I mean seriously — the S2 source code is a good way to learn but it would be much better facilitated by properly documenting your code like you’re supposed to!

Still trying to get my new LiveJournal layout coded. I know I could have just re-styled an existing layout using CSS, but I wanted to use my full design — not LiveJournal’s. Besides, none of my attempts really resulted in anything usable.

So, I’m actually coding my layout using S2. Trust me, it’s way more complicated than Wordpress or any of the other blog systems I’ve used. Couldn’t they have used a template system?? Oh well, I guess. I am pretty thankful for my experience in C++, Visual Basic, and Java.

Yes, if you know my schedule — I’m playing hooky tonight. We had heavy rain today, which changed over to heavy snow by the time we had to set out for work at 10pm.

Visibility was down to maybe 5 - 10 feet and mom could barely keep control of the car at 15mph. It was really scary when we had to pass the swamp and then the lake; both have steep ravines down to the water. By the time we reached the firehouse (a truck pulled out just before we got there with full lights and sirens) we decided that retreat was the better part of valor. So anyway, still at home. Second week in a row we didn’t make it for the Friday shift.

Oh well, I guess. Gives me a chance to catch up on havocmangawip’s yummy Havoc/Sciezka fic and code my LJ layout until I pass out. (Of course, the paper I have to write for WEB411 hasn’t found it’s way in front of me.)

I’ve been spending a lot of time trolling LiveJournals icon and graphics journals and I’ve come up with a new pet peeve: People keep posting icons to a public journal, but making the actual post friends-only.

My response? …eh, why? You gotta have some really good icons for me to waste my time friending a journal I might not come back to.

It’s not like it actually stops anyone from stealing the icons. I frequently steal icons from other people’s profiles, especially if they have credit to the original artist up. (That’s where and how I got the Hello Kitty icon on the LiveJournal version of this post.)

I know Jass has said that before, but I guess I’m saying it again.

Ah, whatever.

Anyway, got my profile looking spiffy, now I get to read through a bunch of resource journals to figure out how to make my layout a reality.