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A week ago I rang in my twenty-ninth birthday and entered that twilight zone prior to thirty. It was an exciting day, I got to fly a plane, dogfight another<\/a>, and do some aerobatics like a tumble, which was pretty much the coolest thing ever. Unusually for me, I managed to stay away from my computer the entire weekend, instead spending time eating, drinking, and dancing with a few friends who were also in Las Vegas. I came back online to some very sweet birthday blogs (thank you Lorelle<\/a>, Austin<\/a>, and John<\/a>!) and of course a number of nice messages on Facebook and Twitter<\/a>. All in all, extremely pleasant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I travelled more this year than I ever have before, covering 261,077 miles in 292 days away from San Francisco (79 cities, 11 countries).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the outside my life sometimes can appear crazy, and my 20s have been atypical in many ways, but one of the things I appreciate the most about this past year is that things have been getting less hectic overall. Much of this I attribute technology which I’ve finally gotten to a point where the majority of it in my life serves to allow me to spend doing things I love, like writing, designing, coding, learning, and less time on infrastructure or overhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most interesting thing about twenty-nine so far is I’ve been getting lots of tips from people on how to end my 20s, which usually fall under “go out with a bang” from people currently in their 20s and “don’t worry it just gets better from here” from people in their 30s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My focus this year will be on simplification and streamlining. As in many years past, I find I’m the most balanced when I take time every day to read, especially in the morning, and as an additional resolution this year I’m trying to watch a film every week recommended by friends. (So far have seen My Fair Lady, Casablanca, King Corn, and American President.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All birthday posts: 19<\/a>, 20<\/a>, 21<\/a>, 22<\/a>, 23<\/a>, 24<\/a>, 25<\/a>, 26<\/a>, 27<\/a>, 28<\/a>, 29<\/a>, 30<\/a>, 31<\/a>, 32<\/a>, 33<\/a>, 34<\/a>, 35<\/a>, 36<\/a>, 37<\/a>, 38<\/a>, 39<\/a>, 40<\/a>, 41<\/a>, 42<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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