It's funny the way things work out.

Those of you who follow my blogs know that I have not been feeling myself lately. I wouldn't go as far as to say I'm depressed, though for a while now I have suffered from a general lack of interest and motivation.

Thankfully, I am cured.

For those who haven't heard, the results for the 5th Developer for a Day contest have been announced, and I am a finalist.

Now, as happy as this makes me, it's not so much the joy of making it this far that has repaired my state of mind, but rather the fact that my hard work has seen results. If I had simply won the lottery, I'd be just as happy...well, I'd be happier, but the point is I still wouldn't feel motivated, as I would not have earnt the money. This, I've earnt.

I guess I owe most of you an explanation, I never told you I entered. It wasn't a secret or anything, I just didn't want to announce and build up hype for something which I didn't think would make it. Don't get me wrong, I have huge faith in my concept, I just believed that the others would be better, and didn't really consider myself to be in the same league as the other finalists.

It's good to be wrong.

Unfortunately, this does come at a little bit of a bad time, as I am particularly busy at the moment, and the additional upgrades I have to make to Silentium will take up time that I just don't think that I've got. Despite this, I'm still going to try my absolute best.

I'm not expecting to win, but even in the worst-case scenario, my entry will be the tenth best out of many, which is better than I could have hoped for.

Congratulations to all the other finalists, and good luck.