Slow Start

Well, it's been a somewhat slow start to my summer research duties. Teaching has been keeping me reasonably busy. However, I have been able to knock off about six books from my big summer reading list.

Also, the assorted logistical tasks that I've been completing per the request of Ashgate Publishing have paid some pretty substantial dividends, as the anthology that I have been co-editing, The Politics of Post 9/11 Music: Sound, Trauma, and the Music Industry in the Time of Terror, now has a publication date and an official web presence! Exciting times indeed.

I have also created a Twitter account to publicize my various publication work. A link to that account will be available shortly for anyone who is interested. In the meantime, savor the joy of the Heat's loss.

Totally Egregious and Unnecessary Sports Post

Yes, I am blogging at 9:30 pm on a Friday night. I am blogging because my condominium is in a state of renovation disrepair. I do not have a functioning shower. My bathrooms do not have doors on their hinges. I bathe, and brush my teeth, in my kitchen sink. My home is, as the expression goes, a hot mess. All of this is why I have turned to writing to pass the time.

I have also, for the first time ever, turned to Twitter for some light recreation, specifically in the form of this particular Tweet, which owns the world for the funniest Tweet ever. Just like last night, I'll be smiling for the remainder of the evening thanks to Paul Pierce.