Not Dead Yet!

Geez Louise - Two months since posting. Not the blogospheric death knell, I don't think, just that work has been absorbing 95% of my brainpower for the last long while. About a year ago we got a ton of new responsibilities at work, and (not to belittle 9/11) it kind of reminds me of the phrase that came into some usage after 9/11: "The New Normal."

Here's the thing: I don't feel guilty about not getting around to blogposting. I would have felt guilty had I not devoted my attention to personal and work matters that needed attention, and so my little observations and links and jokes and opinions and things just had to hold on for a little while. I'll be posting a bunch of stuff that has come my way over the last few months that I thought were interesting but didn't get around to posting.

Meantime, here's a Star Wars/Simpsons mashup to enjoy:

Simpsons Shots Matched With Their Inspirations

In honor of the season premiere of The Simpsons (occurring right now) here are a bunch of Simpso-mages matched up with their inspirations. For instance:

Trying Out Blogger Beta

OK, so I just signed up for the beta version of Blogger. Once I see how it differs from the original, I'll comment further. Here are the known issues so far. (Hope I didn't jump into this too quick.)

Update: Seems to be OK. I had thought for a minute that I wouldn't be able to post comments on non-Beta blogs, but doesn't seem to be an issue. Also, just making sure that image posting works OK. I like the ability to easily tag stuff, too. (I think the tags self-alphabetize, btw.)

Update #2: It looks like there may be a slight glitch with transferring words with diacritical marks. For instance, it made "Margot Wallström" read as "Margot Wallström" on the blogroll. I guess I'll have to fix these as I find them, and also keep an eye out for any other oddities. Still, editing and posting is streamlined, so I still have a net balance of satisfaction w/the Beta version. Here's a Beta review from a few weeks ago from Bloghacker.