damn the muse

I think the last upgrade ate some comments, but anyway...

I can't avoid Photoshop any longer, and this default style is driving me batty. Hopefully I'll be inspired.

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I spoke way too soon! It's taken me four hours to figure out why I couldn't rebuild my files, and now I'm behind on everything. Ugh. Links aren't up, neither is my counter or who knows what else.

Anyway, I'll keep working on this behind the scenes. It's actually rather thrilling to be getting my hands dirty again. And if I'm quite for a day or two it's because I'm flying to El Paso to see the family.

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AAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

I couldn't get this to work! I couldn't get it to work. It wanted templates I didn't have!! And apparently it throws out my stuff automatically. Sheesh. That means everyone else's layouts just got trashed.

Oops!

I think I know how to fix that...

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So, the upgrade went successful. And it went even better once I emptied my browser cookies, which I didn't want to do. There's a new error going around which seems specific to Firefox, but also occurs when a webpage is directed to do a redirect, and I've seen it twice now. Both instances happened with my install of MT, and after I did a google search, it seems to affect other sites as well. It's a "redirection limit for this url has exceeded blah blah blah" error. Though the error is different, apparently something happens in IE too. It's annoying.

Anyway, have I mentioned how nifty the beta is? I'm still playing around with it. I want to reset my templates. This will force me to actually come up with a new layout for the blog, but I haven't quite figured that one out yet. The admin panel has nicer colors, and more control. This control freak is pleased.

Now I'm going to nag my hostees and be a royal witch to them. ;-) Which reminds me, been to blackglass.org yet? There's new stuff to read. I'm quite pleased.

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So, I'm about to upgrade my blog to the latest beta version. Here's hoping I don't screw things up.

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The Backer has returned with a few thoughts on the new coach of the Fighting Irish. It's a new season, Weis is the new coach, and expectations are high. I was irked Ty was kicked out as coach because I don't believe he was entirely to blame for all the losses last season, and well I don't know how people will react this time. Davie had an awesome season his first year as the coach as did Ty. Will this mean a repeat for Weis? A part of me wants it to be modest so that expectations will be moderate. Then again, the rabid fan that erupts during every game, wants the coach to crush every opponent. Seriously, I'm a mad woman.

Charlie Weis is one of us. He's alumni, and I want him to stick around long enough to prove himself. That has to be worth at least five years.

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Boing Boing is reporting that Napster isn't quite the success story it used to be. Maybe it's because of the II after its name, or maybe it's because it's littered with DRM. Whatever the case, reinvented Napster is nothing like it's former self.

Wasn't it free?

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Since I have nothing better to do (I have tons -- go procrastination), I've been roaming the web and adding to Sage like a fiend. Lucky for me I discovered this appalling little story, but when it comes to insurance that's to be expected. Actually, I thought that's how lawyers behaved.

I guess we're not all depraved and vulgar individuals. But we knew that. ;-)

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Crip.

I am a crip.

Actually, no I'm not.

I'm a unique individual that will not be assimilated and who's probably watched too much Star Trek. I like saying dissABLED more than can't. I was born into it, so I don't miss it. Frankly, I spend more time ranting about able bodied people who waste their life because I can do ten times more than they can and they can walk! Who gets screwed? Moi.

The very word "crip" makes me recoil, and I'm utterly confused why the majority of the people listed on the Ragged Edge Magazine website refer to themselves as something that's so negative. Is it a play on words, a designation, or just a "here I am, crippled, now stop staring and back off?"

It sucks to live in a world where the minute I step outside I'm the first thing everyone will notice whether they want to or not because I'm different. It happens to all of us. I just happen to make sure that my scooter is a nifty shade of hunter green bearing a heart on the basket (in reality I'm a speed demon and everyone always wants to know how fast it can go), and if I get stares, I'll either invite conversation with a smile or stick my tongue out. There's no circus act here, but if you're nice enough to me I will sing for you.

Crip. I just can't accept that one though I am curious as to why many in the disABLED blog community do use it. What's the purpose behind it?

And here's another good one courtesy of a nice bus driver, handycapable. I might use that one.

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I crashed and burned this weekend. I've also found that as much as I would like to forget this law crammed in my brain, it keeps popping out at the weirdest moments. That and I keep waking up in the middle of the night questioning whether I identified all the issues in this essay or that essay.

Seriously, this must stop.

Of course this has not prevented real life from spilling in. It made me realize that I kind of didn't miss it that much. Only a tiny bit. It's the stress, ya see. Alright, alright, anything is better than barzam. But methinks the general concensus is I need a vacation!

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