So it turns out, I'm not very good at keeping up a personal blog.

 

I'm looking at my last post and am slightly shocked that it was about my moving to Microsoft. As it stands right now, I left Microsoft in late March '08 and have been working for Verdiem ever since. For those of you who I haven't "pitched" Verdiem to, I'm really excited about it! We're a software company that up until Wednesday (8/6) specialized in energy management software for the enterprise space. And then (drum roll), we announced Edison, which we describe as the PC energy management tool for everyone (www.verdiem.com/edison). It's free, gives consumers better control over their power settings on their PCs, and lets you save money on your energy bill. I'm steadily becoming more and more passionate about the importance of "greening" things as much as possible, so am thrilled that this is a product I can really get excited about.

 

In addition to that, I'm convinced the projects I get to work on at Verdiem are just about my ideal set of work. I basically get to manage our corporate web and social media presence, in addition to helping with larger projects like branding and partner integration. When I take a step back and really evaluate the set of work I get to manage, I think it's quite possible this is one of the most perfect jobs I could have. :)

 

Beyond the work, all's going really well. Ben and I moved into our duplex on Capitol Hill in late January, and have really been enjoying it ever since. I surprised him with a new fancy bbq earlier in the summer, so we've been trying to take advantage of the nice weather and grill outside whenever we get the chance.

 

My sister and her husband are flying in from Germany tomorrow - Ben and I are going to pick them up from the airport and I CANNOT wait (this is my 4-day window of time to hang out with them for the year). Then next Friday is my best friend, Sarah's, wedding. I still need to buy some shoes and think up a good speech. Ack!

 

With that, I'm off to bed. I'd like to say that I'll write again soon, but that seems a little risky given my track record...