damn the muse

Test

2010-01-18T18:01:28Z

test

edit: permissions will be the death of me! Thank goodness I own this domain. Error logs have saved the day!

Second edit: permissions and php on this server hate each other damn it!!

Missing people

2010-01-16T21:45:37Z

It's a yearly thing I suppose, but I'm sitting here trying to ignore the sinus infection that's attempting to develop, tinkering away at all my sites. MT hasn't behaved in months, and I know I need to upgrade. I logged into blackglass, and I started checking the stats. My domain still gets some pretty decent traffic for being somewhat inactive. And yes, shame on me for not doing much with it this last year, but I have plans. Working in the real world just put them on hold for a while.

Back to the stats- looking at the referers was like glancing at an internet graveyard. There were two dead links, but 4 links lead to blog entries written by a dear friend dating back to 2002! I haven't heard from him in years. It was almost heartbreaking. He's still so popular, that I can only hope he's still writing.

I hope you're well, where ever you are, Machine.

Thoughts on Glee

2009-11-22T17:14:14Z

Glee recently aired an episode called "Wheels." The episode focused on one of the supporting characters who happens to be a paraplegic, though in real life the actor is not. He can walk. Of course, many in the disability community are upset and disappointed that a real disabled actor wasn't cast in this role, and they saw this episode as more of an insult.

So, who cares? I don't. I found the episode to be very sweet, and I enjoyed the fact that tv shows are no longer shying away from characters with disabilities.

A year ago, two years ago, longer than that, when you'd see a character with a disability on the screen, it was mostly meant to tug at your emotions. Bring out the kleenex because here's the pity party. Mary is in a wheelchair, she can't do shit. Really. This cop will save the day. And everything is perfect again. On tv.

On Private Practice the disabled doctor, Fife, is a jerk. I totally hate and love him. I want him to hook up with Naomi, and I want the writers to go there. I like that he's not treated differently. He's a freaking doctor! And he's disabled in real life.

And then there's Glee. I remember high school, and inaccessible areas, and having to miss out on certain things. I thought, if people could just understand what it was like to be me, then maybe kids would be nicer. Glee isn't out to preach, nor is it perfect. But if it makes even just one person think, then I'm not going to criticize it for having an abled actor in a role that might have gone to a disabled actor. I won't when it's bringing us to the forefront.

Blip on the radar

2008-04-07T18:56:05Z

This will show up on RSS, and I'm sure someone will freak. Oh my god, she's alive.

Have been. For a while. Newsvine has been taking up my time. I write there sometimes, and then sometimes I just link to stuff.

I've been debating about using this blog to talk about the issues that come up at work. No, not about work, but the law. Yes, yours truely has found herself some legal work, though for the time being I do mostly translation stuff. I think it might help though if I started writing down some of the interesting immigration principals I run across when I'm sent to do research for a client.

Nope. No confidentially breaking here.

It's all just thoughts though.

Finally.

2007-09-22T19:54:34Z

TOUCHDOWN!!!!!!!

Irish Offense

2007-09-15T22:05:51Z

You know it's a bad day when the offense decides to not show up for the third time in a row.

Appalling.

0-3 for the season?

Really?

Sad to say it, but I'm really missing Quinn and Ty.

I'm such a bandwagoner

2007-09-06T21:50:41Z

See the Ipod Touch? It's nice and cute, and it has wi-fi. I can go to Starbucks, access the net, check my email, and do some newsvining if I wanted to with a 'touch. First, it needs more gigs. This is why I might pine for it in the meantime.

Yellow Jackets v. Irish

2007-09-01T19:45:34Z

And it's game time. I love the start of the game.

Oh crap!! Seriously? No. Please say that didn't happen. Ok, they're going to review it. Please don't say it's a fumble.

Yes!! It's first down Irish.

So, this Demetrius Jones guy is interesting. He's not quick. I just hope he doesn't try to pull a Quinn.

I think I'm already nervous.

5 min. later: SOB! It's going to be a long game. Methinks Tech may score. Damn It.

Nifty cell trick

2007-08-23T01:55:42Z

For the majority of us checking voicemail costs us minutes. Well I learned today that if I called my own number, I would be connected directly to voicemail. This in turn would be treated as an in network call. No peak minutes spent and no accidental charges should I go over my minutes.

Of course this trick won't stop me from automatically pressing the #1 button each time I have messages. What can I say, habits are tough to break!

Three Weeks

2007-08-10T18:17:53Z

Courtesy of yours truly, my parents and I now own this years official ND Shirt. Just in time for the first game against Georgia Tech on September 1st. Of course what would make the experience even better is an Irish win.

No brainer, right?

There's nothing like college football to pull me out of a blogging doldrum.

The upgrading continues

2007-08-08T15:47:49Z

I'm now on the 4th release candidate of MT. I haven't really run into many bugs during the upgrade process. The only minor annoyance has been fiddling with the templates to make them compatible with this layout, which may see its final days anyway.

The biggest problem has always been and still seems to be my server. Making any changes to the templates seems to throw the script into a kind of white out phase. Deleting more than three comments does the same. Since I can now place my archives into a dynamic state, I'm sure the load on my server is remarkably less, but it shouldn't have been a problem to begin with. The truth is my server can't handle MT right now, and my host can't explain why.

MT4 Test

2007-07-29T20:31:03Z

Coming to you live from Moveabletype RC 1.

Not dead yet, but...

2007-07-05T22:47:45Z

Comments will be closed soon. At least until the new version of MT4. It's ridiculous how badly I'm getting bombarded. Oh, and my server still can't handle rebuilds. It's all so frustrating.

Memorial Day Vacation

2007-05-29T17:54:20Z

My brother's wireless connection is killing me. It works for a while and then it conks out. First it starts slowing down, and then it becomes useless. Since I'm the only one using it, it's up to me to ensure the thing resets. Then I'm guaranteed a day or two of some connectivity. Then it's back to fighting.

On the bright side, I had the best hamburgers yesterday.

USPS blues

2007-05-14T17:06:55Z

So apparently now may not be the best time to place auctions on ebay. With so many choices at the post office, a package could end up costing more than the winning bid!

Ouch.

I can't even access my local post office. With all the current construction right now, it's a wonder I even made it to Starbucks.