A Word from The Editor
BY DC CUEVA
It has been eighteen months since the seminal and earth-shattering moment that changed all of us in the Cueva household and in our close-knit inner circle, and me taking on the permanent role of man of the house has caused me to take a detour from this site... a much different 2023 than I had expected. We continue to feel the absence of my late dad every day since that summer's Saturday of a year ago when he passed away, and it has affected me more than I thought even though I'm one who always stays even-keeled in this imperfect world of ours.
Going into 2023, I had big plans for this site to mark a full decade since I started up this DCBLOG site this year, but the new family reality we are having caused me to take a step back when it comes to covering and following my favorite blog beat. For that reason, for the first time in a while I've been watching The Challenge as just a fan and interested viewer... and while this season of Battle for a New Champion is quite a bit different than the others that came before it in this generation of the show, it is always a nice and refreshed change of sorts.
This is the 31st and final blog post of 2023... but this is definitely in no way the last one ever on here. I still have some big plans for covering this MTV world on this site: changes in the platform formerly known as Twitter and my new situation has forced me to take on a new format for weekly episode coverage, and we hope to put that into play on a regular basis in the new year. Other than that, things won't change that much with those obligatory and must-do posts like previewing seasons, introducing rookies and storytelling... and it's the ladder that I plan to put greater focus in for our next generation.
DCBLOG has always been about covering my biggest passions, and going Inside MTV Reality has always been one component of that vision. With the coming Olympic year, I plan to put more focus into shining light onto the sports world... and that Summer of Sports series will be returning with plenty of content related to the Paris Games and other facets of that wide world. I also have a slew of other posts covering my two other big passions of music and Vegas... and I have even become fascinated of late with another TV show that's been around the lifetimes of all of us and there may be a post on it too.
The past several years have seen me evolve quite a bit as a well-round content creator... and outside of this Blogger page has been where I have put my best foot forward in that evolution, one that has now seen me devote my full-time energies to being as such. And there is no better example of that growth than with my YouTube channel... and to me, there is no better place to put all of that work together than in Las Vegas. Of late, creating the #DCVegas XII vlog series has been my primary focus... and the same amount of time and effort I gave to this site has been devoted to creating videos that have garnered me more traffic than my past efforts, and I am certainly proud of all that.
This year of 2023 was one where all of us can finally and safely say that things are back to normal... even if this one still has to have his mask on whenever he goes out for errands. For me, this year has been one where I am now taking on greater responsibilities of being both a creator and being the family man, all while still being that one who loves to live his best life -- most especially after turning the Big 4-O. What does 2024 have in store? We'll see... and Happy New Year to you.
- I AM DC
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