Suddenly getting dumped at 3am last night doesn't seem so bad in comparison. Condolences on your loses guys.

2009 has been an interesting year certainly. I brought in the new year last year with a few weeks of study left to go in Prague and in some ways I wished I had stayed there for the full academic year. I had to come back to sort out various bits and pieces.

Had a bought of depression during my second semester at uni. I'd just like to say thanks to all you here because random chats on msn and various stupid things at robot events certainly helped me get through it.

I got to travel to the US again and work on a summer camp. One of the most stressful and tiring summers I've ever had but one of the most rewarding. I would highly recommend anyone heading to uni or college to look at doing it over your summers. Travelled down to Miami and Key West and met various interesting people along the way. Those experiences aren't going to leave me soon.

My 4th year at uni started and the first semester has worked me ragged. My disertation project for the year is to design and build a 3 axis CNC frame for use with both a plasma cutter and MIG welder. It has certainly been an interesting project and I might well start a thread about all I have done and learned in the build thread section in case anyone is thinking of doing something similar.

2010.....A decade ago I wasn't in the air cadets, hadn't had a proper job, hadn't built a robot or appeared on robot wars, hadn't travelled the world.....the list goes on. I just hope the next decade is filled with as many interesting experiences.