Helen’s Compass Journal 2025-2026
what did I even do, and then what
sat on a lot of rocks
My dear wife Pam has been doing compass journaling every year and it seems pretty fun, so this year I thought I’d give it a try because too much stuff happened and I might even want to remember it. Also I’m basically 30 and have little to no organized record of my life up until now except in selfies, chat histories and google calendar invites that I have never accepted so did I even go I can’t remember. It would also be cool to see if I can guess right now what 2027 me will be happy to look back on. Anyways, I’ll be following the structure of this guide (do it).
Jan 1-7 | Went hunting for coconut crab and cave snorkeling in a tiny reef atoll island Nieue |
Jan 8-14 | Visited Jervyn’s family in Singapore and ate the best durian of my life forever |
Jan 14-21 | Biked through rice paddies with Kevin in Taiwan and declared 10kg of it through customs back to California |
Jan 22-29 | Lazy bear and foraging for uni and mussels and had a seafood cookout by halfmoon bay |
Jan 30 - Feb 6 | Back to new york, helped lug an entire washing machine up four flights up stairs to pam’s new apartment |
Feb 7-14 | Jervyn took me to Hanoi House and comedy cellar for valentines |
Feb 15-22 | Triple date dinner with Pascal and Henry at dolar shop hotpot, then got really sick. Also took medical leave for anxiety |
Feb 23 - March 2 | Finished being sick, went to brunch with kthuggy and kchou and emile |
