Magic Mouse is sad
I saw the Magic Mouse on Apple’s site this morning and the frown just kind of jumped out at me. Added some eyes in Pixelmator and voila!
Wordpress
Themework
I am reviewing some WordPress Theme Frameworks right now, hoping to play with each one to see how easy they are to customize.
The frameworks I have investigated so far are:
Each framework provides the developer with a basic version of a theme, some with comments and documentation on how to build a theme from scratch. I have been playing with Thematic most of all (I am currently using the default Thematic theme) but I am currently editing a new theme using Sandbox.
I’ll let you know how it goes as I get more done.
Scotland: In Progress…
I’ve been in Scotland just over a week and I’m having a fantastic time. I visited a few great places in Glasgow and Edinburgh, met with friends and family, taken a bunch of photos on the iPhone and now I’m embroiled in the process of Real Estate from many miles away.
I arrived in Kirkcudbright to stay with my aunt & uncle late Tuesday after having dinner with family in Dalbeny and then a drive down to the coast. On my 2nd day here, I received an email from my Realtor asking me to check on a property I might like in Burnaby. I immediately realized I’d love to have it, and started the process of making an offer. I am in the process of this as I type, with paperwork making a digital transatlantic trek.
When I fly back to Vancouver, I may do so as a land owner. I’ll keep you up to date.
Haircut madness
I just got my haircut and it looks kind of tragic. I think the barber was distracted by another patron who was talking very loudly in Serbian or something.
Before I could say anything, my hair was a lot shorter than I wanted. But once it’s done, you can’t get them to put it back.
Photos later. Maybe.
Shame on me
I have had a blog at Alistair.com for around 12 years now. At the beginning it was a simple ftp down > edit html > ftp up. Now it’s WordPress and though I am nowhere near as prolific as my friend Derek, I use this site extensively for many other projects that are not public.
As a faculty member at BCIT (in Web Development, no less), you’d think I would have a nicer web site, or at least on that is current. Alas, I have constantly struggled with my writing and end up abandoning many posts because I get frustrated with the process.
None of that should prevent me from working on template and the interactions on the site, though. I thoroughly enjoy assisting my students achieve their potential when crafting their own creations, but somehow I slow down when working on my own.
So, I have reverted the site back to the default design that comes with WordPress until I can put the time and effort in to build something I am proud of.
Let’s see how long that takes.