Well, I finished cleaning up this blog. I made some changes to the theme, which may or may not be obvious.

I seem to “redesign” this site every month, or at least that’s what @mmagnolia22 is saying. But I find it’s a nice way for me to relax. Even though I sit at the keyboard for hours on end and will eventually swear loudly and complain about how the Internet doesn’t work the way it should. Sounds odd doesn’t it?

But for some reason it relaxes me. Sports and expensive toys are good hobbies for some people, I guess. I never really got in to cars, and if it doesn’t have anything to do with the Hoosier basketball team I don’t really care. We don’t own a house, so I don’t need to paint or replace furnace filters. So, I do this when I’m bored or inspired.

Anywho, I started revamping earlier this week, then finished up today. I actually added content to some of the pages, but that’s not the story I’m actually here to tell.

It’s valid!

I have validation now. Not for this site (there are still at least 17 warnings about my CSS, but my XHTML is fine). The station blogs are both valid XHTML and valid CSS. You may not think that’s a big deal, or care at all, but I’m proud of that fact. Especially considering I wasn’t out to have valid code when I redesigned the themes a month ago.

So, that’s what I did with my Saturday, validated code. Oh, and @mmagnolia22 and I looked at a new place a few blocks up the street. Do you have a house-warming gift? That doesn’t involve fire?

Time for the Death Cab for Cutie concert, I should probably finish doing the dishes before I leave.

PS: Look for some nice After Effects work to be posted in the next few days.

I don’t know about you, but I get way too much junk mail at home.

It’s not, “Oh, that’s annoying. A third credit card offer this week.” It’s more like, “How can someone from Dover, Delaware send me four credit card applications on the same day.”

I finally got fed up with all the junk coming in, and all the junk I was having to throw out/recycle. So I signed up for GreenDimes.com.

GreenDimes was created to give you a choice about what gets into your home’s mail box, and what doesn’t. As the trusted leader in stopping unwanted junk mail, we’ve worked hard to develop effective, long-lasting processes and procedures that really can cut junk mail by up to 90%.

I think it’s worth the $20. I’ve already seen a drop in the credit card applications and junk ads I’ve never used.

Now if only I could get rid of the offers for “Fre Perscripzions” and penis enlargement.

I drive.

A lot.

We’re not talking about hour long, or even 15 minute long, commutes. But when I work freelance gigs, they tend to be fairly local (within 6 hours). Sometimes that’s just a pointless distance to fly, so I’ll drive. Make a little extra coin for my hassle.

Which is why I wanted to get a new car in the first place.

My old Stratus (Everybody: “I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS!”) was a great car. I really enjoyed it, in fact. Sunroof, 4-disc CD changer, major mechanical repairs every 5,000 miles. I started buying it in college, but recently it was turning into a money pit, and I almost owned the whole thing (the last 5 months of loan payments I didn’t get to were for the back fifth of the car).

Blah, blah, blah, new car.

Well, I’ve only had the Impala for about 40 days and I’ve already managed to put 1,000 miles on it! I know you might say, “well that’s average if you figure oil changes every 3 months or 3,000 miles,” but look at Maggie’s Prius, it took her more than three months to get to 1,000 miles!

Oh. Were you expecting more? Nope, that’s it. Just what ran through my head when I looked down at my odometer as I was leaving work. That and how tasty a beer sounded.