WordPress Upgraded

I’ve finally checked the “upgrade to Duke” item off of my to-do list so this blog is now running on WordPress 2.

The delicious theme that you’re looking at has been haunting my soon forgotten memories since I saw it several months ago and didn’t bookmark it. Last night I stumbled across it again and immediately snap marked it and started giggling like a toddler in mud. I’ll probably be tweaking things some more since the color isn’t exactly what I wanted (there is a huge difference between in photoshop and in final image that I was too tired to figure out) but I think I like it.
I did all of this last night, hours after I should have been sleeping (just as I’m currently writing this when I should be sprinting for the bus stop), so let me know if you notice anything odd.

Panorama 2006

Those of you that saw my excitement last year will notice that this post isn’t nearly as animated. That’s because it’s 2:43 in the morning. Also there was no dramatic 20 point gap between 1st and 2nd place to keep me giddy. Yes, I’m a pansy. Moving on.

If you want / need the break down of what panorama is and how it works check out my post on Panorama 2005.

Results

  • 7th Fonclaire (robbed… their arrangement was hot) & Skiffle Bunch (also robbed) – 438
  • 6th BP Renegades – 446
  • 5th Desperadoes – 449
  • 4th Exodus – 452
  • 3rd Starlift (who??) – 457
  • 2nd Trinidad All Stars (also the people’s choice winners) – 469
  • 1st Phase II Pan Groove (yes!) – 470.5

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Happy New Martin Luther Valentines Bowl

So hi everybody… How ya doing? In effort to cross something off of my three page to-do list other than “watch superbowl commercials and be horribly disappointed” or “attempt to hem pants while watching superbowl commercials and completely mess it up and have to pick out the stitches one by one” I’m updating my blog. (shuddup jordan) Here goes…

Since January 9th I’ve been gainfully employed at a job where goofing off on the internet is frowned upon. The horror. It’s actually taking me more time to get used to that than to adjust to getting up at 6 every morning. Luckily besides that the job is pretty awesome. And yes… that’s all the detail you get. I’ve been a bit paranoid about identity theft lately although I could just be making that up to justify my new shredder. Funny how little obsessions work.

Lord of the Trilogy

In other news, if for some reason you (like me) somehow missed the whole Lord of the Rings trilogy on film you should rectify that situation immediately. If you don’t happen to have a wonderful friend with an overly large television and another wonderful friend with the directors cut of Return of the King (thanks jordan and blair) as well as a spare 12 hours or so… then I just don’t know what to tell you. For those of you keeping count you can now add Frodo (complete with purple shadowed eyes… does it make me dorky that I saw that scene and immediately wanted the hex code for that shade?), Sméagol of the multiple personalities, Samwise and the unutterably badass, beautiful Legolas to the list of characters (including Capn. Jack Sparrow and Kratos) that make my giddy. Ahh… Legolas… ahem.

For Humanity

On a more serious note; If you’re looking to be charitable in the near future, strongly consider checking out http://www.brinkmeyer.org A friend of mine just lost her father to cancer. He was very heavily involved with Habitat for Humanity here in Tallahassee and in his honor the family is doing a celebration build (awesome idea). They need donations to reach the $47,000 they need of so if you can offer anything, go to the website and see how you can help. I know Jamie and her family will appreciate anything you can do.

Better Living Through Design

Or as I almost immediately nicknamed it, the blog of beautiful things.
From the about blurb:

“Usually hours of work are required to locate sources for well-designed products that are affordable”. bltd takes some of the burden off your shoulders….”

I stumbled onto bltd while looking for a special sort of doormat (that apparently hasn’t been invented yet) and I am so in love. The flash header caused me some consternation, what with things appearing out of the corner of my eye and moving away when I try to click on them, but I got over it. Content is definitely king on this site and it is quite easy on the eyes.

Hurricane Poster Project

Just in time for gift-giving here comes the opportunity to get a beautiful limited edition poster for yourself or a loved one and the fuzzy warm sense of spreading joy and goodwill… it’s a win-win situation.

The Hurricane Poster Project has signed limited edition posters for sale that have been donated by various designers. Proceeds from the sale of the posters are, in turn, donated directly to the Red Cross.

There is some really beautiful work represented and because it’s different designers you should definitely find something you like.
Prices are determined by the number of posters left and the project is still accepting submissions so keep checking.