Modern Technology

It always amazes me how exponential technology moves.

I built my first website when I was 11. I learned basic HTML and used tools such as Microsoft Frontpage or Macromedia Dreamweaver. I had a lot of fun building multiple websites for various reasons but I’ll always remember how challenging it was and how long it took. Shoutout Geocities.

Fast forward to today and I was able to get this blog up and running with 15 minutes from a bar called the Peacekeeper in Nob Hill. I signed up for a Squarespace account, choose a simple template and made edits, bought the vieje.co domain, and I was ready to go before I finished my cocktail.

I can’t believe building a website used to take me that long. I’m excited for the future when there are more things I can’t believe used to take me that long.

Some items that come to mind: taxes, air and ground travel, transferring money, laundry, and athletic recovery. Just to name a few.

My workstation at Peacekeeper in Nob Hill where I made this blog before my cocktail was done.

Fast Times at Lowell High

On Friday I got to hang out with a bunch of my high school friends that I’ve known for 14+ years. A group of us started at my apartment and then eventually met up with the larger group in North Beach at a bar. We don’t get to hang out that often anymore so it was really good seeing everyone and reminiscing about the glory days.

After we closed down the bar, some friends decided to continue the party at a friend’s house. I know I’m getting older as I realized it was 1:30am and immediately called an Uber home instead of partaking in the postgame fun.

It was an interesting ride home as I started thinking about how fast times change. Just a couple years ago there would be no chance I’d turn down an invite to keep the party going.

One of my favorite movies in high school was Fast Times at Ridgemont High despite coming out nearly 30 years before my time in high school. I can only imagine what high school seniors in 1982 feel like when they see that movie. Time really does move fast.

Freezing Time

Time is something you’re never going to get back. As I get older, time gets more and more scarce.

That is the reason why I am starting this blog. I decided today that I want to preserve my thoughts, activities, and days and therefore “freeze my time”.

Today would be rather insignificant Sunday in my life in the grand scheme of things. No special events or gatherings. I ran errands like any boring Sunday.

Today’s not any ordinary day though. I started my blog and personal diary today.

I was able to preserve August 25th, 2019 as an important day of my life that I can refer back to. I’m looking forward to freezing my time.