Oh yeah. It also occurs to me that today is my two year anniversary working as a prosecutor with the Travis County Attorneys Office. When I first came over here I wasn't sure about how well I would adjust to life as a prosecutor, but I've definitely come to enjoy it. Last year's accident has made the work feel more important than it did when I first came over here (I always knew DWI was a bad thing, but now I've got a greater appreciation for how dangerous DWI really is and how much it impacts people in the community), and it had kind of lent the work a sense of purpose (I'm not a zealot on a crusade or anything, but it helps to solidly believe in what you're doing when you see the same crime repeated over and over and over- it just kind of helps to keep me from losing sight of the fact that DWI really is a very serious offense that can hurt or kill people, even though it's a crime that's often committed by individuals who look more like the neighbor next door than like hardened criminals or thugs).
Anyway, prosecuting has its ups and downs and good days and bad days (like any other job, especially in the legal world), but overall I like my job and take satisfaction in it. Happy anniversary to me.