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Archive for December, 2009

It’s a new year so it’s time for a new Wordpress theme. Here’s my new dark theme for 2010. I put this one together using Artisteer in pretty short order. It actually took about an hour to finalize it, but that’s because I kept clicking the "suggest colors" button to see what combinations it would come up with. That alone is entertaining as hell.

I think I’ll with a dark theme for awhile since it’ll show off pictures better and the burnt orange headers look pretty cool. After I finished this theme, I made about 10 different themes in just a couple of hours. They’re not super fancy, but they’re clean and I like the way they look. I’ll probably rotate the themes every now and again just to see which one I like the best.

So here we are on the last day of the year. I remember how 2000 came in, and it wasn’t good. You remember all that B.S. hype around the whole Y2K problem (that never actually turned into anything?), well I was one of the IT people at the ready in a call center should something happen. I had to start work at 5am, so clearly having a party with friends was out of the question, but most of them were at work with me anyway. Back in 2000 we had a lameass toast with cheap apple cider (since none of us could drink – drinking and troubleshooting just don’t mix) and then we all sat around in the building until we had to go to work. There was no point in going home since I would have to drive 30 minutes and face all manner of checkpoints and drunks, then do the same thing on the way back. So I sat there in my cube, in the cold (since the heat isn’t on after 7pm, thanks for remembering us), watching absolutely nothing happen for Y2K. In fact, I despise that stupid term and just writing it down has conjured up all sorts of bad memories. I think I just gave myself hives!

So that’s how the decade started, I’m hopeful that it will end on a more positive note. I have champagne (sparkling wine for the picky amongst you), I have port, I have merlot and I have Corona. So even if it is bad, there’s a pretty good chance I won’t remember But I hardly think it could be any worse. 2000 ranks up there as the worst New Years ever…

Not only is it the end of the year, but the end of a decade as well. And what does that mean? You guessed it, down to the basement to toss out all those boxes I haven’t opened in 5 years. It’s shocking how many of them I have too! Dozens of old computer boxes, hard drive boxes, monitor boxes (you get the picture) all went to the recycling bin. Then it was time for all the old clothes that don’t fit me any more (since I am so fit and trim these days). After that I dug into all my old boxes from my previous cubicle job. And what a treasure trove of goodies it was too! I found my old Tick toys (best cartoon ever mind you!), old Diablo action figures (approbations to Diablo) and even my Dr. Evil figurine. Dude, this stuff is so cool. I see your jealousy!

I even found my fiber optic Bonsai tree. Can you beat that?

15 bags of clothes went out the door to Goodwill. As did 5 old computer monitors (which the woman then tossed into the back of the truck. Good luck on those still working after that), hundreds of VCR tapes (remember those?), enough sheets and pillow cases to cover several beds, and even a couple of old computers. All the old kids toys went out the door as well. Some went to friends with the rest going to Goodwill.

I’m my own little Santa Claus!