w to the p.

so I’m working on making this movable type to wordpress conversion and it’s mostly going okay, but I have a few issues. The problem is that I really don’t know what I’m doing and I mostly just muddle my way through, fooling around with things until I get it the way I want, or as close to the way I want as I can manage.

For instance, I really like this design you see right now, with the overlapping boxes (I didn’t design this some other guy did, I just modified it to my own style), but it was designed for an older version of wordpress. I finally got it to look right with this new “theme” idea, but the archive pages aren’t taking on the design and I don’t know why and I don’t know how to fix it. I could try and read through the support pages, but I won’t. feel free to offer suggestions if you want.

note: I was pretty clever when I converted my movable type posts, so that any entries by user loafe came from MT and any entries by christa are wordpress.

I like that wordpress uses true quotes and true apostrophes. I don’t even have to type in the special code for them. It’s automatic.

I’ll admit that I’m not good at economics. I don’t know enough and I don’t understand a lot. And I’m definitely fumbling around in the dark when it comes to social security and s.s. reform. Based on what I do know though, and it pains me to say this, I think that I’m in agreement here with the Repubs & Bush. Private accounts may be the way to go. Something has to be done, because what we have going on right now is a disaster. what’s that saying, something about robbing someone to pay someone else? oh yeah robbing peter to pay paul.

one more thing political and then I’m done—I’m sick of the democrats. they’re a bunch of ninnies and sissies scared of their own shadows. at least republicans aren’t afraid of being republican. democrat has become a dirty word and the democrats themselves are as much to blame for this as anyone else. the minute you start apologizing for who you are, you’ve shown your weakness and the world can walk all over you.


shaun of the dead.

good movie. rent it. it&#146s about zombies! we love zombies! It isn&#146t a scary movie though, just funny. I like funny zombies almost as much as scary zombies.

In addition to helping Tiffany set up her wordpress blog, I helped my lovely Marianne with one as well. She&#146s got a pretty crazy life right now, what with being a mom and returning to work full-time recently and dealing with other things, and plus she just turned 31, so we should all go say nice things to her.

I am going to enter Ryland in a baby cover contest, so in a few days I&#146ll post some pictures so everyone can help me decide the cutest. We only get one picture so it has to be good. And since I think every single picture I take of him is the most adorable thing in the entire universe, I need some help.


rolly polly.

Ryland is rolling like crazy now, back to front, front to back, over and over, all around the floor. He keeps getting stuck and then yells to be fixed. It is very cute and fun and such a big boy thing to do.

My friend Tiffany forwarded me an email from last year at this time, when I had sent her pictures of my first ultrasound. My little Ry guy, when he was just a teeny tiny little bud. It&#146s bringing up all sorts of things in me. And I realized something. I am happy. I don&#146t have a lot of money and my life is far from ideal and I&#146m cranky a lot because of sleep and stress. But I&#146m happy damn it and nothing can take that away.

I am just so in love with my baby. We have such a good time, every single day, and I am unbelievably lucky to be with him. I suppose I am sacrificing a lot to be at home with him right now, but it&#146s the best thing for both of us. I will have to be back at work eventually and I look at that time sadly, but right now we&#146re happy and loving each other. He won&#146t remember these early months, but I will. And maybe deep down, he will, too.

This morning before he woke up he was dreaming and he was laughing. He was laughing in his sleep and it just made me supremely happy. Boy did I finally do something right.

I did a quick redesign of loafe, based on a template I found somewhere. I just have to do some exporting of my movable type entries to this new wordpress format I am going to use and then I&#146ll be done. I&#146ll miss movable type though. Not that I really know how to use it. But MT has been good to me.

I am thinking of getting a new computer soon and I really want a Mac. Maybe one of those new Mac minis. Anyone have any opinions about Mac vs PC?


Happy Birthdays!

Loafe wishes a happy birthday to my gals, Marianne and Theresa!

We&#146ll party like crazy this weekend!

Or maybe not. We&#146re pretty old now. Especially you guys. sheesh.