It feels good to be easing into the end of the year after a hectic - but fantastic - AU 2023.
For me it started with the Autodesk Switzerland holiday gathering in Bern.I was able to catch up with Jeremy Tammik, who I’m happy to say is recovering very well after a 6m (!) fall.
The week after I was invited along to the Lausanne Christmas Market for some hot wine and fondue with the team - and other fellow interviewees - from the Conversation Constructive podcast. (My episodes will be airing in the new year, in case you speak French and want a good laugh.)
Within our Research team we had a really fun virtual escape game. It was really a blast.
We’ve had some unseasonal (these days, anyway) early snow in the area, which definitely adds some magic.
Which also means the ski resorts are open earlier than usual. Last Friday I headed up with my son to Adelboden (despite heavy snow, forgotten chains and a landslide-induced detour) and had the mountain to ourselves on the Saturday (it wasn’t great visibility) and shared it with huge crowds on the Sunday (it was sunny with fresh snow).
Aside from this I've been thoroughly enjoying my early morning coding sessions for this year’s Advent of Code. It somehow seems harder (maybe I'm just getting older?) but I am having a blast.
If anyone is doing AoC and wants to join a Private Leaderboard, do drop me a note. I’m on a few right now (and being in Europe I have a natural advantage, as the puzzles drop at 6am ;-), but always happy to join more.
