.: The first story arc is finished.
Check it out at jedijesus.ill-literati.org.
Leave me some fucking comments, or send me some sandwiches or something.
Jesus!
AB
Monthly Archive for April, 2008
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Things are moving apace on ill-literati.org. I need to finalize some things with the theme. After some discussion with The Dude, I agreed that the new look (also seen here) is too stark. I wasn't sure if I was being self critical or not, so having some input helped.
It should look a little more like the theme over at http://ill-literates.com/testheme if you wanna go see it.
The Comics are now up at ill-literati.org though, including a new Jedi Jesus. Linkage follows:
- Bad Napkin Art: badnapkinart.ill-literati.org
- Jedi Jesus: jedijesus.ill-literati.org
Share and enjoy. More coming soon.
AB
.: I've been at work since 8:30 or so tonight (Mon/Tues). Usually, when I get to work, the first thing I do is work. There's not much to do, so I get it all out of the way nice and early so that I can fuck off for the rest of the night.
So far, I haven't done shit.
I chalk some of this up to the fact that I've been really focused on the website (not on generating content though, so that sucks), but I think there's more.
I went for a follow up visit to my doctor. The good news is that I actually weigh something that can be measured on their scales (which means that I have been losing weight, which I knew, but it's nice to see numbers). The bad news is that he didn't like my blood pressure.
"How do you feel about taking medication for your blood pressure?" he asked.
"I don't know," I said. "I thought it was just a little high." Because it is. Just a little, that's what they told me.
"Well, it's not bad, but it's still a little high, and it was a little high the last time you were here. If you lose some weight," he said, kind of rolling his eyes, even though it's been established that I have, "then maybe it won't be necessary any longer."
By the way. I'm paraphrasing and misquoting here.
"Right now, it's not bad," he continued. "But if it gets worse, then you could be taking a whole lot more medication for it, and right now you would just need a little."
"I guess so," I said.
He gave me a sample, seven days worth, of what he wants me to take. And I took one. But shortly after that, I started feeling weird. Not bad weird, or anything that seriously worries me, but I feel a little 'off'. And I feel like I'm going to have a bloody nose.
Keep in mind though, I haven't slept much (though more than usual), and having yesterday off has kind of thrown me askew. So it could be that.
I'll take the fucking pills for the next few days and see how I feel. I mean, I could always just quit smoking.
Hah.
.:I've been buying things. Some of those things are pissing me off a little.
I ordered the Phenomenauts CD's from Springman Records. I got this package with a whole bunch of goodies and stuff. Or would have got if it arrived. It still hasn't. I also ordered their new album, and thought that maybe that was holding things up. But now I'm just worried.
Have I been screwed by Springman?
I may be jumping the gun, since Amazon and Netflix send things so damn quickly. Maybe I'm just spoiled. But if I don't see the CD's by Wednesday, I'll write them.
Because Wednesday I should be getting stuff I ordered from Amazon the other night. I picked up some CD's for Pip. A Joan Jett greatest hits thing, The Clash's 'London Calling', and an album by Smoosh. I also ordered her the Care Bears on Fire album 'I Stole Your Animal'. But that was from CD Baby. So if I'm going to see these things this week, where the fuck are the Phenomenauts?
Where is the X-38?
.: I also bought a car.
It's a 1997 Oldsmobile Regency. It's something your grandfather would drive, until he puts it in a dicth and sells it to me. Because the guy I brought it from was definitely grandfatherly, and he did put this thing in a ditch (or someone did anyways).
But it's in decent shape, minor body damage. The engine and interior are immaculate and it runs great. It only has 24,000 miles on it. And I picked it up for $600.00.
You can't beat that with a stick.
But, I need to fix the horn before I can get it inspected, and that may be problematic.
We'll see.
.: Okay, I'm going to get to work here, so that I can have my lunch and then maybe take a nap and try and shake off this feeling that I shouldn't have taken that blood pressure medicine.
Later,
AB
.: And this is it. You're looking at it. It's a black and white theme and this is what I've been spending my time doing.
Right now, it's finished for my own personal use for here and Ill-Literati.org. I'm using TTFTittles for both the blog name and the blog description in the header, as well as for the post titles. For general use, I'll need to pull the code for that and make it standard code so that people aren't forced into using TTFTitles if they feel like using this theme.
It is nice. And simple. And it really took no time at all once I finally decided what I wanted it to really look like.
So, now I have to send it up to Ill-Literati.org and start moving some of these blogs over there. That means that I also have to set it up for use with code from ComicPress.
Aside from that, I'm doing well. Thanks for asking.
AB
.: Well, I've been back for about a day or so, now. Slept after the flight yesterday, then came into work to find a nice stack of paperwork waiting for me. Slept today, went to Olivebridge for my niece's birthday, and then came to work and did what little paperwork I had for the night.
And now, I tell you. I am back from Florida.
It was great seeing my girls, especially Pip, who I miss like crazy. I mean crazy. Leaving her again after just a couple of short days was really hard.
I arrived in Florida just in time for the local bar shooting during a festival week. So I arrived to police blockades, SWAT teams, and helicopters circling the area overhead, shining their bright spot lights into peoples yards. It was like COPS, but without the cameras. And while this was a tragic incident, it was also ironically funny, since I've been told for months how nice, quiet and safe the area is.
But this really could have happened anywhere.
I spent two days there. I wish I could have stayed longer without causing a mess of problems, or I wish that I could have brought my Pip back with me to Kingston. I miss that kid so much that it hurts.
They may be back from Florida soon. As much as I would love to have them back here, I hope that it's the right thing for Gantor and the kids. It's hard to say. Not to be down on Kingston, because I do like Kingston, but if they do come back to the area, it might be better if they were just outside of the Kingston area.
I guess we'll see what happens.
But I really do miss them right now.
AB
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