:: The Wendy House ::

<BORING entry warning>

I want a usable blog,  and I want it,  NOW!  Hah,  I’m still on planet fairy-tale,  but I’m coming down to earth FAST.

MoveableType

A quick read of the ‘MoveableType’ instructions revealed that they are very complex and very clearly written.  To set-up a blog I need a ‘Web Server’.  MoveableType let me know that broadband Internet Service Provider’s (ISP) normally include Web Server facilities in the subscription.  Yes Yes Yes!  Other requirements included something about being able install software on the Web Server,  something to do with ‘Perle’.

WebServer

My ISP provide 20MB of web storage and a web-page (not blog) development UI.  They recommended that I purchase a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) package to support moving files between my computer and the Web server.  They provided one specific recommendation that I would have to purchase.  Hmmmmm    No mention of the ability to install software (MoveableType,  Perle).

Are you bored yet?

Shheesh, I was!

Everything I checked out raised more questions.  Are there free FTP thingys, how do I choose between FTP thingys, etc . All potential thingys that would make setting-up a ‘good’ blog painful and drawn-out.  What are the pro’s and cons of using web-server service that is NOT my ISP?  I dont want to learn about how to set-up a useable (by me and YOU) blog. 

 I just want it DONE.

Next step - look into Blog creation and delivery services,  how much to pay for someone who already has this knowledge and skills to do the whole thing for me,  then tell me the advantages and disadvantages of different decisions.  YEA!

Guess what I’m doing tonight? 

Drinking Tea and beer

Hooray!

Wendy avoiding-learning-techy-skills-that-wont-get-re-use

“Good night and Good luck” is an outstanding film.  It draws on events in March and April 1954,  the CBS TV News business,  the power of the media to influence, Senator McCarthy, the rights of the individual within the US political system, the use of fear as a manipulative tool,  and the central heroic character of Edward R Murrow.   

The film is excellent on multiple levels.  For example:

• Storyline,  script, direction.  The writer (director and co-star), Clooney, makes the film ‘feel’ topical without wasting time detailing analogies for the audience.  Carefully placed humour that moderates without breaking the tense moments,  for example,  early TV advertisements,  an interview with Liberace.
• Acting: while I recognised the faces of key actors their previous ‘roles’ weren’t spontaneously interrupting the experience and setting my expectations for their character ‘type’.  They were so convincing. 
• Sound.  Poweful use of ’silence’ and ’soft’ sounds like clearly being able to hear the burning pattern of a cigarette in a tense moment as the smoker inhaled.   ….ssssSSSZZZZZZZSSSsssss……
• Camera work.  Visual construction of scenes.  Very stylistic and contributing rather than distracting from the storyline. 

Wendy allegedly-immoral-alien

Late evening downtown with PartAnimal.  We serendipitously encountered a Fridge.    I could see the fascinating,  shiny, produce,  through the dangerous floor-to-ceiling glass wall.

Wendy: ”Can we go in there and investigate the produce?”

PartAnimal: “That’s my ex-wife’s mother”

Wendy:  <WOW!  He’s surprisingly more bizarre than me.  This could be way toooooooo much fun for one evening.  Especially since my last Tea-intake was over 4hrs ago.  Must get a beer….>

General bizarreness was confirmed by PartAnimal’s Brithday present choice: