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Thoughts on Buffy (“Get It Done”)
Was watching tonight's Buffy, and her "everyone sucks but me" speech (as Anya so eloquently put it) got me thinking about the end of this season, and the end of the third season, and the beginning of the series. Speculation below, based on no spoilers whatsoever… Buffy … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Buffy (“Get It Done”)
I won the lottery!
OK, so I only won $3. Still, it's pretty cool that the Powerball ticket I got in New Mexico last month actually paid something. I'm glad I fished it off the floor of my car today. … [Read more...] about I won the lottery!
Lunch writing, check
In my writing group on Saturday I decided that my goal for this week would be to write at lunch at least three days. Day one, done! Unless I get a better idea, this will be the opening scene. It involves baking cupcakes (my favorite kind when I was little) and it actually manages … [Read more...] about Lunch writing, check
Hergee berger snooger bork
…. or, misapplied CSS causes corporate scuffle. About two weeks ago, users of Opera 7 noticed that the MSN home page looked screwy in Opera, but appeared normally in all other browsers. Opera's CTO (who is also one of the authors of the W3C's CSS specs) did a little … [Read more...] about Hergee berger snooger bork
DevEdge redesign
Netscape DevEdge has redesigned with an all-CSS layout. Nothing new there, although their DHTML menus are nicely done. What's interesting, from my point of view, is that they're using some very nifty CSS to ensure that in the printed page, the URL of every link in the page … [Read more...] about DevEdge redesign
Web design is…
Stress. Enlightenment. Beauty. Despair. Elegance. Anxiety. I'll be working late until futher notice. By the way, which do you prefer, version 1 or version 2? … [Read more...] about Web design is…
Halcyon day
Orbital's "Halcyon and On and On" is excellent at dispelling post-meeting anger and promoting writing productivity. Play -> infinite repeat -> happiness. … [Read more...] about Halcyon day
busybusybusy
If I've been quiet lately, it's because I'm overwhelmed with work. I'm writing a style guide for our webmasters – my first – and I'm pretty proud of it so far. I'll post a link here when it's done. In my spare time, I've been devouring Janet Evanovich's Stephanie … [Read more...] about busybusybusy
And lo! all who heard were enlightened
"Thus saith St. Bruce, Patch thy goddamn SQL, servers, yea, with thine own patch, or thou shalt know chastisement, and stupid shalt thou look, and many spiteful instant messages shalt thou receive." —John M. Ford, in the Making Light comments. … [Read more...] about And lo! all who heard were enlightened
