another year passed

so, this post is really about 2 weeks old, but i thought i'd write it anyway.

I found myself thinking about the last couple of years that passed by, and it struck me like a blow to the head: this year has been fantastic!

The last year included:

• working for metamatrix // interfolio
• working with sitecore cms (which you all by now know i love)
• went to tech ed in barcelona
• living in stockholm
• drinking beer
• playing music
• stopped smoking
• started going to the gym (if you knew me a year ago you'd be laughing right about now)
• bought an apartment
• bought a car
• started this blog
• found what i was hoping i'd find in a company that develop top-of-the-line solutions

Now, for those of you that don't know me personally, let's just compare this year to some previous:

1 year ago i was..

• living in stockholm
• working for morningstar
• drinking beer
• smoking cigarettes
• playing music

2 years ago i was..

• living in london
• working for morningstar
• drinking beer
• smoking cigarettes
• playing music

3 years ago i was..

• living in london
• working for morningstar
• drinking beer
• smoking cigarettes
• playing music

4 years ago i was..

• living in stockholm
• working for morningstar
• drinking beer
• smoking cigarettes
• playing music

see a repetative pattern evolving here? well, for the first time that pattern is gone, completely (ok, so not -really- completely, i still like my beers, stockholm and my music).

morningstar was great working for, don't get me wrong, and london was a fantastic city to live in. the friends i have there i'll keep for life, without doubt. the thing that separates those years from today is that today i'm loving it. 100% loving it.

and yeah, it's true: i'm going to the gym these days and yeah, it's true: i've stopped smoking (so far anyway)

time sure flies..

i'm -so- looking forward to another great year!

P.