It has been a while since I have posted and what a better way to start again than to write my 2011 year in review. And what a year it has been, both personally and professionally. And while I will focus this piece on the professional know that this has been an amazing year personally and I couldn’t be happier.
The last few weeks I have been busy, both personally and professionally. I have been in the process of wrapping up a large engagement with one client while being immediately transitioned to another. I have travelled three of the last four weekends. And I have still been playing in the test kitchen with some new mixes. A brief recap of the last few weeks may be found below.
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So the first full week of mixology and infusions is over, plus or minus a day or two. And I have to say on the whole the drinks have been a success. And by that, no one has gone blind, spit out a drink in disgust, or told me I’m completely awful and insane. A brief summary of my week’s exploits:
- Basil Gin and Tonic
- Cucumber Gin and Tonic
- Jalapeno Tequila Sunrise
- Mixed Melon and Cucumber Gin
It’s been a while since I have written and for that I have very little valid excuses. I am going to take a break with this entry from the UX musings I usually enter here and change pace a little as I write about my newest hobby or game, homemade mixology. Yesterday, I started the infusion of three custom liquors: cucumber infused gin, basil infused gin, and jalapeno infused tequila. Shaking every few hours, the alcohol has already turned a rich color in only the last 24 hours. And this leads me to think about what can I do with these new flavors?
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I have gone through the last few years waiting for the other shoe to fall. Moving from in-house to consulting, I have been continually tossed into the deep and and I have made it out still kicking – to some degree or another. Still, for the memorable past I have had the notion that I cannot truly succeed until I have tasted failure. As I socialize this idea with my friends and mentors, I question what type of failure is necessary.
A certain level of honor has become associated with martyrdom lately. Is figuratively “dying” to prove a point an efficient way to create forward progress for your team or yourself?
– Ian Smile, @endashes
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