November 19, 2024
Cultured Individual Has Its Own Instagram
August 21, 2023
I Go International (for real this time)
March 01, 2023
The Cultured Individual
I had a thought, or maybe it was something closer to a fantasy. I imagine somewhere in the future, maybe 50 years from now, and assuming the internet still existed in a similar way to now. I think about someone important, by some random chance, stumbling onto my blog and seeing the posts I have made about 50-60 years ago. I feel like that person in the future will label me as 'one of the great thinkers of our time'. How could that possibly be? I am just one person with one blog in the sea of millions of blogs on the internet. I do not consider myself important, nor would I ever anyone else consider me as important, or even go so far as to call me 'one of the great thinkers of our time'.
December 28, 2022
My 'Best-Of 2022' Post And General Chatter For 2023
When I was a more active user on Twitter many years ago, at the end of every year, I would write a few tweets about my year-to-date and my hopes for the next year. This continued in a similar fashion with my "best-of" blog posts at the end of the year. It is that time of the year for me to reflect on what went on in my life in 2022, and to think about what 2023 will look like for me as well. I think 2022 was overall a good year for me. It had the highlighted hallmarks for me in a year: the big job changes and the big vacation. There were also other memorable moments for me in 2022 that I have also highlighted in my blog. I will talk about all of that and more on this post.
June 07, 2022
June 2022 Update
May 10, 2022
Changing Jobs (Again) And Trying To Fit In
May 09, 2022
May 2022 Update
I have been posting nothing but video game reviews for the past while (and not terribly often), so here is a life update.
So, as of writing this post, I am currently between jobs. I left my previous job last week (and you will hear all about it in a future post) and I am going to start my new job at the end of this month. I have a couple of weeks to relax and catch up on things that I did not have time for while I was still working. I'm excited for my new job, as I feel like I am finally going to work in my field for a large company, and the terms of my employment met and even exceeded my expectations. I'm looking forward to starting in my new role and I feel like I am ready for this new challenge.
Before that, I will be travelling to Hawaii in less than a week. I am excited about the trip, and will be meandering around on the islands of Maui and Oahu for the next nine days. Expect a few posts about what I did while I was in Hawaii with lots of pictures. I still have to shop for clothes and pack my suitcase, so maybe I should get on doing that.
I can say that right now, things are going extremely well with minimal stress. This week, I am able to reach out to old friends and I finally have the time to go see them and spend time with them. I do not want to think about any challenges I may have to face in the near future. I am perfectly happy living in the now.
Exciting times ahead!
June 28, 2021
June 2020 Update
Here is a quick update on what has been going on in my life since my last post.
As you have noticed, I have not posted anything since May 9th, 2021, when I said that I needed to post more content on my blog. I am not one to make excuses, but there has been many things going on.
May 09, 2021
When Life Leaves You Behind
This is going to be one of those posts where I talk about what is on my mind. I want to talk about some issues. I have not been feeling the best mentally, and I feel that could be due to a number of things.
December 28, 2020
Cultured Individual's Second-Half Recap of 2020 (And What To Expect For 2021)
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My feeling towards 2020. RIP The Legend. |
It is that bi-annual time of year again where I look at the posts I have written over the past six months. I was able to go on a mini-vacation, but I wrote about the usual things (such as video games) as well. Here are my highlights from the past six months.
December 13, 2020
December 2020 Blog Update
October 08, 2020
Evergreen Brick Works Media Gallery + New Phone!
September 28, 2020
Changing Jobs And Keeping In Touch
As I have recently switched employers in my career, I have wrote about the negative aspects of working at my old company as it pertains to my life and at the current stage of my career. Switching employers is currently looking like a good move for me, but that is not to say that I miss certain things about my old company. I want to talk about the biggest challenge that I am going to face about leaving my old company.
September 14, 2020
Changing Jobs And Trying To Realize My Value
If anyone has seen some of my posts from late last year and early this year, I talk about my struggles in working at the company I was working for at that time. Around that time, I was working evenings and weekends without any financial compensation and I was suffering from job burnout. Well, I have some good news! At the time of writing this post, I have accepted a new position at a new company and the previous week was my last week at my old company. There is no doubt that I am excited for this new challenge and opportunity. This post is going to sound like I am complaining about my previous job, but honestly; I do not care if this is how the post sounds. During my job search and my subsequent job offer, I have been thinking about why I wanted to leave my current job, as well as what I have learned about myself and what I want to do in my career path.
July 27, 2020
COVID-19 Update: Travelling (Under Unusual Circumstances)
May 27, 2020
COVID-19 Update: Amplifying The Stagnation
May 11, 2020
COVID-19 Update: Explaining My Thought Processes
April 06, 2020
COVID-19 Update: Stuck In Quarantine
As of last Tuesday, I have been experiencing symptoms consistent with the COVID-19 virus, such as having a sore throat, dry cough, and a mild fever. I remember being in a couple of specific stores where days previously, there was an employee in each store that tested positive for the virus, and so both stores were closed so that deep cleaning can take place. On that Tuesday when I was first experiencing symptoms was when I found out about one of the stores closing, so I immediately feared the worst. I entered into a 14-day quarantine at home in order to monitor my symptoms. I also let my boss know that I will be working from home indefinitely.
March 23, 2020
COVID-19 and Self-Isolation
January 06, 2020
My Writing Ideas for 2020
Here we are in 2020. It is a new year (and a new decade), but I am hoping that I can take part in some fun things in this year as I did in 2019. Here are some of my upcoming plans, trips, and ideas I have for 'Cultured Individual' for 2020.