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+Document: WM-043                                                 P. Webb
+Category: Life                                                2019.12.29
+
+                             Year in Review
+
+Abstract
+
+   New experiences
+
+Body
+
+   In my last "Year in Review" post I stated that Socii would have photo
+   functionality. It does…it just isn't reliable, haha. I haven't
+   cracked that bit quite yet and I've also been spending time on
+   getting other projects up to speed. Anyhoo, let's dig into what has
+   happened this year!
+
+   1. Visited Disney World
+
+      My wife and I never had the opportunity to visit when we were kids
+      so we decided to treat our own kids to a family trip there. My son
+      threw my phone into a shallow pool and I heard it hit the
+      bottom…that's when I knew enough water had gotten in. Sure enough,
+      my phone was out of commission for almost the entire trip. Luckily
+      there are Apple Stores everywhere so I got a replacement during
+      some downtime.
+
+      The lockscreen background[1] on my phone is *still* an amazing
+      shot I got of the EPCOT ball at night.
+
+      In addition, the entire family got sunburnt. I had it the *worst*
+      since I wasn't wearing a shirt at the beach. It was an interesting
+      experience, one that I'd rather not repeat. Melanin-enriched or
+      not, sunscreen is good for you.
+
+      📸[Yummy Disney snacks][IMG1]
+      📸[The EPCOT ball in daytime][IMG2]
+
+   2. Went bald 😱
+
+      I grow facial hair quite easily but on *top* of my head? Umm,
+      let's just say it doesn't fill out like it used to. I blame the
+      stresses of my 20s. And possibly wearing hats a lot. Anyhoo, I was
+      always scared to do so because I wasn't sure how my head would
+      look. Turned out great!
+
+      Also, my son had his first (barbershop) haircut! He took it a lot
+      better than we expected.
+
+      📸[My boy was a trooper!][IMG3]
+      📸[He kept rubbing his head, not used to the buzz][IMG4]
+
+   3. Attended Comic-Con
+
+      I've been to PAX East a couple times so I was excited to finally
+      check out Comic-Con and…it's not my thing. I like comic books but
+      not as much as I like video games. Still, it was a good
+      experience. Also, since my trip to Japan in 2017 I have been
+      *craving* a wonderful drink called Mitsuya Cider[2]. One of my
+      best buddies and I trekked to at least *three* different Japanese
+      shops in New York City before stopping for ramen. While in the
+      restaurant I asked the owner if he knew where we could find some
+      and he gave us directions to a strange market with an elevator.
+      Sure enough, the drink was there!
+
+      I don't do checked baggage when I'm on short trips so I had to
+      guzzle all three bottles I purchased in the remaining amount of
+      time I had in the city.
+
+   4. Warmed up to an abandoned kitten
+
+      My daughter came home from her bus stop one day cradling a kitten
+      we later learned was roughly a week or two old. It was also wet
+      and cold outside so she and a classmate each took a kitten home.
+      My wife did most of the work of nursing "Chi Chi" back to health
+      and then put her up for adoption after a few weeks. Sadly, we just
+      don't have the space for a pet at the moment and our daughter
+      wasn't pulling her weight in taking care of the kitten she brought
+      home. Fortunately, Chi Chi grew into a gorgeous lil' cat and was
+      promptly adopted. Turns out, she was quite popular amongst
+      families visiting the animal shelter so I'm glad she'll have the
+      space and care she needs to explore and grow.
+
+      When we move into a bigger place I definitely want to get a
+      similar-looking cat. After I get my Dalmatian.
+
+      📸[Yung Chi Chi][IMG5]
+
+   5. Made it "big" on Hacker News
+
+      I love checking out Hacker News (HN)[3] as I find all sorts of
+      neat projects and learn of interesting articles through it. I've
+      been checking out Lobsters[4] lately too (and got an invite as I
+      drafted what you're reading).
+
+      I shared my recent post[5] about a "personal API" there and to my
+      pleasant surprise it was well-received[6] (with 156 points)! The
+      post inspired some people to check out my other online webpages
+      and projects and even encouraged some signups for Socii, to my
+      horror (it's not ready for prime-time). I've also received
+      requests for collaboration so that should be interesting.
+
+      The other feedback I got from HN was *intense* negativity about
+      the horizontal scrolling so I quickly created a toggle to disable
+      it. Apparently, Windows users have a horrible experience with it.
+      Coming from a macOS background and with huge trackpads, horizontal
+      scrolling is actually quite pleasant for me so I never did further
+      testing when I initially implemented it. 😬
+
+      As I proofread the post you're reading, reception[7] on Lobsters
+      is quite good too. I spend more time coding than I do writing but
+      when I *do* write I get more ideas and knowledge due to feedback.
+      Note to future Paul: keep doing this writing thing!
+
+   6. Started learning TypeScript
+
+      TypeScript[8] is a layer on top of JavaScript that basically helps
+      prevent you from making mistakes in your code, which helps create
+      more robust applications. Initially I decided to learn Flow so I
+      could incrementally add static types to a small API project but
+      after an interview I decided to jump right into TypeScript. Man, I
+      wish I did so earlier instead of mucking around in Flow. I'm still
+      no expert but I'm having fun with it and I found egregious code
+      patterns in existing projects thanks to TypeScript.
+
+   7. Released a couple projects
+
+      - `chronver.org`[9] A date-based versioning specification that
+        makes more sense to me these days than SemVer.
+      - `lefty.world`[10] A fun site for left-handed people. I intend
+        to do more with this in 2020.
+      - `webb.page`[11] My new homepage and probably the best domain
+        I own.
+
+   FIN
+
+      As is customary, here are some of my favorite pics I snapped
+      this year. 🕸
+
+      📸[Some of my favorite photos from this year][IMG6]
+
+References
+
+   [1]    <https://🔥.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2019/year-in-review-g.jpg>
+   [2]    <https://www.asahiinryo.co.jp/mitsuya-cider/sp/cm>
+   [3]    <https://news.ycombinator.com>
+   [4]    <https://lobste.rs>
+   [5]    </WM-042>
+   [6]    <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21684949>
+   [7]    <https://lobste.rs/s/mgpx3w/personal_api>
+   [8]    <https://www.typescriptlang.org>
+   [9]    <https://chronver.org>
+   [10]   <https://lefty.world>
+   [11]   <https://webb.page>
+   [IMG1] <https://🔥.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2019/year-in-review-a.jpg>
+   [IMG2] <https://🔥.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2019/year-in-review-b.jpg>
+   [IMG3] <https://🔥.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2019/year-in-review-c.jpg>
+   [IMG4] <https://🔥.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2019/year-in-review-d.jpg>
+   [IMG5] <https://🔥.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2019/year-in-review-e.jpg>
+   [IMG6] <https://🔥.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2019/year-in-review-f.jpg>