stuff done. I’m sure I’ll be able to fill that time with something…
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