It's been over a year since Poz set up Movable Type for me, and this is the 200th popplers entry on Foam Totem. Inspired by the Boston Globe's Ken Jennings timeline, I'm taking a look back at the previous 12 months or so:
October 2003: I have lunch with Cheryl et al. and first submit my résumé at PharmaCo. Chris interviews at Bluefin Robotics. Movies: The Two Towers (a little late), Kill Bill, Bubba Ho-tep.
November 2003: My episodes of Jeopardy! air. The Massachusetts State Supreme Court rules that same-sex couples have the right to marry. Opus returns to the Sunday comics. Movies: Freaks, Lost in Translation, Alien: The Director's Cut.
December 2003: We go to Florida to see the family. I'm a contestant on Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me's Bluff the Listener. Movies: Return of the King.
January 2004: Year of the Monkey! K. goes to Ireland. SF conventions: Arisia 2004. Movies: School of Rock, Peter Pan.
February 2004: Wardrobe malfunction. More interviews: Tribiosys, DAFCA, PharmaCo, Vertex. Culture: Threepenny Opera, Peabody Essex Museum. Fun: Mardi Gras! Movies: Space Station 3D, Matrix 3, Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, Big Fish, Triplets of Belleville.
March 2004: Jeopardy! check arrives! City of Heroes beta-testing consumes my life. Still more interviews: EMC. SF conventions: Lunacon, I-CON. Our first ever pilgrimage to Krispy Kreme. Movies: The Station Agent, Mullholland Drive, The Sting.
April 2004: City of Heroes beta ends; real play begins. Bjo and John visit from CA. I start doing some part-time work with a local non-profit. SF conventions: Anime Boston. Movies: Hellboy, Kill Bill, Vol. 2.
May 2004: More interviews: PharmaCo (again), DeepBridge. We get a Roomba. I start my new job at DeepBridge and visit NYC, Baltimore, and London in 3 weeks time.
June 2004: Ken Jennings's first appearance on Jeopardy! We start watching again, dedicatedly. I finally go wireless and start working from home— pretty cool, except for the never-ending conference calls and note-taking.
July 2004: Twin Trees retreat. My grandfather's 90th birthday. First time volunteering at Falconridge Folk Festival. We head to Florida for Chris's parents' 50th wedding anniversary. Movies: Spider-Man 2.
August 2004: Jury duty: many are called, but few are chosen. Au revoir, Julia Child. Laid off by DeepBridge (no work for me to do). More travels to Long Island and NYC for Devo and Jen's fabulous wedding.
September 2004: SF conventions: Noreascon 4. More interviews: PharmaCo (for the 3rd time), Octagon. House projects. TALCAR road rally with Sean. Movies: Shaun of the Dead.
October 2004: K's birthday. Learned how to make Italian goodies: pickled peppers and pickled eggplant. More house projects. Amy's bachelorette party. I start my new job at PharmaCo. New S2000. The Sox win the pennant! (The Series is the cherry on top of the sundae.)
November 2004: Hello Kitty! turns 30; Sean turns 38. Post-Election Stress Disorder. Skunk attack! Chris gets hired by TechniCorp. Hot water heater rings down curtain, joins choir eternal. Movies: The Incredibles.
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