Here are some photos of me every year of my life. I’ve also included some biographical information about what I had been doing at the time.
1989
- Born.
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
- My family moved churches.
2002
2003
- My family moved.
2004
2005
2006
- Started learning Latin.
2007
- Started learning Greek.
- Started learning classical Arabic. With the resources available to me, I never got too good at it unfortunately.
2008
- Graduated high school, went to Valdosta State University flippantly
- Started studying Sanskrit. Resourses were weak, but got a good sense of the grammar.
2009
- Used Linux for the first time as a daily driver (Ubuntu on the old GNOME 2). This was the suggestion of my roommate at Valdosta, Kyle.
- Transferred to Georgia State University (in downtown Atlanta) to do a degree in International Economics and modern languages.
2010
- Started my first website around this time. Wrote essays on it. It was not tied to my real name.
- Started studying Chinese, first alone, but then later taking classes.
2011
- Stupidly did not take up a free opportunity to study a year in Venice.
2012
- Reinstalled Linux, (Ubuntu once the move to Gnome 3).
- Visited China, took courses at Zhengzhou University
- (December) Graduated GSU with my B.A.
2013
- Had a full semester between graduating vs. when grad school started. Took time off, went to some conferences, did some serious reading. Mostly hung out at university (and sometime community college) libraries.
- (Fall) – Started an M.A. in linguistics at University of Georgia.
2014
- Taught my first classes.
2015
- (Spring) Wrote a master’s thesis. Graduated from UGA.
- (Summer) Started learning professional typesetting.
- (Fall) Moved to Tucson, Arizona. Started Ph.D. program at University of Arizona.
2016
- (Fall) Decided to move into the country eventually (although did not immediately and remained in Tucson).
- Put up my first videos on YouTube.
2017
2018
- Went to/presented at my first Linuxfest (pictured).
- Moved to a cheap appartment in an obscure college town. Worked on YouTube and did a lot of reading.
- Started my podcast, Not Related!.
2019
- Worked in a carpentry shop for a while.
- Moved out further into the country.
2020
2021
2022
- Went to an Orthodox Church for the first time.
2023
- Officially became a catechumen in the Orthodox Church.
- Went to Europe for the first time.
- Started a prolonged hiatus from YouTube (over a year).
2024
- Baptized into the Orthodox Church.