26-27 Aug 2010
I woke up around 4:00 PM and took 1 piracetam and choline at 6:00 PM, and again at 11:00 PM and 4:00 AM. I switched to 1000mg choline bitartrate (very scientific, I know), which doesn't taste like anything.
I didn't have any memorable dreams last night, but I did sleep well. I was in a pretty good mood today, and it seemed easy to laugh at things, as if my laughter threshold was somehow a bit lower. Nothing really bothered me - even when I was refuting assorted idiots (and believe me, they were idiots), I never felt too annoyed. I had to type out a couple hundred labels for an art show, which is usually a boring and un-stimulating waste of time, but I didn't even mind. The time passed easily. It seems like whenever there's something I need to do, I just go ahead and do it, and then it's done.
In case you didn't notice, there have been some changes to the site. I started working on modifying the theme to look more like my old site and my YouTube channel. I didn't know anything about WordPress themes, so I just copied the default theme to edit as necessary. I played with a few of the template bits, tried rearranging the layout and swapped in some styles from the old site. It had been a while since I even worked on this sort of thing, but it was still pretty easy to figure out what to do. The Firefox Web Developer extension is a big help with untangling someone else's massive CSS files that you know nothing about.
It mostly seems to be in working order for now, though there are still some parts to be fixed up, like:
- The formatting of blockquotes
- The entire footer (assuming I need one)
- The formatting of comments
- Various link colors
- Reformatting the tag "cloud" in list form
- Applying the public styles to the rich text editor
If anyone knows how to change the tags to an alphabetical list with the respective number of posts, or why editor-style.css does nothing to change the formatting of the editor despite all documentation to the contrary, I'd appreciate some help. If you notice any bugs, or have any design advice, just let me know!
Also, devchelle2 is hosting an HIV/AIDS fundraiser on BlogTV this weekend from noon Saturday to midnight Sunday, featuring various atheists from YouTube. I'm going to be there, and I should probably put together a video to promote it tomorrow. I hope you'll all be there!
That's interesting that you perceive it as "whenever there's something I need to do, I just go ahead and do it, and then it's done". I find this feeling to be the crucial distinction between hardworking and motivated people and the lazy and unmotivated (not to say that there are the only two camps, I'm just pointing out the distinction). I, typically unmotivated and lazy, usually have a problem with starting a task, but after I start it's easy to finish. Most hardworking/motivated people I know give me the impression that for them, doing a task is as you described: They just do it and it's done. Starting it is no problem for them.
It'd be cool if it was actually the pills and not a placebo or a coincidence that are making you feel this way. Do you have any feelings on the subject yet, or are you still unsure?
I do still feel that everything I've experienced thus far is potentially within the realm of placebo and a good attitude on my part, with the possible exception of the many vivid dreams.
May I borrow the code from your theme? CSS has never been a strength of mine, especially when someone else has written it. In the spirit of free (as in speech) code, I'll be sure to credit you (and TwentyTen) in the footer. Cheers~
Feel free. I hope it helps.