practicality: (Default)
practicality ([personal profile] practicality) wrote2005-08-23 06:17 pm

Second Day.

Went better than the first, even though my car was acting up some. Talked to some of the new juniors over lunch, but me and Michelle kind of wandered off afterwards instead of joining in on all the games. Did get my new ID (which doesn't have my SSN number on it, finally), and turned in my community service papers.

Of course, this means that right now I'm totally bored out of my mind. Kinda stuck in all the games I'm playing, nobody's home and there's nowhere to go, and my buddy list isn't in a talkative mood it seems. Bleh. Maybe I'll go see if there's anything good on tv.

Entirely unrelated, but I'm contemplating making the switch to a new blog-system, mostly because the comment spam is getting to the point where I can't control it, particularly because MT-Blacklist is only updated for the new version of MT, which I don't run because it only allows one author on the free version, and I've got me and Skuld on this install. WordPress seems popular, but it looks hard to code for, particularly for someone with little to no PHP skills, like me. And I refuse to give up my shiny layouts. Suggestions, anyone?

[identity profile] ext_29617 (from dreamwidth.org) 2005-08-23 04:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I am still looking at Text Pattern right now. It's down to that or Wordpress. I like the interface with Text pattern and I also like that I can control exactly how manual I can get with regard to making my own CSS. It's 100% CSS compatible which is one of my big plus items and they do have a lot of people making nifty layouts but I'm still unsure if it's the one for me. I'll corner husband tonight on it and get his final word but TP didn't seem to have a lot of PHP knowledge as a requirement.

[identity profile] ext_98268 (from dreamwidth.org) 2005-08-23 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Wordpress is relatively easy if you know how to make compliant layouts with CSS and whatnot. It's really tailored for that sort of design. The only php you really need to know is very basic. :)