this weekend, instead of packing for the impending trip to japan, i starting fiddling with some movable type plugins. i installed a few and changed around the navigation on the individual archive pages, but then went back and changed just about everything back because i couldn’t figure out how to cleanly integrate within category next/previous with all entries next/previous.
this is on my list of things that i totally don’t need but want anyway for no good reason other than it looks cool. not functional, mind you – looks cool. imedia tv Pixel Film
‘van helsing‘ is…awesome. but then again, this is my favorite type of movie – lots of action, great special effects, fun characters, great cinematography and editing. the plot is quite clever with a few surprises and exactly what one might expect from a stephen sommers movie. overall, ‘van helsing’ is more serious in tone than sommers’s last few movies, but is still fast-paced, exciting and fun.
better than the first volume, but slower. less blood bath and more character development.
just what i’ve always wanted! dirty origami! origami underground has instructions to make models of little paper people having sex, masturbating or…you get the idea.
i had the best hamburger tonight – it had to be the fixin’s – fresh tomato, onion, ketchup, brown mustard, pepper jack cheese, toasted buns…mmmmmmm…
i still have some things that i would really like to get for my trip to japan: comfy shoes that can be put on and taken off easily, a mid-weight coat and maybe some lightweight pants in case it gets warmer. i went shopping today to find these things and came up with…NOTHING.
why do i even try anymore? i can never find anything that doesn’t look all weird/craptastic and if i actually do find something i like, it doesn’t fit me. today’s excursion was one of the most solidly demoralizing experiences of my life. why can’t i just be 4 inches taller? it is SO FRUSTRATING to not be able to find clothes that fit. i hope that once i’m in japan i’ll be able to find some things in my size. if not there, then where?
the one area of shopping in which i am successful is electronics. so, true to form, last night i ordered a digital camera from amazon.com for the trip. originally i was going to buy the sony dsc-t11 once i got to japan, but decided that the price was a bit too steep even though it’s such a good looking camera and the lcd is so large and clear. i considered buying the t1, which is available in the u.s., but after reading a few reviews that brought a few good points to mind, i decided to go with my original choice, the canon powershot s410.
holy. crap.
this guy has created a collage of hundreds of pixel-sized divs and uses alternate style sheets to alter the resulting ‘image.’
there are some really great sites on the web – i’m always so impressed by what people can create. mixin visuals has a bunch of links to some of these sites. so far i’ve looked at bitkraft and probe3. both are amazing. i can only hope to one day create something so engaging. 🙂
update:
also, pardon this weirdo formatting, i will fix my style sheet once i get back on my own computer. i know i know – i’m hiding my head in shame