Another Hiatus!

The last (almost) two months have positively flown by! And once again, I've managed to forget about posting to this blog during that time.

So what have I been up to?

Well, after the post on Umberto Eco's book, Colleen and I went to Jamaica for a nice vacation--our very first real vacation. Sure, we've been to Cape Cod, Maine, New Hampshire, and the like, but we had never left the country or gone somewhere on our own.

So we thought it was about time that we do so :)

Vacation was wonderful! We got a great rate at an all-inclusive resort, Breezes Montego Bay, and the weather there was fantastic! It rained for a total of 5 minutes while we were there. The rest of the time, it was about 80 degrees and sunny. The remarkable thing is that even though it was rather warm, it wasn't particularly humid. On some days, the humidity peaked, but for the most part, while we were outside, the humidity was very tolerable. Especially when you were out on the beach by the ocean.

While we were down there, we did a few excursions off-site; a 4x4 safari, an outing to Negril, a catamaran cruise at sunset, and an encounter with dolphins at Dolphin Cove. All told, the trip was $4,000--no small fare, but it included airfare, lodging, and unlimited food and drink at the resort for two people.

Also while we were down there, I proposed to Colleen on the beach, under the moonlight. She said, "Yes!"

Since then, we've been doing a lot of research for planning the wedding, which has consumed a great deal of time for both of us. And while all this was going on, Colleen was still working on her Master's, I was designing two courses to run this summer (Tolkien: Master of Fantasy, and Return from Avalon: Modern Arthurian Legend), and both of us were trying to pick up as many hours at our part-time jobs as we could.

Needless to say, it has been an incredibly busy time. But I am happy to say that I am back, and I am looking forward to sharing more books with you.

Cheers,
Steve