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I’m amazed that this worked. Honestly, a bunch of graphic designers got off of their collective rumps and actually took up the challenge to show off the design elements of CSS. It reads like a geek legend – like Kibo – and I’m just amazed.

Long story short, CSS is recommended by the W3C, but nobody’s picking it up. Browser support sucks, and when the support does come about, only coders are using it. Boxy, minimalistic designs that are only using the coding aspect of CSS. Which makes sense, because they’re… well… coders. Like me.

So, Dave Shea puts out this challenge to take his HTML code and crank it up to 11 on the CSS front. And they do. There are over a hundred designs now, and all use the exact same HTML, but look completely different. Graphics, layout, style… DESIGN. This is where I’m lacking. This is the challenge I face: Moving from the coder to the designer.

Maybe being both.

This can’t help but be a good weapon against the auto-suck.

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Anniversary celebration, go!

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For our anniversaries, we’ve got this idea of visiting a different city every year. So, Saturday we’re going to be in Detroit. And since the first anniversary is paper, we’re going to John King Books to spend ourselves silly on used books.

FOUR FLOORS OF USED BOOKS.

God, I’m glad I married a nerd. :)

Anyway, later that evening we will be going to City Club. You should join us. As we’ve been offered crash space in the city, a drunken time may be had by all. So be there.

Vector Prime says so.

Also.

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My mother has pointed out a grievous omission in my blog entries. This must be remedied immediately.

You know that home improvement weekend? The one where we pulled up the carpet and took out about a bajillion carpet staples? And set up our cinder block shelves?

was there. He helped a ton, and both and I are extremely thankful for his efforts. The whole day was a lot of fun, and it wouldn’t have been the same without him there. :)

Items of Interest and Helpful Hints

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Helpful Hints:

  • Don’t get behind in your mortgage. Heh. It feels good to be back on top of that.
  • Don’t forget your take-home midterm until the day before it’s due.

Items of Interest:

  • What’s the purpose of a closed-book take-home exam?
  • I’m all signed up to take an independent study course to cover the material of JPN102 next semester.
  • Once that’s done, I’ll be ready to take a combo class of JPN201 and JPN202 over the summer.
  • In Japan.
  • For nine weeks.

Horoscope

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Astronomers have recently discovered four objects beyond the orbit of Pluto that might be considered planets. Only one, Sedna, has a formal name thus far. While awaiting their official designation from the International Astronomical Union, the others are being referred to as Santa, Easterbunny, and Xena (as in TV’s “Warrior Princess”). According to my meditations, these three are in cahoots with the sign of the Bull right now, meaning that you might have maximum success if you blend the qualities inherent in their archetypes. So be fiercely generous, Taurus. Unleash your instinctual fertility. Fight hard for abundance. Celebrate strong versions of the feminine. Draw inspiration from playful myths. Halloween costume suggestions: Ninja Santa, Xena Claus, Samurai Easter Bunny.