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Rest of Trip Recap

Internet access was spotty for the rest of my trip, but basically….

  • Dorrigo was amazing, though the windy mountain road was kind of scary.
  • Next I went to Byron Bay, very pretty. Stayed at a hippie hostel called Arts Factory, made me realize I am too old to relive my youth.
  • Didn’t get around to snorkeling, because I smacked my head and wound up recovering for a week in a regular hotel room in Ballina, 20 miles away (hotels were full in Byron). Slept through the official launch of 2.7.
  • Stopped in Port Macquarie on the way back to Sydney.
  • Flew out, got in to SF, stayed for two nights, did some work, flew back to upstate NY.

Summary: Wallabies are cute, beaches are relaxing, summer is warm, NY is cold.

To make up for the lack of snorkeling, I’m going to Mexico with a friend in March.

Filed under: Travel

Hmph.

This theme is lame because it wants to be cool and allow you to specify a different middle sidebar for individual post pages than the main page and category landing pages have, but it doesn't allow for users who want to have the same sidebar on all pages. Because you can only use most widgets in one sidebar (Text and RSS are the only exceptions) at a time, I can't put the archives etc. here, because it's in use elsewhere. WordPress 2.8 will introduce multi-use widgets, which should solve the problem. In the meantime, go back to the home page if you want to see a list of posts or archives.

About Me

I'm Jane, which is short for Jenifer, which is a long story. I work at Automattic doing user experience stuff for WordPress and related projects. If you want to contact me, use this form, or @janeforshort on Twitter.

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Thinking About (Projects)

  • Overhauling WordPress media features
  • Improving communication channels/Ideas forum redux
  • Open source UX for WordPress
  • Distributed usability testing
  • Program for girls to get involved in WordPress
  • Blackboard-killer plugins
  • WordCamp NYC stuff
  • Cleaning up Settings screens
  • Theme design
  • Standardized taxonomies for themes and plugins
  • WordPress.tv stuff
  • PollDaddy stuff
  • Volunteers database