Ever since I started this blog, posts related to local news stories and events have always been prominently featured here. Since I currently live in Harrisonburg, VA, my local-interest posts have focused on the Shenandoah Valley.

However, a large portion of you don’t live here, and while I try to make my posts as universally interesting as possible, there’s a limit to how much one can really care about news that doesn’t happen where they live. Since I have a lot of friends (and at least a few readers) in/near Pittsburgh, PA, and I spend a lot of time there (a long weekend at least once a month), it’s the next logical choice to look for material.

I didn’t really have any local readers in Harrisonburg until very recently (thanks Harrisonburg Blogs), and in light of some responses I’ve received to local posts, I’m a little curious as to where my readers are. So, I made a poll, asking which location(s) you’re interested in seeing local-interest posts from. I appreciate any and all votes, even if they’re for “Neither”, and you don’t even have to login to vote.

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Whatever the outcome of this poll, I’m not going to stop writing about Harrisonburg news (unless I move), or stop writing about Pittsburgh news (unless interesting things stop happening there), this is for my own curiousity. If anything, this will help me decide what sort of priority to put on each city’s news sources when looking for material. And, local news posts are never going to make up the majority of my posts here, that’s just boring, and doesn’t really suit the original purpose of this blog.

For the last several months, I’ve attempted to stick to a very stable, predictable update cycle. This is my preferred way of running this, having spent most of my internet-based life manually visiting sites like this for updates. Unfortunately, it sometimes causes my posts about current events to be a bit out of date by the time they’re posted.

The alternative to this would be to post current-events articles immediately as I write them (or, at least, the same day), like most other blogs seem to do. And, I should note that regardless of the outcome of this poll, I won’t be posting on weekends. The vast majority of users who read my blog do so on weekdays, so with the exception of travel notifications, I’ll continue to only post Monday through Friday.

So, I’d like y’all to vote on this, and let me know what you think. It’s quick and easy, you don’t even have to login or anything. Would you rather see things continue unchanged, with stable posting three times a week, or would you rather see a more flexible posting schedule, with time-sensitive material posted more quickly?

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I recently purchased a new cellphone, and switched providers. I intended to port my old phone number to my new line, like people usually do, but there are two issues. Issue one is that Verizon is full of fail and accidently renewed my contract when my mom added my sister to our family plan, and they charge a ridiculous early-termination fee even a week before the contract ends. So, I won’t be able to port my number for another two weeks.

Issue two is more of a cosmetic one; my “temporary” number is a lot easier to remember than my old one. I’ve had the new number for all of three hours as of this posting, and I already have it memorized as if I’d had it for a month. Plus, not that many people have my old number anyway.

So, should I port my old number, or just keep my new one?

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EDIT: I’m going to switch the new phone number, thanks for the input everyone.

On this site, there’s a rather thorough directory of links to external sites, in a variety of categories. And, I’m always looking for improvement in applications I’ve written.

Currently, links in the directory launch in the same window/tab. I’ve been deciding whether or not to change them to launch in a new window/tab, which is a trivial change code-wise. This would keep the Lupinia site open while browsing other sites, and make it easier for visitors to return here after visiting external sites from our link directory.

So, if y’all could vote in this poll to help me decide whether a change is desirable, I’d appreciate it. And, if anyone has additional suggestions, I’d appreciate those as well. Thanks!

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I’ve added a new poll to the sidebar, I’m curious to see what browsers are used by all of you. You can also vote in it in this post. You may select up to three answers. Thanks!

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Over the course of developing/using my Wordpress journal, I’ve decided that I definitely want to use it as an active component of my website, beyond just storing backups of my LJ posts there. It’s an ideal method of writing site news, and using it even to the limited extent I currently am has encouraged me to post more often. Plus, the nerd in me loves having absolute control over every aspect of it (in fact, I recently modified it to respond to the same user-chosen colour scheme settings as the rest of the site).

At the same time, I wish to maintain an active presence of some sort on LJ. The community aspect of it is very much a part of my online social life, and that’s not something I can just walk away from. Plus, many of my posts are a bit personal, and Wordpress doesn’t have a very good way of making things friends-only or using filters.

So, here’s what I’d like to do, my bright idea as of tonight. I’d basically split my posts and have two journals. My LJ would receive a change of username, and be primarily used for personal/furry/filtered posts. The things that a random visitor to my website wouldn’t care about. The Wordpress journal built into my site would contain more generalized posts, things that aren’t out of place on a public website. I make enough of those posts to make this a worthwhile pursuit.

To get an idea of how you, my friends, family, colleagues, and random readers feel about this, I’ve created a poll. It’s on my Wordpress journal, because I can’t make polls here on LJ, but you don’t need an account or anything to vote. So, please, tell me what you think

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Things to keep in mind before voting:
- I know people are going to say “It’s your journal, do what you want”. I know that, but I’m doing this because I care what all of you think on this matter, so please vote anyway.
- My Wordpress posts would still be available here on LJ, via lupinia_studios.
- Anything major would be posted to both locations.
- Unfortunately, there aren’t any good options for allowing OpenID registration/logins for Wordpress. But, creating an account isn’t necessary to post a comment on it, so it shouldn’t be a big deal.
- I’ll be changing my username on LJ at some point anyway, regardless of the course of action I pursue. Since this is a public post, I don’t want to get into details of what my new username will be, but all of you should be able to figure it out by now.
- My previous idea of posting everything redundantly has proved to be excessively tedious. Plus, I don’t like having the capability for comments to be posted in two places independantly of each other. So, unless the votes for this option show an overwhelming majority, it probably won’t happen.