Origins
This is the first elementary school that I attended
Wilshire
This astronomer was one of the first to suggest that the sun was the center of the Solar System, rather than the Earth
Nicolas Copernicus
This alternative rock band was formed in 1976 but just won a Grammy in 2026 for Best Alternative Album
The Cure
Nashville has a replica of a famous monument in this slightly farther city
Athens
I still had a friend come over despite a major snowstorm during this birthday
18th
I named my first Build-a-Bear this after receiving it in 2009
Twirly
This energetic actor is perhaps best known for his roles in National Treasure or Face/Off
Nicolas Cage
This alternative singer has three Grammys and likes to write poems in her album titles
Fiona Apple
In the summer 2019, I visited this vibrant, regal, 3-story strucuture built between 1897 and 1912
Mysore Palace
My fun-filled and air-filled 5th birthday party was at this location
Pump it Up!
I frequently declared that this profession was my calling when I was in elementary school
Chemist
This jazz pianist and singer from the 50s is better known by his 3 initials and had an eponymous TV show on NBC
Nat King Cole
This rock single about moving forward without regret and bitterness was made exactly 30 years ago today
Don't Look Back in Anger
My first ever time on college campus was at this campus [room for argument on this]
UTA
I hosted my first sleepover birthday party when I turned this age
9
The college I spent a few weeks learning how to write mystery and detective fiction
Trinity University
This narrator of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby witnesses the union and destruction of Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan
Nick Carraway
This catchy song about a fruit plant used to be my ringtone
Lemon Tree
The tallest peak in Yosemite, the national park where I first stayed in a "tent", reaches 13,000+ feet in height and is called this
Mount Lyell
I don't actually know for sure but my guess is that this was the first birthday that I wore glasses
5th
During my most avid reading phase, I finished this 360-page book in one sitting
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
This Australian singer is the frontman of a band who had their song featured in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - one of the only songs with lyrics heavily featured in the franchise
Nick Cave
I sang this catchy Arctic Monkeys song about being electric youthfulness for karaoke on a cruise ship
Fluorescent Adolescent
My first and only time being bitten by a stinging animal (wasp in this case) was in this location
Euless backyard
When I turned this age, I created a Google form for all my friends to fill out and used it to calculate their friendship compatibilities with each other and pair them in the party activities
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