In case you thought I was dead, or had stopped blogging, I am delighted to announce that after the rush of getting Amos finished and "published" (on which more very soon), the busyness of Christmas and the end of both academic and civil years, and an unheard of three week (!) holiday, I am back, normal blogging will resume as soon as possible. Though I have some 480 Biblical Studies blog posts to read, without mentioning the 79 on Hypertext and the others!
Yesterday morning I was watching seals south of Kaikoura, and then a leisurely lunch at a vineyard we passed, but later this morning I am back to work, so no more blogging just yet...
As you can see, from this little video, the sea was "a bit lumpy" for the whale-watching, I was sick, but the two sperm whales seemed fine!
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Was this a field trip connected with your graduate student's thesis on Leviathan?
By 
Stephen G, at
February 15, 2006 9:29 AM
That's a nice thought, I wonder what other "field trips" to the South Island I can come up with?
By Tim, at
February 15, 2006 9:32 AM
"It makes the deep boil like a pot..."
Hello! I actually haven't been swallowed up by the Abyss. Last year was just a bit too eventful, and I've been out of touch for too long.
Congratulations on the Amos publication - fantastic!
By 
, at
February 16, 2006 8:01 AM
I wish I'd thought of that "swallowed by the abyss" line, that's a bit what several weeks without a post feels like!
By Tim, at
February 16, 2006 9:31 AM
Good to see you online again. I was wondering if/when you'd be back.
(What strange metaphors we use!)
