Why I didn’t get naked today.

I had originally intended today to participate in CSS Naked Day ’07. I’ve become increasingly more strict with myself when it comes to coding. Things like valid XHTML, CSS and a well thought out hierarchy are important to me. (And yes, I’m aware that I have three XHTML error’s right now. They are from the flickr badge but in the new design I’m about to start pimping I use a WordPress plugin and it’s valid. Believe me, just knowing they are there makes my eye twitch and my skin crawl. ;))

So I had this grand idea! I’d debut the new theme today, sans CSS. Then tomorrow I’d allow the CSS and BAM! Beautiful new site. It would be glorious and wonderful and you could bask in all it’s greatness… except it’s not even close to done. Not even semi close. It’s like, on another continent somewhere drinking MaiTai’s and taking a ciesta.

I could blame any number of things but the truth is I just got lazy and didn’t get it done. It’s okay though, to see what I’m talking about you should visit Jenn, Manda, Angela and berlin. They are all participating and I must say, ROWR! Ya’ll look very good with no CSS on. 😉

In the mean time, I’m working on the redesign but I’m not just redoing the theme. I’m deleting content here, and adding some there, starting down a path that leads in a different direction. It will still be a personal blog, aflux is a part of me now and it will always be my little home on the web, but there will be more. I want to add a better way to spotlight photography for one. It’s hard to explain it, the concept is up here *points to head* and once it’s live hopefully you’ll get it too.

If you don’t mind. And you don’t. Trust me.

Bakersfield Freeways

When I lived in Bakersfield there were two freeways. One went East and West, the other ran North and South. EASY! If you want to go West you get on one, if you want to go South you get on the other! Bakersfield was designed for blond people.

So before I moved to the Bay Area, Ben sent me a map so that I could start to familiarize myself with the freeway system up here. Because it’s so NOT BUILT FOR BLOND PEOPLE. Like the whole 280/680 thing. Both start (end?) way North and head the same direction but very near my house (where 87 intersects 280) 280 becomes 680 because they are actually the SAME FREAKING ROAD. Like a big ‘U’. So, as you are driving along suddenly 280 South becomes 680 North, except you are still going in the same direction because it doesn’t turn for a few miles. And like, couldn’t you have dumped them both into 101 WHICH GOES THE SAME DIRECTION AS THEM so that they each have a beginning and an end and you aren’t driving along and suddenly realize that you are going TOTALLY THE WRONG WAY. On the WRONG freeway. But you never got OFF THE RIGHT FREEWAY that you began on?!

Bay Area Freeways

So okay, to go pick up my mom the other day (after her second car accident in three months) I had to go from our place to Milpitas. It’s 15 miles away, which is half the distance I have to drive to work one way and only have to get on TWO freeways. Thank God. But to get to her place I had to:

*deep breath*

Take 85 South (one exit) to 87 North to 280 South which became 680 North to Calaveras *pick her up* continue up Calaveras which becomes 237 (one exit) get off to drop her off head up Trimble to 101 South (one exit) 87 South to 85 North (one exit) GET OFF THE FREAKING MAZE. And thank GOD for the new google maps app for cell phones because, well because I’m blond! I need to get that damn GPS receiver and Tomtom installed on the phone.

So, 6 separate freeways. SIX! To travel 30 miles round trip! I could have taken 880 which becomes 17 to 85 instead of the 101/87 route but I hate 880, even at 10PM at night, because it’s not as fun in the M3 as 87 is (except the 17/85 interchange with can be VERY fun at night when it’s deserted *evil grin*). Plus, I think 87 is faster.

I swear when I began this post I had a point.

Oh yes! To the people heading to San Francisco on 280 North at around 5:30-ish in the morning today… could you perhaps find another route? There must have been an accident on 101 North because there were more of you than normal and it’s not that I’m complaining (yes, I totally am) but you really threw me off my line. And made me late even though I left the house 5 minutes earlier than normal and was all happy that I’d be getting to work on time for the first time in a month. The 280 stretch to Palo Alto is my Wake Up Run. All windy and sloped and wide and USUALLY EMPTY. I turn the radio down and listen to the intake roar and feel every rock under my suspension. It’s ME time. ME! Not you. Okay?

Thanks!

Okay, yeah that was all.

P.S. – Go read Ben’s M3 blog. I feel bad because I kinda pressured him into using it again by threatening to link to it in every one of my blog posts. TeeHee.

Polar Opposite

I rock.

I made up for a busy weekend last weekend by being as lazy as humanly possible this weekend. Saturday I shopped a little then spent three hours with my mom and Cassidy getting pampered. It was mani and pedicures all around. Three generations of feet and hands. The girls at the spa all got a kick out of that.

When I went shopping Cassidy didn’t want to come with me. I was kinda bummed that she’d rather go outside and play with all the neighborhood kids than shop with me. But! Then I got to the store and realized that I got to pick the clothes instead of her. Among other things, I came home with this shirt which caused Ben to roll his eyes so hard I think they actually caused a rift in the space/time continuum and he will probably catch up to them at some point in the middle of next week. I apologize to whoever happens to be around him when that happens.

Saturday night Ben and I went to Original Joe’s and it was OMG GOOD. I always forget that there are so many amazing little restaurants downtown and we live 10 MINUTES away and never get down there. My filet was tender and red and just fanFREAKINGtastic. Mmmm

Today we didn’t really accomplish anything. Well, I cleaned the kitchen for like 10 minutes! If that counts for something. And I made Pizza. Okay, so I went to Papa Murphy’s and brought it back and cooked it. I still made it because an oven was involved.

I haven’t had any WOW time in over a week. Ben’s leveled twice (or possibly 47 times). He’s 34. I have the level 18 Night Elf Priestess and the level 10 Human Warlock so I better get back on the ball…

SEE! Boring!

P.S. – Probably gonna get a post up pimpin’ Twitter tomorrow. If you don’t have it already, GET IT. Then add me so we can be addicted together. 😉