by Aldus Marius on Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:14 pm
Salvete, amici Romani!
We are now getting pretty close to time for me to bug out on ya's for a while.
Over the last few months, Tiberius Draco has been taking increasing responsibility for the site. He's always helped me with the Spammers here, and he'll be the one coding and uploading our next two essay contributions from Cleopatra Aelia--yes, we have two more coming! >({|:-D
Quintus Servilius has the Webmail and membership matters covered. We've had three Sodales join us just this month, furthering a trend that may have us back up to our pre-Census numbers a lot sooner than we thought.
I am working on Cleo's first essay right now. The body of it is already on the server, and I just need to work in the graphics. Other'n daily maintenance, that should be the last major mod I'll be doing to the Web site until further notice. But really, there's nothing going on with the site (that I know of) that can't wait another few months. That Flash navbar isn't keeping anybody from exploring our lovely Pages. I'd be more worried about broken links (and do report them to Draco if you find any).
Next Thursday and Friday I go to Tulsa for my "semifinal" labs; the final ones, and my own "preflight briefing", take place in Oklahoma City on September 4th. Considering how badly these trips tire me out (Tulsa's a 100-mile round trip, OKC is twice that, which would only be a medium nuisance if I weren't making so many of them!), I'm going to be pretty much unavailable to anybody but the VA after Cleo's essay goes up. But I know I'm leaving the site and Forum in good, experienced hands. That is one thing I won't be worrying about in the hospital.
My only gripe is that I'll be missing more stimulating (if low-key) discussions like we've been having lately. Keep the place warm for me, will ya's? Contribute to Roman Gatherings if you know of any, and report on the ones you do attend. Someone's bound to review that new movie, The Last Legion. General-->On the Roman Web could also use a little love; I haven't been as productive there lately as I would've liked. Anyone interested in the RP thread, we're having a discussion about what to do next with it; you can start a game without me, I'll just introduce my character later!
And you can bet I'm going to rest up as long as I need to (and maybe a couple of days after that). I seem to be on the verge of becoming Webmaster for Life; I don't see anyone hiring mobs of gladiators to pry me out of my seat, so this may be the only break I'm gonna get! >({|;-)
In amicitia et fide,
Aldus Marius Peregrinus.