2005 In Brief

Without reviewing my journal (save to find links to relevant entries), here's how 2005 is colored for me:

1. The (ongoing) effort at work to keep improving the product I work on, especially for people who have to transition to Xcode in order to move their software to run on Intel hardware. I won't go into any details here; if you're a Mac developer, and you've moved from Xcode 2.0 to 2.1 to 2.2, then you've seen the fruits of my (and many other peoples') labors

   Working on a key product is not a bed of roses - it's a lot of work. But I'd much rather be working on something relevant than on something marginal (having worked on marginal products in the past). While I sometimes feel more-than-ready to move on past this stage of the product's evolution, there have been rewards along the way (not least being the company's impressive stock price). Overall I don't have much to complain about, but I do wish the pace would slacken a bit!

2. My first trip to Las Vegas, a birthday gift from Debbi.
3. Subrata and Susan's wedding, for which I apparently never wrote an entry - just too busy, it seems!
4. My Mom visiting me for the first time.
5. Debbi moving in with me.

With a lot more cat fur, now that I have three more roommates...