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Getting sick of winter. 2008-02-25 09:57:15 Yeah, we're having another winter
storm. It was raining earlier, and it's just cold enough that it froze. We're also supposed to get a few inches of snow, but it's not happening yet.
They cancelled school today because of the road conditions, and I don't think I would've gone anyway. I have to drive fifteen miles [...]
A Valentine's Gift For You 2008-02-16 15:35:23 Here it is- a new layout! It should look fine in every browser and has minor problems in IE6 (wonky menu) and Safari (image color problem). Give me any suggestions you have, I'm not 100% satisfied with it.
I had a nice Valentine
's day; my parents gave me some chocolates (!!) and a card. I'm not [...]
Teen Politics Forum 2008-02-10 14:37:02 After having such a good response from teenagers interested in politics in my last blog, I've decided to create a politics discussion forum for teens (younger adults are welcome, too). The idea was presented to me by Bill. I'm going to need help with the forum and, of course, people to join.
Please e-mail me if [...] Read more:Forum
It's Just a Number 2008-02-05 21:51:02 I'm so sick of being judged by my age. I'm sixteen. I often hear people stereotyping 16-year-olds. We're not all obsessed with getting drunk, having hot Hollister model boyfriends and being popular. I know I'm more concerned with other things like politics. People think 16-year-olds shouldn't vote (in America) because of stereotypes. I'm very concerned [...] Read more:Number
Opinions on Important Issues of Today 2008-01-31 18:59:59 This article shares my opinions on important current issues of all types. FYI, issues that mention government refer to the United States government.
AbortionI don't think the government should make a decision for a woman that is rightfully hers. It's her child, her uterus, therefore it is her decision. I think they should be allowed in [...] Read more:Opinions
, Issues
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Blizzards & WPRs 2008-01-29 16:39:49 About an hour into school today it was crazy outside. The wind was blowing hard and it was snowing so you couldn't see much. They tried to let us out early but it was too late; the police weren't letting anyone out of town. I got out a half an hour early to pick up [...]
New Layout :D 2008-01-25 23:30:35 I got a sudden burst of inspiration playing in Stripe Generator and decided to design a new layout. It's yet another layout featuring brown, green and blue. Also, I used Heineken for the header font again. I like this theme better. What do you think?
Still seeing the old theme for some reason? Click here.
Hacking Wordpress 2008-01-21 09:22:45 No, no, not the evil kind of hacking. I'm talking about making your Wordpress
site better by using "hacks" (not plug-ins). Here are some good ones:
Adding Buttons to the Post Editor
Three Tips to Protect Your Wordpress Installation
Alternate Comment Background Colors
Customizing Login Page
4 Simple Ways To Speed Up WordPress
But, the best resource for hacking WP [...] Read more:Hacking
Theme Tweaking 2008-01-16 15:56:33 I'm tweaking the theme a bit. Tell me what you think? Read more:Theme
, Tweaking
DreamHost 2008-01-16 15:48:29 As you may or may not know, I'm hosted with DreamHost
. They are what their name implies- a dream host. I'm going to share the reasons why I love them with you. (This is no yucky paid review- I just want to share my love of DH with you!)
Space and Bandwidth
I get 200 GB of [...]
Still alive. 2008-03-11 18:36:52 It's been a while, sorry. I haven't had much to blog about. The only interesting thing I've done recently was go see a Beatles tribute band, which was fun. But that's about it.
The snow is finally melting, which means tons and tons of slush. Yuck! My Converse shoes are soaked through from walking through slush. [...]
Some updates. 2008-03-21 19:07:21 I have joined the Review club over at PSGR, so anyone can head on over to Rhiannon's website and review CB.ORG.
There is a new theme available, Revolution. I suggest switching to it. If you find any errors or have suggestions, please leave a comment about it.
I've added a resource list in the content section. If [...] Read more:updates
Wordpress 2.5 2008-03-21 09:00:39 If you keep up to date with Wordpress
development, you'll know that Wordpress 2.5 RC1 has been released. I've tested it out myself already.
New Features:
New Admin panel look (I prefer the new Fluency theme over the default)
Customizable Dashboard
Ability to manage tags
Full text feeds
Built-in Gravatar support (previously only a plug-in)
One-Click plug-in upgrade feature
Those are just the [...]
You're a Nuisance 2008-03-24 18:33:03 I was in the hospital, waiting for my mom in the waiting room (where else?). There's this chick there, right? She's got her cell phone. On loud. Full of barf country music ringtones; each friend has one! I'm trying to read a Newsweek. Every two minutes her phone rings and she answers it and talk [...]
Earth Hour 2008-03-30 08:51:51 Last night, from 8-9pm it was Earth
Hour. I turned off all the lights in the house (surprisingly only three). My parents, who were out when I decided to participate, came back to a dark house and thought my brother and I had taken off somewhere. When they asked about the lights, I explained Earth [...]
Fanlistings~ 2008-04-06 12:41:33 My fanlisting collective now actually has an open fanlisting and one more on the way.Advertisement: Use the coupon code CB50 to get $50 off any hosting purchase.
Wp-Login 2008-04-05 19:45:39 Spent a few hours today beautifying my Wordpress login page.Advertisement: Use the coupon code CB50 to get $50 off any hosting purchase. Read more:Login
A new reason to love Dreamhost. 2008-04-08 16:25:12 Yesterday I went in to manage my domains and noticed there was a new feature about. Dreamhost now has a service to integrate your domain with Google apps. I'm now able to manage my domain emails through Gmail! So now instead of using a Gmail address, I can use an e-mail at my domain and [...]
CSS Naked Day 2008 2008-04-08 16:04:26 Just a heads up: the site's CSS will be disabled tomorrow for CSS Naked Day.Advertisement: Use the coupon code CB50 to get $50 off any Dreamhost.com hosting purchase.
Redheads have all the fun. 2008-04-13 14:59:04 Dyed my hair- I'm now a redhead! Picture?Advertisement: Use the coupon code CB50 to get $50 off any Dreamhost.com hosting purchase.
CreativeBurst.NET 2008-04-17 21:27:13 I’ve just bought cb.net, which now redirects here. If only cb.com were available…Advertisement: Use the coupon code CB50 to get $50 off any Dreamhost.com hosting purchase.
Whee fun. 2008-04-18 17:33:32 I went on a college visit to Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo (about 3 hours away) and I’m quite impressed. They have nice facilities, very nice faculty, and a great web design/development program. I’m so excited; I can just see myself going to college there!
It was a pretty crappy day otherwise. It’s been raining nonstop, [...]
Earth Day Link Spam 2008-04-22 21:26:08 In honor of Earth
Day, I'm posting some link spam all relating to the environment.
Veggie Car (video) - A couple in Atlanta, Georgia modified their diesel car to run on vegetable oil.
15 Tips to Help Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
ClimateCrisis.net - The official website of the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" (a must watch if you haven't [...] Read more:Earth Day
Reverting Back 2008-04-25 22:57:56 I've reverted back to this old layout. I was sick of the patterns in the last one and missed the sexy tabbed navigation in this one. If you see any errors let me know.Advertisement: Use the coupon code CB50 to get $50 off any Dreamhost.com hosting purchase.
Faqtastic & Wordpress Integration 2008-05-02 16:53:14 I finally figured out how to integrate Faqtastic into Wordpress
. Methinks a tutorial is needed?Advertisement: Use the coupon code CB50 to get $50 off any Dreamhost.com hosting purchase.
Bomb Threats Are No Fun, Pt. 2 2008-05-02 07:16:03 Remember earlier this school year when I said there was a bomb threat at my high school? Well, it's happened again. This time it's the middle school where my brother is going to school.
Also, as I was reading the local paper yesterday I came upon this letter to the editor. "Tracy" wrote in and said, [...]
Wordpress email problems… 2008-05-10 22:46:50 I'm not getting emails from Wordpress
all of a sudden (comment notification or database backups). Test comments plz?Advertisement: Use the coupon code CB50 to get $50 off any Dreamhost.com hosting purchase. Read more:problems
Site Updates 2008-01-04 19:06:50 I've rewritten the about me page and added a separate section on the site, following suggestions from Rhiannon's review of CB. This also brought something else to attention: my articles section. I took it down to rewrite my old articles and add new ones. I'll be adding that back up soon. The articles section is [...] Read more:Site Updates
My Current Favorite Fonts: Part 2 2008-01-01 20:28:08 Back in November, I posted my favorite fonts of the time. They were simple, average fonts. This time around I'm going to post some more interesting ones.
Downcome
Rockwell
Fluoxetine
Laundromat 1967
I love fonts and need to build my library. What are some good fonts I haven't posted?Advertisement: Use the coupon code CB50 to get $50 off any [...] Read more:Current
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Goodbye, 2007. 2007-12-31 10:34:21 2007 has been a huge year for me in terms of online life. I quit using celebrity graphics, learned to use XHTML, figured out how to get in search engines, learned about accessibility and why it's important, and so much more. Those are a lot of changes. I'm proud of what my website has become, [...] Read more:Goodbye
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