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Programming Work

Take THAT, z-index! Pyew! Pyew!

Solved a bitch of a coding problem that I’d wasted way too much time on before Christmas. It was a CSS problem where a tooltip box couldn’t transcend its parent div’s z-index, and therefore kept falling behind the neighboring div. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to raise the child above the parent, until someone else needed help with an onmouseover, and bam! The answer hit me–elevate the parent.

<div onMouseover="this.style.zIndex = 100" onMouseout="this.style.zIndex = 1">

Ta da! Problem fixed. Woo!

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Hobbies Links

Wine and Canvas FTW!

I’m a huge fan of Wine and Canvas. It’s a three hour class where you can order food and drink while an artist walks you through a really cool painting from start to finish. They provide the paints, brushes and canvas, you just bring an open mind and a sense of fun. I’ve been to four of their classes since, I dunno, June? And I’ve loved it so much that I’ve been painting my own stuff at my kitchen table. Seriously, it’s a great way to spend an evening, and at $35 a class, it’s a bargain, but today Living Social has class coupons available for only $17! I’ve already bought two for myself. Check it out and take a chance on a great new hobby! (Here’s the calendar for January in Los Angeles, see if there’s anything you’d like to paint.)

Results from three of my four classes:

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Gratuitous Picture Post News Travel

My Top Nine New Experiences of 2012

2012, like any year, had its ups and downs, and its own fair share of new experiences. Here’s my list of my top ten nine favorite new experiences of the year:

1. Becoming a Fairy Godmother

Riley's Baptism
That’s me, second from the left.

I’ve never been anyone’s godmother before (possibly due to lack of any religious affiliation or even belief?), so I’m very honored that my first official godmother title is for my nephew Riley. Of course, due to the aforementioned lack of religious anything, I prefer to think of is as a Fairy Godmother position, which fortunately suits my sister just fine. 🙂

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Blogs News

New theme!

New year, new blogging resolution, so of course, new theme! Hopefully these shiny new colors and graphics will keep me excited to come back and add new posts. ;-D

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Gratuitous Picture Post Links

Happy birthday, Kerry!

Today is my cousin Kerry’s birthday, so, happy birthday, chica! Enjoy your year of enlightenment!

My 16-month-old nephew loves his two kitties. He knows how to call them “kitty”, but he more frequently calls them “meow!” Gabby tends to avoid him as much as possible, unless he’s eating, but Greta doesn’t mind risking the occasional face-plant or tail-grab in exchange for pets and hugs from the littlest tornado. Here they are hanging out under the tree together.

Riley and Greta
Riley and Greta