Inching Along

Wonder of wonders, I actually got an in-person job interview next Monday! This is the first time in a good long while (almost a year, I think) that I was able to actually score a meeting in an office with a potential employer. No, phone interviews with recruiters don't count.

And I'm also one step closer to updating my blog, of sorts. I'm tinkering around with the blog style in a test blog that I've set up for the redesign. Basically, I'm using a template setup that was designed for MovaleType 3, but now I'm using MovableType 4 and the tags are vastly different. Apparently there are great stuff coming in MT 4.1, which is now in beta, so that's why I want to refresh my blog templates to use the new format. And I want to start using Media Manager, and the most recent version can only be used with 4.1 up.

The original designer cannot be contacted, so I was left with no alternative but to copy one of the default styles and modify it to fit my current appearance, as close as possible. There was one pesky issue that I'd been struggling for almost a month, but I've finally got that fixed. I just need to do a bit more tweaks, and then "flip" the switch, so to speak. Hopefully it will be more easy to comment since there'll be more ways to sign in (yes, you'll still have to sign in because I do need to stay on top of the spammers, but there will be more ways to sign in than via TypeKey).

And meanwhile, I'm making steady progress on the Mendocino cardigan. Second sleeve almost done, back to be started soon. And I've been swatching lately (repeat after me, "Swatches are my best friends, even if I want to choke them sometimes.). I got 7 skeins of Brown Sheep Naturespun and I've got my eyes set on the Eris pullover. I also have swatches using Cascade 220, and I'm thinking of cardigan version for this yarn. If you're on Ravelry, you can check out all the lovely variations people have made. I know already that I'm going to do a hemmed version for the sleeves - I don't really like the way it looks in this picture.

But first, I have to finish at least one UFO before I can get started on this.