So the end of the year is upon us, which generally means that tomorrow night, a lot of people are going out partying and going to do things they regret the next morning. And after that, they’ll make resolutions to never do those things again.

My kind of holiday.

Of course, a lot of people take the end of the year to reflect and look back at the year that was (I know I’ve been doing a bit of that lately and will likely be doing more as the days go on) and see how their actions will affect the year to come.

In that spirit, I’ve created a few charts and graphs to illustrate some important parts of 2007 in my life, and I’m going to share a few of those with you, because charts and graphs are often a lot more fun than just plain text.

2007 on the web

As you all know, I do a lot on the web. (No, I’m not addicted, I promise.) From storytelling here on Eloquation to tumblelogging on Squandrous to microblogging on Twitter to photoblogging on Flickr to cityblogging on blogTO, it’s hard to avoid me out there on the internet.

The chart below tracks my activity over the past year on my most important web properties: Squandrous in blue, Eloquation in green, Flickr in yellow, Twitter in red, and blogTO in purple. Of course, this doesn’t include any of my activity on awesome services like Dopplr, Last.fm, Upcoming, Facebook and many others, but it’s a start.

In the end, all this chart really shows is that I’m really addicted to Twitter and that I need to get away from my computer from time to time.

2007 in the air

I’ve spent a good chunk of this past year away from Toronto, and the majority (as in, more than 99%) of the traveling I have done has been for work. To those of you who are about to embark on careers that require you to travel for three weeks of the month, be sure you know what you’re getting in to.

While I’ll be traveling a whole lot less next year, I’m pretty glad I was able to go to so many different cities and countries this year. While they were mostly concentrated in Europe, I’m still thankful that I’ve had the opportunity to experience new cultures — and especially cuisines. Here’s a map that gives you a quick look at where I’ve been this year.

The first thing that popped into my head when I looked at that map was that I needed to travel to Asia and South America next year. The next thing that popped into my head was that perhaps I had traveled enough for an average lifetime.

2007 in my mug

Don’t think all the reflection I’ve done over this past year has been on serious topics. Okay, well coffee is a pretty serious topic for me, but for most, keeping track of all your caffeinated drinks over the past year could be classified as ‘silly’ or ‘whimsical’ or, let’s face it, ‘ridiculous.’

Ridiculous or not, I’ve tracked every single cup of coffee (purple), tea (blue), and soda (green) I’ve had in 2007, and as you can see here, I strongly prefer my coffee over other caffeinated beverages. Can you blame me?

For those of you who are wondering, I generally drink 3-4 liters of water a day, so don’t think I’m surviving on caffeine, okay? And yes, I do have to pee a lot because of the amount of fluids I consume on an average day.

2007 on my face

It’s not my fault that I often have stubble on my face. Some of us were cursed with rapidly growing facial hair. That being said, having a healthy facial hair growth speed means I can often sculpt the whiskers on my face into interesting (and often farcical) shapes and patterns.

What might be more amusing than the fact that I actually sculpt my facial hair is the fact that I actually kept track of my facial hair status over the year. Enjoy.

Okay, that’s all the charts and graphs for now. Expect a few more year-in-review-style posts in the new year, and a whole lotta caffeinated, jet-lagged, scruffy-haired stories in 2008. Happy New Year!