Happy 2007!

Well, as a reward for getting the Professional side of search out on time, our reward is to scramble to get the Consumer side out this week. This is actually much more of a burden on other folks than it is on me, since I worked pretty hard on getting it out last week, and as far as I can tell it's just finishing touches. Of course, as everyone in tech knows, the last 5% of the work can often take a disproportionately large amount of time - part of being an experienced pro is recognizing that the "polishing up" can sometimes take nearly as long as the core of the application.
The NYE party was a big success - Sam and Matt brought Matt and Lily over, Ted and Katie came over as well and a good time was had by all. The Brooklyn crowd brought lots of beer, Prosecco, wine, and muchies; Ted and Katie brought hard liquor and killer bean dip. Clau and I provided the camarao com catupiri and the midnight champagne (Veuve Cliquot and Tattinger). When Clau and I cleaned up the next morning, all the wine and champagne had been drunk, as well as the majority of the liquor, so I think everyone enjoyed themselves. The only drag is that Matt lost his awesome phone and now he has to go through insurance to get another one.