Hi guys, I just wanted to let you know that I may be somewhat absent in the next week or two. In the last couple of days my application for permanent residency has been accepted (good news!) but I have to rush to Seattle next week to get a visa in my passport... which is also good news, but will cost me some time both being there and getting ready to go there.

And on the very day after I got that letter, the computer that was our firewall at home officially died, and so I had no connection at home yesterday. We have a short-term solution in place, but if you saw what the computer situation is in this little apartment (about 9 computers, I think, and a byzantine network setup) you might guess that my Internet connection may be sporadic for the next short while. Not to mention my free time.

I wanted to tell you all this because my update frequency has been stuttering somewhat these past weeks... days and days without a chapter, and then a bunch of party chapters in a row, and then nothing, and so on... I don't want anyone thinking I'm losing interest in the story. OH NO! I have so much more to tell.

I have pictures taken for the next 6 or 7 chapters, so I will try to write when I get a chance. I will try to hurry to get the Cedric-o-rama going. I don't want you to lose interest from too much waiting.