Good mostly, it turns out, on the job front. Elle took a job on campus this past year; this means we can drive in (or ride the UT shuttle) together and have lunch together. As a bonus, our commuting expenses have dropped to almost nothing, because we live about three miles from the UT tower where we both work. We both received major promotions this year. I even have a staff now so I can concentrate on the web UI full-time.
As good as 2008 was, though, I'd like 2009 to be less about the job and more about creative pursuits - I've got artwork to make, websites to design (I own several domains which are waiting for content), writing and podcasting to do, a house to renovate - elle and I are even planning a recording project.
So my resolution is this: while the past year was about the career, I'll work in '09 on those things that are mine.
On the TV: The Twilight Zone marathon is playing my all-time favorite episode now - "The After Hours" with Anne Francis as a truant mannequin:
A lot of stuff on the reading table this vacation:
Einstein: His Life and Universe (Isaacson); Babylon's Burning (Heylin); Ranters and Crowd Pleasers (Marcus); Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album; The Best of LCD (WFMU); Big Star: The Story of Rock's Forgotten Band (Jovanovic); The Place of Houses (Moore); and Linotype Machine Principles (an obsolete book from 1940).
