Domestic Geek

If anybody from Blogger reads this (yeah, right) or you use Blogger: LISTEN UP!

I absolutely HATE commenting on Blogger blogs. Some of them have separate "view comment" links from "make comment" links. Dang it! When I have something to add, I don't want to figure out which I have to hit to actually start my comment. What's wrong with putting the comment entry fields right after the previous comments like normal people do? Also, have the comments open in a new window or have the entry, comments and comment field all in one like I do. I sometimes want to refer back to the original post (especially on Thursday Thirteen) and if I forget to open it in a new tab myself, I'm screwed.

If you do follow the maze and get your point out, then I always have to put in my blog info. Unless I want to use my blogger ID (which I don't), there is no mechanism to save the "other" info. I found this especially annoying during the Blogathon. There was so much I wanted to comment on, but refused to go through the whole proceedure each time.

If I have persevere long enough to get to this point and actually post the comment, I can't get back to original post easily. You have to hit the back button a couple of times and each time you get that annoying "Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?" message. Yes, I am sure, dammit! Just let me go away if I want. I've already posted my comment. Geez.

Of course, some of these gripes apply to other blog platforms, as well. Livejournal comes immediately to mind. Fortunately, I don't run across many LJ sites in my daily surfing. It seems like 2/3 of all the sites I go to are Blogger.

People complain that nobody ever comments on their blogs. Maybe it's time you take a look at the process your readers have to go through to leave one.

*sigh*

Once again Saturday is over. I didn't do squat, it seems. I looked for PPP puzzle pieces (I found a #192—damn, that's a lot of pieces to be found yet since I've only got 20).

I did manage to design and implement my default avatar, so yay for that. That's him/her over to the right there. Isn't she cute? It's an androgynous kind of little icon...kind of like Pat from SNL. Now my comments will work the way I had envisioned. I'll try and upload some more default avatars this week, but feel free to become a member so you can upload your very own for commenting. Just keep the files to 100px square or less, please.

Dad came by today. He was very sad. He went to visit an old friend/former coworker and the poor man is very ill and possibly suffering from Alzheimer's. The man is only in his mid-60s. The thought of getting old and feeble disturbs me. I'd almost rather go quickly in some kind of an accident that lose control of my senses.

Well, I'd better try to go back to bed. I was having a coughing fit earlier. I hope I'm not getting sick. I'm not sleeping again and when I do, it's filled with disturbing, physically draining dreams. Grrr.

After much pushing on Mike's and my parts, we got Marcus to accompany us to the grand opening of the new Apple Store yesterday morning at Boulder's new Twenty Ninth Street mall. You see, Marcus has this thing against Boulder and didn't want to set foot within it. His love of Apple won out, though, so off we all went.

That's a nice outdoor mall. The decor and architecture is really beautiful. Pair that with scenery of the flatirons and it was breathtaking. Someday, after procuring a new job so that I will have money, I think I'll take the trek back up there and check it out in more detail.

I took pictures until Marcus' camera battery died. Go check them out in the Boulder Apple Store Opening Gallery.

In addition, someone else posted pictures from the event. Go check out the photos at Mile Hi Mac. We ended up in 3 or 4 of the shots of the crowds. Look for Mike's bright red Detroit Red Wings cap!

After entirely too much time wasted today, I finally got my comments to work the way I had envisioned! I just need to make a "no avatar" avatar and insert that code, code the preview template and comments are set. So, if you're a member of my site, please upload an avatar. If you're not a member, please join. Not only can you upload an avatar, you don't have to fill out the captcha or your info every time you comment.

Next I'll tackle my archive page. I used to have a really cool one when I used MT. I wonder if I still have that template archived somewhere. One day I'll actually have to do that "About Me" page that I have been planning since I started using EE. I ought to have this finished just as it's time to change templates again. LOL

BTW, am I the only one who has noticed that Flickr's little thumbnails suck? I tried both the flash and html ones and they both took forever to load and caused a bazillion errors in my log. Not cool. Oh, well. I don't have much uploaded to my account anyway.

Man, how did it get to be Thursday already? I don't want to miss two weeks in a row, so here's a quick list:

Thirteen Shows I Record on my Dish PVR (it's like a Tivo)

1. The Office
   My favorite show right now. I can't wait for this evening!
2. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
   Actually, I record all three: Vegas, Miami and New York, but Vegas is still my favorite.
3. Gilmore Girls
   This used to be my favorite show, but I'm not hip to what they're doing with the Luke/Lorelei thing. I know a television show needs angst and drama, but still...
4. Ghost Whisperer
   I started watching this by accident. I refused at first because it was the replacement for Joan of Arcadia (hold grudges much? lol) Anyway, when the tv season went into reruns last year, I decided to give it a chance. I'm glad I did.
5. Supernatural
   I wasn't so sure about this one at first, since it had the dude from Gilmore Girls in it and I never liked that Dean character (especially when he cheated on his wife with Rory—Bad Dean!). I'm really into supernatural phoenomenon, though, so I started watching. I won't watch when I'm home alone at night anymore, though. *shiver*
6. Veronica Mars
   I never had any intention of watching this until it was on the TV at a wing place Marcus and I were eating at one night. I've been hooked ever since.
7. Law & Order
   Once again, we tape all three. My favorite one is Criminal Intent.
8. Without a Trace
   Got hooked on this because it followed CSI on Thursdays.
9. Heroes
   The story is moving a little slower than I would like, but it's still interesting. Dang, this one's got another Gilmore Girls guy in it, too. I liked the character of Jess alot.
10. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
    I loooooooove Matthew Perry! The premise seemed dumb, but I'm liking it so far.
11. Mythbusters
    Adam and Jamie are too damned funny! Well, plus I learn stuff on this one, too.
12. Two and a Half Men
    I didn't really like Charlie Sheen, so I almost passed on this one. I was really interested in seeing John Cryer again, though, so I watched and now I'm hooked. This show makes me hurt with laughter.
13. How I Met Your Mother
    I had to see Doogie and the band camp chick. Sometimes the story lines are really lame, but I still like it.

Let's not forget the following that I record, but aren't on now or have erratic schedules: Medium, The Dead Zone, Monk, The 4400 and South Park.

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