Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Metablogging

Today I was supposed to give a presentation at school about how I got interested in ICT branch but I got sick. I was going to tell that it was blogging that really got me hooked on computers. And it's true. Pretty much everything I have ever done with computers have had something to do with blogging, one way or another. For example I learned CSS only because I wanted to make my blog look unique. And then there is an infinite list of things I wouldn't be even aware of without blogging, things like RSS and SEO. It just blows my mind away.

And one another thing that also blows my mind away is the fact that I have blogged for about six years now. Though I can't remember the exact date when I started to blog, but I remember it was Fall 2002. Doesn't that make me a veteran or something? So I guess it's no wonder I know so much about blogs and blogging.

And I talk a lot about blogging. So much in fact that J.R. is tired of listening to it. But I can't really help it. I love blogging and I love to talk about things I love. I talk a lot about J.R. too. So much in fact that Hannes is tired of listening to it... Anyway.

As I have pointed out, I know a lot about blogging. I know the ingredients you need to create a killer blog. But I'm just not into that. I love to learn all these things about marketing and search engine optimizing and so on, but blogging is just a hobby to me. A very important hobby, but still just a hobby. I take blogging very seriously, but I don't want my blog to be serious. I want to drive my blog, not the other way round.

And my blog evolves with me. For example when I was exploring Ubuntu, I wrote some Ubuntu related articles. Now I'm into crocheting and it shows on my topics too. I even changed the header to match the blog content better. If this was a serious niche blog I wouldn't be able to do so. My blog is a reflection of my current interests. And they vary.

OK, this may be a bit off topic... But I just got home from grocery store and I need to share this with you. I was walking to the store when a man stopped me. And out of the blue he asked if I wore panties. Like what is wrong with him? Seriously. You can't just go asking women if they are wearing underwear! That's not cool. And I'm not even hot or anything. Ugh.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Crochet calendar

J.R. crocheted a fluffy calendar cover for me:


There is a notebook...


... there is a calendar...


... it's unique and it's all mine.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Crochet X-Files

I crocheted a chihuahua. Or a hideous monster. I'm not sure yet. I guess it was a mistake to use pink yarn. A big mistake. And I wasn't so patient when assembling it. I just wanted to get it done because I wasn't pleased with the color. That explains the eyes too. I didn't wanted to waste our good doll eyes for this ugly puppy so I used old buttons instead. Anyway. This thingy was really easy to crochet and I can even see myself crocheting another one if I get better colored yarn some day. The pattern is from Katrina's Crochet Creations.


Please, turn your eyes away. I'm u-g-l-y and I admit it.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Amibunnies!

Today we finished our amigurumi bunnies. I can't remember when we started to crochet them. It was over a week ago, before we visited my parents at Viiala. Anyway. The pattern is from Lion Brand. You have to register to see it. I made the white one. I have no idea what I'm going to crochet next. I think I'm going to try something more challenging.



Wednesday, September 17, 2008

"You take that apple and..."

I lost my Mac-virginity today. For no apparent reason we had a lecture in a Mac classroom. All the computers in that classrooms were Macs. So I had no other choice than to log on to a Mac. And it was pretty much everything I expected: totally gay. By the way, have I ever mentioned that I'm not a particular fan of Macs or Mac-fags? Well... Now I have.




"Look at me! I'm iMac!" Just how gay is that?


It says "keyboard" in the keyboard, so the Mac-fags can tell it's a keyboard...


Mac-fags are afraid of buttons?

OK. It was not all bad. After a while the mouse started to feel quite good. I didn't liked the way it functioned but I liked the softness of the scroll ball. And... No. That was honestly the only good thing that came to my mind.

And why they don't have Linux classrooms? Anyone?