I've been doing Time Stand Still for a year as of today. Not a year straight through, admittedly; if I'd managed to write a journal entry every day for a year I'd make people celebrate with me. But it was 1 May 1997 that I started putting my journal together and writing entries for public consumption, even if I didn't IPO until a few weeks later.

I'm pleased. Not really smug or exultant or anything, but pleased. Amazed as well, since it doesn't seem like it was a year ago. A year is a long time for such a short period... I guess this is because my life is high-density.

I was phone-screened by Stanford today, and it went very well, at least from my end. I wasn't asked many technical questions, but I got a lot of information about the work I'd be doing, and had a pleasant time talking about my experience and the things I've enjoyed about the various places I've worked. Hopefully they liked me a lot, in which case I'll be going up there for a real interview in a week or two. Meanwhile, I've had email from Taos following up on their phone-screen, and I've bugged my third lead to either screen me already or tell me to go away.

In just an hour I need to leave for the airport, park, and then fly to San Jose to spend my weekend with Jim. Per usual I am not actually anticipatory yet. I wrote about this at length in my paper journal a month or so ago -- as I get closer to the Event and cannot see the forest for the trees my ability to be emotionally involved decreases. Then I'm there & things are happening and life becomes normal again.

Time to zoom.