Salon post: August 31

It's almost September! Welcome to this week's salon post!

( Reminders and tips for making this post flow better )

Topic of the week
September is one of the possible 'new year' start points for a lot of people (like those of us tied to the northern hemisphere academic year!)

It's the start of a personal series of them: my birthday is September 22nd (another one), my ritual new year is October 31st, and then there's January. (which means by January, I usually have a pretty good grasp of 'things I want to do differently next time around the sun')

What marks the new year for you? Do you have any traditions or things you think about?

(As always, feel free to talk about anything else in the comments!)

What I've been up to
I have continued to be very busy with our new catalog, plus teaching staff coming back, plus a bunch of stuff that got pushed off

It has also been absurdly hot in Boston, so while I have AC in my bedroom (aka where I spend almost all my time at home), there has been a good couple of hours of "argh I had to go out in the ugh" once I get home

( House rules )