2 Years On - CS Class Reunion

It is the middle of a heatwave and not much is happening.  I must admit while I enjoy warm weather and long evenings, I am not so keen on the extreme heat.  I find that it tires me and leaves me with not much energy, meaning a lot doesn't happen. 

Despite the heat, it was the CS reunion on Saturday.  CS being the HWU Computer Science class of 2004.  It was a long afternoon out in the sun with a few beers and a bit of geeky chat.  We are, after all, Computer Science graduates.   There was a football and a Frisbee but it was too hot for that, so the beers and the chat won out.  Although the beers soon got to the warm stage.  After that it was on to Zizzi's at the start of the Canal for a pretty decent dinner and then on to the Chanter (formerly the Hogshead) for a few further drinks.   It was a great night in the end, good to catch up with a lot of folk.

It is strange to think that it was last week 2 years ago that it was graduation.  It is funny, in the two years since, despite a slow start, most of us have fallen into reasonable IT jobs or are doing something that is completely different but more grown up.   There are a few folk doing similar jobs to myself, others more in support roles and others doing some really interesting stuff. 

It has been a long but very short two years.  A lot has happened, in such a short space of time.  It wasn't long ago that I was off touring the US, or struggling to find "proper" work.  Now I am working hard at something I am actually enjoying which cannot be too bad and am pretty settled.  I hope the next 2 years are as good.