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Damn, my Pepe Le Pew streak is visible from a distance.

So I ducked out early from WordCamp, after all the scheduled talks occurred. A busy night ahead requires some R&R on my part.

I think I got out of it what I wanted. It was a shame that the two dev related talks (themes and plugins) were held at the same time.

More than any nugget of information I got during a talk, I think the most valuable thing I took away was a general sense of what is possible to accomplish with the framework in general. I purchsed a couple of new domain names today and hopefully some of these new ideas will surface there shortly.

tags: wordcampdx

No, not NerdCamp, although I’m sure there will be some similarities. This Saturday is WordCamp, a day long conference/seminar about all things WordPress. So why did I sign up for it last month?

True, this thing runs on WordPress, but thats not exactly a compelling reason to go. I guess it comes down to a couple of reasons. When I first started tackling custom themes, the whys and wherefores weren’t exactly obvious. I do have a better handle on the structure now. My reliance on a modded theme instead of using the custom one that is currently a collection of images and CSS snippets on my hard drive is, however, an indication that my handle is loosely gripped.

I also want to know more about the internal plug-in architecture. I have a couple of ideas for side projects that need more than blog functionality, but I am reluctant to build out a whole web site. When I do that, I tend to go overboard, overengineer, etc. If I can extend the WordPress platform for those bits of functionality I need, it would be a big win.

Finally, I guess its to network a bit. As a fairly well experienced software architect in this town, I tend to shy away from professional networking. Its all a bit cheesy and mostly chest puffing. Perhaps if I come at it a bit sideways, through my avocation instead of vocation, I can build up a more robust circle of acquaintances that, when it comes down to it, are still technical in nature.

So, thats where I’ll be Saturday. Cheers!

via Very Good Taste

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.

2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.

3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.

1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Baklava
30. Bagna cauda
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder in a sourdough bowl
33. Salted lassi
34. Sauerkraut
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac with a fat cigar
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects
43. Phaal
44. Goat’s milk
45. Malt whisky from a bottle worth £60/$120 or more
46. Fugu
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald’s Big Mac Meal
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8% ABV
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S’mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs’ legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost, or brunost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini
81. Tom yum
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant.
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Snake

Lots of stuff coming up in the next week or three. I can’t say that I am going to hit up all of these events, but they are definitely poking at my little brain.

Thursday (7/24) - Portland Timbers home game vs. Carolina RailHawks.

Friday (7/25) Either group outing to the Drive-In or DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist at Roseland (probably drive in - havent been to one in forever!)

Saturday (7/26) Girl Talk at Roseland. This show should be super fun. The Feed The Animals album is great. Listening to Girl Talk Murders Seattle - Live at Chop Suey gives me great hope for this show. (psst - follow the Feed The Animals link and you can download it for free/name your own price).

Sunday (7/27) Chromeo at Berbati’s Pan. May be too tuckered out for this show, considering I just saw them at Coachella.

Saturday and Sunday (7/26/727) Oregeon Brewer’s Fest at the Waterfront

Monday (7/28) Weekly bar trivia at Chez Jose (eastside). Will Sparklemotion return to dominance, or is this the week apathy totally kills us off.

Thursday (7/31) Last Thursday in NE.

Saturday (8/2) Red Bull Flugtag at Waterfront Park.

Saturday and Sunday (8/2/83) Bones and Brew in the Pearl

Sunday (8/10) Providence Bridge Pedal. Our crew has decided to do the 8 bridge/24 mile route. Unless someone signed us up for the 11 bridge/37 mile route. Better step up my daily rides.

(errata: wrote this using MarsEdit to see if I like blogging from a desktop client as opposed to just using the web)

edit: added beerfest and bbq

Nothing much to say. Switched to a widget ready theme. I’ve still been working on my custom theme, but this is a good stepping stone. I like the layout of this one. Now I just need to tweak the styles and change some of the graphics.

some day…

Droppin’ Science: 5 Rap Songs That Don’t Make the Grade via mental_floss:

If you don’t bring back my motherfuckin money
or my motherfuckin dope
you can forget about Christmas nigga
cause you ain’t gon’ even see New Years.

Hey, now that you’ve mastered P, maybe it’s time to master G — the Gregorian calendar. ‘Cause I’m pretty sure Christmas comes before New Years.

Played hooky for a bit today and hit Timberline for some perfect weather skiing. Sky was blue, temperature was about 42 degrees, and the lift lines were non-existent. The great thing about days like today are that 3 hours on the hill, for me, is perfect. Other than sitting on the chair, its pretty much non-stop action.

Another nice plus was the ability to go with just my polarized glasses instead of goggles - plus no hat.

Why are Wordpress themes so cryptic and hard to manipulate. Now, its not like I’m a professional designer, but I do know a thing or two about CSS and the DOM, and it seems that the way the template engine works is completely ass backwards.

For now, I’ll stick with this simple color scheme. Maybe when I have time I can migrate my old space invaders web template to work with WP.

Next up - WP to MySpace cross posting…