I realize that I haven't been updating this much, and it certainly isn't due to lack of grist for the mill. I've just been tremendously busy.
Work has been hellacious, particularly with the outbreak of MSblaster the past couple of days. I've also gone on business trips to our corporate headquarters to get involved in some global projects.
We also moved to a new townhose. Brand-new. Never lived in, just constructed. It's great. The process of moving, however, really is something I could do without, a far cry from my college days when I moved every 7-12 months.
The final straw, and I think this is the one that broke the figurative camel's back is school. After the Vietnam class, I thought that the four book reviews and short paper for "Russia and Great Britain in Central Asia" would be a piece of cake. I was horribly wrong. It generally takes me two or three days to read the average scholarly work, and another day or two for a two thousand word nook review (not a book report). These books were taking five days, and the reviews three or four. It was a five week class. You do the math.
I'm much better now, and after a Microsoft training class last week, I feel strangely recharged. It helps that my classes don't start again until the 20th. So, I'll be back to the normal routine of adding a post every couple of days.
My apologies to those who noticed the absence of my posts, and thanks to those who actually contacted me to request more. I'll endeavor to post more frequently from here on out.
Posted by Chris at August 14, 2003 12:53 PM