http://kolinateng.com

I’m not sure what I was waiting for, but I finally bit the bullet and bought the domain and web host account in order to start this site. Hurray!

Its existence is long overdue. In a 6th-grade elective course called “Internet”, I created my first ever webpage detailing the intricate steps required to make a tuna sandwich. I know—not terribly exciting, but I did get an A in the class! Perhaps it was an early indicator of my future-now-present internet addiction, partially fueled by the dot-com era in the Silicon Valley where my circle of friends at MSJHS was far more interested in web development than, say, sports. I remember joking that we represented neither the “East side” nor “West side” but “Web site!” Man, I was lame even back then!

My first recreational page was on one of those free Geocities-hosted sites and was completely decked out with animated gifs and pastel text in Comic Sans font (Sorry Jen—don’t judge me). I redesigned that site about 4 times between junior high and college, “coding” in Notebook with basic HTML and CSS skills I picked up from interweb forums. I didn’t get very far.

In addition to early interest in web develepment, I’ve also kept a journal since the 4th grade. I blogged journaled almost everyday up through junior high, until I discovered LiveJournal. There, I blogged minute details of my life almost daily for nearly four years before the switch to Xanga. I’ve largely stopped journaling since then, ironically when the blogosphere started booming, and sadly, when my life started really picking up (but that’s not saying much). 

Anyway, here’s to hoping that I’ll keep up with this site and cultivate the few web development skills I’ve acquired, as well as blog about the rest of my 20’s. These should be the best years of my life, right? :)