Yes, I am still here, but I've been writing again. I'm not yet updating my thesis...though it pains me to admit that I have in fact noticed small errors in it. I am making note of these in preparation for my viva.

No, the last week or so, along with working for pay, I have been writing a small paper for a weblog symposium I hope to attend. The deadline is tomorrow so I've been a little preoccupied. It was originally too close to my submission date for me to prepare anything, but a colleague pointed out that they had extended it, so I can have a good go.

There has also been some interest in my thesis. Of course, I can't expect people to download a 300 page thesis to find out what it is about, so I've added the abstract to the introduction page, and I'm going to post it here for all to see.