Thank You

If you click this post, it will take you to my blog. 

Me, Circa Fall 2018

It looks a little different now. Not so much so that it is unrecognizable. The main changes being the color scheme, profile picture, and bio. In fact, I think people would hardly notice a difference had I not pointed them out to you. After all, since I officially graduated college I can't necessarily have my bio introducing myself as a stressed-out college student. As of May 1, 2022 I have been promoted to a stressed-out post-grad adult. 

It's a strange feeling, especially when reflecting upon it through this blog. Started in the fall of 2018, I bought this domain while sitting in my freshman dorm with tears in my eyes. All I desperately wanted was to connect with people who may understand me. So, I chose a name harkening to a famous tv show I never bothered watching, and wrote my first post -- an intro to me. In this post, I wrote, " As my life changes for the better
(hopefully) and for the worse (inevitably) I want to bring you all with me for every twist and turn. . ."

Honestly I am shocked at the accuracy of that statement, given that nothing could have prepared me for the next four years. Who would have thought that the inevitable worse case scenario would have been a freaking pandemic? Certainly not 18-year-old me. I was thinking the worst thing to happen would be something along the lines of being single throughout college. Turns out, this was not nearly as terrible as I would have thought. 

You guys have been with me through it all. 

I write pretty heavy stuff. I don't shy away from sharing my struggles, and I know sometimes the world is too crazy to hear the ramblings of a mildly absurd twenty-something. But you guys have listened, and read, and supported. It is genuinely astonishing to see the support this little blog has garnered. Upon the creation of this emotional vehicle of a website, I was really only hoping my family and a few friends would read. As of publishing this post, I have almost 15,000 pageviews. 

15,000 friends. 

15,000 people who may, if only for a moment, understand me. 

Truly, it is enough to make me tear up. This blog essentially serves as my online diary, that I am opening to the public in hopes of making the world a little more accessible, a little more friendly. 

You all have proven that there is indeed a place for something like that in the world. 

This feels a bit like an award speech. I haven't won anything. Maybe just a degree and thousands of dollars in loan repayment. But in my heart of hearts I do want to thank every single person that reads, paroozes, or recognizes this blog's existence. It has been my outlet and companion throughout college, and I cannot wait to see where it takes me in the future. 

Much love and endless thanks, 

Sam 

Me, literally as I write this.