WP has finally offered an alternative to the long-dead and kinda crappy Theme Viewer.
With the success of the plugins directory, we’ve wanted to have those same benefits in a theme directory. Today is the day we start making that happen, with the introduction of wordpress.org/extend/themes/.
Thank goodness. Now there is an official place for everyone to upload their themes, and just like with the plugins directory you can see when the latest update was (along with other relevant information). The directory is sparse right now, but I expect it to get much bigger quickly.
This weekend Bunky and I went to the zoo to see the baby elephant that was just born (Angelina). The elephant was super-duper cute, and since it was only 3 days old it could barely walk. The little trunk and wobbly legs had all the onlookers cooing, and finally Angelina couldn’t stand anymore and had to flop down for a rest.
We had to wait in a line for maybe 15-20 minutes just to see the elephant through the glass. The video in the above link has a much better shot. The zoo was incredibly crowded and temperatures were almost in the 90’s. We tried to get some relief in the aquarium, but the aquarium was completely packed and it was impossible to move around. After about an hour, we left tired and hot. Still, I’d say it was worth it to see the elephants.
We also went to the Oakmont Bakery for the first time. The selection was fantastic!
I guess I don’t do a great job of shaving with my electric razor, so Bunky has been pressing me to try using an analog razor. I’ve been following proper steps of shaving after showers so that the facial hairs are soft and I shave with the grain. The razors I use have 3 blades, and I use some nice Kiehl’s product for shaving cream and aftershave. However, I don’t think I will be switching exclusively to razor blades.
The electric razor seems to get a closer shave, ironically. I think this is because I will shave against the grain with the electric razor, as the metal foil prevents the shave from being so close that i get bumps or ingrown hairs. The electric shaver is also a great deal faster and more convenient. Also, you don’t get any razor-burn with the electric shaver.
The regular razor blade had some good points, though. It did much better at getting hairs along the jaw line, and did much better with longer hairs (for when I have been lazy for a few days). It was also more of a ceremony, which felt kinda like pampering. I’ve found that I use the regular razor maybe 1-2 times a week, and the rest of the time I just clean up the stubble on my face with the electric razor.
The funny thing is that Ender and I have actually talked about doing this (but we are too lazy to do it).
China’s biggest blog host Sina has recently upgraded its blogging system. A bug in the new system has caused some revealing and laughable accidents: The real identities of some of the fans who post sugary comments anonymously on some entertainment celebrities’ blogs were revealed, and turned out to be the celebrities themselves.
Awesome! Aside from just telling yourself how sweet you are, I could see this as being a way to “seed’ the discussion. As I’ve mentioned to Ender before, most readers don’t want to be the first one to comment on a post, and feel more comfortable commenting when a thread has reached critical mass.
Wordpress Stuff | Kabitzin 7/18/2008 | 
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