And...it's performance review time! After almost 2 and a half years I'll finally get a real review, which (sadly), I'm excited about. I work well without mismanagement, but I do appreciate occasional feedback, which has been rather sparse from the top. I've managed to relax a bit after the new year (one of my resolutions), and while watching the creeping unemployment rate, I'm hoping to keep it that way as long as I keep my job.

Small steps forward; work for a good performance review, ignore the probable no bonus, and keep on keeping on. Things will work out, and I have a back-up with my parents at least. It could definitely be worse.