Since the pause between my posting became longer and longer (somehow it reminded me of the Voice of Distant Stars), I am just going to try to summarize the various things I remember from 2012. Well, I think Gmail and Facebook are making my life more tangible in a way. So I will give my first impression, then actually go through to see if I forgot anything important.
Here it goes
Impression of 2012
Academic/Career Achievements: passing 2nd year oral examination in the Ph.D. program, finishing the patent, more or less completing Zn/BDC on FTO and the subsequent manuscript
Personal Achievements: beating PCB on easy without a continue with Reimu B, going to Japan the second time
Memorable Moments: sending a couple of colleagues off to their lives after MIT, first time to a SC, first time trying a steam smoker, two times in Cape Cod, grandpa's birthday in China, getting wasted for real
Regrets: Zinc, unsuccessful confessions due to lack of information, people leaving
Music Discovered: Shikata Akiko (Ta ga tame no sekai & Ar Tonelico), FELT (Flow Flag & Silver Drive), AKB48 (Beginner, etc), Imai Asami (Kisaragi Chihaya, etc)
Games Completed: MW4 campaign, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, To Heart 2, PCB on easy
Games in Work: Ar Tonelico, Valkyria Chronicles, Memories Off duet, 3rd, 7th
Large Purchases: PS3, PSP, Fate/Zero Box Set 1, KnK DVD Box, Japan
Notable Anime: Hyouka, the IdolM@sters, Fate/Zero Part 2, Space Brothers
Well,
Let's start with the anime part (ordered with favorable impression in some cases)
Jan (Nisenmonogatari, Rinne no Lagrange, Mouretsu Pirates, Amagami SS+)
April (AKB0048, Tsuritama, Jormungand, Sankarea, Eureka Seven AO)
July (Rinne no Lagrange S2, Kyoukaisen S2, Kokoro Connect, Tari Tari, Muv-Luv, Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate, Oda Nobuna no Yabou, SAO)
October (Chu2Koi, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun!, Shin Sekai Yori, Jormungand S2, Robotics;Notes, Little Busters!)
Still need to follow (Psycho-Pass, Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb, K)
Most Enjoyable while Following (Rinne no Lagrange, Hyouka, Nisenmonogatari, Jormungand, Chu2Koi, Robotics;Notes, KoiChoco)
Hit-and-Miss (Sankarea, Kokoro Connect, Kids on the Slope, Ano Natsu de Matteru, Tasogare Otome x Amnesia, Eureka Seven AO)
WTH! (SAO, OniAi, NakaImo, 'I am your father')
SURPRISINGLY decent (AKB0048, Oda Nobuna no Yabou, Tsuritama)
Good Stuff from Before (Time of Eve, the IdolM@sters, Princess Jellyfish, Amagami SS, Mirai Nikki)
Movies (Redline)
To justify how the IdolM@sters made this year's list, PS3 and Crunchyroll.
Other Major Events according to Facebook
Carved a pumpkin for the first time
Entered an online art contest for the first time
Went to paintball for the first time
Other Major Events according to Gmail
...Really...Too much of a hassle
