The beloved and I are now officially living out of suitcases while our house is uninhabitable due to renovations. We're relying on housesitting and friends, so my online life is going to take a back seat for the next three months.

Things have been incredibly busy and stressful at chez nous recently. The beloved is acting in a senior role for a couple of months, which basically means she's doing two jobs, I'm trying to get some serious work done on my PhD so I can submit before the end of the year (a little late, but not outrageous), we're looking at interstate business opportunities, considering getting some work done on our house (it _really_ needs it), I'm trying to continue to contribute to Habari, and there are all those other little bits and pieces of life that seem to take ...
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