Umm...Hey

It's been awhile. As certain members of my audience have remarked (you know who you are), it has been far too long since an entry has been presented for discussion. Or, rather, as one might say in the parlance of our times, I have been slacking. And it does indeed feel good to fire up the CPU, dust off the ol' flatscreen, and haul the keyboard out from under the bed. I feel that I have been removed from all three (or was it two) of you in that way that only time has of making the past seem so long ago and the present seem so close at hand, and the future...stretching into infinity is my best guess. Ah, but where was I?

In the time that has past since my last post, which, upon reading my latest entry I am saddened to realize was at the end of Mardi Gras (February! Egads!), much, as they say, has happened. Well, for starters, the camera is still doing fine, in fact has taken some truly ecstatic photos recently in a jaunt that may yet boldly splash across the web log that you, dear reader, do so covet. This being the latest correspondence heard, I know you are all fiercely vying for such information (please forgive this latest style of mine, I have only just finished re-reading A Confederacy of Dunces, which, given our times here in south Louisiana, is an especially apt title).

However, of perhaps greater import, it must be remarked upon that Lisa and I have taken a bold step in the direction of middle America, a mighty trespass upon true bourgeoisity, yea even a leap into the class of the counter-revolutionary - that's right, we bought us a house. It has been a great experience, and one that has clearly consumed my writing energies. We are excited and scared by the prospects, and things are working out quite well - we've even become proper residents of south Louisiana, knowing as we now do how to tarp our roof. That's right, not even 5 months old and the roof is no good - we're lucky that plastic is quite a waterproof material. But have no fear, readers, repairs are in the works.

Lisa has finished her first year at Tulane, making Dean's List both semesters and got herself accepted into the Honors College. She just made it back from Peru (Machu Pichu and shamans and all) just in time to make it up to Jacob's Pillow and NYC. She's enjoying the summer off from school and having fun focusing on dance and on our upcoming commitment ceremony (wedding just sounds so...very. So very very, in fact.).

On that note, allow me to close with an announcement that the ceremony will be held June 21, 2008, time and place TBA. I know what you're thinking - Mercury will no longer be in retrograde, the summer solstice will be upon us and could there be a better time to commit to each other? Well, we were thinking the same thing. See yall there!