you know the rest
a lot has changed since last year, if you go back to look at the first knob post.
That old post is much different, more formal, more concerned with propriety. In this last year I've felt liberated from restrictions in my mind, even in the current circumstances of the USA and pressure in places of my life. I have direction and some inklings of dreams for my future now.
I've improved as a person, I've learned things about myself I never would have expected over the last year. I've advanced my understanding of computer graphics further. I've started to really develop a feel for what kind of styles I like to emulate, and tuned into my inspirations even more.
But I'm still me at the end of the day, I love knobs.