Sunday, December 30, 2012

Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Since tomorrow is the last day of 2012, I thought I'd take this opportunity to reflect on the past year. It was a bit of a roller coaster, with various accomplishments, setbacks, comebacks, and curveballs, but I'd say the technological sector of my life saw more growth than even I expected. Here are some examples:

  • This blog! I started it in February of this year and had no idea what I was doing. Now I'm using bullet points!
  • Twitter: I came into 2012 with a few tweets and fewer followers. I still don't have a ton of followers, but I've had doors open up for me that I never would have imagined. The account that I started for the environmental club at my school broke 100 followers recently, I've been tweeting up a storm with the help of the marvelous iPhone, I got to work at a concert and see the bands for free, and I even got an awesome internship that I'm really excited about. All because of a little social networking site.
  • Tumblr: What did I do with my time before I was on Tumblr? I must've been on Facebook much more often. I cringe at the thought. I feel like I'm part of a new society with an entirely different culture now. It's great. Let's just pray I don't get on Pinterest or I'll never have free time again!
  • Youtube: In addition to my ever-expanding K-Pop playlist, I produced my own video and uploaded it to Youtube. It was a project for a class that I made with a friend of mine and it wasn't very interesting, but for a first endeavor, it felt like something to be proud of. Perhaps it's just the tip of the iceberg! 
With such a productive year behind me, I'm really looking forward to the adventures I'll have this coming year. I'm sure I'll learn a lot in my new classes and my internship, both about technology and  about life in general. Maybe I'll make some interesting Youtube videos and find something even more time consuming than Tumblr. Who knows? The future is wide open and I'm ready to dive in head first!