code like a girl

I came across this phrase a few weeks ago while looking for information on some CSS topic I was struggling with. I could immediately identify because I pore over my code until it’s perfect (to me). Occassionally, I let things slip. But they nag at me every time I see the code until I have to straighten it out. I even clean up the sloppy code on scripts I end up not using. I can’t stand testing a messy script. (I don’t know if this is a girl thing or an obsessive-compulsive thing.)

So in honor in these two blog posts: the simple definition and the more-detailed version, I created a button for anyone who wants to let the world know they are code perfectionists.

I used a free button-maker I found online. If code is poetry (the motto of WordPress), then girly code is haiku.

steve irwin

During a random Internet check last night, my lover found a breaking news bit about Steve Irwin being killed in a diving accident. Since it was very fresh news and only CNN seemed to have anything to report, I thought perhaps they were wrong. I hoped they were wrong.

We both waited and kept checking. By the time we went to sleep, it was obvious that the news was real. Stevo had died.

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domain squatting

I just emerged the loser in a battle of wits with an imbecile. But I’m laughing.

Although I own about a dozen domain names (and carry a couple more in trust for other organizations), I’m still purchasing more names for my upcoming book. It’s fun and feels like buying really cheap real estate (at $10 a pop you can’t get cheaper land). I came up with one combination of words that I thought I would like to own but it was already taken.

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obligatory construction notice

I woke up this morning and just hated everything!

Seriously though, the blog and website are undergoing construction. I expect the dust to settle in a week. Feel free to point out problems if you must, but I’m not done yet.

Yes, I really like doing this. There are too many ideas out there that I want to try out and this poor site is mine to play with.

8/3/06–Construction is complete. Feel free point out mistakes.