Like many others, 2006 was a year of ups and downs for me.
* February: I went to Switzerland, visiting Zürich and skiing at Jakobshorn, in Davos, Swiss Alps. Awesome place! I had dinner at an excellent, 500-year-old restaurant in old town Zürich. I saw the really cool Technorama, the Swiss Science Museum. I am itching to visit northern Europe.
* March: I went to Chicago and had a blast with a lot of really cool TFPers!
* June: My tiger tabby cat succumbed to
FIP and I had to sign an euthanasia authorization to end her suffering. She is & will always be missed, even though I only had her for 10 months.
* June: I bought a house. I actually enjoy living in it!
* July: I lost my job, laid off along with everyone else at the office I worked. It was a cool job and I keep in touch with many of my now ex-coworkers.
* August: I was paid a 9-week severance even though I'd only worked 14 months there. This helped me survive the layoff without going into the red.
* September: I got a new job 5 weeks later, at first as a contract employee.
* October: I was hired as a full-time employee three weeks later. They offered me a salary at my contract rate, representing a 30% raise over my previous full-time job, plus 100% of health premiums and 5 weeks vacation+holiday.
* October: I got a cool housemate who actually pays me rent + utilities. The mortgage payment is hardly a burden anymore.
* October: I got a new cat, he's awesome, in excellent health, and gets along well with my older cat.
* November: I bought a new car. First one I've ever enjoyed driving!
* December: My brother might be moving to Denver! Woot! I might actually have family around here!
2007, bring it on.