I have a big milestone birthday coming up next month, so I’m throwing a party with my girlfriend Lori Ann (who is also having a big birthday next month) to celebrate.

We haven’t found a venue yet, but the date’s fixed — Saturday 17th May 2008.

I’ve been doing my new job as Global Library Science Specialist for a new (and as-yet unnamed) advertising agency for almost two weeks now, and so far, it’s been a lot of fun.

Because the agency — which will be unveiling its name at the end of the month — is new, there is a definite start-up buzz, but the fact that it’s part of a large existing marketing communications group means that there’s a good amount of basic infrastructure in place already.

Earlier this week I went out to Austin, Texas, to visit the client (a large computer manufacturer) to talk about digital asset management, and I’m going back again next week too.