It's been a great few days, and I do not want to jinx it by talking about it, but my mood is excellent.

* My book deal is becoming official. The book was originally going to be about J2EE, but has now changed to be about Visual Studio 2005. I am way more comfortable talking Microsoft technologies anyways, so this is a good thing.

I have a separate blog that deals with my progress in writing two (soon to be three) books here. Activity on that blog should pick up once the ink is dry on the contracts, later this week.

* I transitioned from one project to another at NewCo. My new project leverages the skills and knowledge I have developed here, and takes it further. I'll have to remember to write another blog entry about how great it has been working here.

My 6 month contract is coming to an end soon, and so I think this means I will be renewed. Yay!

* I tried an online game called BlogShares, and I am addicted. I went from $500 worth to $27 Billion worth in one week, thanks largely to the gift of $15 billion from a couple of players. But I turned $15 Billion into almost $30 Billion, so some of the credit goes to me. ;)

Sadly, this money is only virtual and not real. But it's fun once you get the hang of it.

* I was in Vancouver, Canada the weekend before last, and loved it. Have to go back. My wife and I even half-joked about moving there. It's definitely pretty, although I am not sure I can stand the weather. Although the weather was great when we were there, bad weather seems to be the norm.

Anyways, I have to get back to work. I didn't want this entry to degrade into a sappy love letter to myself, but it did. Forgive me, I'm not my normal self.