It's a new year, and it's been over a month since I posted to my blog. This can be mainly attributed to my deep-seated slacker nature, but also has to do with my library's policy about blocking blogger.com. Also factor in a trick shoulder with a viral infection, strained tendons, and, well, my deep-seated slacker nature. But I am back, it's a new year and one of my many resolutions is to get my shit together. That may sound a little vague, but believe me, it doesn't have to be specific, since it applies equally to almost every facet of my life (baking being the notable exception - I've been baking bread, scones, and whatnot like a fiend for nearly a month - at least something is getting done, even if its only effect is to create another layer of fat on my body). Oh, but before I do begin to get my shit together, I must take a short break from vacation to go on a weekend cruise. Yes, its true, life is very hard. When I get back, I will regale my faithful blogging-type friends with tales of mayhem aboard a Caribbean cruise with too many female relations and one very ugly beach bag.