Dark and brooding just didn’t quite do it for me.

I’ve had this idea in my mind for a while now, the outline of our family. Originally it was supposed to be used as more of a watermark down the page, but alas my WordPress butchering skills do not extend that far, to being able to create a background image that scrolls with you. Alas.

That said, I’m incredibly happy with how it’s turned out. It’s become a nice minimalist theme, And I think it works rather well. Next time, I’m not doing anything like this with the scroll wheel not working so much in my Mighty Mouse. I’m thinking perhaps it’s time for a Magic Mouse…

WordPress 2.7 finally made its way to Fantastico so I could upgrade the lazy way – and it’s nice! I have to admit, this is the first upgrade I’ve actually been hanging out for (courtesy Geoff for posting about the first beta over a month ago) – and even though it’s taken its sweet, sweet time in getting here (following the Dev Blog hasn’t helped, either. I just wanted it, dammit!), it is nice and shiny.

Even Beth commented immediately upon seeing the new dashboard. Now I’m looking forward to exploring a few new things as time goes on.

We’re sitting in study, both of us on our respective computers. It’s not an altogether uncommon sight – we both spend a fair bit of time online each day – though myself considerably moreso than Beth. Not that I make an effort – I just have eight hours sitting at my desk four days a week that gets my aggregate up.

We’re not usually the music listening kind. Occasionally we’ll have something on the stereo, but most of the time we’re just sitting here, listening to the sounds of the dogs playing, the TV, or little Max upstairs. Today we’re listening to music, streamed live to us from the living room of somewhere in England. Added to the music are the sounds of the living room being cleaned (at least I think that’s what’s going on it’s a photo/picture being put together, Beth tells me), and it makes for a somewhat fascinating soundtrack.

There’s a number of blogs that both Beth and I follow together, and we find at times we end up discussing what’s going on in the lives of those blogging. On one particular blog, there had been a fundraising effort underway – their contribution to the BBC’s Children in Need fundraiser. Their target had initially been £400, and when it became apparent that they were mere pounds away from doubling that figure, Beth decided to chip in on our behalf. As a thank you to all who contributed, the author of the blog Helen gave us access to a webcam set up in their living room to share in a part of their life for a small moment of time.

It’s fascinating, I have to admit. We first checked it this morning, but due to time differences, it was 2am and pitch black – and it wasn’t until this evening that we saw light begin to emerge, eventually followed by the people of the house. There’s nothing special going on because this is being streamed live, it’s just normal, ordinary, day-to-day activities. But it’s a window into someone’s life. It can’t help but be fascinating.

Check out the blog, Everyday Stranger. While it started out as just another item on the list in my RSS reader, it’s long since become one that I make sure is read straight away.

… The net result would have been the same.

I came across this site that allowed users from around the world to select their preferred Presidential Nominee, and now that the results are out, looks like the rest of the world voted well!

I, for one, am happy with the news.

The Waiter commented on my blog! *does happy dance* No seriously, he did – check it out!

Okay, so I know I’m soundine a lot like a fanboy, and that Beth is going to give me crap about this later. But seriously. I just read the guy’s book. And then he commented on my blog. That’s way cool!

And, for the record. The book was great! Couldn’t put it down!