Just some blah, blah, blah ...

[texchan]

I'm all set to go off and wrangle with Muse for a bit, but I wanted to pop in here first and just do a bit of yakking. Yeah ... I'm pretty much just talking to myself ... well, writing to myself. But, it's a good way to clear out the cobwebs, and it looks less "strange" than if I talked to myself out loud. I guess I could pretend I was talking to the cat ... but we all know they don't really listen to us.

So ... what's up? Hmmmm. Nothing much, I guess. So far, this week has been fairly boring. Which, I guess, is a really good thing. When I was younger, I always wanted something more to happen --- more interesting ... more fun ... more something. Just more. I wonder if this is a sign that I'm getting old? Or, it could just be that, as the mom of a very active two-year-old, I know that "something more" is always lurking just around the corner. And, usually, in the form of something stuck in the toilet, a very unhappy cat (they really don't like to be picked up by their tails), or ... well, you get the idea. Why list things and tempt fate?

Last night, I finally managed to get my files moved from my old computer to my new one. I had not realized how many images I had. Sure, I have a lot of photos. But, I also have a ton of anime images --- screencaps, manga scans, artbook scans. By the time everything was said and done, I think I moved about 40 GB of files over to the new computer. It took quite a while. But, I'm happy it's done. Finally, I can look at my new comp, which is now populated by my old, familiar files, and feel "right at home". It's a great thing. And, even greater ... I was able to do a couple of small but much-needed updates to my main site. Added a few things I've been putting off because of the file switch. Took some old dates off my cel galleries. That sort of thing --- maintenance stuff. Right now, I'm toying around with redoing the cel galleries. I like the way they are set up at the moment, but there is a lot of scrolling involved in seeing them. I'm trying to knock a lot of that scrolling mania out by adding thumbnails pages with links to dedicated commentary pages. My concern is that it is going to make the site very page-heavy. This is not really a problem for folks looking at it ... but, behind the scenes, I fear it may make maintenance a nightmare. I started with a couple of my smaller galleries (VHD and Orphen), and, so far, the changes seem to work the way I wanted them to. But, the real test is going to be when I start rebuilding the huge monster galleries --- can anyone say "Saiyuki"? Oi ... I'm not really looking forward to that. The good thing is that my intro pages can stay the same. So, that will cut out a lot of the work. Although, don't get me wrong. There's still plenty of work to go around! >_<

Tis a beautiful day here today. At least, from what I can see outside my window. I hope I can get out after while for a bit of a walk with my kiddo. She has been rather out of sorts the past couple of days, as she had to go for her annual doctor's visit on Monday ... and she had her flu shot and one other vaccination. Poor tyke. Plus, she has been rather congested with, probably, a little cold. She's sleeping in today, and I think I'm just going to let her sleep for as long as she likes. She probably needs to catch up.

My hubby's cousin is coming into town at the end of this week. I just found out, about ten minutes ago, that she will probably come by our house tomorrow. And, of course, as much as I like his cousin, I have to admit I greeted this news with a sinking feeling of dismay. Because ... yep ... my house is (as always) a wreck. Oh well. Hopefully, giving it a good straightening up today will be enough. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

And, that's it (for now) from my side of the world. Gotta run now. Muse is caling me.

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[(Anonymous)]

Muse Wrangling! Hmmmmm... I may change the name of my blog to that... very cool phrase indeed. ^_^ - Baylor

[tex-chan.livejournal.com]

Hee, hee ... Well, if you do, you'll have to credit Kitt. She's the clever one who thought up the phrase. I just "borrowed" it a bit. Sadly ... it often seems my brain is way too tiny for original, creative thoughts of my own. (LOL)

I hope life is treating you well, Baylor! I haven't heard from 'ya in a while.

*makes mental note: must bug baylor via email* ^_^