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Tuesday, June 19
Frantic Summer
I don't know how it happened, but the summer sure is getting busy. First, there's the Chicago Red Quill gathering happening this weekend. I've been trying to get a couple of things ready for that, and true to my usual procrastinating style, I'm a bit behind. We fly out on Thursday so the clock is ticking in a major way. The big question: Will the Nox Sorora site ever get it's redesign? My sister comes to New York after that. She hasn't been to my place since I moved to New York, though she knows Manhattan well having lived in Westchester, just north of the city. Sometime this summer, I'll have a chance to see my great friend Chris, who I've not seen for about 5 years. He's managed to have two kids since I last saw him. My brother Mark, who's getting divorced after over 15 years of marriage is coming from California to the east coast to visit family, and he's stopping by my Mom's, on Cape Cod. I really want to swing up there during that. There's also T.E.S. 30 in July, a big kinkster event, which would be great to go to, and Conny and I have been ask to participate in a panel as well. Which reminds me that I've also been asked to put together a presentation for a T.E.S. novice meeting, which I need to get moving on. I'm starting to get dizzy just thinking of all that stuff. I don't even want to add on all the various web and coding projects I'd like to make some headway on. If I could change one thing about myself, I would make myself more productive. It's a curse to be bursting full of ideas and projects, and to be a total noodlehead in getting any of it done. It's like being born with the mind of a sculptor, but having no hands. One thing I'll say about Clan Lord, as stupid a game as it may be, and a collosal waste of time to boot, it inspires me to be creative in all sorts of ways. The flip side is I let it suck up too many hours, so not enough actual creation takes place. As Jeff might say, "Balance, grasshopper." Personally, I think taking speed might be more fruitful. '; } else { if(stristr($filename,"archive")) { $dir=$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']; $template='_01_archive.html'; $tail=strlen($template); $thisArchive=$filename; //$files=scandir($dir); $dh = opendir($dir); while (false !== ($filename = readdir($dh))) { $files[] = $filename; } sort($files); $earlyarch=""; $laterarch=""; $prevarch=""; $next=0; foreach($files as $file) { if (substr($file,-$tail)==$template) { if ($next==1) { $laterarch=$file; $earlyarch=$prevarch; $next=0; } if ($file==$thisArchive) { $next=1; } else { $prevarch=$file; $earlyarch=$prevarch; } } } $link=''; $divider=''; if(file_exists($earlyarch)) { $link='< Earlier Archive'; $divider=" | "; } if(file_exists($laterarch)) { $link=$link.$divider.'Later Archive >'; } $link=$link.' '; } } echo($link); ?> |