Twas quite the year

Many publications do their year in review features at the end of the year, without technically having the entire year in hindsight for review. What's the hurry? The year ended yesterday, so I shall review no sooner than today.

Perhaps I'll just do it today.

From the beginning of the end to the crumbling of bridges, and everything in between, this year held the last of my academic days. I put down my pippette for the last time and chronicled the half decade of chasing the mysteries of imprinting and epigenetics into my three pound thesis as the final step. Two rounds of interviews sent me on the road for three solid weeks in the pursuit the next step in that path. But my heart wasn't in it. It entertained other options, be they diagnostics, communications or patent law. And at the disappointment of some, I saw it was time for a complete change.

In the spirit of change, I also moved to a new place with a couple of roomates. I missed having fish, and I missed having space with which to do as I please.

Never have I been in such flux...

Definitely the year of the blog for me, with two supplemental ones (Looking to be adopted, Amy Amaryllis) beyond this. 181 posts over the last 356 days. Over 50% is pretty impressive if I do say so myself. And without this backup memory, this review would not be possible, and I would have only said the year was 'fine, it was good'.

Can't wait to see 2006 in review...