Perhaps it is the change in the weather or it is just that time of the year, but things seem to be really exciting right now (minus all of the rumors that have been floating around on the future of AOL, but it is what it is and that’s all I have to say about that). Two friends of mine have recently taken the plunge into the startup world (I mean not leaving their day jobs to go work for a startup, I mean starting their own startup), one which you can read about here, the other I cannot say anything about yet. On top of that, my friends over at Mixx.com just launched their public beta, and we are getting closer to DC Startup Weekend (which I cannot wait for, it is going to be a blast).

I just feel like a lot if happening right now, in our own backyard and industry wide. These times are very exciting, and I hope they continue to build. In DC, the tech community is really starting to come together with more events, from Jesse Thomas’ Facebook developers garage get together yesterday to the upcoming NextDC Happy Hour, things are in full swing. I am optimistic that the upcoming DC startup weekend will continue to fuel the fire that is burning in DC, and I cannot wait to see what comes next.

Is anyone else feeling this way, or is it just me?