1 year later

yesterday was monumental for two reasons.

1. my first project when i started at my job was to salvage an old project that had been piddling along with no manager, direction, focus, etc. for many months before i was even hired. the project was supposed to launch during the holidays, 2003. that's when i came on board. yesterday, we finally had our major test and it was smashingly successful. except literally a whole year late. holidays, 2004. on tuesday, it's going to launch. do i get to pat myself on the back for this? i'm not sure. i can't believe it took a year to get the dang thing finished. granted, the developer moved, disappeared for months on end, yadda yadda. factors totally out of our control. but still. i'm torn. i'm really happy it's launching, but i can't fathom that it took a year to get it all under control. what a mess!

2. the completion of the project above reminded me that i accepted my job on the day of last year's christmas party. yesterday was this year's christmas party. which means i'm 1 year old in the realm of my job (duh, you probably figured that out above, too)(oh and technically saturday is the real 1-year date, but i won't be at work on saturday). so happy birthday to myself. except that this means i have officially hit my goal: "give it a year, see how it goes, then decide what to do with your life." well, okay... here goes, life. bring it!