Not all those who wander are lost // All you have to decide is what to [read] with the [blogs] that [are] given to you

So I traveled to New Zealand. Photos are on Instagram, and I microblogged moments like these on Twitter and Facebook. I want / need to go back. [Turns into wailing bearded future Jack from Lost.]

Me in Hobbiton. #nerdtears #nerdblessed

Transitioning from Bag End to year’s end: Here are your top 15 most read posts of 2014:

15. “Passion”

14. “That Time of Year”

13. “Goosebumps”

12. “Art Decade”

11. “From sea to shining sea”

10. “Get Your Kicks”

9. “Dig Yourself”

8. “The world is a vampire”

7. “State of Mind”

6. “Press your space face close to mine, love”

5. “He[art]”

4. “Forever Golden”

3. “Pearl”

2. “The Revolution Will Be Shared Online”

1. “Of the Horse”                

Older posts that were just as popular include: “Discussion: Art as a political weapon, artist as social instigator,” “2013 Greatest Hits,” “Notes from [an] underground [art scene advocate / Miami Art Week virgin],” “King of Kowloon,” “EXPO CHICAGO 2013 // An Interview with Tony Karman,” “Discussion: Why do you collect art?,” “Discussion: Skill vs. concept,” “Lucky 13 and More Numbers,” “Everybody get up, it’s time to sLam now,” “You may say I’m a dreamer / But I’m not the only one,” “East Middle West // An Interview with ICY and SOT,” “A Call for a Global Art History,” “Performance Paint plus Polymath post,” and “Agora.”

This year was filled with firsts for me, whether it was jurying an exhibition for the first time, speaking on a panel for the first time, or being in an artist residency for the first time. These upcoming months I’ll be treading familiar territory—revisiting my first love, traveling even more (I’ll once again be a VIP for Art Basel Hong Kong, which will be held in March instead of May)—but they’ll be no less exciting.

I’ve also started a Tumblr and Pinterest. I don’t quite understand them, but that’s what adventures are all about. Or something.

Thank you, as always. I’m glad to be with you, Samwise Gamgee, here at the end of all things. Happy New Year’s Eve and Day!