January

• 06 Met Sarah Kay and Phil Kaye.

February

• 18 Philosophical dinner party at Auntie Sannie and Uncle Sheldon's.
• 19 Ears pierced for the first time + James the guinea pig.

March

• 16 Learned that 婆婆 has stage 4 lung cancer.
• 24 Received acceptance letter to The Kenyon Review Young Writers program!

April

• 9 Photoshoot avec Grace.
• 13-15 CNH District Convention in Santa Clara.
• 21 Prom.
• 26 First Pencil Shavings submission to TBP. ("ace")

May

• 5 Created hitRECord account.
• 9, 15, 16 Calc AB, 中文, French, AP English Lang exams.
• 13-15 Uncle, aunt, and cousins visit.
• 31 Last day of junior year. (Hallelujah!)

June

• 2-5 Trip to Seattle.
• 22-30 Informal family reunion.
• 29 Achieved learner's permit!

July

• 9 First driving lesson.
• 13 Second driving lesson. Also, had dinner with the mother at Elements.
• 15-28 Kenyon Review Young Writers Session II. Life changed. So much love. Nerd Paradise. Lifetime friendships. I miss them all. Draw your own Jake Adam York.

August

• 9-11 College tour of Pomona, UCLA and UCSD with the mother.

September

• 3 Beirut concert at the Fox Oakland Theater with Emma. Breathtaking and beautiful.

October

• 6 LAST SAT EVER. Brought a UChicago sticker and kept it on my desk as moral support. Fingers crossed.
• 7 SF Adventure with Grace: Man Ray/Lee Miller + René Bouché exhibits + got to see lots of impressionist works + sushi birthday dinner
• 9 17th birthday.
• 14 Birthday pt. 2? Happy day. Started Prufrock on someone's World of Text and someone(s) else finished it. Instant happiness.
• 18 Fifth UChicago information session, hehe. Yay new regional admissions officer!
• 19 Stars concert at Rio Theatre Santa Cruz. California Wives and Diamond Rings opened. Unforgettable night. Got to briefly chat with Calif. Wives and received a hug from the lead singer. So happy I got to share Jamie's first concert experience.
• 21 Greystone Social w/ Leland, Pioneer, Ann Sobrato, and ST. Got to roll around in the grass for the first time in a long time. Tried horchata for the first time. Afterwards, made ~secret posters with Grace and helped Alex with his précis at my house.
• 29 UChi sent. Feels so good.

November

• 3 Book sale at Almaden Library with TPL, bought 7 books.
• 15-16 First time flying alone. Overnight stay at Snell house at UChicago (unforgettable) + lovely interview the next morning.

December

• 13 SFSU! First acceptance, hurrah!
• 16 O Captain, my Captain. Rest in peace, Jake Adam York. Thank you for everything.
• 21 U of Redlands!
• 24-1 Trip to Canada. Spent two days at Whistler Blackcomb. Learned to snowboard, fun times, tiring times.