2012 was a defining year. Early on, I was a rejected wretch. But then I regained full form with a 12th hour offer for a summer internship. I increased my popularity with 101 more friends on Facebook and launched this blog (which now has over 12,000 hits). I traveled to China, Whistler and New York. I “won” a stock simulation in Montreal. I completed a 4-month internship with ONCAP that spurred my choice to sign with CPPIB for next summer. I performed a Keg stand and my flip-cup odds were revalued. My heart jumped briefly. My tutorials company had a record-breaking year. And I stayed out of any prolonged affair with misery.

Elsewhere, 2012 was the year of elections and of debt redemptions. It was painfully unproductive for developed countries and a troubling one for developing ones. Revolutionary fervor spread across the Middle East. Advancements were made in physics and dice games. Les Misérables celebrated its 25th anniversary with a film. And the world did not end.