-The "Kill this" thread is still alive, at least barely

-There is some hope that the "Swanley library" thread will not be needed for too long anymore, and we could be seeing a lot more of the Beermaster in the future.

-CES and sandinista are still at it, in various threads. Seth brings some variation to these, at times.

-Ayaan is working hard and 'Zilla is, if possible, more wolfish than ever.

-Bella is still gorgeous, Eva still drop-down sexy

-Twoflower has graduated

-Pappa and Rachel are still revoltingly lovey-dovey

-TA is but a shadow of his former self

-Tigger is still bouncy, klr still throws cynical comments about organization culture and management

-Mai's dog was ill, but is already much better. JimC's cat likewise.

-Feck's dog has had some "authority issues"

-at least Woodbutcher and Mysturji have had surgery recently
-AshtonBlack managed to lure his sweet CakeOrDeath here, with some "friendly persuasion help" from the rest of us. They've found a really nice house, too. There are pics. I'm quite envious.
-XC got to see Sir Patrick Stewart as Shylock - I'm DOUBLE envious.

-Ironclad turned his Facebook agony into a right farce, for the great merriment of the unwashed masses (cheese and circus, you know)

-Gallstones got a Letter to the Editor published in a local rag - good one, too (the letter - don't know about the rag)

-beige has gotten a cool industrial placement, to work on embedded systems - he sounds exited about it

-I passed my last B.Sc. course, and only need to finish my thesis to graduate

-GFL's blog was mentioned both by Pharyngula and the BBC

-devogue is going to live in New Zealand (no joke, for real - there's a thread)

Have to stop - I get the "too many smileys" warning already. Enjoy digging for the rest of the dirt (I'm sure I've forgotten something). There's some on various relatives of various members, at least - a Very Useful Thread for bitching about them was created by Bella.
And welcome back!
