I'm writing regularly again for the first time since the baby was born. It's glorious. I always forget, in the lulls, how great I feel when I'm able to keep it going for more than a few days at a time. As it does, the universe is throwing me things I need to see and hear. The … [Read more...] about Writing: on fear and creativity, the Thud, and a hundred other things
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Six months
He's six months old today. Wow. … [Read more...] about Six months
Selective Importers
I've released another plugin! Selective Importers was commissioned by Pressbooks, and is basically a clone of the official WordPress, Blogger, and Tumblr importers with one major difference: it puts the incoming content into a queue, and from there you can choose which posts … [Read more...] about Selective Importers
new features in Content Audit: boss view, per-post expiration dates
I've updated Content Audit with two big new features. The first, suggested by Shelley Keith, is the "boss view": an overview of your content's status, with a breakdown of who's responsible for fixing it. Check out the last screenshot for an example, on a site with two editors … [Read more...] about new features in Content Audit: boss view, per-post expiration dates
HTML Import now handles documents
HTML Import 2.2 is now available, and it now handles linked documents! 2.0 introduced the image import feature, which uploads linked images to the WordPress media library. In 2.2, there's an additional option to import linked files of any type. You can specify the allowed … [Read more...] about HTML Import now handles documents
Speaking in the WP Summit 2012 – ticket giveaway! (and get your discount here)
I'm a last-minute addition to the WP Summit online conference, which is TOMORROW! I'm moderating the plugin round table at 2. The other speakers are great -- I've heard Pat, Curtiss, and Randy speak on their topics before, and they know their stuff. If you'd like to sign up, you … [Read more...] about Speaking in the WP Summit 2012 – ticket giveaway! (and get your discount here)
The deranged Elizabethan pajama bunny rug
We've been looking for a rug to put in the nursery. Well, when I say "we," I mostly mean my mother, since I haven't been shopping much for the last few months. So, every time Mom goes into a store where rugs are sold, she snaps a few photos and sends them to me. Just now, she … [Read more...] about The deranged Elizabethan pajama bunny rug
Say goodbye
Today is my last day working for Texas A&M University. Long story short: last summer the provost decided to consolidate the IT staff from all her small offices into one big office. That included me, even though half my job involved writing and supervising and whatnot rather … [Read more...] about Say goodbye
Say hello
The baby was born December 22. He was over a week late, and then was a bit distressed during labor, so we had to have a C-section. Easier on him; not so much for me. We're all fine, though -- except my laptop, which has been in kernel panic for most of the last week! So I've been … [Read more...] about Say hello
Countdown to insanity
Life has been more interesting than usual lately. First, work is stressful at the moment. The Provost has decided to consolidate all the IT-related positions in the academic offices, and that includes me. As a result, on Friday I'm being moved out of the Writing Center and into … [Read more...] about Countdown to insanity
