When you’re working in the yard on July 3rd, the sunniest day of the year, it’s not enough to diligently cover your face, ears, neck, shoulders, and arms with sunscreen. You must also cover that strip across your back that becomes exposed when you bend down and your shirt rides up. …

This week, I found myself in a situation that I still can’t quite believe. I was given the project of putting together the user interface for taking online donations to the university. The vendor was already chosen and the software paid for by the time I was called in, so I had to figure out a way to make our main web site interface with this vendor software. (I’m going to be responsible here and not refer to the vendor by name. However, if you find yourself evaluating fundraising software and would like to know the gory details, drop me...… →

In addition to the Education Task Force that I mentioned earlier, the WaSP has set up an Accessibility Task Force. Members of the WaSP are asking for suggestions for the task force here and here. There have been some great suggestions, and a few university people have piped up. …

Possibly my new favorite site. Why didn’t I think of that title!? ——- … →

This should not be a surprise to those of you that know me. After all, the tag line of this site is “Where redesign is the new black”. Today I came back from a week away from the blogosphere (which I highly recommend)— imagine my suprise when I saw a bunch of folks visiting this site from shauninman.com. Actually, “surprise” is an understatement— I was practically shitting myself. It seems that Jani, who I don’t know and didn’t pay anything to for this (I will, however, buy you your drink of choice should we ever meet), linked to my site...… →

I’m flying out for Alaska tomorrow morning, and it can’t come fast enough. It’s really, really disturbing to me how hard it has become to rip myself away from this computer. Part of it is this weekend’s hullabaloo and my obsessive need to make sure nobody over at John’s site has tried to rip me a new one. But that’s only part of it. Even when there’s nothing new to read, I can’t log off. And I can’t focus enough to get any real work done. I can’t account for where the time is going— I’m not playing games or...… →