Finally joined Mudcat after much time spent nervously lurking (except I'm always posting from a GUEST name at work)

Left archaeology (sob...) and took up computer programming full time

Travelled to Chicago for "training" and made lifelong friends with some of the people with whom I worked

Travelled to Italy to visit my friend

Was offered a PhD in Bristol combining my beloved computers and archaeology. Accepted, and quit the programming job (hurrah!)

My work friends bought me a guitar as a leaving present. Fantastic.

Moved from Belfast to Bristol, and I quite like it (despite the humour differences!)

Realised that leaving the Other Half behind in the wilds of Ireland is even harder than I feared, and now know beyond any doubt that he's the one I'm definitely keeping for life, unfortunately for my phone bill.

It's been one of the best years of my life, and despite the fact that I'm not fatalistic, I feel quite guilty and think that I don't deserve any of it! There were a couple of very low points in the year, but compared to the crap time I had last year, 2000 has been grand. Here's to a great 2001 for all!