Time-lapsed Blogography Day

On February 13, 1996, I was a high school senior at the awards ceremony for writing this short story in the Reflections Contest. With 2nd Place in the bag, I got to shake the hand of Alexandria Councilman Bill Cleveland. This might have been a big deal at some point, but I feel like I was shaking this guy's hand every other week with all of the crappy awards I kept winning throughout my childhood.

On February 13, 2002, I went to the theaters with Kathy to watch Gosford Park. Luckily, our friendship survived.

On February 13, 2003, all of my ear-training students descended upon me en masse to ask for letters of recommendation which would snag them a spot in the high-tech music dorm. Of course, all of the letters were due on the 17th, because musicians don't care about planning ahead.

On February 13, 2004, I had been a home-o(wner) for exactly 1 day. I took off work and spent the day scrubbing the crayon off the basement walls while listening to a Tower of Power anthology CD set. I guess this means that I've lived in Sterling for 9 years today!

On February 13, 2007, Rebecca fired a warning shot across the bow of my online dating profile. I then tantalized her with the pun in this post which eventually led to our first date at Chili's over President's Day weekend. I guess this means that I've known Rebecca for 6 years today!