Crumpled Notebook

The thorn in my side. How many times can one piece of software need updating? Seriously? Just wait and do everything at once. If it’s critical that is fine, but if you have that many critical security updates a year, then Wordpress has bigger problems.

So, they just released a new version. I upgraded on a test site, not here because you know how it likes to break my stuff. Anyway, the new design isn’t bad and it has some good features. However, the reason I will probably put off upgrading for as long as I possibly can (until DreamHost or Wordpress start harassing me with little reminders in my dashboard again) is that they moved all the category, post password, status, slug, etc…BELOW the post. I kind of like not having to scroll down when I’m writing. I type, click a category and publish. Scrolling is not fun. They should know better. At least give users an option to move it back to the right sidebar which is being used for stuff no one mostly needs there now.

What were you thinking?

But, the new features are cool, especially the gallery thing. Check it out here.

If I didn’t love you so much, I’d hate you Wordpress.

P.S. The font is a little small too.

I’m officially old and one of “those” adults. I was driving the teens home from a late movie last night around 11:30pm. I have one kid who lives out in Marina, which takes about 7-8 minutes to get there and the kids always want me to take her first so that they get to be home later. It works for me usually that way I’m not sure in the vehicle with one child all the way out there (Child Safety rules and all).

We’re driving down Hwy 1 back from Marina, listening to their crazy music and they are playing a bunch of old school songs mixed with new stuff like “Take My Breath Away” (not the Jessica Simpson version) and then they pull out “Bust-A-Move” which was pretty hilarious (come on, you all know that you know it still).

She’s dressed in yellow, she says “Hello,
Come sit next to me you fine fellow”
You run over there without a second to loose
And what comes next, hey bust a move

If you want it baby you’ve got it (repeat)
Just bust a move

Well, other than the chorus, that’s the part I know. So I did that “thing.” You know, the thing that adults do to try and be cool, act goofy, sing, make the kids laugh at us because we’re old and trying too hard. So, here’s the deal. I started singing, being goofy. It wasn’t to try and be cool or make the kids laugh, I was just being myself. It wouldn’t have matter who was in the car with me for the most part, I would have sang to make fun of the song. But to a kid, I’m sure it came across as the other way.

At any rate the kids laughed, but I also got that same look I used to give my parents or other adults. You know the look. It’s the, “wow, you are weird and old, but we’re laughing because you are embarrassing yourself,” look.

Ah, the life of a youth worker.

Okay, so I’m waiting for the WKU vs UCLA game to start. I say to Ross, “I better go put my WKU shirt and hat on, or else, if they lose, it’ll be my fault.” He said that didn’t help the Lady Toppers any, but I blame him for that since he refused to wave the extra red WKU towel I brought for him.

Does anyone else do that though? You think if you don’t do something, wear your game gear, that it will make the team lose. I know it doesn’t really affect it, and I wouldn’t ever call myself superstitious, but I think when it comes to sports, we all do a lot of things that we do that are borderline, like the routine things.

Okay, I’m tired of this question both from people I know and on ESPN (last question there). I thought, since I am a Hilltopper, I could clear it up for you. Hilltoppers is what Western Kentucky University calls themselves. WKU sits atop a hill in Bowling Green, KY. It may be the highest land point in Bowling Green but I’m not sure. The sucky part about it, at least when I was there,  is that mostly all of the classes are at the top of the hill and all the dorms are at the bottom. Hence, WKU students climb (or “top” if you will) the hill everyday for classes. We are the Hilltoppers. There may be more to the story, but that is the basics of it.

Now, on to the more important matter.

What is this?

This is Big Red, not a Hilltopper. I mean, sure, Big Red is a Hilltopper, but not all Hilltoppers are Big Red. So, what is a Big Red, you ask?

I guess you have to be a WKU student or alumni for it to really make sense and matter to you, but I’ll give it a shot. WKU’s motto is “The Spirit Makes the Master.” We’re big on spirit at WKU. The way it was explained to me was that Big Red is that Big Red Spirit that all of us Hilltoppers have. A big red blog of spirit. Another theory is that he’s a Big Red Hill. I personally go with the spirit one, but I can see how both works.

Any other Hilltopper alum want to jump in here, feel free.

So, apart from the WKU vs UCLA matchup if you’re a Toppers fan, which Sweet 16 game are you most looking forward to? I know for me, I am looking forward to the Louisville vs Tennessee game. Not sure why other than it’s two teams I follow and am somewhat vested in. I’ll cheer for Tenn since they are an SEC team, however, since I let go of my bitterness of Rick Pitino coaching at L-ville, I find myself cheering for the Cards on occasion. Gotta rep the state, right? At the very least though, that game should be a good coaching match up. I picked Louisville to win and based on how I’ve seen Tenn. play in the tourney so far, I feel pretty confident about that pick, but hey, it’s March, you never know!

Otherwise, I think WKU is going to give UCLA a run for their money. They were looking really good against San Diego.