Busy few days

I have been busy recently. I just finished editing my paper for the conference on German diasporas that will take place this August in Canada. I will post the abstract later today. Getting the format of the paper, especially the footnotes right is always the hardest part of any piece of writing. Everything else is easy in comparison. Thursday I fly to California. I got my ticket confirmation in my e-mail today. This weekend I made a bold attempt to read the four very thick library books I had checked out. I got one done and will finish another one before I leave. The other two I have returned without finishing. I still have to clean up my office and pack.