Hi everyone,

Thought I would post some note to keep the blog alive, even if I do not really have anything of interest to say. Badly need holidays, but I guess it's the same for all of you, especially those among us who end up at the hospital because of exhaustion...Asma, I really hope you are better and getting some rest.

Got fresh news from Mike...fresh meaning really fresh, after Russia and Canada! My boss was in Montreal at the same conference. And also heard from Veton, who is still trying to log in and whom we can hope to read one of these days...

Read this cute book recently, by Marc Levy, entitled Where are you? or something similar, I'm not sure of the translation into English, just in case you happen to have some spare time or a few hours to spend queuing somewhere, on a plane or wherever...And another one also I'd advise, a strange one, kind of grotesque but very good, called The Penguin, by russian or ukrainian author Andreï Kourkov - story of a failed journalist living in a small appartment with his depressive penguin and who ends up working for the mafia.

Not much else to add, except that I still miss you all. Write soon!
Cath