After getting several e-mails and comments from readers asking how I did this or made that work with the Vertigo theme for WordPress, I’ve decided to share the modifications. This ZIP file contains six files — modified versions of functions.php, index.php, and comments.php for the Vertigo 3-Column theme, index.php for Vertigo 2-Column, and a TagContinue reading “On Modifying Vertigo”
Author Archives: Allyn
On Guillermo del Toro and the Hobbit Movies
I found myself antsy this week. This is the week that Guillermo del Toro’s deal to direct The Hobbit duology has to be made. He’s said as much in interviews. If it’s not this week, The Hobbit will happen, but not with del Toro. I keep checking TheOneRing.net. Daily. Even hourly. Maybe there’s been movement.Continue reading “On Guillermo del Toro and the Hobbit Movies”
On Saturday’s Baseball Game
I did it. I bought the ticket. On Saturday, I’m going to DC to see the Cubs visit the Nationals at Nationals Park. If I have it figured right, it should be Carlos Zambrano, the Big Z himself, taking the mound Saturday night for the Northside Nine. I could have bought the cheap seats. TheContinue reading “On Saturday’s Baseball Game”
On a Place in the Universe
I went looking for pictures of Saturn today. Last week I spent some time on redesigning my website, and taking the Vertigo theme for WordPress, I combined it with a header and stylesheet I had put together a year before based on Saturn. Why Saturn? I wanted something dark — and Tarski was a lightContinue reading “On a Place in the Universe”
On the Justice League and the Justice Society
The on-again, off-again film based on DC Comics’ Justice League appears to be off again. Years of development heck wasted. The present Justice League project seemed cursed from the very beginning. From script issues (and the Writers Guild strike) to casting problems to location uncertainty (would be it Canada? would it be Australia?), Justice LeagueContinue reading “On the Justice League and the Justice Society”
On Thinking About Summer Movies
I mentioned a few days ago the comic book films I was looking forward to this summer. To recap, from top to bottom: The Dark Knight Hellboy II: The Golden Army Iron Man The Incredible Hulk It’s a bit of a misnomer, actually, to suggest that I’m looking forward to The Incredible Hulk. I’m quiteContinue reading “On Thinking About Summer Movies”
On Songs I’m Grooving
As snurched from Keith: Music meme: List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now, shaping your spring. Post these instructions in your blog along with your 7 songs. “Fugitive Motel,”Continue reading “On Songs I’m Grooving”
On Mint M&Ms
There is one thing I look forward to more than any other at Christmas time. More than presents. More than cards. More than snow, tinsel, and the tree I look forward to Mint M&Ms. I love Mint M&Ms. I wish they were sold year round, so much do I love them. They’re like ordinary M&Ms.Continue reading “On Mint M&Ms”
On Making More Website Changes
It was time. Three months ago I implemented a radical redesign of the website. After pouring over usage statistics I noticed several broad patterns of the way readers, like yourself, were interacting with the content here. First, there was a core group of readers who hit the website regularly. Second, there were drive-by readers whoContinue reading “On Making More Website Changes”
On a Personal Slogan
Floating around the ol’ blogosphere… Your Slogan Should Be Allyn. Live the Pleasure. The Slogan Generator I feel like adopting a mock dramatic pose. Like Prince George when actors Kenrick and Mossop tried to teach him how to speak.