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December 2014

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1 Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles 2014 (October 26, 2014) - Part 2 (Putting Together The Last Minute Costume)	2 Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles 2014 (October 26, 2014) - Part 3 (The Race)	3 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 52 (And a No from Cedars...)	4 (#40) Setting Up For Long Beach Opera Fundraiser (October 12, 2014)	5 A Let's Make a Deal Observer - Part 3 (The Day Starts Much Quicker Than I Thought)	6 (#41) Food Forward (October 15, 2014)
7 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 53 (The Silver Lining)	8 (#42) Ushering For "A or B" - A New Play! (October 17, 2014) - Part 1 (Meeting Ken Levine)	9 (#42) Ushering For "A or B" - A New Play! (October 17, 2014) - Part 2 (The Volunteering)	10 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 54 (Just a Mildly Funny Side Thing)	11 (#43) Tree Mapping (October 19, 2014)	12 A Let's Make a Deal Observer - Part 4 (The Interviews - My Fateful, Fateful Interview)	13 Inaugural Disney's Avenger's Half Marathon (November 16, 2014) - Part 1 (An Overview - It's a Disney Race)
14 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 55 (A Recap Thus Far)	15 Inaugural Disney's Avenger's Half Marathon (November 16, 2014) - Part 2 (Some Other Details)	16 (#44) Flat Stanley - Part 1 (What We Did)	17 (#44) Flat Stanley - Part 2 (Some Good and Bad)	18 Applauding Stephen Colbert	19 A Let's Make a Deal Observer - Part 5 (More On The Interview Groups)	20 (#44) Flat Stanley - Part 3 (Oof. Procrastinating (Sorry!))
21 (#44) Flat Stanley - Part 4 (Writing and Mailing the Letter)	22 Hey, Maybe We're All Human!	23 "Who ARE You?" (How I'm Perceived)	24 Going to Lock & Key For a Friend's Birthday!	25 "Will Open-Heart Surgery Affect My Marriage?" (Down, Dirty, & Real Answers) - Part 1	26 A Let's Make a Deal Observer - Part 6 (More Differences Between Let's Make a Deal and The Price is Right)	27 "Will Open-Heart Surgery Affect My Marriage?" (Down, Dirty, & Real Answers) - Part 2
28 I Did Have Nights Where I Wondered "Why Was I Spared"?	29 Maybe Being Vegan Is Sort of Possible!	30 Annual Daddy/Daughter Pacers Game (2014/2015 Season)	31 2014 Year In Review - Part 1 (Depends How You Present It)

November 2014

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 16 (Starting the Precious, Precious Sprint)
2 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 43 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! - First, The Checklist)	3 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 17 (A Wee Bit of a 'Fraidy Cat Sometimes)	4 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 18 (Differences in Perceived Obstalce Toughness From Race to Race)	5 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 44 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! - Finishing Out That Checklist)	6 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 19 (Getting Toward The End of the Sprint)	7 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 20 (A Few Last Things Wrapping It Up)	8 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 21 (Finishing the Race (& Eating, Showering, and Such))
9 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 45 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! - Do I Honestly Have No Idea How To Interview?)	10 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 22 (Final Thoughts - Uh, I Did An Ultramarathon?)	11 The Tiny Aftermath of My Ultramarathon - Part 1 (No Workouts & Going in For a Massage)	12 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 46 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! - Starting the Psychologist's Notes)	13 The Tiny Aftermath of My Ultramarathon - Part 2 (Ow, the Massage, Consarn It!)	14 (#37) Long Beach Marathon Expo Bib Pickup (October 10, 2014) - Part 1 (Just a Basically Straightforward Day)	15 (#37) Long Beach Marathon Expo Bib Pickup (October 10, 2014) - Part 2 (Bibs & A Moral Quandary - Part 1))
16 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 47 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! - The Psychologist Is Annoyed With Me - Part 1)	17 (#37) Long Beach Marathon Expo Bib Pickup (October 10, 2014) - Part 3 (Bibs & A Moral Quandary - Part 2))	18 (#38) Dining in the Dark (October 11, 2014) - Part 1 (An Easy, Breezy, Fun Event)	19 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 48 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! - The Psychologist Is Annoyed With Me - Part 2)	20 (#38) Dining in the Dark (October 11, 2014) - Part 2 (End of the Night/Auctions)	21 A Let's Make a Deal Observer - Part 1 (The Pre-Story (Deciding To Go and With Whom To Go))	22 (#39) Long Beach 5k - Handing Out Medals (October 12, 2014) - Part 1 (Our Set-Up Is Terrible)
23 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 49 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! - Yes, Even More Notes From The Psychologist (But At Least One Is Valid))	24 (#39) Long Beach 5k - Handing Out Medals (October 12, 2014) - Part 2 (Trying to Make a Change)	25 (#39) Long Beach 5k - Handing Out Medals (October 12, 2014) - Part 3 (And That's A No On My Idea)	26 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 50 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! - The Most True (and Funny) Parts of Her Evaluation)	27 (#39) Long Beach 5k - Handing Out Medals (October 12, 2014) - Part 4 (The Other Things I Learned)	28 A Let's Make a Deal Observer - Part 2 (Costuming)	29 Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles 2014 (October 26, 2014) - Part 1 (As Whom Should I Dress?)
30 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 51 (Getting Into My Medical Chart! - Finishing Out The Psychologist's Report)

October 2014

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 34 (The EKG)	2 My First Spartan Beast! - Part 8 (...And The Time I Was a Racer to Not Appreciate)	3 My First Spartan Beast! - Part 9 (Comparisons to My Other Mud Run/Did I Learn Anything New?)	4 (#36) Striking with IATSE Local 700! (September 22, 23 & 29, 2014) - Part 1 (Pre-Story of How I Got Involved & Such)
5 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 35 (Rejection - Part 1 (They Think I Want To Be Liked))	6 (#36) Striking with IATSE Local 700! (September 22, 23 & 29, 2014) - Part 2 (The Picket Line, Baby!)	7 (#36) Striking with IATSE Local 700! (September 22, 23 & 29, 2014) - Part 3 (Spoiler Alert: They Got Their Contract)	8 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 36 (Rejection - Part 2 (More Thoughts On Wanting (Or Not Wanting) To Be Liked))	9 Daddy Came To Town!	10 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 1 (The Pre-Race Chapter)	11 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 2 (Prepping My Race Bags!)
12 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 37 (Rejection - Part 3 (Financial Stability/Unemployment)	13 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 3 (Arrival & Surprise!)	14 UPDATE on my life and such 🙂	15 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 38 (Rejection - Part 4 (Support System & What I Learned)	16 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 4 (The Beast)	17 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 5 (The Beast Continues - Some More Obstacles)	18 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 6 (The Scariest Obstacle In The Beast)
19 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 39 (If I Needed a Kidney, I'd Be LIVID)	20 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 7 (Finishing the Beast)	21 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 8 (Timings, Timings, Timings)	22 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 40 (You Know Who Else Should Be Livid?)	23 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 9 (Stress During the Super)	24 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 10 (Forget It, Let's Just Burpee Out Of A Lot Of This)	25 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 11 (Making Bad Decisions On That Log Over Water Balance Obstacle During the Beast)
26 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 41 (Some of "The Aftermath" - Part 1 (Matching Donors Reminders))	27 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 12 (Making An Even Worse Decision On That Log Over Water Balance Obstacle During the Super)	28 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 13 (Continuing To Be Pretty Much a Total Mess During the Super)	29 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 42 (Some of "The Aftermath" - Part 2 (Hearing About Surgeries From People In My Group))	30 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 14 (My Last Time-Wasting Decisions In The Super)	31 My First Ultramarathon?! - Part 15 (Finishing the Super, Starting the Sprint)

September 2014

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
	1 Creative Arts Emmys! - Part 3 (Getting Ready)	2 Creative Arts Emmys! - Part 4 (Heading to the Ceremony & Red Carpet)	3 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 26 (Big Kidney Day! - The Psychologist Thinks I'm SO Young)	4 Creative Arts Emmys! - Part 5 (Celebrities - And Joel McHale being the Kindest, Sweetest Awesome Dude)	5 Creative Arts Emmys! - Part 6 (Entering the Ceremony)	6 Creative Arts Emmys! - Part 7 (End of Ceremony & Arriving at the Governor's Ball)
7 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 27 (Big Kidney Day! - The Idea Of Surgery And Regret)	8 Creative Arts Emmys! - Part 8 (Governor's Ball - Part 1 (Setting the Scene & The Food))	9 Creative Arts Emmys! - Part 9 (Governor's Ball - Part 2 (I Could've Danced All Night))	10 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 28 (Big Kidney Day! - Continuing To Try To See The Psychologist's Point Of View)	11 San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon 2014 (July 27, 2014) - Part 1 (The Pre-Race Chapter)	12 San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon 2014 (July 27, 2014) - Part 2 (Forgetting to Eat & Starting the Race)	13 San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon 2014 (July 27, 2014) - Part 3 (Finishing Out Race & Post Race Stuff)
14 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 29 (Big Kidney Day! - What Do We "Owe" Society And When Are We Allowed To Give It Back?)	15 (#32) Photographing Cozi's Improv Show (July 20, 2014)	16 (#33) Kidspace Children's Museum Pirate Adventure (August 9, 2014)	17 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 30 (Big Kidney Day! - The Psychologist Wants Me To Be Indecisive?)	18 (#34) Hollywood Arts Council's Children's Festival of the Arts (August 10, 2014)	19 (#35) Los Angeles Brain Tumor Walk (August 24, 2014)	20 Win a Free Spartan Cruise?!
21 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 31 (Big Kidney Day! - Is The Psychologist Lacking Compassion?)	22 My First Spartan Beast! - Part 1 (The Beginning Was Harder Than I Thought)	23 My First Spartan Beast! - Part 2 (Some Good Stuff)	24 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 32 (Big Kidney Day! - My Perception of the Interviews vs The Interviews )	25 My First Spartan Beast! - Part 3 (My Favorite Obstacle)	26 My First Spartan Beast! - Part 4 (Some Not So Good Stuff - What Happened)	27 My First Spartan Beast! - Part 5 (Some Not So Good Stuff - Why It Happened)
28 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 33 (The Last Big Medical Tests)	29 My First Spartan Beast! - Part 6 (Some Not So Good Stuff - What Spartan Did)	30 My First Spartan Beast! - Part 7 (The One Racer I Didn't Appreciate)

August 2014

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
					1 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 7 (The Water Slide and Wondering About Frames of References)	2 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 8 (Signing Up For Races By Yourself)
3 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 17 (Big Kidney Day! - Visitors Are Serious Business)	4 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 9 (The Finish)	5 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 10 (Showering Post Race)	6 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 18 (Big Kidney Day! - Don't Accept Statistics At Face Value)	7 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 11 (Changing Clothes Post Race)	8 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 12 (Harder Than I Thought)	9 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 13 (Photos)
10 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 19 (Social Workers Are Serious Business Too)	11 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 14 (Wrapping Up)	12 20 Vintage Photos With Self Deprecating Notes - from Mental Floss	13 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 20 (Who's On First?)	14 (#29a) AIDS LifeCycle Finish Line (June 7, 2014)	15 (#29b) Santa Monica Festival (June 14, 2014)	16 (#29c) Downtown LA Night Market HRC Booth (June 21, 2014)
17 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 21 (Big Kidney Day! - Meeting With The Other Health Professionals)	18 (#29d) Los Angeles Ukulele Festival (June 28th, 2014)	19 (#30) Proyecto Pastoral Women's Conference (June 28th, 2014)	20 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 22 (Big Kidney Day! - Some Complaining)	21 (#31) Freedom From Fractures (July 12, 2014)	22 My Feelings So Far on 52 Volunteer Activities - Part 1 (An Interesting, Enlightening, and Worthwhile Project)	23 My Feelings So Far on 52 Volunteer Activities - Part 2 (Some of the Meh Stuff, Like When You're Not Needed)
24 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 23 (Big Kidney Day! - Setting The Scene With The Psychologist)	25 My Feelings So Far on 52 Volunteer Activities - Part 3 (A Little More Meh Stuff, Like Needing An Occasional Attitude Adjustment)	26 My Feelings So Far on 52 Volunteer Activities - Part 4 (Lessons I'd Take Away for Volunteer Coordinating)	27 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 24 (Big Kidney Day! - The Psychologist Asks, "What Stresses You Out?")	28 Reflecting On 2 1/2 Years Ago	29 Creative Arts Emmys! - Part 1 (How Did I Get To Go? & Dress Shopping)	30 Creative Arts Emmys! - Part 2 (Yeah, Let's Keep Talking About the Dress)
31 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 25 (Big Kidney Day! - The Psychologist Stresses About My Youth/Free-Spirtedness)

July 2014

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1 Police Ride-Along! (June 25, 2014's Something New) - Part 3 (Aurora Sticks Her Foot in Her Mouth)	2 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 8 (Why I Look Forward To Giving To A Stranger)	3 Police Ride-Along! (June 25, 2014's Something New) - Part 4 (Some Morning Patrolling)	4 Police Ride-Along! (June 25, 2014's Something New) - Part 5 (Stop at the Station & Meeting T)	5 Police Ride-Along! (June 25, 2014's Something New) - Part 6 (Taking T to the VA)
6 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 9 (Lab Tests)	7 Police Ride Along - Some Thoughts	8 Why Something New On My Birthday Every Year?	9 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 10 (Flying To Ohio)	10 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 1 (Signing Up & Sort Of Prepping)	11 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 2 (What Am I Gonna Wear?)	12 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 3 (Yeah, We're Still Talking About the Outfit - Pants & Shoes)
13 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 11 (Big Kidney Day! - The Beginning)	14 I Met Hillary Rodham Clinton! - Part 6 (The Doors Open So We Can Buy The Book)	15 I Met Hillary Clinton! - Part 7 (Getting the Wristband, and Killing Time Before the Second Line)	16 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 12 (Big Kidney Day! - Realizing This Is Not Like My Previous Hospital Experience)	17 I Met Hillary Rodham Clinton! - Part 8 (Checking a Bag, Getting in the Next Line)	18 I Met Hillary Rodham Clinton! - Part 9 (All We Wanted Were Photos With Her! (But Alas, We Could Not Get Them...))	19 I Met Hillary Rodham Clinton! - Part 10 (Waiting Right Outside of the Actual Store (The Line Is Moving; We're Almost There!))
20 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 13 (Big Kidney Day! - Talking With The Social Workers)	21 I Met Hillary Rodham Clinton! - Part 11 (We Are In! We Are In The Store)	22 I Met Hillary Rodham Clinton! - Part 12 (The Final Line - We Can See Her!)	23 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 14 (Big Kidney Day! - The Social Worker Push Back)	24 I Met Hillary Rodham Clinton! - Part 13 (I Met Her, I Met Her, I Met Her!)	25 Hillary Rodham [Clinton] is Amazing	26 Oh, So, What Did I Say When I Met Hillary?
27 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 15 (Big Kidney Day! - "But Why?")	28 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 4 (Morning Prepping - Bags, Towels, and Such)	29 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 5 (Getting Assigned My Guides)	30 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 16 (Big Kidney Day! - The Social Workers Are Sidling Us)	31 Irvine Lake "Summer of Mud" Obstacle Course Run - Blindfolded! (June 21, 2014) - Part 6 (What It Felt Like to Run Blindfolded)

June 2014

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1 (#26) Venice Art Walk (May 18th, 2014)	2 (#27) Trash For Teaching (May 25, 2014) - Part 1 (What's Trash for Teaching? And Unboxing Stuff)	3 (#27) Trash For Teaching (May 25, 2014) - Part 2 (Letting the Kids Problem Solve)	4 (#27) Trash For Teaching (May 25, 2014) - Part 3 (Letting Down My Gender! (Sorry, Women))	5 (#27) Trash For Teaching (May 25, 2014) - Part 4 (...But Mia's Picking Up That Slack, Making Our Gender Proud)	6 I've Got a Free Spartan Race Entry for You! (*Potentially - If You Win It ;))	7 (#28) Walk to Cure Arthritis (May 31, 2014) - Part 1 (Being a Medical Volunteer)
8 (#28) Walk to Cure Arthritis (May 31, 2014) - Part 2 (Helping With Ideas for Next Year's Medical Tent)	9 (#28) Walk to Cure Arthritis (May 31, 2014) - Part 3 (What The Day Was Like)	10 Color Me Rad 5k! - Part 1 (Pre-Race - Seriously, They Are Oh So Rad)	11 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 2 (But Seriously, Why Do You Want to Give a Kidney To A Stranger?)	12 Last Chance To Enter for a Free Spartan Race Entry!	13 Color Me Rad 5k! - Part 2 (Dressing in All White)	14 Who Won The Spartan Race Entry?
15 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 3 (So, How Do You Start?)	16 Color Me Rad 5k! - Part 3 (Yeah, I'm Still Talking About the Roughness Of The Outfit For This)	17 Color Me Rad 5k! - Part 4 (The Start (and My Personal Improvement - Yay))	18 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 4 (Initial Call to the Hospital)	19 Color Me Rad 5k! - Part 5 (What Is Color Me Rad Like?)	20 I Met Hillary Rodham Clinton! - Part 1 (I Gotta Go Meet Her!)	21 I Met Hillary Rodham Clinton! - Part 2 (My Little Outfit Obstacle)
22 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 5 (The Initial Paperwork Is A-Okay)	23 I Met Hillary Rodham Clinton! - Part 3 (What Time Should I Line Up?)	24 I Met Hillary Rodham Clinton! - Part 4 (Lining Up In The Morning)	25 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 6 (Be Prepared for the Blowback)	26 Police Ride-Along! (June 25, 2014's Something New) - Part 1 (How Did I Set It Up?)	27 Police Ride-Along! (June 25, 2014's Something New) - Part 2 (The Early Morning - Getting Ready & Getting to the Station)	28 What a Cool Week, Huh?
29 That Time I (Hopefully) Gave Away A Kidney - Part 7 (Saying No To People Who Asked For A Kidney)	30 I Met Hillary Rodham Clinton! - Part 5 (Waiting for the Wristband)

May 2014

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
				1 (#19) Making Care Packages With Operation Gratitude (April 19, 2014) - Part 1 (Grilled Cheese Sandwiches & Finding My Place in a Huge Operation)	2 (#19) Making Care Packages With Operation Gratitude (April 19, 2014) - Part 2 (Having a Great Time Filling Boxes)	3 (#20) Goalball Retrieving At The Junior Blind Olympics - Part 1 (What is the Junior Blind Olympics?)
4 (#20) Goalball Retrieving At The Junior Blind Olympics - Part 2 (What Is Goalball?)	5 (#20) Goalball Retrieving At The Junior Blind Olympics - Part 3 (Checking In and Day Beginning)	6 (#20) Goalball Retrieving At The Junior Blind Olympics - Part 4 (Ball Retriever? No? Wait, Ye-yeah! Ball Retriever)	7 (#20) Goalball Retrieving At The Junior Blind Olympics - Part 5 (More Learning Experiences (and Limited Lunch Choices))	8 (#20) Goalball Retrieving At The Junior Blind Olympics - Part 6 (Coaching a Little)	9 (#21) Miles For Melanoma 5k (May 4, 2014)	10 (#22) A Window Between World's "Art in the Afternoon" Art Walk (May 4, 2014) - Part 1 (The Event)
11 (#22) A Window Between World's "Art in the Afternoon" Art Walk (May 4, 2014) - Part 2 (What Is Super Cool Creamery)	12 (#22) A Window Between World's "Art in the Afternoon" Art Walk (May 4, 2014) - Part 3 (Why Did We Take Tickets If No Other Food Place Did?)	13 (#22) A Window Between World's "Art in the Afternoon" Art Walk (May 4, 2014) - Part 4 (My Brain Got a Workout)	14 (#23) Reading to Kids (May 10, 2014) - Part 1 (Orientation and Such)	15 (#23) Reading to Kids (May 10, 2014) - Part 2 (Reading and Craft Time)	16 (#23) Reading to Kids (May 10, 2014) - Part 3 (The Little Girl Who Made the Morning and Helped Teach Me)	17 (#24a) S.T.A.G.E with AIDS Project Los Angeles (May 10, 2014) - Part 1 (They're More Than Fully Staffed)
18 (#24a) S.T.A.G.E with AIDS Project Los Angeles (May 10, 2014) - Part 2 (Nothing To Do)	19 (#24b) Technology Fair for Older Adults (May 17, 2014) - Part 1 (We Were Treated Like Princesses!)	20 (#24b) Technology Fair for Older Adults (May 17, 2014) - Part 2 (What Our Students Were Like)	21 Is There Any Better Television Character Than Dr. Christina Yang?	22 Christina's Final Season (on Grey's Anatomy)	23 Sex and the City (The Movie) - Part 1 (The Lovely Things I Forgot About The Movie)	24 Sex and the City (The Movie) - Part 2 (Other Things I Loved About that Movie)
25 Some Of The Greatest Love Stories	26 Yes, I Have Indeed Been Losing Weight	27 Warm Fuzzy: When You Hear People See You The Way You Want Them To	28 (#25) Girls on the Run 5k (Happy Hair Station)! - Part 1 (My Original Conflicted Thoughts On Working Happy Hair)	29 (#25) Girls on the Run 5k (Happy Hair Station)! - Part 2 (Setting Up The Happy Hair Station)	30 (#25) Girls on the Run 5k (Happy Hair Station)! - Part 3 (Am I Budgeting My Time Correctly Here?)	31 (#25) Girls on the Run 5k (Happy Hair Station)! - Part 4 (Success! (and Yay for Anosmia))

April 2014

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		1 (#9) Los Angeles Regional Food Bank (March 15, 2014) - Part 1 (Arrival and Intro Video)	2 We Must Talk About Last Thursday's Grey's Anatomy	3 (#9) Los Angeles Regional Food Bank (March 15, 2014) - Part 2 (Sorting Food)	4 (#10) Santa Monica Airport ArtWalk (March 15, 2014) - Part 1 (An Absolutely Lovely Event)	5 (#10) Santa Monica Airport ArtWalk (March 15, 2014) - Part 2 (But I Have One Rant...(Hint: It's About Dogs))
6 (#10) Santa Monica Airport ArtWalk (March 15, 2014) - Part 3 (Cupcakes)	7 (#10) Santa Monica Airport ArtWalk (March 15, 2014) - Part 4 (I Feel Good!)	8 (#11) Marathon Kids Finisher Medal Celebration (March 22, 2014) - Part 1 (I Hated Gym... Marathon Kids Benefits Kids Like The One I Was)	9 (#11) Marathon Kids Finisher Medal Celebration (March 22, 2014) - Part 2 (What Is Marathon Kids? And The Beginning Of Our Day)	10 (#11) Marathon Kids Finisher Medal Celebration (March 22, 2014) - Part 3 (I Had No Idea What Excited Kids Are Like...)	11 (#11) Marathon Kids Finisher Medal Celebration (March 22, 2014) - Part 4 (I Gotta Be More Careful How I Treat Females)	12 (#11) Marathon Kids Finisher Medal Celebration (March 22, 2014) - Part 5 (Nice People... And Some Of The Day's Obstacles)
13 (#11) Marathon Kids Finisher Medal Celebration (March 22, 2014) - Part 6 (A Small Problem I Probably Should've Foreseen)	14 (#12) Feeding Homeless People On Skid Row (March 29, 2014) - Part 1 (The Oddest Event Yet)	15 So, How Did The Taxes Shake Out?	16 (#12) Feeding Homeless People On Skid Row (March 29, 2014) - Part 2 (Coach Glen - The One And Only)	17 (#13) Fight For Air Stair Climb (April 5, 2014) - Part 1 (Jumping In With Both Feet)	18 (#13) Fight For Air Stair Climb (April 5, 2014) - Part 2 (I Don't Have a Blue Shirt, But It's All Good)	19 (#13) Fight For Air Stair Climb (April 5, 2014) - Part 3 (Getting Supplies to the Roof!)
20 (#13) Fight For Air Stair Climb (April 5, 2014) - Part 4 (I Got A Blue Shirt, And I Felt Like A Princess)	21 (#14) Create Now Book Fair (April 5, 2014)	22 (#15) California Jazz Foundation's "Give The Band A Hand" Concert (April 6, 2014) - Part 1 (No Volunteer Coordinator)	23 (#15) California Jazz Foundation's "Give The Band A Hand" Concert (April 6, 2014) - Part 2 (What Are We Doing? And Where Is Everybody?)	24 (#15) California Jazz Foundation's "Give The Band A Hand" Concert (April 6, 2014) - Part 3 (Make It Work)	25 (#15) California Jazz Foundation's "Give The Band A Hand" Concert (April 6, 2014) - Part 4 (Silent Auction and End of the Night)	26 (#16) AbilityFirst's Stroll and Roll (April 25, 2014)
27 (#17) Hope University's Under The Big Top Gala (April 12, 2014) - Part 1 (Oh So Organized)	28 (#17) Hope University's Under The Big Top Gala (April 12, 2014) - Part 2 (Auction Items Running & Super Calm Night)	29 (#18) Heart of the City 5k (April 13, 2014) - Part 1 (Making Sandwiches)	30 (#18) Heart of the City 5k (April 13, 2014) - Part 2 (And Moving Those Sandwiches)

March 2014

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1 (#4) Running Cameras At SCaLE (Southern California Linux Expo) (February 23, 2014) - Part 2 (Actual Volunteering Part)
2 (#5) Western Justice Center's Peer Mediation Invitational (February 25, 2014) - Part 1 (Welcoming Presentation)	3 (#5) Western Justice Center's Peer Mediation Invitational (February 25, 2014) - Part 2 (Beginning Of Mock Mediations)	4 (#5) Western Justice Center's Peer Mediation Invitational (February 25, 2014) - Part 3 (Learning About Mock Mediations)	5 (#5) Western Justice Center's Peer Mediation Invitational (February 25, 2014) - Part 4 (Talking About A New Social Media Network)	6 (#5) Western Justice Center's Peer Mediation Invitational (February 25, 2014) - Part 5 (Feedback Talks & Tour Of Courthouse)	7 That's A Wrap On My Favorite Pants In The World	8 LA Marathon Expo
9 Asics Los Angeles Marathon (2014) - Part 1 (Only Read This Chapter If You Want To Hear All About My Outfit)	10 Asics Los Angeles Marathon (2014) - Part 2 (Prepping Like A Boss)	11 Asics Los Angeles Marathon (2014) - Part 3 (Going To The Start Line)	12 Asics Los Angeles Marathon (2014) - Part 4 (My Strategy)	13 Asics Los Angeles Marathon (2014) - Part 5 (Having A Grand Ol' Time)	14 Asics Los Angeles Marathon (2014) - Part 6 (When Everything Made Aurora Cranky - Part 1 (Gatorade, Runners, & Even Volunteers))	15 Asics Los Angeles Marathon (2014) - Part 7 (When Everything Made Aurora Cranky - Part 2 (Dogs And Spectators))
16 Asics Los Angeles Marathon (2014) - Part 8 (Accomplishing My Fastest Half Ever)	17 Asics Los Angeles Marathon (2014) - Part 9 (Struggling Through The Second Half)	18 Asics Los Angeles Marathon (2014) - Part 10 (Some Cool Pick-Me-Ups & A Struggle To The Last Mile)	19 One Year Price Is Right Anniversary	20 Asics Los Angeles Marathon (2014) - Part 11 (The Finish)	21 A Little Reflection... - Part 1 (I Like The Direction I'm Heading Right Now)	22 4 Years Post Open-Heart Surgery
23 A Little Reflection... - Part 2 (What Was The Problem?)	24 A Little Reflection... - Part 3 (Laying Out My New Situation)	25 A Little Reflection... - Part 4 (My Promises To Myself - Part 1)	26 A Little Reflection... - Part 5 (My Promises To Myself - Part 2)	27 (#6) Tree Musketeers (February 26, 2014) - Part 1 (Choosing An Environmental Activity)	28 (#6) Tree Musketeers (February 26, 2014) - Part 2 (Digging Out and Recycling Trees)	29 (#7) Big Sunday & Operation Gratitude (February 27, 2014)
30 (#8) Habitat For Humanity (February 28, 2014) - Part 1 (Aye, Aye, Aye)	31 (#8) Habitat For Humanity (February 28, 2014) - Part 2 (*sings* All By Myself)

February 2014

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						1 What Did I Do With All The T-Shirts? - Part 2 (Laying Out The Quilt With The Awesome Quilt Professionals)
2 What Did I Do With All The T-Shirts? - Part 3 (Picking Colors for My Quilt)	3 What Did I Do With All The T-Shirts? - Part 4 (Picking the Finishing Touches & Leaving My Quilt in Good Hands)	4 What Did I Do With All The T-Shirts? - Part 5 (Some Reasons Keepsake Quilts Is Awesome)	5 Quilt Story on NBC4 Columbus - Part 1 (The Hair Story)	6 Quilt Story on NBC4 Columbus - Part 2 (Includes An Embarrassing Side Story)	7 Quilt Story on NBC4 Columbus - Part 3 (The Interview)	8 How Much Time Do You Think Magic Johnson Spends In His Trophy Room?
9 What Kind Of Shoes Did I Wear?	10 I Have Climbed The Mountain Of Digital Photographs! - Part 1 (Oh, What A Project)	11 I Have Climbed The Mountain Of Digital Photographs! - Part 2 (Gathering)	12 I Have Climbed The Mountain Of Digital Photographs! - Part 3 (Editing)	13 I Have Climbed The Mountain Of Digital Photographs! - Part 4 (Videos)	14 I Have Climbed The Mountain Of Digital Photographs! - Part 5 (Naming Conventions)	15 I Have Climbed The Mountain Of Digital Photographs! - Part 6 (Uploading To Sites)
16 I Have Climbed The Mountain Of Digital Photographs! - Part 7 (Final Thoughts)	17 This Is How Life's (& Videos Are) Done, Huh?	18 It's Time For Another Project!	19 52 Volunteer Activities In 52 Weeks!	20 (#1) Being An Art Docent At Lerata's Skyline	21 (#2) Passing Out Hygiene Kits To Senior Citizens	22 (#3) Do Good Bus (Renovating A High School Library In Watts) - Part 1 (Getting On The Bus)
23 (#3) Do Good Bus (Renovating A High School Library In Watts) - Part 2 (The Bus Ride)	24 (#3) Do Good Bus (Renovating A High School Library In Watts) - Part 3 (What's The Project?)	25 (#3) Do Good Bus (Renovating A High School Library In Watts) - Part 4 (Demolition Time - Part 1)	26 (#3) Do Good Bus (Renovating A High School Library In Watts) - Part 5 (Demolition Time - Part 2)	27 (#3) Do Good Bus (Renovating A High School Library In Watts) - Part 6 (End Of Working Day & Ride Home)	28 (#4) Running Cameras At SCaLE (Southern California Linux Expo) (February 23, 2014) - Part 1 (Intro)

January 2014

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
			1 2013 In Review - Part 2	2 My 1st-ish Semester at Harvard Extension	3 You Absolutely Do Not Need College At All In The Entertainment Industry	4 New Year's Race 2014 Expo
5 New Year's Race 2014 - Part 1 (Ow)	6 New Year's Race 2014 - Part 2	7 New Year's Race 2014 - Part 3 (From Dodger Stadium to the Finish)	8 New Year's Race 2014 - Part 4	9 That's How A Year In Review's Done	10 Learning About Tumblr	11 Learning About Foursquare
12 I'm Still Not The Best At Instagram...	13 Still Haven't Found a Vine Voice	14 Why Transitioning To A Facebook Page Wasn't Perhaps The Best Idea...	15 My Branding	16 Maybe Vegans Are Right	17 I Did More Yoga, As I Said I Would	18 Working Out More Consistently
19 I Build Myself Up, Then I Tear Myself Down	20 Wrapping Up 52 Half Marathons	21 The Expenses of 52 Half Marathons - Part 1 (Whoa - Looking at the Expenses of Registrations & Travel)	22 The Expenses of 52 Half Marathons - Part 2 (There Was Some Food, Shoes & Lodging Too - (and I Didn't Need to Travel Quite So Much... But I Loved That I Did! ;)))	23 The Expenses of 52 Half Marathons - Part 3 (Some Expensive Trips (and Some Foolish Travel Mistakes))	24 The Expenses of 52 Half Marathons - Part 4 (Lovely People Helping Me Out (Thanks!))	25 The Expenses of 52 Half Marathons - Part 5 (And Then There Are Photos and Medal Mounts and Such - More Expenses I Didn't Think About)
26 The Expenses of 52 Half Marathons - Part 6 (Was It Worth It?)	27 What Did I Do With All The Medals? - Part 1 (Looking Into the Framing)	28 What Did I Do With All The Medals? - Part 2 (Continuing to Call Around & Get Quotes)	29 What Did I Do With All The Medals? - Part 3 (Now Comparing Stores in Person)	30 What Did I Do With All The Medals? - Part 4 (Laying It Out, Picking the Colors & Such)	31 What Did I Do With All The T-Shirts? - Part 1 (An Offer From a Quilt Place I Love!)