Things I Did in 2017
(Prelude: The Year of Comedy. I can't believe I'm writing another one of these already because I feel like I just wrote one for last year.)
Released a single
Got my wisdom teeth out
Got to podcast with Lisa
Got to see Donald Glover win Golden Globes
Got my Chance picture framed
Got to watch Chance win 3 Grammys
Watched myself on TV
Did stand up at a chili cook off at my church
Got to watch Get Out
Rejoined tinder for a few days
Got rackleson on a cake
Got to be an extra on a movie
Got to podcast with Brenton
Got to podcast with Zack
Went to my grand father’s funeral
Made a funny video for my communications class with 3 other people
I punched up a script to be funny and directed my first scene without me in it
Got to podcast with Paul & Ricky
Got to podcast with Hannah & Sammy
Started handwritten tweets
Became a fan of Pete Holmes
Got to see Chance live a 3rd time
Went camping with friends in tents
Got to podcast with Bonnie
Had Thai food for the first time
I got called Elishua (that's a combination of Elijah & Joshua, folks) as an audience member at a comedy show with two good friends
Experienced Hannah & Sammy’s wedding
Worked as a delivery boy
Debuted Phun Photos
Saw a double rainbow irl
Did standup at Pine Valley
Experienced the Pens win the Stanley Cup Playoffs again again (except I missed the last game because PV)
Played Jesus in a play every week at camp
Survived a kid throwing up from the top bunk whilst on the bottom bunk
Did a frontflip off a diving board
Promoted a post on Instagram
Joined a cult (Congratulations with Chris D’elia)
Debuted my blog
Went white water rafting
Went to Kennywood w/ PV posse
Jumped off a big rock into a river
Moved half of PV’s lodge outside in the middle of the night
Saw Marc-André Fleury in person (taller & skinnier than I thought)
Wore my black leather outfit
Completed a full summer of Pine Valley as a counselor
Went to Myrtle beach w/ Rass
Slept through the solar eclipse and didn’t care
I’m now a published Urban Dictionary definer
Rewatched The Iron Giant and cried
Got to listen to The Extended Play E.P. by T.J. Miller
Made eye contact with Chris D’elia
Wrote a hand written letter and sent it overseas
Peed in a cup while driving
Stood up to a teacher in the name of comedy
Got to podcast with Jake Meuschke
My snapchat was featured on the college that I go to’s story outing a fake Chance hat
Nick Colletti responded to my comment
Saw John Mulaney live
Had to deal with the C.K. misconduct
Experienced Bethany & Nolan’s wedding
Co-wrote a blog with Son
Got to listen to my friend Zach’s rap about his girlfriend
Got my English teacher to be a fan
Performed “Hydration” for my English class
Got to watch Pine-Richland win WPIAL Championship again
Got to watch Chance host SNL
Got to do comedy in Pittsburgh
Went to a Penguins game
Debuted my store
Got recognized in public from doing open mics
Got 60+ likes for replying to a Chance tweet (with false information I’m pretty sure, on accident though)
Got accepted into a Cinematic Arts program
Got into coconut oil
Spoke at a fish’s funeral
Completed watching Mad Men
Lived with a roommate for over 3 months
Got to watch PR win a State Championship
Got into Phipps Conservatory for free
Got to do my first stand up “gig” where I was asked to be there
Survived Tommy’s left leg plague of 2017 (sprained ankle, giant scar from sliding, gash on my shin)