I must remember to announce that I'm moving more often. In the last two weeks I've received more well-wishing emails, more visitors at home, and more invitations to parties that I can't possibly attend, than in the last year. :-)

Yes, friends: I'm moving to Ottawa tomorrow. Today, I'm at home alone, here in Elora; deciding what to pack and what to leave behind. I'll be staying with friends in Barrhaven, and looking for a job and an apartment of my own. When these are found, I'll bring up the rest of my possessions.

If I can't find permanent work in Ottawa, I may still be able to go back to my teaching gig at the U of Guelph, although -- I hesitate to say this, in case any of my colleagues are reading this -- I'd rather not.

For various reasons, most of which I'd rather not disclose in a public forum like this, I have decided that it is time for me to change my life. That is part of what the move to Ottawa is all about.

Bren's regular readers: Here we go again...

Bren: On Saturday, 11th July, I will be attending Fire in the Hearth. But I may not have books to sign! I ordered a shipment of new copies of OSV and PT, but they might not arrive soon enough. If that turns out to be the case, I'll certainly have them in time for Kaleidoscope Gathering.

In other news: as of last Saturday, I'm now 35 years old.

And finally, did I mention I'm feeling a little twitterpated?

Cue the sound of a thousand really tiny violins...