Haven't blogged for over four months, which makes this post a re-introduction. I don't know what to blog about really.

Many things have happened since I last blogged.
Presented a paper at ASTMH conference in Philadelphia (where a long-distance call has changed many lives)
Spent 4 weeks in cold regions of North America (when I felled my reputation as a "man" with one act of detailed planning)
Spent 2 weeks in Canada (learning why kids love the Wii and vowing to have it installed in my first home)
Thudded into Berkeley and into the classroom (refused to indulge in any activity other than work for 3 weeks while writing my masters paper)
Copy-edited my first paper (never felt such excitement before)
Presently am trying to discipline myself into some sort of schedule (habits die hard...)

Anyway, I'm back now..be prepared for more regular bouts of self-indulgent rubbish.