Blogocentric Formulations

Reviewing Milestone

I'm a big fan of milestones. I like the feeling of hitting a mark, setting a record, or surpassing a tier or plateau, even when it's an arbitrary one. I like specific, significant numbers (especially round ones or those with symbolic importance). Does this make me a little OCD, a little anal retentive? Probably. But this blog entry isn't about my personal issues.

It's about the fact that tonight, I completed my 2,000th WDC review. I know that pales in comparison to some reviewers (I've seen users with 15,000+ reviews), but I feel pretty proud of myself right now. Sure, in the grand scheme of things, it's a meaningless number, and no more important than my 1,500th review, or my 2,252nd review will be... but something about 2,000 had a nice ring to it. A significance of some kind, however small.

So yeah, 2,000 WDC reviews tonight. I suppose the other side of this coin is that accomplishment as it may be, it could also be an indicator that I spend WAY too much time on Writing.Com.