I moved to San Francisco right when the startup craze began - here's what it's been like

This week, I'm celebrating my five-year anniversary of living in San Francisco.

It's been a weird half-decade around these parts: When I arrived in 2011, Facebook's IPO wasn't even a rumor, Uber was a hot young startup with an unproven business model, and people were really upset about "New Twitter."

In other words, it was the early days of what we now recognize as the current Silicon Valley startup craze.

Since then, I've gone to some amazing parties (and even more terrible ones), met lots of interesting people, and witnessed massive changes throughout the city. My girlfriend and I even bought a house.

And while people smarter than I ruminate over whether this is a bubble now deflating, all I can do is tell you what it's been like living in San Francisco during this time of huge transition.