Perhaps it can be seen as an indication that it has been a bit too long without an update that recently both my wife and my mother have told me, in as many words (although not in these specific ones), to “hurry up and post something new already, dickweed!”

The big news—and the primary reason for my second lengthy unplanned hiatus from the internet—is that in addition to the Democrats winning both the House and the Senate last week, the recent freezing-over of Hell has had another positive effect: I got a job! I am now working as a Marketing Communicator/Technical Writer at a company here in the Bay Area. The offer came on the 30th of last month, just in time to allow me to meet my self-imposed deadline to find work by the end of October. Yep, so I am now a working man. Unfortunately, the resultant obligation of having to actually leave the house and spend all day doing real work, combined with the freelance translation & copyediting that I’ve been doing on the side plus my search for a place to live outside of my parents’ house, has left me burning the candle at both ends, with precious little time to spend on leisure activities such as eating, sleeping, etc.

The good news doesn’t end there, though. This past week, I received a notice from the US Department of Homeland Security informing me that Judy has been approved for a visa! She still has to go through the interview process, but this means that I get to see my wife again! In fact, she will be making a visit down here at the end of this week so we can look for apartments together and celebrate Thanksgiving.

It looks like things are finally starting to come together!