Events Manager Update 2

An update. There's a form to submit an event. It will only show up to those who are logged in, or I'll make that an option. Haven't done much this past week, but my plan is as follows:

1. Remove unneeded files. (These were left in, so I can have a reference and support non-oop functions)
2. RSS syndication as in give Events Manager an RSS feed of events to show.
3. The widget and it's options
4. Speaking of options: Clean up options. Because there are now templates, the formatting options are not needed for the event page itself.

Thanks and check out the github: http://github.com/elizabethcb/Events-Manager

Cube Space is in Trouble!

The website is http://savecubespacepdx.com. It's a simple site, so I'm using this blog post for conversations about the letter to the judge. So far I have:

Dear Judge,
We, the undersigned, beseech you to consider what evicting CubeSpace would mean to the community. We didn't know of their plight until they posted a letter: http://cubespacepdx.com/node/2012. We quickly rallied, and on Friday May 22, 2009 alone, we raised over $2000. Given time, we will raise more.

In these uncertain economic times, we would hope that USBank would be more understanding towards a company that does so much for its community. They support non-profits big and small, either financially to the likes of OPB or by donating space to the likes of MotiveSpace. For we, the tech community, they have given us a space to incubate ideas and projects of all kinds. There are Mozilla Firefox developers, various local programming gurus, and they have even incubated a small knitters group.

Thanks, The undersigned.

Once this is finalized, we'll post it on http://savecubespacepdx.com and we can sign it.

When Twitter Isn't Enough, Start a Blog

I've had false starts on numerous blogs: self coded blogs, the now defunct Geocities, random places with random articles, and now Blogger. So what happened? Why didn't they succeed? And by succeed I mean actually posting more than a couple of articles.

I joined the Twitter bandwagon (before Oprah and Kutcher thank you very much), and have been pretty prolific with my tweets. Recently, I've found that 140 characters doesn't seem enough anymore. Is this all I needed to have a productive blog? Practice? With Twitter?

Apparently.

Thanks Twitter. I think.

Adventures in Startups: Children or a Company

I have two children ages 2.5 yrs and 3.5 mos. Why do I want to join a tech startup? Getting out the door without forgetting anything is next to impossible. Pumping is irritating. Finding childcare, finding time to work while minimizing the havoc wreaked by a toddler is enough to make one's head explode. So, why do I want to add to my list by joining with a company that would act like a third child? Apparently, I like working. Not that being a SAHM isn't work. I like the other kind of work. It's relaxing, calming, logical.
... Toddler alert.