Jan 3rd, 2008
Looking Back on 2007
It is now 2008 and I’m going to be cheesy and reflect back on the year that was 2007.
I can’t believe how fast the year has come and gone and even more startling to me, are all the things that have happened in the past year.
I began working for a great organization located here in DC, independently launched a new blog focused on social media and technology, launched a collaborative blog focused on life in DC and started taking my life a little bit more seriously (although I do miss being a student somewhat).
I even made a (short-lived) decision to put Drift Reality on hold while I attempted to focus my energies in a new direction. In hindsight, it seems like a naive decision because it was about two months until the old yearnings to write about nothing in particular started knocking once again.
It is funny to think that I originally launched Drift Reality in 2001 when returning home from Korea, still so confused about what I was going to do with my life. Reflecting back on the past six years I realize the one constant has been my eagerness to move to another place, meet new people and document everything in Drift Reality.
In many ways, my initial decision to name the site ‘Drift Reality’ seems apropos based on the content that has emerged throughout the years.
I think 2007 was a departure of sorts because for the first time in ages I don’t feel an inexorable urge to move on but rather, to start building something in addition to Drift Reality.
I attribute these changes to a growing realization of the importance of relationships - with friend and with families. Those growing relationships are what have helped center me throughout all of the transitions and they are proving even more potent now.
These relationships form the ground and the fuel for everything I do these days it seems. I think without them I would still be writing hangover-infused gibberish (instead of sober gibberish).
So, in the first few days of 2007 I’d simply like to acknowledge all the people in my life who help me stay grounded and focused.
You know who you are.
