As my anonymous commenter reminds me, I haven't posted in over a month. Sorry about this. I've been taking a bit of a break from the old blog while I study for my exams, which are coming up in April. Now I warn you, I'm liable to blog a lot about the wedding if I start this up again, which might be quite boring for you, especially in these days when the Doomsday Clock stands at five to midnight, etc. However, unlike most bloggers, I have no vitally important opinions about world events. Or at least, not on a daily basis.

At any rate, since you last heard from me we have a wedding place, a date (September 2), and some rather snazzy "Save-the-date" cards. You may be receiving one soon. We also have a rudimentary website – which will get more useful (and hopefully get a better picture of us on it) soon. We are still investigating bands, though we did find quite a cool DJ who plays 50s dance music on bakelite record players, so that might be an option too.

Less jolly is the news that I can't leave the country after we get married until my papers are processed – which could take nine months or so. The good side of this is that we can go to Hawaii on our honeymoon. The bad side is that I won't see anyone British at Christmas or for some time after that.

Next weekend is the third annual U of C Burns' Night, hosted by m'self and m'colleague Andrew Yale. Improvements over last year will include properly cooked neeps and the introduction of cranachan as a substitute for "Tipsy Laird" (trifle with whisky in it). Hopefully our wee, timorous beastie, still at large in the apartment, won't make a guest appearance.