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