October is one of my favorite months of the year in Bellingham. I always look forward to watching the leaves of deciduous trees on Sehome Hill change from green to gold, and the days of rain interrupted by unpredictable bouts of sunshine. A trip to a different Whatcom County pumpkin patch has become a tradition with a good friend, and I am constantly in search for the perfect cup of hot apple cider at downtown Bellingham’s many cafés.
And now that I work at Mindfly, the first full month of fall is also a time of firsts and fun celebrations.
Last October, I went on my first business trip to Las Vegas. While I was there, I got to see my first Cirque du Soleil performance for my job. Not a bad deal.
Also in October of 2008, Mindfly celebrated Christmas early with a trip to the AT&T store to stock up on iPhones to reinforce our company’s dedication to design for mobile and the use of social media in online marketing and image branding. And decorating for downtown Bellingham’s Halloween Trick-or-Treat is always big day at Mindfly. In fact, John Raasch even asked me if I had a Halloween costume ready at my interview two years ago.
Yep. October 29, 2009 marks my second anniversary as Mindfly’s resident journalist and go-to grammarian (it’s also the 40th anniversary of the first communication sent over a host-to host connection via the ARPANET, a precursor of the Internet, which is certainly something to celebrate at Mindfly Web Studio).
Two years might not seem like a long time, but it’s a big achievement for a twenty-something Millennial in her first real post-college position. I’ve learned much more about websites than I ever thought I would, and I’ve also learned a lot about online journalism through trial and error. It’s been a unique experience to help start a local website from scratch and watch it grow.
Although we’re missing out on some of the Halloween fun in 2009 (don’t get me wrong; I’m not complaining that the studio won’t be open on Saturday), Mindfly still has a reason to celebrate as October comes to an end.
I’m not at liberty to divulge too much information just yet, so allow me to paraphrase Mr. McGuire and his famous advice from The Graduate; I just want to say one word to you – just one word. Boogaloo. Think about it.
