Archive: January 2006

Men’s choirs

Posted by Katja on 30 January 2006 | Permalink
Filed under music/theatre | Comments are closed

Gotta love guys who sing.
I went to hear Cantus Saturday night at Macky. Nine guys, 5 tenors, 2 baritones, 2 basses. They have a beautiful blend, create an easy-going rapport with the audience, and perform an incredibly diverse range of music in many, many languages and genres.

WordPress 2.0 permalink pain

Posted by Katja on 16 January 2006 | Permalink
Filed under blogging, wordpress | 3 comments so far

I’ve been struggling with permalinks in WordPress 2.0 (on another site) ALL DAY. I’m irritated. I’m clearly not the only one.

WordPress 2.0

Posted by Katja on 14 January 2006 | Permalink
Filed under blogging, web design, wordpress | 1 comment

I’ve upgraded to WordPress 2.0. Things look pretty happy. I’m still using Spam Karma on comments. Please let me know if you see anything wacky.

Web Forms

Posted by Katja on 14 January 2006 | Permalink
Filed under web design | Comments are closed

Via 486 Berea Street, A List Apart’s article Sensible Forms: A Form Usability Checklist.

Like a Mouse on Fire

Posted by Katja on 10 January 2006 | Permalink
Filed under current events | 2 comments so far

At work, we have a new metaphor for that behaviour that is between getting revenge and going down in flames:
Mouse burns down house in revenge

A mouse wreaked revenge on a pensioner who tried to kill it by tossing it on to a bonfire. It scuttled back into the man’s house and set the building ablaze.

Self determination

Posted by Katja on 8 January 2006 | Permalink
Filed under wheelchair use | 1 comment

Agent Fang is back, hooray, with her adventures in wheelchair maintenance. Sadly, she has disabled comments. If I could comment, I would say, “Well done! And the next time it’ll be much easier. Get yourself a nice set of hex wrenches (or whatever your Swedish chair wants) - today the chair, tomorrow the world! Plus [...]

Ugh

Posted by Katja on 7 January 2006 | Permalink
Filed under multiple sclerosis | 7 comments so far

What a depressing week. I’m not sure I should even write about this.
My various bosses and my husband all worry that work is too taxing, and this week was the poster child for that point of view. Every day was worse than the one before it. I managed to completely blow away the development environment [...]

Can’t take sleep to the bank

Posted by Katja on 4 January 2006 | Permalink
Filed under disability | 1 comment

I took two weeks off work and slept 10-12 hours every night, but now that I’m back at work, I’ve discovered that you can’t put sleep in the bank. One full workday, and I’m exhausted. Two full workdays, and it’s time to take another two weeks off! Argh.

Second Class Crip

Posted by Katja on 1 January 2006 | Permalink
Filed under disability, travel | 2 comments so far

Thanks to my on-going remission (hooray!), I flew last week with only crutches, no wheelchair, and discovered that this made me a second class crip.
Mistake #1: not getting an airport wheelchair. Despite my abhorrence of being pushed, it would have saved a lot of walking and standing around wear and tear.
Mistake #2: not insisting on [...]