Document: WM-036                                                 P. Webb
Category: Life                                                2018.12.31

                             Year in Review

Abstract

   What. A. Year.

Body

   So much has happened this year, not just for me but my wife as well.
   Let’s dig in.

   1. I quit Instagram

      A year prior I quit Facebook proper but it seemed disingenuous to
      continue using Instagram. Knowing that I was still in FB Land made
      me feel gross so my last post was New Years Day.

   2. Attained Wakandan Citizenship

      Black Panther was the greatest movie of the year. I want Kimoyo
      Beads[1] badly.

   3. Moved to Tennessee

      Family friends invited us to stay with them while 1) I found a new
      job and 2) we found a home of our own. I would not recommend
      this as it was stressful in several annoying ways but it was only
      four months. Lessons learned?

      - Trust your gut (in hindsight, I should have seen my
         layoff coming)
      - Have a savings fund

   4. Got more serious about projects

      Socii[2] saw improvements, Chew[3] was launched, and I released
      some open-source[4] modules[5] and[6] configs[7] on npm.

      Along the way, I discovered better "good practices" and I’m keen
      on improving them further in the new year.

      Oh, and I transitioned from GitLab to Gitea[8]. GitLab is a
      resource hog and reminds of old Wordpress. I am much happier with
      Gitea and it is customizable! I haven’t done any customization
      though, haha.

      My wife delved into sewing more, improved her skills tenfold, and
      is becoming known in the sewing community. I now have intermediate
      knowledge about cover stiches and what stiches look like when
      using 1-3 needles.

   5. Bought more indie music

      Stream life is just not for me, at least music-wise. Tidal,
      Spotify, Apple Music…none of it sticks with me. I’ve found myself
      using Bandcamp a lot more this year and I mean a LOT.

      Some awesome musicians I’ve discovered are LAKIM[9],
      マクロスMACROSS 82-99[10], Eric Lau[11], Dent May[12],
      The PLAYlist[13], leon chang[14], YUNG BAE[15]…I could keep going
      but that small list should keep your ears busy for a couple hours.

   FIN

      For the past couple years I’ve ended my annual review posts with
      my top nine popular Instagram posts but since I don’t use that
      platform anymore…here are some favorited images from my phone.

      

      This time next year, Socii will have photo functionality. 🕸