I mean, who knows? It doesn't really matter, and I don't care. 2017 seemed to be interesting. What did I do? I...
Watched the first sunrise from Jouyama (as usual)
Started Surfing (Surfed at least 50 days)
Drove a real rally car up a rocky twisty off-road course
Enjoyed January Plum blossoms in Atami
Learned basic Java
Did a speech in Japanese in front of a small crowd
Drove a Model S a bunch of times
Camped (sleeping in tent or car) a bunch of times
Got laser eye surgery in Korea
Made my very own beer from scratch several times
Hosted a Cherry Blossom Viewing Party
Hit the gym hard for about 4 months, haha
Bought a "sous-vide" machine, evolving my entire cooking game
Did a solo motorcycle-camping spirit journey 600μg
Went fishing a half dozen times
Continued the Izu English Running Club (80th Run, Dec. 2018)
Rented a house and hosted a Beach Party
Cracked a molar in half during a beach holiday
Had emergency dental surgery and returned surfing within the hour
Went to too many summer festivals to count
Went to the beach too many times to count
Cooked banana pancakes and avocado pancakes
Made my own Line Stickers
Wrote and Illustrated a picture book
Picked Chestnuts
Stopped drinking Caffeine
Experimented with 2 months alcohol-free
Went to Canada (Got rid of 4 bicycles, a motorcycle, and all my stuff)
Caught up with people after a 5 year gap in Canada
Bowled with Ana's sisters
Studied a lot of Japanese, read/wrote/spoke a lot, wrote a test (results pending).
Took-up skateboarding, finally
Probably more..
It was an awesome year. My goals for next year are similar to Woody Guthrie's.