Just thought I'd end this year by pointing out how 2018 reminded me of 2008...a year that I look back on favorably for personal reasons. 2008 was memorable because a spacecraft carrying a DVD that bears my name (NASA's Phoenix lander) successfully touched down on Mars, I attended my 10-year high school reunion in Pasadena, CA, I went to Florida and took part in a cruise (to the Bahamas) for the first time, and I did so many viewings of The Dark Knight in movie theaters because it was such an awesome film.
SpaceX
In regards to 2018, my name landed on Mars for the third time (via two small microchips aboard the InSight spacecraft over a month ago; my name is also on the Curiosity rover as it safely arrived at the Red Planet in 2012), I attended a dinner cruise in Newport Beach, CA, to mark my 20-year high school reunion two months ago, I went to Florida and took part in a second cruise (to the Panama Canal and other locales in Central America) last March, and I watched The Dark Knight in Universal City (twice during the summer) after the movie was theatrically re-released for its 10-year anniversary.
JAXA
Along with the highlights listed above, this entry also includes some non-personal events as well as cool, exciting activities that I did this year [namely, going skydiving in San Diego County for my 39th birthday (as shown in the pic at the very top of this entry)...and finally meeting 5-time NBA champ Kobe Bryant (as shown in the image at the bottom of this post)]. Check out the photos throughout this entry...and have a safe and happy New Year!
NASA / JPL - Caltech
NASA's Phoenix lander arrival (at Mars' north polar region): May 25, 2008
NASA's InSight lander arrival (at Elysium Planitia): November 26, 2018
NASA / JPL - Caltech
1st Theatrical Viewing: July 18, 2008
1st Theatrical Viewing (for 10-year anniversary release): August 26, 2018
2008 Summer Games (in Beijing, China): August 8 - 24, 2008
2018 Winter Games (in Pyeongchang, South Korea): February 9 - 25, 2018
Chang W. Lee / The New York Times
Bahamas cruise (from Fort Lauderdale, Florida): August 13 - 18, 2008
Panama Canal cruise (from Miami, Florida): March 11 - 23, 2018
10-year high school reunion (in Pasadena, CA): October 25, 2008
20-year high school reunion (in Newport Beach, CA): October 6, 2018
And lastly, it only took 11 years to meet the Mamba...on October 23, 2018!
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