I just realized I haven’t written anything in about two weeks, and next to nothing since the beginning of the year when I started working on a new project.

Despite all the crazy goings on at work: layoffs, media rumors, stock rollercoasters…

I. Am. Having. A. Blast. Working on something so cool it will make your head pop off. It’s made mine pop off a couple of times already. It’s magnitudes larger and more consumer-y than anything I’ve worked on before, so knowing that 10 jillion people will see and use it gives me a frisson* every time I see a new mockup.

The new situation/project/team are helping me set a couple of interesting new bars: The larger team of folks I work with are as bright and fun and wow as my Netscape days—a personal benchmark not seen since 1998. I’ve been at this company longer than any other I’ve worked at. And most importantly, I’m managing my own team of designers who are doing amazing work.

Anyway, that’s where I am: Head’s down in Sunnyvale, working on The Next Biggest Coolest Secret Thing at The Friendly Internets Company, thus no time to filter the internet and blast snarky posts about everyone and everything. About the closest I come to it is the occasional post to facebook: Pushing the “Share” button in my BrandX RSS Reader is much easier than hawking up bile and making bitter lemonade. Just pretend I said something witty next to every one of those.

I’m going back into the batcave to play with awesome toys now.

Vocabulary shout-outs
* Thanks Tim Gunn
** Thanks Aynne