I set my little bro up with his own blog and now it's up to him to write, write, write. I hope we will be a family of writers as opposed to linkers.

That said, check out Higo Blog (named after his town's official flower).

...has been chosen as Cosmic Buddha's main blogging software and installed on the server. We are now at the tweaking stage. Unfortunately, this is the stage I tend to get hung up on in my quest of bettermentification. I want to do it well enough so that I need not touch the core design for at least a year. I can pretty much predict what will happen once I get all the pieces in place and add decent content: One or all of the packages will be updated with an "URGENT SECURITY FIX - INSTALL IMMEDIATELY" notice that I will bring my site down with trying to implement. I could do without that, this time around.

Just to let you in on my grand scheme, my plans include:
- Redesign of the cosmicbuddha.com front page
- Semi-update of the cosmicroot.html page (that has so many broken links, its an official ode to what once was)
- MT-powered blog & moblog. The most recent pic in the moblog will be displayed and automatically updated on the front page of the main blog
- Reinstatement of Gallery for my photos
- Blogs for friends and family who promise to update more than I do (Why have any requirements at all?)
- Reinstating of the house-for-sale pages (need a home?). So much cooler than hawking warez on ebay or kimchee on rakuten
- And much more. Maybe even a webcam in my parking lot to pinpoint which stray cat has been shitting under my wheels at night

Now that more information has been made public about the feature set and restrictions, it is quite clear that it is not what I want. I think I'll just go with Mov(e)able Type and try to adapt it to the moblogging system I enjoy with my Yapeus account.

Yapeus has two main flaws: HTML cannot be edited, and the servers are frequently overloaded. I don't even mind using a different domain name so much. But I want better accessibility and more control - I can't even make links with Yapeus.

I might install Gallery again as well. It was nice when I had it running on my prior hosting account. Of course FeaturePrice fucked all that up, but I won't get into that now - feels like picking at old scabs.

Haven't updated my static pages yet either. I think I'm waiting for an inspirational moment. Funny thing is, I've been waiting for this one for a long, long time.

I'm also waiting for an aftermarket racing parts company to market a bolt-on hovercraft kit for my car. And for a sweaty Paraguayan spy with blood dripping down her forehead to knock on my door wanting to swap valuable textiles and a rare talking ape for my greyscale Powerbook 190. I'd do that deal in a second, because you don't need opposable thumbs to type...