after an absence, we are talking again. Let’s see to it that 2002 continues in this regard.

our long-standing interest in role playing received a new boost with the release of the brilliant lord of the rings.

howdy stranger 😉 greg, one of the project admins of postnuke, sent me a nice xmas message, and is generally a nice guy as far as i can tell. he hails from canada, and even though i don’t know his real name, it’s been fun.

rocco helped me to keep my sanity in a place that is insane by western standards. even if it meant doing the insane thing now and again. thanks.

flatmate no 1), kept the servers running smoothly and continues to be inspirational with his abstrakt portal.

john is the fearless leader of the postnuke project and made me feel at home in a global project that spans 4 continents. his sense of humor and easygoing manner prevented many disasters in the sometimes frantic pace of development.

the man with the trumpet. seriously cool guy who is making heroic efforts to convince me that jazz is worth listening to.

sinan has been a reliable companion in the messy ups and downs that is corporate life since 1999.

the man is trying to have it both ways. producing dance hits under funny pseudonyms and finishing his studies. so far with great success.

not content to produce a 3d walkthrough of the zurich main station, marton set off to senegal to experience malaria firsthand. he is back, and alive.

while not busy travelling in india or the middle east, elke is forging ahead with her very unique style. kudos.

former roleplay mate may is covering recent events from the inside. in his spare time he can be seen studying at columbia university, new york.

andy forewent the lush beaches of zurich for the scant ones of cyprus. many eons ago he tried to teach me some business manners, lessons i can draw on to this day.

sparrow sven has been known to answer phones when other people are soundly asleep. to say he knows everyone in zurich is probably an understatement.

flatmate no 2), having survived his worst year (by his own admission) is bound to rock the tech world again. a project to watch in 2002.

diana introduced me to the finer points of censoring. with constant vigilance she made sure everyone was pictured favorably in my gallery.

a regular at our parties, sa makes sure a good time is had by all. sven & myself have an outstanding offer to go out that we should “implement” next year.

currently missing in action in some godforsaken corner of sweden, roger is bound to return to zurich to fill his contact list once more.. 😉

mike has ways to introduce me to wonderfully strange people and music. if my neurons cope, this will hopefully be the case in the future also.

locked in her room for the past year, she went where i will go in 2002), to the final exams at university. i hope she has not lost her subtle sense of humor in the process.

rene is having a hard time fighting off the idiots that surround him at his place of study. he copes with a sense of humor that leaves you gasping for air.

maybe my 4-year allegiance with kpmg had more to do with this guy than with the company..

after having spent months on role-playing scenarios, guido is the designated expert for computer-based roleplaying.

one of these years we will throw a birthday party again. if we ever happen to be in the same place at the same time, that is..

chameleon. is shedding his craftsman roots for full time student, without the silly side-effects. funny actions are still part of the game, though.

every other year we get on bad terms, 2001 included. i dunno about the future though.

a good friend, transcending distances of 10k km with a phone call.

easygoing and inclusive, stephan made sure i had a good time in his company during my internship.

we no longer go out regularly until the wee hours, but if we do it continues to rock.

while we dont meet very often, derk always has his heart in the right place. thanks for your end-of-year thoughts.

fay, as fabienne is also known, sure knows how to chill out. can be a very cool pal when in the mood.

showed me that snowboarding is not the hopeless case i had thought it would be.

i would love to go climbing with you, but then again my shoulders don’t allow that anymore.

we picked up the thread after a multi-year hiatus, to arrive at very similar conclusions coming from very different backgrounds. will be interesting to carry these thoughts forward.

dominick’s fine taste of music and varied interests made working with him a pleasure.

the impersonation of murphy’s laws, george showed me time and again that what can go wrong, will. the efforts spent on his computer are bound to pay off sometime soon, aren’t they?

old buddy is throwing a silvester party. might as well check it out, for i haven’t seen daniel in a while.

stopping by in zurich to finish her studies, asti has been very inspirational. having been in corners of the world i don’t even know how to spell, her tales are as funny as they are educational.

hard to reach, but a good sport to do things off the beaten path. looking forward to eccentric ideas in 2002.

it’s not easy to be a sister is it. christine manages with no problems. her efforts to introduce me to the horn-glasses crowd may break my resistance next year..

i regard it as a privilege to have been raised by these fine folks. not to talk of the ongoing support. thanks a lot.

moni has THE most beautiful apartment in zurich. oughta pay a visit sometime soon 😉

philipp is so diligent he makes more than up for my laziness. has been known to man the battlestations at the office while i was “away” in the east.

gave me a seriously needed valve for stress reduction with fragging.

how this guy manages to be both a successful dj and study is beyond me. dany will share my pain next year with the preparations for the final exams.

his keen design sense has inspired my room, even though i cannot yet afford the furniture he sells..

an achiever, regula relentlessly uncovered the weak spots in my thinking, for which i am grateful.

not be outdone, eric maintains an air of cool. its always fun to hang out with this guy.

the visionary. not content with the state of the art, ben pushes steadily forward. many inspirations this year would have gone nowhere without him.

introduced me to surfing and shares my interest in digital photography. thanks christoph.

jovial andreas currently resides in greater london, a place high on my list to visit.

busy as always, it’s not so easy to get in touch with thamar, but it’s been well worth it every time. the amount i learn when i meet her is staggering.

another member of the postnuke core team, harry remained level-headed when i was getting angry at the stupidity of our users or somesuch.