So, Andrew, what have you been doing with yourself?

[rhu]

H and the kids are away for the week, visiting her parents. I, alas, don't have vacation days to spare so I'm holding down the fort at home.

The last two nights have been incredibly productive. I have been working on the final editing pass on my siddur, and although everything always takes longer than one expects, the improvements are visible everywhere. I've still got to do the cover design and polish up a few more interior spots, but I hope (!) to order proof copies next week. (Proofreading volunteers still needed! Sign up below!)

I've abandoned the Panda magazine meta for now. I'm not sure I was solving the right thing; the hint that Foggy posted over the weekend makes me think I was barking up the completely wrong tree -- which is fine, since I was getting nowhere. I've invested as much time in it as I think I can afford right now. The individual puzzles that I solved were fun, and now I can enjoy the "warmup" puzzles.

Sunday evening we had a lovely visit from mabfan, gnomi, and their daughters.

After a heavy week at work last week, this week is shaping up to be busy but productive.

And I'm eagerly awaiting the prototype decks for the game that rikchik and I have been developing.