{"id":34476,"date":"2024-01-01T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/?p=34476"},"modified":"2023-12-31T21:44:45","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T02:44:45","slug":"looking-back-at-the-year-that-was-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/looking-back-at-the-year-that-was-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking Back At The Year That Was 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s that time again. It&#8217;s time to lo0ok back and reflect on the latest trip around the sun. New year, new me and all that stuff. What was 2023? Was it a success? Was it a failure? Let&#8217;s take a look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was a relatively quiet year. I wasn&#8217;t as hard on the conventions and the ones I went to I more sat back and enjoyed them and hung out with friends than focusing on covering them. Although after an off year con wise, I am ready to hit the con scene harder again get back to more conventions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn&#8217;t set a lot of goals this year. My main goal was to be more consistent in content. I focused on my YouTube channel. I set a goal to have a new video out every Tuesday and I can say I accompl;ished that and more. Every Tuesday was hot and I even managed a majority of Fridays as well. I put out a total of 82 videos this year. I saw huge growth in terms of views and subscribers. It was very satisfying to see that growth. I have plans for the upcoming year as well and can&#8217;t wait to get started on those.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was able to a little more traveling. After 2022&#8217;s hospital visit, i was only able to get out of state for DragonCon. This year I was able to make it to JoeFest and DragonCon. I want to do more traveling even if it&#8217;s just within Florida but after I get some things paid off this year, some more out of state travel may be possible as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But wuth what I have done, what does the future hold? What do I want to accomplish this year? Mainly it&#8217;s going to be more of what I did in 2023. I want to continue to grow my YouTube presence and continue in t he direction of becoming a better content creator. I want to see more growth and more consistency. For 2023, I want to hit two videos per week regularly. That will continie the regular Tuesday video which will likely be a toy review of some sort. Then I will make the Friday video a regular thing as well. This video will likely be them park or convention vlogs that will require a little more editing time. I am also looking into doing more scripted videos such as skits and retrospectives. More on that at a later time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also want to get back inot more podcasting. I have thought of reviving Totally Radical Cartoon Podcast. I love 80s cartoons and want to talk about them again. I would also love to be a part of other podcasts. Any inquiries for podasts? Feel free to reach out to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, I want to create more and enjoy the experience. I will continue to bring the effort and this year I feel revived and ready to go. Things may look a little different in how they are presented but the same drive and passion for geeky things will still be the underlying force. Let&#8217;s take down 2024 and make it the best year ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live Long and Prosper Til All are One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Randy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s that time again. 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