2011 in Review: Hour by Hour

Now that my fifth semester of college is completed, I have a lot of free time on my hands. I had a novel idea to review my year, and being the logical person that I am, I decided to count the hours I spent doing certain activities.

College

• Driving to and from Starkville (12.5 times at 5.5 hours round trip): 68.75 hours (2.86 days)
• Commuting to and from campus (150 days at 30 minutes): 75 hours (3.13 days)
• Spring classes (14.2 weeks at 17.667 hours plus 5 hours for exams): 255.87 hours (10.66 days)
• Fall classes (14.4 weeks at 15 hours plus 5 hours for exams): 221 hours (9.21 days)
• Football games: 50 hours
• Tents for Tickets (the dumbest idea ever): 8 hours
• Choir special events (concerts, El Capitan, travelling): 30.5 hours

Total:  709.12 hours (29.55 days)

BSU

• Priority (26 times at 4 hours [includes prep time]): 104 hours (4.33 days)
• Noonday (29 times at 1.75 hours [includes prep time]): 50.75 hours (2.11 days)
• BASIC Training (including prep, filming, video editing): 45 hours
• Fall Retreat (including prep, setup): 30 hours
• Other tech activities: 13 hours
• New Orleans Mission Project: 50 hours
• Non-tech activities (Barn Party, End-of-year Party, Christmas Party): 8 hours

Total: 300.75 hours (12.53 days)

Pinelake

• Sunday services (non-tech): (10 times at 2 hours): 20 hours
• Renewal (non-tech): (15 times at 2 hours): 30 hours
• Sunday services (tech): (14 times at 6.5 hours): 91 hours (3.79 days)
• Renewal (tech): (13 times at 4 hours): 52 (2.16 days)
• Other events (Shine, tech meetings, Christmas party): 10 hours

Total: 203 hours (8.46 days)

Bellevue (non-work)

• Sunday services: (14 times at 2 hours): 28 hours
• Tech services: (3 times at 4 hours): 12 hours
• Starlight Spectacular: 8 hours

Total: 48 hours (2 days)

MSU Praise

• Various events (Monday Night Praise, Downpour, auditions): 18 hours
• The Spirit of Christmas (rehearsals, preparation included): 14 hours

Total: 32 hours (1.33 days)

Summer Activities

• Working with the Bellevue Baptist Church Music Ministry (including commuting) (8.7 weeks at 43.3 hours): 376.71 hours (15.70 days)
• Volunteering with the National Weather Service: 11.25 hours
• Fun activities (Weddings, vacations, etc.): 285 hours (11.88 days)

Total: 672.96 hours (28.04 days)

For comparison's sake, I assume 8 hours of sleep per night, 3 hours of watching TV a day, 2.25 hours of eating a day, and 2 hours on the computer a day.

Here's the graph of my year:

Of course, this is hardly meant to be scientific. (This is what an only child does to entertain himself.) But, it is interesting to see where 2011 went.