The hiatus temporarily ends

And I post again. A few updates on life in general:

1.) I am done with extracurriculars for the semester. BMR performed; Macbeth was staged; Chorale sang. I am now free of obligations most evenings. Which is glorious.

2.) This appears to be the semester when things start to go right. Knock on wood...but I have A's in every class at the moment. Which is also glorious.

3.) Having free time, I have begun reading for pleasure again. Right now I'm making my way through "Citizens of London" and "The Magicians." I read Michael Chabon's new book, "Manhood for Amateurs" at work over the past two weeks, and I've started Terry Pratchett's new book, "Unseen Academicals." How that man can pump out a quality book every year and a half or so is beyond me.

4.) Life, in short, is pretty good right now. Chronic frustrations occasionally crop up, but over all things are good. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving, and shortly after that, break.

5.) Speaking of break, it's close to winter-like here. We had our first snowfall last week - two inches that stayed for about a day and a half before melting. Now we're being tortured with a few days of 60 degree weather, before we inevitably plunge into single digits.

6.) But I'll be nice and warm this winter, since I'll be spending January in a microbiology research lab. Happiness is two kinds of agar.

7.) I think that's about it. More as I remember it.