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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
throughβ¦or maybe I'm just lazy. Here's a couple pics to whet
your appetite:
πΈ[Japanese money!][IMG1]
πΈ[I finally understand the significance of 7-11][IMG2]
πΈ[SQUAAAAAD!][IMG3]
πΈ[Nighttime Marauders][IMG4]
πΈ[The only train delay I experienced and it was for five minutes][IMG5]
πΈ[Rainy day in Tokyo][IMG6]
πΈ[I found a dope spot for us to take pics][IMG7]
πΈ[Cloud seeker][IMG8]
πΈ[Shrimp curry at Mt Fuji][IMG9]
πΈ[24 hours? Crazy][IMG10]
πΈ[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.
πΈ[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. π€¬ 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.
πΈ[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. πΈ
References
[1] <http://sincerelyshantelle.com/blog/how-i-met-my-husband>
[2] </WM-018>
[3] </WM-013>
[4] </WM-023>
[5] <https://socii.network>
[IMG1] <https://π₯.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/year-in-review-a.jpg>
[IMG2] <https://π₯.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/year-in-review-b.jpg>
[IMG3] <https://π₯.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/year-in-review-c.jpg>
[IMG4] <https://π₯.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/year-in-review-d.jpg>
[IMG5] <https://π₯.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/year-in-review-e.jpg>
[IMG6] <https://π₯.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/year-in-review-f.jpg>
[IMG7] <https://π₯.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/year-in-review-g.jpg>
[IMG8] <https://π₯.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/year-in-review-h.jpg>
[IMG9] <https://π₯.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/year-in-review-i.jpg>
[IMG10] <https://π₯.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/year-in-review-j.jpg>
[IMG11] <https://π₯.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/year-in-review-k.jpg>
[IMG12] <https://π₯.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/year-in-review-l.jpg>
[IMG13] <https://π₯.pixels.wtf/blog/image/2017/year-in-review-m.jpg>
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