I’m back! Although it appears that I’ve been hibernating through this horrendous, cold-and-damp, OMG-will-it-ever-end winter, I have in fact been lurking on LiveJournal and actively posting on Facebook (which is the world’s biggest time-sink BTW). (Well, I’ve also been hibernating, but that’s another story for another time.) Where have I been? Mostly, I’ve been working. I’ve been in the contract position as a technical writer since the first week of January. I’m enjoying it. It…

Merry Christmas!Originally uploaded by AllisonStein We’re in the middle of a Christmas Eve blizzard of historic proportions, or so the weather geek says. Here’s wishing everyone a warm and merry Christmas. Safe travels, ya’ll! I used this painting on my Christmas cards this year. It’s an ACEO (2.5 inches by 3.5 inches), painted with Daniel Smith watercolors on Arches 140# paper. The text was added in PhotoShop.