Time for a change anyway.
Since I seem to be having problems with my profile pic these last few days, I'll do now what I was going to do in a few weeks anyway. Namely throw in a new picture of moi for the remainder of MMIX.
This pic of me was actually taken back in July, when my company hired me full-time out of the realms of temp-hood. What makes it good is that I actually like this picture of myself. Normally I don't like (hate is such a strong word) the way I look in pictures, which is one of the reasons why I went with out a pic for the first two years or so of this here blog.

I may even decide to keep the orientation of my pic normal for once. We'll see though. I make no promises in that regard and reserve the right to change my mind if the mood so strikes me.