So, another year gone… I’m going to be looking back at my previous years analysis and building off of that. Again, this is more of a historical record for myself than anything else.
My daughter, Paige, is still great. I am astounded by all that she says and does and wonder if she might be some rare prodigy. I suppose all fathers do think in this way but, my goodness, she is astounding. I was hoping we would have another on the way by now- no such luck.
Work is still great. I’ve been very busy but my position is quite flexible- so it works. A lot of stabilization has occurred over the past year and we are in a really good position, internally. I’ve been involved with a number of super projects and have been given a great amount of freedom when dealing with each one. This gives a lot of opportunity for experimentation and growth while remaining within set business goals- everyone involved comes out better for it. I have no complaints here aside from the drive- but even that is better due to my hybrid vehicle HOV pass.
I have cut down on teaching by about 30%. I pretty much no longer do any lectures for the CIS program– only DMS. CIS stuff is restricted to online simply because I do not have a solid block of time to dedicate as lectures require. Online is flexible enough that I can deal with it well along with any other duties. I would like to be able to do more lectures for them, but it would have to be just right in order to work.
Fractured Vision Media continues to serve me well as both my personal business and distribution mechanism. I took the time to formalize the business structure to a greater degree this year and have been fortunate enough to be able to turn down projects that either did not suit me or smelled of trouble. Legacy partners have continued to provide me with a good working relationship as well.
Personal projects have been quite sparse over the past year. I’ve managed to sell more than a few copies of ‘A Prison of Oneself’ and have begun to see the digital distribution returns from Amazon, iTunes, and the like begin rolling in. Nothing monumental- but refreshing all the same. I have begun writing new music and hope to pull something together for a release next autumn or winter. I have done absolutely no new video work this year, which is terrible. Though I did transfer a lot of my older video work to Vimeo.
I have had a really interesting year in my relationship with Adobe. While, in the past, I have served as a beta tester for various products, this is the first year I was given access to an entire pre-release suite. Fractured Vision Media was also made an Adobe Partner, somehow, and this was the first year I attended the Adobe MAX conference. The really big news is that I was nominated and accepted as an Adobe Higher Education Leader. There are some great benefits and privileges that I receive and it seems like a really fantastic group of people Adobe is starting up through this program. It is quite an honor for myself and I’m rather proud of this recognition. I plan to contribute as much as I am able toward this new endeavor.
Looking forward to 2009, I can only hope for more along the same lines…
Continued success at work, a fully-realized home life, growing my business more, quality time with personal projects, a greater involvement with the Adobe community, and further recognition by industry leaders. Go a.D. 2009!