I’m Still Here

I thought I’d reassure my regular readers that I am still alive and well (touch wood). It’s been quite hectic lately due to several projects at work, the odd translation and an impending essay deadline.

And to top things off, I have a stranded kitten in my back garden and am at a loss at what to do with it. I have two cats of my own so letting it into the house is not an option. I’m doing my good deed for the day by setting out bowls of food and water but tomorrow I plan to ask some of my Dutch colleagues to help me make a “Kitten Found” poster. Hopefully someone will claim it. My partner is out of the country at the moment and won’t be back until Saturday afternoon so taking the kitten to the animal shelter or vet would be very difficult (I don’t have a driver’s licence and the place closes before I get home from work). If no one claims the missing kitten, we’ll take it to the shelter at the weekend and hope for the best.

So needless to say, language learning and blogging have been quite low on my list of priorities these last few weeks. I hope to get back to posting regular updates once I’ve finished and mailed off my essay on early writing systems. The background reading and research were both very enjoyable but putting it all together and actually writing the essay…and therein lies the rub.

Wish me luck.

PS. I thought I’d take the opportunity to plug my Japanese culture and language blog, Dreaming in Kanji. It’s still in its infancy but I hope it’ll grow into something worthwhile.