Some News, Great News, Sad News

So long in updating, it’s painful. But there’s a good reason. Really.
The whole “Server nuked, lost data, etc.” portion of the previous post has a deeper impact than I thought would be felt. Since the beginning of December, I was making a concerted effort to update more frequently, and was really beginning to enjoy the blogging bug. When I lost all my posting for the previous year, I was supremely discouraged. Top that off with the fact that I had just completed a major update to the site design (which, with the Movable Type software I’m using, is a fairly involved process, especially when you’re adding/editing/deleting categories, and I’ve done a lot of customizing of the layout control), and apparently can’t locate my source file for the graphic redesign, left me very bummed out.
Time for a new leaf. Look for some major changes in the next few weeks, and for a clambering back on the horse of blogging for me. In the meantime, some news:
1) Great News: Lerrin and his fianc