I seem to do these "year in review" things every other year.  I'm primarily doing one this year because the world really needs a hand-written review to stand out in the sea of those horrible computer-generated Facebook ones.  However, unlike previous years, it will be very short.

Movement

I moved to Seattle, WA at the end of February.  I don't mind the weather—the rain makes for humid winters and there are frequent instances of a few sunny (but cold!) days; today is one of them.  That being said, it's taken some time for me to adjust to an urban area.

I Changed Employers

I bid adieu to my colleagues at Time Warner Cable and started at Amazon Web Services in February, too.  It's a fun, challenging, and fast-paced environment.  I still feel like a n00b, frequently.

Engagement

I got engaged!  I'll be married in March of this year.

(more information about the last three events can be found here)

Travels

(the River Liffey, near Temple Bar in Dublin)

I traveled 41,888 km (26,028 mi) in 2014 between the following (not including layovers):

• Charlotte, NC, USA
• Austin, TX, USA
• Sarasota, FL, USA
• Seattle, WA, USA
• Dublin, Ireland

The trips to Dublin and Austin were for work but were both pretty fun.  I'll probably be returning to Dublin in the next year or two again but I'm not sure about Austin.

Interstellar

Interstellar makes my year in review because it's one of the best (top three or four) science fiction movies I've seen.  That says a lot.  I only wish I could have seen it in IMAX (the theater schedules were terrible!).

New Christmas Tree

After Christmas for the past 4-5 years I've convinced myself that my artificial tree wouldn't survive another year.  However, the artifial tree I picked up in 2005 lasted a full eight (8) years.  I figured it would not survive a move across the country, so I picked up a new tree, this year.  It's a 7.5 ft. Pre-Lit Fraser Fir.  As I do every year, here's a time lapse of the installation:

(this is the first year I've added music to the time lapse.. hopefully it's not annoying!)

Conclusions

No conclusions.  2014 was what it was.

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