Reinventing the Wheel Part II

I've updated the code section to have a Lightbox style effect when viewing source files. I know it's not exactly groundbreaking, but then again, it's easier to pick things up quicker when you build stuff.

As I've mentioned before, I've always kinda stayed away from Javascript, given that new browsers come out every year or so, breaking this or allowing you to utilize this one fun feature that no other browser supports.

jQuery abstracts all of that and provides a very concise language structure. It's actually made Javascript really fun again.

Weekly dodgeball update

Back in the day man used to hunt for his food. Armed with only crude weapons, he would stalk great prey for hours if not days, testing his will and skill against large, noble beasts. I imagine, beyond the sustenance that these hunts provided, man reveled in the victory of the hunt itself, satisfied that for that one moment, he was king.

And so it was in dodgeball, where off the original scramble for the balls, I find myself, ball in hand, and a few backs turned to me. Instantly I feed my inner rage and let loose, watching the ball smack an opponent straight in the head.

My brief victory, my moment of nobility on the battlefield, comes crashing down in guilt when I realize I've just beaned a girl in the head. Despite my weak apologies, she doesn't seem very impressed as she glares at me while walking off the court. Perhaps I'll just stick to stalking cheeseburgers at the local drive thru to satiate my innate hunting needs.

Coffee is important

I have to admit, for someone who drinks as much coffee as I do (and truth be told, it's really not that excessive compared to some people I've run into), I've never had my own thermos.

Yes, I am that horrible person who contributes to landfills with paper cups everywhere. What finally spurred me to action, despite a need to get rid of that nagging guilt every time I would cradle that hot paper cup of dark, silky gold, was a recent report on the paper cup problem in Vancouver, and how Toronto was implementing some sort of recycling program for them.

I'm sadly in the (apparently majority) of uninformed consumers who didn't realize they could be recycled. Anyhow, that was the last straw, and I went and picked myself out a nice travel mug to free me of the paper cup dependancy.

I was fortunate to find one that was a decent size (16oz) but still looked quite small, so I could carry it around town in a fashionable way.

I wish someone had told me earlier how good you have it, going paperless. Not only is that nagging feeling gone, but you get cheaper coffee! You just give them the mug, they fill it up, and suddenly you're paying less money for the same (if not more at some places) amount of coffee!

I think the unassuming size of the mug has fooled a lot of local proprietors, and I am ecstatic to be reaping the benefits of this deception.