Sorry for the delayed response, @eadwacer, I wanted to wait for my up votes to refill. Glad to see another medievalist floating around, and that I'm not a total nerd in my reading interests! ^^ Completely failed on reading this thru by the end of winter break, but with thesis the focus of this semester, I'll likely have this down, come hell or high water. So if I change my mind about its merits, I'll let you know. ;-)
Best luck with your apps/hearing back, mayhap we'll both hear happy news soonish!