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I just posted about my SAE Sounds remix and WordPress suggested to me something to post about. I thought I’d take on the challenge!

“Write one sentence that summarizes each year of your life so far.”

Alright here we go:

’92 – Less than one year old and I go international.

’93 – Learning two languages at two at once in Japan.

’94 – Have lived in three countries and only three, now living in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U! S! A!

’95 – Enjoying my last year without school and as an only child.

’96 – My younger brother is born and I probably get way in to lego at this point.

’97 – I only remember losing my brother’s giant mickey mouse ball by kicking it somewhere and forgetting where it was.

’98 – I start kindergarten in a class named after a character from Winnie the Pooh

’99 - Grade one starts in America and finishes in Australia; my family moves back home.

’00 – The millenium olympics are held in Sydney but I don’t really get it or care because I probably still have an accent.

’01 – I get in (semi-)big trouble at school with some of my closest friends because one girl in the group rats out on our swearing game.

’02 – I become good friends with some of my early and close musical collaborators of the future: Alex Mansell and Thomas Burt.

’03  - I do well in the various sporting events of the year but after a disappointing sprints and long-distance result (never got that first place!), I pretty much stop all sport in my life for two years.

’04 -I graduate primary school! …and I think to myself, I’m only half way through?

’05 – First year of high school; it’s tough.

’06 – Year 8, friendship begins with Jaryd Coghill, I begin playing drums and getting lessons.

’07 – I am in my first band now, we play gigs, one in another town and I am only fifteen for this little ‘tour’.

’08 – I have been playing guitar for a while now and I play and write more than I drum, my friends and I start learning how to record.

’09 – Move city and schools, not so easy but I make some good friends and really begin developing a serious passion for audio.

’10 – School finishes off and my grades are impressive, but I’m focusing on audio and going to SAE.

’11 – Life in Melbourne begins and I start getting serious about my life and audio.

Hmm. That was pretty fun, took longer than I expected, some of those years it was real hard to remember stuff. I also did highlights rather than summaries but hey! I think this challenge has been DEFEATED. Maybe I should have a timeline on my site somewhere.. that could be really cool.