Jinked

For the past few days I’ve been working on a couple things. One was the beta release of a new WordPress blog / portfolio theme I had made with my friend Shara in mind. Hopefully she will get to play with it soon. I still need to comb it for bugs, validation, and all that good stuff. I’ve already noticed a few things I missed [...]

I go into a trance when I code, staring at the computer screen and I only half-see what is there. What I’m writing. It’s a big puzzle, all the greater-than signs and question marks, exclamation marks on occasion. Conditional statements, I’m learning those, better grasping those. I want to be good with all that. I want to be great. WordPress theme is coming along swimmingly. [...]

How many of you actually knew that today was Social Media Day? I’ll admit, I wouldn’t have known this day even existed if it weren’t for Nat Finn and the NWI Tweetup people pimping out a meetup today at Pepe’s. It was nice to get together with some prominent social media voices in the area, eating enchiladas, and just shooting the shit. I didn’t go [...]

The prospect of subcontracting on-site is on the table right now. I’m considering. A lot. I need a break. I miss being around people, being in an office laughing and coding and having a jolly good time. Some people really loathe office jobs, but I love them. There’s something to be said knowing that another living being is just over the cubical wall. It makes [...]

The contract for that web project, along with the deposit, came in today. I’m already starting to get things together in preparation for the next client meeting. I’m really excited. The site is going to turn out so well. I can feel it! I also cruised through the first edit of Eleven. At about a whopping 4,000 words, this thing was a beast to comb [...]