From 8c34d810af95fae0ef846f54370a8c88bfab7123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "netop://ウィビ" Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:24:49 -0700 Subject: initial commit --- memos/WM-024.txt | 119 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 119 insertions(+) create mode 100644 memos/WM-024.txt (limited to 'memos/WM-024.txt') diff --git a/memos/WM-024.txt b/memos/WM-024.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..22ffca9 --- /dev/null +++ b/memos/WM-024.txt @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@ + + + + + + + +Document: WM-024 P. Webb +Category: Life 2017.12.31 + + Year in review + +Abstract + + Hoo boy, what a year + +Body + + Keeping with the tradition of reviewing my year, let's have a look + back at my 2017. + + 1. I visited Japan + + My buddy Jamar had the bright idea to order plane tickets to Japan + in December of last year for September of this year. Of course, I + paid him back within the first four months of 2017. Anyhoo, we + stayed for two weeks (my other buddy Oliver stayed for a week) and + it was one of *the* best experiences of my life. Holy moly. I + still have a LOT of footage to get through. I've been meaning to + post about my trip for quite some time but 60GB+ is too much to go + through…or maybe I'm just lazy. Here's a couple pics to whet + your appetite: + + πŸ“Έ[Japanese money!][IMG1] + πŸ“Έ[I finally understand the significance of 7-11][IMG2] + πŸ“Έ[SQUAAAAAD!][IMG3] + πŸ“Έ[Nighttime Marauders][IMG4] + πŸ“Έ[The only train delay I experienced and it was for five minutes][IMG5] + πŸ“Έ[Rainy day in Tokyo][IMG6] + πŸ“Έ[I found a dope spot for us to take pics][IMG7] + πŸ“Έ[Cloud seeker][IMG8] + πŸ“Έ[Shrimp curry at Mt Fuji][IMG9] + πŸ“Έ[24 hours? Crazy][IMG10] + πŸ“Έ[One of many train station shots][IMG11] + + 2. I proposed and got married + + During Easter I proposed to my longtime girlfriend and although we + planned an semi-elaborate wedding, we decided to make it a small + get-together. After all, we were financing things ourselves so it + made the most sense. This was another great experience, especially + because the weather leading up to and immediately after our + wedding day was absolutely *dreadful* and cold. We took that as a + sign of the universe approving our union. + + πŸ“Έ[Marriage in autumn][IMG12] + + If you're interested in learning how we met, you can check out + both her post[1] and mine[2]. + + 3. I lost my job + + The startup I was working for went out of business in November. + This was a mere *four days* after my wedding. 🀬 Yeah I know, fun + right? Christmas a month later too? *Good grief*! Studies show + that money is one of the major reasons behind divorce so I guess + my wife and I were lucky that this happened immediately. Even + though job searching is immensely stressful (and annoying), having + ample time to work on projects I reserved for nights and weekends + has been a plus. + + Let this be a lesson to you: if you work for a startup that's + focused *solely* on B2B and they poo-poo the idea of B2C for + additional revenue even though their big partners are moving + slower than molasses, flee as soon as you can. That big partner + can *and will* outlive your dinky startup. + + 4. Became more productive + + This was a direct result of losing my job. Per my post about + neglected projects[3], I went through the list and either + redesigned or sunset them. My sunset'd projects aren't 100% gone, + just positioned in a way that I don't feel bad about seeing them. + A great way to ensure that is to get your project(s) to a nice + stopping point *and* leave yourself notes. + + With those out of the way, I started work on a social network + called Socii. You can read more about[4] it or visit the site[5] + to sign up for updates! + + FIN + + Here's my top nine Instagram photos, based on likes. + + πŸ“Έ[Top nine Instagram pics of 2017][IMG13] + + This may be the last time I do one of these, I want Socii to + replace Instagram for me. πŸ•Έ + +References + + [1] + [2] + [3] + [4] + [5] + [IMG1] + [IMG2] + [IMG3] + [IMG4] + [IMG5] + [IMG6] + [IMG7] + [IMG8] + [IMG9] + [IMG10] + [IMG11] + [IMG12] + [IMG13] -- cgit v1.2.3