About this time last year I was feeling pretty sorry for myself. My car had broken down, work was shit, work was having issues paying me on time, I was having financial issues, and generally things weren't looking good. A lot has happenned since then. I've knocked off a significant amount of my debt (and paid my HECS debt off), changed jobs, fixed my car, and things are looking pretty good!

The end of the work year culminated with a series of per department parties, which our team managed to get invited to. In particular, I enjoyed the joint Network Services and Applications gatherring, as most of the corporate staff were there. It really struck home how much I'd missed the people from iiNet, and even though there were some that really shat me off, all in all they're fun and intelligent people to work with. I felt happy to be part of that again - remarkable considerring how I felt when I left.

Later this month I'm heading to Sydney for an Iaido and Jodo seminar (which I'm quite excited about) which I'm really looking forward to. I really regret missing last years seminar, as I've only heard good things about it. It''s a shame that Michele won't be able to join us, but at least I'll have Marcus to keep me company.

This year is starting off well and promises to get better.