Many, many things have changed, but nothing earth-shattering. It seems like a lifetime ago I updated this thing.

First off, I have a new job. I'm getting paid the same amount I was, but I'm spitting distance from home, I have next to no stress and more favorable (i.e., shorter) work hours, and I'm still with Banner, so I get to keep my PTO, seniority, etc. And I'll still be up for a raise in January. Life is good.

Grad school continues apace, and now that I'm not brain-dead every day when I come home from work, I can devote some time and attention to keeping my GPA somewhere higher than barely sufficient.

Likewise, I can devote time to the book and music businesses. The latter of these is getting liquidated, and getting liquidated at a fairly good pace thanks to Amazon.com. Mason seemed to have enjoyed himself helping me out at the Sebastopol Celtic Fest, so I've basically decided to continue vending at festivals. There still exists the need to liquidate all the old crap that's been filling up various closets for years, so that will continue, but I'll slowly add new releases and interesting stuff that won't get sold online. Eventually, I'll stop selling online outright.

So fast-forwarding to today, my friend Chris from California is coming for a visit! He'll be here for about a week. Of course, I'll still have to work and stuff, but it won't be as bad as the last time he visited, when I basically had about 2 or 3 hours with him a day for 5 or 6 days and just left him to his own devices in my dad's house. That was uncool. This should be fun.

Ach, well, work beckons. Maybe I'll be able to write more regularly. I have some interesting things that have been buzzing around my head lately and much to say.