What's been going on:
usual stress in the personal life
a three day drive to Chicagoland on account of following the bad weather
a decent Christmas :)
a quiet New Year :)
the loss of $2.5K in computer hardware
the loss of Koda (www.catnation.com, center/white cat)
but life is going ok, all things considered. Its not all bad news, though those do tend to be what sticks out in the mind. I hope all my readers are doing ok.
I haven't read this yet, but I recommend it based on a co-worker and the excerpt:
http://www.maxbarry.com/jennifergovernment/preview.html