2024
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Compared to the past 2 years, it feels like I didn’t do very much this year. Looking back on the year, I did quite a bit I suppose :)
For Christmas 2023, I drove to Kentucky, left my van for a few days, and flew back to San Francisco for New Year’s.
Started out the year in my rental in Sausalito. That place had such an amazing view.
2022
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This year was a unique year. I started the year without a job or a place to live. My house in San Francisco just sold, so I had house money in my checking account. Now what?
Here's a video I recorded when I moved out.
Some friends were going to Tulum, Mexico and asked if I wanted to tag along. Booked my tickets on my phone and slept on the couch in their Airbnb.
Cozumel 2022
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Earlier this month, I spent 10 days in Cozumel, Mexico. The trip was a mix of diving with my friend, Don, and a group from the dive shop where I got cerified. It was so great hanging out with old friends, making new ones, and seeing some absolutely beautiful nature. Such a good trip.
I shot all of these on a Sony a7R iii in a Nauticam housing.
Feel free to follow me on Instagram to see more scuba and travel photos. I’m @soffes over there.
Thirty-Three
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Yesterday was my thirty-third birthday. A few friends asked if I was going to write a birthday blog post like I usually do. I didn’t really want to, but I figured future me would be upset with present me for breaking my streak (30, 31, 32). So here we go.
Most of 32 for me was resetting.
After almost a year and a half of waiting for my divorce to be finalized, it was finally official in August 2021. That was such a relief.
Impact
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When I was first starting my career, I was really concerned with doing things that mattered. I feel like it’s kinda odd for an 18-year-old to be aware of this, but it was on my mind a lot at the beginning. Other than one or two projects, you could definitely argue none of it had any impact, but I remember at least trying.
I remember thinking about this a lot after being fortunate enough to have lots of job options later in my career. I definitely considered trying to do good (by whatever measure at the time) in my new role. For example at Lyft, I remember being really excited that it was helping folks that had limited job options make a living, etc. (In hindsight, this logic is a bit questionable.)
Lately, I realized I don’t care about “world impact” as much as I used to. I feel like it’s kinda stressful to always try to do what’s best.