No, in the two weeks since writing 'How to be depressed' i haven't leapt in front of a train, quite the opposite really. i've been in New Zealand on holiday, taking photos of roadkill mostly. (a little hobby of mine). Stunning place. All the right adjectives apply.

But even when disconnected from the keyboard I continued to dream about software almost nightly. in particular, my dream-self invented a funky idea for a visual thread-manager. No details yet, it remains part of the 'secret' in the above title.

Meanwhile, expect a slow return to blogging some time in the next week or so. The kitten, if you're worried, survived the separation just fine.

(and thanks for the positive feedback on 'how to be depressed' -- but no, penguin continue to snub me.)