2012

2012 and Me

By Bjanow
  • SOPA Blackout

    SOPA Blackout
    Huffingtopn Post
    The United States Congress was going to vote on an act called SOPA which censored the Internet. In protest, many websites had a SOPA blackout.
  • My 18th birthday

    My 18th birthday
    My birthday is Feb. 9, 1994. On this day i turned 18 years old. When you 18 you are pretty much an adult by law, so thats pretty cool. It allows me to do a bunch of stuff i couldn't do before I was 18. Im older than alot of my friends by at least a year.
  • Sean Payton Suspended

    Sean Payton Suspended
    USA Today
    Sean Payton NFL coach of the New Orleans Saints, is suspended from the NFL with no pay. He was Suspended over charges of "bounties".
  • George Zimmerman Charged

    George Zimmerman Charged
    Washington Post
    George Zimmerman was charged with 2nd degree murder of Trayvon Martin. The cause of murder was speculated to be race related.
  • My 1st Job

    My 1st Job
    I started my first job at Kmart as a casher. I was hired for the postion of stockman. But before I could do that, I had to be trained on cash registar for a while. I still currently work at Kmart. Its not the most fun job but its not really hard work. I am friends with most of my coworks and get along with everyone. The real downside is that i only get paid minimuim wage.
  • Miami Heat 2012 NBA Champions

    Miami Heat 2012 NBA Champions
    [Voice of America](: http://www.voanews.com/content/miami-heat-win-2012-nba-finals/1217417.html)
    The Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunders in the 2012 NBA finals and became the 2012 NBA Champions.
  • Aurora Shooting

    Aurora Shooting
    Huffington Post
    Killer attacks a movie theather at midnight during the playing of the Dark Knight Rises in Colorado. This made me sick. I was at the local theather watching the movie at the same time.
  • Senior Year

    Senior Year
    This was the first day of my last year in High School. It is senior year and gradution is coming up soon. This will be my last year at Northwest. It will be the last year I will get to see all my friends and other class mates at the same time and place. I have been with everyone since 4th grade. Its hard to imgaine never seeing them on a day to day basis. I may never see some of them again.
  • Detroit Released

    Detroit Released
    MTV
    Big Sean released his mixtape, Detroit. Listening to it has gave me some new favorite songs that I will never forget.
  • Hurricane Sandy

    Hurricane Sandy
    The Wall Street Journal
    Hurricane Sandy hits New York and other Northeast states hard and floods streets and causes major damage. The Hurricane was like Katrina and almost as bad.
  • Voted for President

    Voted for President
    This was the first time that I voted for president. It was the the first year that I could actually vote. I voted for Obama just because there wasn't any other canidate that I agreed with more. I plan on voting every year if I can. It is a good thing to do because many people in other countries dont have the right to vote, so i want to take advantage of this great oppitunity to be a part of something.
  • Left for Cruise

    Left for Cruise
    See Timespan
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    Took Cruise

    I took a cruise over Christmas break. I was on board the Canival Glory. The ship was about 1000 ft long. It held more than 3,000 people. We visted the Bahammas, the US Virgin Islands, Purteo Rico, and the Grand Turks. It was the first time I had ever been out of the country. It was a great expericne and a fun time. I would do it again if i could.