July

I'm exhausted these days. The holiday in Vancouver was lovely, but there was a lot of running around / stress that led to me departing in the same sleep-deprived state that I arrived in. Back in B-town I've plunged back into an intense gotta keep fit / gotta write the dissertation schedule that's kept me either typing, jogging or dancing for the last week.

Today's been the first chance I've had to breathe, and it is really, really good.

Highlights o' the week: I had what was sadly the last workshop I'll have with operateri before she leaves town. She's a wonderful teacher, and it'll be a real loss to B-town when she goes.

I also downloaded GIMP the wonderful *free* photo-manipulation program I first learned about from gollumgollum & Stan. I've only had a chance to dabble with it so far, but it is so! cool! I'd happily recommend it to anyone who wishes they could afford Adobe Photoshop but can't.