2009 arrives tomorrow, rendering 2008 obsolete. While there are still a few hours of it to go, I thought I may as well do an end–of–year roundup and make myself feel important in the process. Apart from my decision to start blogging again, these things happened:

• WIN! After months of job hunting and a couple of false starts, I landed a great job.
• FAIL! I was contracted to write a new book about Adobe CS4, but had to pull out due to lack of time.
• WIN! Adobe gave me a full retail copy of CS4 Master Collection after testing it for them.
• FAIL! Massive M.O.T. bill landed at the same time as road tax was due.
• WIN! I got both The Missus and The Child to make the switch to become Mac–using girls.
• FAIL! Our car broke down on the way to Liverpool at xmas, meaning I couldn’t make it to xmas dinner.
• WIN! I started playing in a band again, 12 years after my last band.
• FAIL! The Child needed taking to hospital on xmas morning and didn’t have a great time for a while.
• WIN! The Missus started her own business and appears to have a success on her hands.

I’m sure there were probably a few other things that made the year memorable/forgettable, but that’s all I can think of for now.

Right, 2009, let’s get it on!