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Perhaps my nearly two month absence has depleted my readership; those intrepid few who remain will likely have little to celebrate on the occasion of this, my first entry of 2009. This is because I have little, if anything, to say.

I will relate that, since my last post, I have spent time in Delaware, Connecticut, New York, Oregon, and Washington. I mostly spent my two weeks of vacation snowed in on the west coast, and the weather allowed me to finish the year with 41 non-academic books read (a good year, I think). I saw much of my family between Thanksgiving and Christmas, which was nice. I saw some good friends, which was nice. The Eagles somehow made the playoffs, which was nice. All's well on the home front. All's well on the work front, though it has changed somewhat since I was shifted from Providence to Wakefield. No new jobs loom on the horizon as of yet.

At some point, I intend to do a food-themed post, recounting my experiences making Summer's birthday cake and its frosting from scratch, cooking a chicken purchased at Providence's winter farmer's market, and perhaps discussing the farmer's market more generally. Reviews have stalled as no movies have really piqued me into writing, and I've lacked the energy to so thoroughly discuss my reading of late. I have the feeling that at some point I will be rekindled, and will produce more for your reading pleasure. For now, however, this is it.