Moving

It's now been more than 3 months since I last updated this blog, which is far too long even given the subject matter of my last post. The reason is that my family and I just moved from Pennsylvania to Florida. For most of the past month my computer has been packed away in shipping cartons, and for the two months prior to that, I was too preoccupied with preparing for the move to do much with the blog.

Our new home town is Tallahassee, and as I get familiar with it, I'll post about any noteworthy things I learn. My most immediate concern has been with downsizing. Our new home has much less storage than the old one (due mainly to the lack of basements in Florida houses), forcing me to get rid of any material possession that didn't get used enough to justify the floor space it occupied. I'm also using the opportunity to sort through boxes of papers and reorganize my files. The effect has been rather liberating. Although it has brought my productivity to a standstill in the short term, I think ultimately this simplifying of my life should help greatly with that whole procrastination business.

Going almost a month without surfing the Web has also proved to liberating. I find, now that I am back online, that a lot of the sites I used to spend time following just don't seem as compelling anymore. I should make use of this opportunity to break myself of a few bad habits. (Note to self: I need to update my template to get rid of that "Next Blog" button at the top of the page.)

I still have a few move-related chores that will be occupying of my time for a while, but I hope to get back to thinking about computation soon. In the meantime, if you know anyone who's looking to buy a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, please send them my way!