Wedding Update
Location
We'll be looking at two potential wedding locations this weekend. Our preference is for an outdoor ceremony, so that's where we are starting. First, we'll be looking at the Abernathy Center in Oregon City. We like the photos we've seen. There are lots of gardens and gazebos and we would have the reception outdoors under a large tent. Second, we'll be looking at Viewpoint Inn in Corbett. This place is really nice and upscale, and has a fabulous view. I feel pretty good about both of these places. It may be hard to choose in the long run.
Music
I've been listening and re-listening to music for the past couple of weeks, trying to decide what to play at our reception. This task has not been easy, as most of what I like would not be appropriate for a wedding reception. Sure, it's my wedding, etc., but really, my choices would not sit well with a civilized group of people. I'm torn. Should I just scrap the idea of playing my favorites and put on classical music? Or should I just pick my favorites that are somewhat acceptable to the masses? It's not in my nature to appeal to the masses...
Web Site
Some of you have seen the web site and participated in the interactive pages. I have been getting positive feedback so far. I wonder if anyone realizes that I totally stole the layout and graphics from someone else's web site? As a reminder, I am not a web designer, I am a programmer. Therefore, I had no choice but to steal. Once we have selected a date for the wedding, I will update all of the location and date specific pages and announce the URL to everyone we know.
last.fm
I finally joined the last.fm revolution. You can see all of the music that I listen to on right side of my page. I realize that the page loads much slower, but the cool factor is worth the wait. My last.fm name is dolcex if you want to be my friend.
You Can Text Message Me
I added a tool to the side bar on the right from which you can send a text message to my cell phone. Pretty cool, eh?
Another New Theme
I've always wanted to go with a dark theme for my web site, but, as I've said before, I'm not a designer. Well, I happened upon a giant list of themes that I could use, and so I chose one. What do you think? I personally like it better than the last one.
Problem with IE6?
It seems that people using Internet Explorer version 6.0 are missing some of the content on my web site. The left and right columns do not appear. There are 2 options to fix this problem:
- I can hack the WordPress theme stylesheets
- IE6 users can upgrade their web browser
Since option 1 isn't really an option, here are links to the latest and greatest web browsers (they are free, so you should get one):
Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera
Thank you.
p.s. While I'm writing about the web site, I want to mention that you can subscribe to my RSS feed. I find Google Reader to be a good feed reader, but there are plenty of others to choose from.
Changes
This web site has changed again! The content is exactly the same, but I'm messing around with the look and feel. The experience of trying to create my own style sheet from scratch has reinforced the truth about my lack of creativity. In the end, as you can see, I chose the WordPress default theme because it's actually better than anything I could come up with! Alas, I am a programmer, not a web designer. There's a difference.