my 2011 — by the numbers

my statistical year in review:

# of states visited: 27

# of states visited for the first time: 8

# of new state capitals: 5

# of countries: 4

# of airline miles: 0 (i regret that)

# of print bylines: 386

# of page one bylines: 8

# of film festivals: 7

# of tumblr notes on “what i learned in joplin:” 703

lost pairs of glasses: 1 or 2, i don’t remember

total # of tweets: 14,200

average # of tweets per day: 38.9, mostly replies

# of direct messages accidentally made public: 2

average monthly cell phone bill: $200.33

# of new Facebook profile pictures: 68

article correction rate: 1.8 percent

longest period of time without sleep: 33 hours (joplin tornado)

amount of weight gained: 20 pounds (after 90-pound loss in 2010)

amount of monthly rent increase: $50

# of google searches: 19,370

5 most frequently searched terms; brian stelter; eagles; new york weather; tw; netflix stock

most frequent foursquare checkin: starbucks at 39th st & 8th ave

# of gchat sessions: roughly 1,800

# of broken macbooks: 1

# of broken iphones: 1

# of appearances on the weather channel in a hurricane: 1