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I've been terribly busy lately with our new Disk Library product. When I was at my old job in Chicago, we were one of about 30 customers to get the initial release of this product. When I moved to Montreal and got a job with the vendor of this product, I apparently became the resident expert for all of Canada (quite by default). Now, I want to give myself some credit because I do know the product pretty well, but I never expected to be THE expert.

Anyway, that's the end of my excuse for not posting. I've been traveling a lot (mostly to Toronto *ick*) and haven't had time to write an update. But now I do!

Tomorrow will be the third night of my Shiite Islam class at Concordia. It's a bit overwhelming to think that this is just the beginning of my qualifying work and that I still have an entire Master's program after this is finished! But, the course is going well so far. The first night was a waste of time since the professor was unable to make it due to a family emergency. The TA that she sent in her place was completely unprepared. Now, I can't blame her for that since she was doing the best she could last-minute, but still, it was a real waste.

Last week, the class was a lot better. We talked about the history of Islam and of Shiism, in particular. It's pretty facinating, really. The course should be really easy so long as I manage my time well. We already know what the final exam question is and what's expected for the final paper, so as long as I don't procrastinate I should do really well. I'm a little worried about the first exam, which is in a few weeks. It's been a long time since I've taken a real test (not one of those CBT's that we take for our certifications) and I'm a little worried I've forgotten how. I'm also worried that I believe my handwriting has actually gotten worse in the last few years, and it was already pretty bad to begin with! Too bad I can't type my test!

I'll write another update later this week. That is, if I don't put it off too long!