http://nil17.com Ruminations on my life... Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:59:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://nil17.com/2009/03/impatience-thy-name-isme/ http://nil17.com/2009/03/impatience-thy-name-isme/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 04:39:45 +0000 Nil17 http://nil17.com/?p=217 As you are aware I am in the process of getting this new (and maybe improved) blog off the ground. After a promising start {in which I found the theme, learned to upload & use it, and imported all the post (and pics) from the old blog} I have run aground. While trying the seemingly simple task of adding the Blogroll (yes if you ask nice I’ll consider adding you) I managed to put it up in some weird triplicate.  Not to mention that I have zero (nil, zip, zippo, the big goose egg, nada, zilch) idea on how to add plugins…or even what plugins I would/should be using. I have some great people (you know who you are) helping me with this mess of epic proportions.  Of course since they have lives outside of my blog (I know right…who knew?) we haven’t been able to connect.  Not that I’m bothered all that much by this fact.  I figure that it’s just more incentive for me to do some stuff myself & then show off how smart (I’d say and beautiful but I don’t want anybody to die laughing) I am. Of course this all sounds good in my mind.  I’m notorious for deciding I can handle something I’m just learning about on my own so I go off half-cocked & usually manage to make a fine disaster of things.  My mind can’t seem to slow down & wait for results.  I want to do something & I want to have learned all about it, perfected the skill and finished the project last week. I can only assume that this drives everybody completely insane.  Of course if I try to rein myself in then I just go completely bonkers & pick fights with anything around me including the house plants. Tonight was no exception…. I sat down to read (another giant project I won’t begin to discuss here) but ended up staring at the code for this blog again.  After deleting all the blogroll & other links, changing the theme several times (even deleting the one you are looking at only to regret it in 3 seconds & re-upload it) I did manage to do one thing I wanted.  There are no longer 3 completely identical blogroll areas on my blog.  Do not ask me how I did it….I have no freaking clue! Anyway, to the great, fantastic, patient, obliging, kind people (you know who you are—if you don’t try asking me for a favor & see what happens) THANK YOU for tolerating the one track mind I possess when embarking on something new.  I shall continue my attempt to be rational and relax a bit (rather than over-analyze every single aspect of how this thing looks & functions).  I know I (we) will get this done.

]]> http://nil17.com/2009/03/impatience-thy-name-isme/feed/ 0 http://nil17.com/2009/03/csscrap-someone-save-me/ http://nil17.com/2009/03/csscrap-someone-save-me/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:04:38 +0000 Nil17 http://nil17.wordpress.com/?p=213 Well I’ve had the new website for nearly a week.  I did manage to narrow my theme choices down to three…well 2 but one may be too “masculine” for me.  I’m still looking at my options.  The one theme that I’m using right now I like the look of but do not like the colors. Therefore I am looking to learn & understand CSS so that I may change the colors while keeping the design intact. Right now I am more than stuck.  Per usual I’ve bitten off more than I can chew….I am always doing that.  Some idea pops into my mind & I grab it and run.  Whether this works out or not I have no idea.  Sometimes I’m optimistic but more often than not I’m certain this is headed straight for disaster. If you want to check on what the new blog looks like visit http://nil17.com from time to time to see if there is any progress.  I won’t be posting here very often as I still have to figure out how to move this whole thing at some point & I”m pretty sure increasing the size will be a thing I come to regret.

]]> http://nil17.com/2009/03/csscrap-someone-save-me/feed/ 1 http://nil17.com/2009/03/an-official-announcement/ http://nil17.com/2009/03/an-official-announcement/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:58:01 +0000 Nil17 http://nil17.wordpress.com/?p=211 Friday was the day…I went ahead & purchased my own domain & hosting package. As of 11 o’clock yesterday morning I became the proud owner of http://nil17.com.  Excitement rushed through me as I made the commitment to see where this blog thing will take me.  Then I left the office to get my hair done. Last night I struggled, freaked out, got angry, got depressed, felt stupid & still managed to work out enough to make it into a live if completely blank page.  Now all I have to do is choose a theme, customize it, move everything from here to there. I have managed to narrow down my theme choices so that part is getting closer to finished. (Ooops, completely forgot that I need a title to my blog… “Something Creative” is working okay but I’m noticing that people are searching for different things on Google with “something creative…” in the terms & ending up here.  I’m pretty sure the “something creative for bedroom” searcher was wildly disappointed!) So far I’m getting some great help, advice & encouragement from a bunch of my Twitterati.  It is much appreciated.  Being the neurotic, self-doubting girl I am not being able to just read the directions & make the whole thing work drives me mad.  I’m hanging on though…for now! This site will remain up & running indefinitely as I want the new site to be in perfect working order before I show you around the new place.  I’ll keep you up to date as much as I can w/o ruining the surprise of what the new digs will look like. *This concludes the official announcement.  You may go back to your regularly scheduled lives….I shall go back to freaking out*

]]> http://nil17.com/2009/03/an-official-announcement/feed/ 3 http://nil17.com/2009/03/making-a-move/ http://nil17.com/2009/03/making-a-move/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:23:11 +0000 Nil17 http://nil17.wordpress.com/?p=195 Not a literal move but a virtual move.  I’m thinking about taking the blog to a new site.  I haven’t made any final decisions as of yet.  I’m weighing my options & consulting with some people who have their own blogs. I’m thinking of the move so that I have more flexibility with my design & also more storage space for pictures. One of my problems is what the new address should be.  I’m open to suggestions.  Right now I’m thinking about www.nil17.com. Please let me know what you think.

]]> http://nil17.com/2009/03/making-a-move/feed/ 2 http://nil17.com/2008/04/crotches-scotches/ http://nil17.com/2008/04/crotches-scotches/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:28:44 +0000 Nil17 http://nil17.wordpress.com/2008/04/17/crotches-scotches/ Let me start by saying that this is an entirely G-rated blog.  The following is a list of words that my spell checker recommended to me when I went looking for the correct spelling of “tchotchke” also spelled “chotchke” (see “My Pink Coat for context).  Had I used any of the suggestions let alone the title options I would have had an entirely different blog!! I got a good laugh out of the suggestions.  Enjoy!

• chocked
• thatches
• thatched
• thatcher
• chock
• thatch
• thatchers
• cocked
• cocker
• cockle
• hotcake
• scotched
• scotches
• crotches
• Scotch
• hatches
• hitches
• crochets

Please let me know of any funny or just plain outlandish suggestions you’ve received from your spell check.

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