It was ten years ago today that I started blogging. Back then it was on LiveJournal, but now I’ve moved entirely to WordPress on my own hosted domain. The move to the new system wasn’t entirely smooth; I lost every comment written. LiveJournal doesn’t really want to help me get them back; punishment for leaving. I do have a plan for how to get them, but it only works because I am a packrat that never threw away an email.
It is interesting to look at my first entry and compare it with today.
I had fears that my mother might start reading it. She never did except when I went on epic vacations.
I used to go out to bars and bemoan how miserable I was at them. (A decade ago New Year’s Eve was no exception.) That was because I was socially inept. Now I barely ever go out to bars. I think I will dabble with that in the future, but with better perspective. I’m enjoying time spent with friends much more.
I ran on New Year’s day back then. That was for the Resolution Run, a 5km run that the Running Room puts on. A month ago, I heard that this year’s run had already run out of large and extra-large t-shirts. That gives you an idea of the body type of people who go to it. In fact, I did a run today that was over 5km, and involved a lot of stairs. I think I’m better than the Resolution Run now.
The biggest reminder I get when I look over my old posts is how much I hate my younger self. He was an idiot, and had poor social skills. I’ll probably think the same about myself now in ten years. Hopefully this will motivate myself to be better.
Because, although I have improved, I still have trouble socializing.