http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Here are my random non-specific thoughts en Vox Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:14:27 -0700 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/what-im-reading-today.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(brianwisti) http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/what-im-reading-today.html?_c=feed-rss http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/what-im-reading-today.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:14:27 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/book/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f011016b43501860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f011016b43501860d-50si" alt="Knitting in Plain English, Updated Edition" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I'm at work right now, so what I'm actually reading is an assortment of PHP files that make me unhappy. Once home, however, I crack open "Knitting in Plain English." It's a lot more fun to read and has numerous great suggestions. I've needed to ex... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/what-im-reading-today.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f011016348cf9860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> books knitting http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/knitting-update.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(brianwisti) http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/knitting-update.html?_c=feed-rss http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/knitting-update.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:01:35 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00fae8e7ec0d000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00fae8e7ec0d000b-50si" alt="finished baby sweater" /></a> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00fa96a34fbd0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00fa96a34fbd0002-50si" alt="Hat for Impending Niece" /></a> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00fae8e7ec37000b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00fae8e7ec37000b-50si" alt="Sarah&#39;s Sock Progress" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Most of my money these days is going to pay off bills and friends that I owe money to. That's good news. For one thing, I'm paying off bills and friends that I owe money to. For another, I am devoting a lot more time to pastimes that don't require... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/knitting-update.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00fa96a34ff60002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> hat socks sweater baby knitting project wip http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/green-lake-umc-and-earth-day.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(brianwisti) http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/green-lake-umc-and-earth-day.html?_c=feed-rss http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/green-lake-umc-and-earth-day.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 12 Apr 2008 10:31:49 -0700 Just in case you're interested, our church has a few activities planned for the week of Earth Day: April 20, Sunday, 10am: Earth Day Worship Luncheon after Worship, and then we are walking Green Lake to pick up trash. April, 22, Tuesday, 7pm:... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/green-lake-umc-and-earth-day.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00f48ceddee60003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> activities church http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/deadlines.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(brianwisti) http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/deadlines.html?_c=feed-rss http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/deadlines.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:52:32 -0700 I've got approximately 30 hours to come up with at least $280. Eep. I know things will be okay if I can make it past this last hump, since my first paycheck from Amazon comes in 15 days and will recur twice a month after that. But right now ... eep. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/deadlines.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00e398eb86c40004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/playing-with-wordpress.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(brianwisti) http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/playing-with-wordpress.html?_c=feed-rss http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/playing-with-wordpress.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:09:52 -0800 I have a blogging problem. It used to be that I didn't care about blogging and was content with static content for everything. Things are different now. I have probably 4 or 5 poorly maintained blogs. And when I tackle a new Web site, one of my fi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/playing-with-wordpress.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00e398dc2e650004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> wordpress church website http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/i-want-a-plush-wastem.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(brianwisti) http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/i-want-a-plush-wastem.html?_c=feed-rss http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/i-want-a-plush-wastem.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:33:50 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/book/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00e398d6a9300005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00e398d6a9300005-50si" alt="HoL" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So I'm poking around at the few gaming books I still have, and enjoy a few nostalgic giggles over Hol, the cheekily inappropriate and endearingly handmade role playing game of adventure and slaughter and stuff in a dark far future. It was mostly ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/i-want-a-plush-wastem.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00e398d692420002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> gaming nostalgia http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/handling-the-church-web-site.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(brianwisti) http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/handling-the-church-web-site.html?_c=feed-rss http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/handling-the-church-web-site.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:27:00 -0800 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00e398d62f8d0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00e398d62f8d0003-50si" alt="Greenlakeumc-org" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It's been in the works for a while, but I am finally taking over our church Web site. I thought I'd post a screenshot of the way it looks today and maintain sort of a historical perspective. The old design has worked well enough, but there are a ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/handling-the-church-web-site.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00e398d629bc0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> website greenlakeumc http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/qotd-five-good-words.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(brianwisti) http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/qotd-five-good-words.html?_c=feed-rss http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/qotd-five-good-words.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:50:13 -0800 What are five words you really like? Submitted by purplesque. pineapple, waffle, manganese, apparently, and wiggly. Nothing special about them. They're just fun words to say. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00e398d1141e0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd five words http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/silver-linings-and-all-that-stuff.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(brianwisti) http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/silver-linings-and-all-that-stuff.html?_c=feed-rss http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/silver-linings-and-all-that-stuff.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:32:59 -0800 Well, the good news is that I'm finally within a normal BMI. 159 pounds at 5'7" (yes, I'm a bit short) is 24.9, the upper limit for "normal." The bad news is that it's because I'm taking terrible care of myself. Eating poorly, sleeping poorly, and... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/silver-linings-and-all-that-stuff.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00e398cc78af0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mental health http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/coolnamehere-is-back-up.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(brianwisti) http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/coolnamehere-is-back-up.html?_c=feed-rss http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/coolnamehere-is-back-up.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:57:48 -0800 That's one more bill down. coolnamehere is live again. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://brianwisti.vox.com/library/post/coolnamehere-is-back-up.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cdf3af3527cb8f00e398c9edd00004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>