Highlights include:

January

• Chicago (Toni & Dan, FMGreen, Steve Albini)
• Tonsillitis

February

• First dentist visit in 10 years.
• A lot of snow. A lot of shoveling.

March

• Tonsillitis
• Started 40 in 40

April

• David Bazan in Rochester
• Completed 40 in 40
• Tonsillitis

May

• Declared war on the dandelions
• Planted a Japanese Maple

June

• Great photography at STPR
• FMGreen released Victory!
• Big surprise for dad’s 75th birthday

July

• RIP D.K.
• Visited D.C.
• 3 days with the Blue Angels

August

• Played some shows
• Had a nice weekend in Naples, NY

September

• The end of the green!
• David Bazan in my house
• Made a direct effort to spend less time online and post less to this blog

October

• RIP Steve Jobs
• Aurora Borealis over Lake Ontario

November

• Grape Pie
• David Bazan in Baltimore
• Roflchester
• Actually walked up to and talked with a girl I’d never met before
• Tonsillitis
• Scheduled a Tonsillectomy

December

• Went on some dates with said girl
• Smiled; a lot.

I’ll remember 2011 as a year where I made a lot of music and went to a lot of shows. I traveled a bit and spent a lot of time with family. I made some commitments to myself and set some personal goals and I followed through and accomplished most of them.

2012 has a lot to live up to.