Happy Birthday To Me

Wow, 2 years already, I knew the day was approaching, but it slipped my mind until I saw this notification pop up.

I figured this song would be appropriate for today.

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Two Great Years, and Many More To Come

Looking back over my Hive journey, there have been so many ups, and no downs. I remember first coming onto the chain and starting out with my posting, which I think was a gaming post about the Halo: Infinite campaign as it hadn't long been released. The post did pretty well and I got a fair bit of engagement on it. I was pretty blown away by this place after that, and I was able to meet a lot of cool people from the community who shared similar gaming interests.

Some of the comments referred me to a couple of Discord servers, namely The Terminal, where I spent a lot of time meeting people and asking questions.

My second post was an introduction post, as recommended, and I was able to talk candidly about myself and my interests. From what I studied in college, TV and Film Production, to my band I've been with for years, and in general, just the kind of stuff I like, and had done up to that point.

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Here's a picture of me playing at the Rebellion Festival this year, which had been something I've always wanted to do.

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My Introduction Post
I think it was pretty decent, and I gave a good rundown of myself. I have often thought of creating a more up-to-date introduction post, as - like many people - life has changed a fair bit in the last couple of years, and I have more stuff to talk about.

From the introduction, my engagement was pretty astounding, and I got to meet even more cool people whom I still chat with regularly, and who have also helped me find my feet while navigating this cool place.

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Is Hive Still Fun?
I was asked this the other day, and it got me thinking. I mentioned about daily posting that I've been doing since January, and I'm here in the final month and very close to achieving my badge.

Hive is still fun for me, and even though I'm trying to juggle the posting with everything else going on in my life, I've never gotten to the end of a day and said, feck it, I'll let the posting streak drop because I just can't be arsed.

I've maintained my enthusiasm, and Hive - to the bemusement of some people in my life - is a constant topic of conversation when I talk with friends or family.

I honestly think everyone should be on here, and I'd love to have some people I know irl on here. Imagine having a Hive meetup every time you go out with friends to the pub or dinner. It would be pretty cool.

Sadly, only a few people have joined, and out of those few, none have kept posting. One done a good few posts, but inevitably gave up, but I still encourage him to get on and share some of his adventures up here. As I've told him, rather than flicking through some pictures on Instagram, I'd like to read about the journey as each picture is shown. I can't force him, so I'll just have to wait, and hope he comes back.

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Here's an unflattering picture of me with the two most important people in my life, when we went out to a pumpkin patch this year.

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The Stuff I Post
I tend to go through phases, but currently, I'm in the phase of posting a lot of fiction while completing this Novella I've been working on. However, I do bounce into phases of writing Film, TV, or Game reviews. Sometimes I write rants, and sometimes I blog about places I've gone to and share pictures. Other times I share videos, and I also share the process of making clay models.

All of these things are things I love, and I don't force myself to do any of those things or write about any of them. I think that's the secret sauce when it comes to social/ blogging/ whatever this place is.

I don't chase trends, or mimic what I see other people doing. I just write about whatever's on my mind that day, and try and make the posts look good. I don't think I give 100% - I'd be lying if I said I did - I give about 60% and that suits me in most aspects of my life.

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Well What's The Take Home From This?
I don't know really. I love Hive and everyone here, I've enjoyed my experience of the last few years. I remember my first day/ week/ month as if it were yesterday. I can't believe it has been two years, but then again a lot has happened so it does kind of feel like two years.

Most of the things that happen in my life are shared here with you beautiful people, and I have been given some amazing advice by so many of you which I recall often. Thanks for everything!