I only intended/expected to be away from the net for a few days. It turned out to be more like two weeks. Gah. It's a bit of a long story as to what happened, but let me sum it up: moved house, Telstra (phone/internet) were idiots, modem/router wouldn't work, couldn't find necessary computer cords/cables, power supply in computer failed, and everything went from annoying to infuriating to absurd to totally beyond ridiculous.

The good news is that it seems to be okay now. Now I just need to unpack all this crap we have managed to accumulate. Honestly, where does all this stuff come from, and why do we have so many books? We have more books than any sane family of four need... *sigh*