🐲 Rickshaw / Buster / Life in Weeks


My first ten years

0 in 1976
I enter the world. 2nd event on same day
1 in 1977
2 in 1978
My sister, Kristy, is born.
3 in 1979
4 in 1980
5 in 1981
6 in 1982
I start at Glenmeade Elementary.
7 in 1983
8 in 1984
We move to Irvine.
I transfer to Stonecreek Elementary for 3rd grade.
9 in 1985

My teens

10 in 1986
11 in 1987
12 in 1988
I start 7th grade at Lakeside Middle.
13 in 1989
14 in 1990
I start at Woodbridge High School.
15 in 1991
16 in 1992
17 in 1993
💔 My father passes away.
I graduate from Woodbridge High School.
18 in 1994
🚚 I move to Berkeley, California.
First day of college at UC Berkeley.
19 in 1995
🚚 I move to Seattle, Washington.
First day at UW, starting the sophomore year.

My 20s

20 in 1996
21 in 1997
22 in 1998
I graduate from UW with a degree in creative writing.
My first day at Amazon, doing night shift customer service.
23 in 1999
I write my first blog post, on Live Journal.
Y2K happens.
I become a 'web developer' and learn to code on the job.
24 in 2000
25 in 2001
September 11th happens.
26 in 2002
I complete my first National Novel Writing Month challenge.
The Iraq War starts.
27 in 2003
I self-publish my NaNoWriMo novel, Man Versus Himself.
28 in 2004
The Robot Co-op is founded.
I buy my first place: a condo in Belltown.
43things.com launches.
29 in 2005

My 30s

30 in 2006
🎂 I turn 30. Higher highs and lower lows.
I legally change my name to Buster Butterfiled McLeod
McLeod Residence's New Year's Eve opening party. I meet Kellianne.
First kiss with Kellianne.
31 in 2007
🎂 I turn 31. Double down.
The first iPhone is released.
32 in 2008
🎂 I turn 32. No problem.
Financial crisis caused by subprime meltdown.
❤️ Kellianne and I get married.
McLeod Residence's last day in business. Obama wins the election.
Locavore, my farmer's market iPhone app, launches.
33 in 2009
🎂 I turn 33. Frugal to the max.
750words.com launches.
❤️ Niko is born.
34 in 2010
🎂 I turn 34. Cultivating the core.
healthmonth.com launches.
35 in 2011
🎂 I turn 35. Love the struggle.
Habit Labs is founded.
Habit Labs launches Budge.
36 in 2012
🎂 I turn 36. Talk it out.
Habit Labs closes down.
I post the first version of my book of beliefs.
My first day at Twitter.
🚚 Kellianne, Niko, and I move to Berkeley, California.
37 in 2013
🎂 I turn 37. More kiloslogs.
I sell my Belltown condo in Seattle.
❤️ I meet Rodney, my brother. We found each other through 23andme.com.
38 in 2014
🎂 I turn 38. Cultivate quality time.
🏡 We buy a house in Berkeley.
39 in 2015
🎂 I turn 39. Make wiggle room. My last day at Twitter.
My first day at Slack.
We launch Slack's platform.

My 40s

40 in 2016
🎂 I turn 40. Mind the loops.
❤️ Louie is born.
🧠 I publish the Cognitive Bias Cheat Sheet.
Trump wins the election.
41 in 2017
🎂 I turn 41. Seek endarkenment.
👴🏻 My grandfather passes away.
Received a book deal for my book about arguing.
My last day at Slack.
My first day at Patreon.
42 in 2018
🎂 I turn 42. Dig deeper.
My last day at Patreon.
I begin working on my book full-time.
43 in 2019
😱 Why Are We Yelling? is published
🏠 First day of shelter-in-place for COVID-19
44 in 2020
45 in 2021
46 in 2022
47 in 2023
48 in 2024
49 in 2025

My 50s

50 in 2026
51 in 2027
52 in 2028
53 in 2029
54 in 2030
55 in 2031
56 in 2032
57 in 2033
58 in 2034
59 in 2035

My 60s

60 in 2036
61 in 2037
62 in 2038
63 in 2039
64 in 2040
65 in 2041
66 in 2042
67 in 2043
68 in 2044
69 in 2045

My 70s

70 in 2046
71 in 2047
72 in 2048
73 in 2049
74 in 2050
75 in 2051
76 in 2052
☠️ My life expectancy expiration date.
77 in 2053
78 in 2054
79 in 2055

My 80s

80 in 2056
81 in 2057
82 in 2058
83 in 2059
84 in 2060
85 in 2061
86 in 2062
87 in 2063
88 in 2064
89 in 2065

My 90s

90 in 2066
91 in 2067
92 in 2068
93 in 2069
94 in 2070
95 in 2071
96 in 2072
97 in 2073
98 in 2074
99 in 2075

Endgame

100 in 2076
🚲 Goal: ride a bike on my 100th birthday.