I've been working on a PhD. Took me just about two MA's and one BA to arrive at this beautiful moment in life in which I can say that I am working on a PhD. You'd think that working on a PhD is something new... I've been doing this for a couple of years (at least) now. But it sounds new, so here it is. You see, this is the thing with this "new" thing - nothing is never truly new. You've known me -- well, some of you -- for more than 15 years now (time flies!). All this time, and here I am telling you something new. Something that sounds new. Is it really new? It sure feels new. But not because it is new, but because I'm telling you this here. On DA. I haven't been adding anything to DA in a while, and I've been "thinking" about returning to DA here and there. It is pretty difficult to do this, kinda like taking a step backwards -- although not really, the laptop is right ahead, before my eyes. But staying away for so long a time... Things change. This is it - not new, change. A