I was just browsing CNN when I saw Jerry Orbach dead at 69 . I’ve missed his character, Lennie Briscoe on Law and Order and was looking forward to seeing him again in the Law & Order: Trial by Jury spinoff.
The new blog design
Well, it’s been about a week since I switched the blog to WordPress and changed the design. I really like WordPress. It’s easier to understand and customize than Movable Type, since I understand PHP, and I really like the plugin system. And I really like that WordPress is totally dynamic. Sure you can have a dynamic Movable Type setup now, but dynamic MT feels like an afterthought. I don’t miss the constant MT site rebuilds at all.
I think I’ve stopped fiddling with the design for a while, I’ve got the blog pretty much how I want it. I just added some buttons to the Other section of the sidebar, Get Firefox, Valid XHTML and CSS etc. Because what’s a blog without all those 80×15 buttons? I even found a button maker where you can make your own.
In other news I still feel like a wet noodle, but I’m not as sleepy since I’m drinking caffeine today.
A sleepy wet noodle
That’s what I feel like today, a sleepy wet noodle. I started taking Baclofen again last night, a drug that’s supposed to help me move better. I never noticed that Baclofen did anything that help me, in fact I think I did better without it. So I stopped taking it a month or two ago.
But I’ve started back to therapy (I’ve been going for a month now) and my therapist seems to think Baclofen helps. She talked to my doctor yesterday and my doctor said to take more of it. (I didn’t tell either one of them that I had stopped taking it.)
So I’m taking Baclofen again and I’m really noticing side effects that I didn’t notice before, probably since I haven’t taken any in a while. I’m definitely drowsy and my vision is a little blurred. That and I feel like a wet noodle. But Baclofen is a “muscle relaxant and an antispastic agent”, so it’s supposed to make me a wet noodle. But being a wet noodle actually makes it harder to move, not easier.
I’m going to keep taking it at least until therapy on Thursday. I really hope these side effects subside, I am not a happy guy. But at least I’m getting the brace for my right foot Thursday.
Random thoughts
I’m sitting here thinking back on my day today. I went to outpateint therapy at Patricia Neal, went shopping for pet gates, and helped clean up the house some. And I just can’t help but think about how different last December 27 was…… but I’m saving my recap of 2004 for later. 🙂
Back from a Limestone Christmas
I spent Christmas with my mom and family and got back yesterday afternoon. Lots of food, presents and playing with cats. My baby cousin/goddaughter Beth seemed to really like what Stephanie and I got for her. I’ll admit we played with Beth’s Christmas present a lot too.
The dogs were glad to see us when we got home. We were happy to see them too, even though a pair of my slippers got destoyed. We now have some pet gates to try to avoid further destruction.
Just a quick post…
Just a quick post to say that I updated the blog’s design and switched over to using WordPress instead of Movable Type. Enjoy the new design and Merry Christmas!
Earthsea and The Librarian
Finally got around to watching both Earthsea and The Librarian. Tivo is great.
The Librarian: Question for the Spear was pretty good. Noah Wyle was great as the professional student who finally has to get a job, as guess what, a librarian. As a professional student/librarian myself I can identify. The movie doesn’t try to be too serious and that’s why it works, even if it does get some facts wrong. They seem to have confused Mayan and Incans, for example. But every librarian wants to work in a library that houses the Spear of Destiny, the Ark of the Covenant and Excalibur and save the world right?
Earthsea was a mixed bag. I liked the story but it wasn’t what I remembered from the books, (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, and Tehanu) although I only read the first two and that was a long time ago. I knew something was off but I couldn’t quite figure out what.
Ursula K. Le Guin knows what was wrong with the miniseries based on her books, and she’s letting people know. She wrote an essay for Slate and another for The Agony Column Book Reviews. The SciFi Channel has more news and has issued a statement.
Firefox ad finally makes it in the New York Times
The Firefox ad finally made it in the Dec. 15 New York Times. I had to zoom in on the PDF quite a bit to find my name, but here it is. (Daniel E. Greene)
I thought about buying a copy of the Times, but I decided to buy a NY Times Firefox Poster. I just think it’s cool my name was in the New York Times.
News in the world of science fiction
The first bit of news is that a movie set in the Babylon 5 universe begins production in April in the United Kingdom. The Memory of Shadows deals with the technology of the ancient and extinct Shadow race being unleashed upon the galaxy by an unknown force. More info can be found here at Lurker’s Guide to Babylon 5. But the chances of the movie actually being made are still slim, judging by Keep B5 Alive.
The more solid and upbeat news is that Ben Browder of Farscape fame is joining the cast of Stargate SG-1.
Meet Gracie
Monday night we got a new addition, Gracie Lynn. We just call her Gracie. She was having some problems with Keegan, since Keegan is huge compared to her. But they seem to be getting along fine now. She is definately a people dog and likes to sleep on the couch. We like her a lot too. 🙂 Pictures of Gracie are in Stephanie’s gallery.