I'm in California, in my new office - which is abuzz with activity. It's pretty brilliant to walk these guys work together.

They'll be at their respective computers working away, then one of them will call out something like, "Look at this!" and either there will be a bug that's been fixed or something really funny that's happened (as we know, text recognition can sometimes interpret handwriting in wierd and wonderful ways). They chatter away, then it's back to their respective desks.

The energy is amazing, though.

Munjal met me at the airport and I instantly felt like I had 'come home' in a strange way. Silicon Valley didn't experience the same level of let down other parts of the world did during the dot com bubble burst. Munjal doesn't recall ever panicking or having to think about career options or crying himself to sleep clutching his Cluetrain. (I wasn't THAT dramatic, but close) In fact, the 'Valley' (the slang I will call my own soon) has been chugging along happily (although with a little more restraint on budgets) the entire time.

Geez, I'm ecstatic about this new phase of my life...