SSWI — When in doubt, buff it out.
Where am I exactly?,
Written in Frisco, TX on March 29, 2006 and tagged with web-design, web-standards, personal-reflections, wp-hacks, mind and heart.
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I am sure some of you are wondering where I am lately, and what I am up to. Quite a few irons are in the fire currently, let me show you a couple of them.
On the book front
Hot on the heels of my Blog Design Solutions experience I was offered a book deal of my own by Apress. I am 5 chapters in on a book that covers development with WordPress. Aren’t you all excited?
Speaking of the Friends of Ed book, I have it on good authority that we are kicking tail. The entire first printing has left the warehouses, and is now either in your hot little hands, or sitting on store shelfs. This is extremely exciting, so thanks!
On the K2 front
Alas, I have been neglecting my duties over in getk2 land. I am now thrilled more than ever that Zeo has joined the fray. He has really gone above and beyond to pick up my slack, so thanks mate.
The good news is that I am planning to take some time off from the day job and work on some of my projects in the near future (read: the next two weeks). What this means for you is a K2 final in the near future… hopefully.
On the ‘Sillyness front’
Ah, my beloved sillyness, oh how you are neglected and badly organized. This site is in need of a complete overall structurally as well as visually. The good news is that I am knee deep a redesign that will allow me to more logically structure the site. So hopefully by may 1st there will be shiny new sillyness for everyone to enjoy.
On the home front
And finally, things here at home are going well, thank you again for all your thoughts/prayers. Jakob is doing incredibly well as are we; he is a joy for us, and those around us.
Things are looking up, and are very exciting these days; which means they are incredibly full. And hopefully I will be able to announce a speaking engagement in Ireland soon… so stay tuned.
If you post about this on Twitter, please use the hashtag #silly573.
Nathan Smith, on March 1, 2007
AsceticMonk, on March 1, 2007
Good to hear you are planning to redesign Sillyness again. I am excited about the news, and will be tuned up to see the new design on May!
Tudor, on March 1, 2007
All the best wishes to you and your family, it’s nice to hear things are going well.
I’m really looking forward to getting my hands on the WordPress book. I think I could kill for a signed copy :).
Cheers.
Phu, on March 1, 2007
Looks like everyone’s getting in on the book writing business but myself:)
Nice work Chris; exciting news indeed!
Kates, on March 1, 2007
I can’t blog, much more than write a book. But I’ll be with you this May 1st on a redesign. Good to hear you’re enjoying the homefront.
Craig Hartel, on March 1, 2007
Chris,
A new book! Sweeeeet! I’ll be pre-ordering it as soon as it is available!
Tom Raftery, on March 1, 2007
Chris - you are coming to Ireland? Fantastic.
Drop me a line with where and when and I’ll see if we can meet up.
luxuryluke, on March 1, 2007
Well, well, well. How cool is that, Chris? Congratulations!!!
We are all waiting for this type of book to come out. The Codex is great and all, but a sit down with the big wookie himself would perhaps enlighten us more on WP’s development mentality and vision.
Let’s see if any of us make it for the may 1st reboot!
Can’t wait for the book, and keep up the good work, wherever that may be!
Vidar, on March 1, 2007
Another book? I still havent gotten around to buying the first one!
And good luck for May 1st, I’ve joined too
yoram, on March 1, 2007
Everything sounds great! Congrats!
- Finally a final k2. Boom! (Me going to ground).
- A new book! Klonk! (My head against my desktop.) When can I pre-order that book?
- May 1st — I’ll be on board, too.
That’s cool you’re working on a WordPress book. Blog Design Solutions was good, but really only scratched the surface of each CMS. If things go according to plan, I’ll be co-authoring a book on Textpattern pretty soon. If you have any tips for a first-time author, I’d be happy to hear them!