Hello dear reader
This is a brief introduction to the Story Spinner category. I mentioned it briefly in my Fifafan 2.0 article, but here is where I will get into the nitty gritty of it.
What is it? Well, it is something new for me. My plan is to have a plot randomly generated for me through different websites and programs...and then to write about it. Judging by some of the results I've gotten from the generators, it could be a lot of fun. Or it could be not a lot of fun. But it will force me to write about things I've never thought about before.
Are you wondering why it doesn't go under the My Muses category? Well, in my most humble opinion, what I am going to write is not a muse. It is not a blog article. It is a story. And thus, it merit's a category all on it's own.
I encourage you, dear reader, to follow this category closely. And I encourage and entreat you to interact with the stories. Give me advice, give me criticism, give me encouragement. I want to grow as a writer. Not only will you be my audience, but you will be my critics. So let's have some fun with this.
Hopefully, the first story will be written within the next 2 weeks.
FF
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Fifafan 2.0
Good evening dear reader
Before I begin, I must give props to my friend James. He is the one who inspired the title. He dubbed it Fifafan 2.0 on a Facebook comment...so I borrowed it. Thanks, James. Next time I see you, I'll buy you a beer. Now that I'm done that part...welcome. Welcome to my new site. It has been quite a while in my mind, and almost as long in production. And now today, I go live with the new site. Is it done? By no means. Is it different? Oh yeah. Read on, dear reader. Let me take you through some changes and some plans.
Fifafan 2.0 was born quite some time ago, and it was born in the usual manner...starting as a mere thought, which led to a discussion, which in turn went into some practice runs. And out of the practice runs came this...the site as you see it right now. And Fifafan 2.0 will grow, it may mature and it may even show signs of wisdom. This is how you know it is mine.
A quick tour of the site is in order. At the top right of the page is the main menu, and this where you get from place to place. The Home page is...obvious. The Ramblings page is where the actual blog is located. It contains 3 sub-menus: Article Index, which is where you can see a list of all the articles on the blog; Cancer - Our Journey, which is the original blog I wrote throughout Dianne's journey through cancer; and My Musings, which is where the majority of my writings not cancer related will be.
The About Me page is a very brief auto-biography, and the Contact Me page is a form in which you can, um...contact me. Pretty simple stuff, really.
What do you think so far? Personally I like it. It is fresh, it is clean. And I love working in WordPress. But, I am not done yet, dear reader. We've been through some changes...now let's go through some plans.
Are you wondering where my picture gallery is? Or my polls? Well, as of right now, I am not sure they are coming back. Thus, any article I wrote on the old site pertaining to pictures or polls will not be posted...yet. If I find a gallery plugin or a poll plugin that I am happy with, I will re-post the old articles as well as new ones. So, that is one plan...tentative, but still a plan.
The other plan is something that my friend Richard inspired in me. You see, he was showing me a cool piece of software in his classroom that basically was a story spinner. Spin the 4 wheels and come up with a plot that one must write a short story about. This is definitely something I am going to implement. And soon. There will be a sub-category under Ramblings called Story Spinner, and this will contain the stories. There is nothing quite like getting the creative juices flowing by writing about random plots involving random people in random locations. Plus it forces me to write, and will help me grow as a writer. Watch for this one...it could be good.
You do have the option of registering on the site. It doesn't serve much benefit right now, but eventually I am hoping to have guest writers...and it could be you. You also have the option of commenting on most articles. And I encourage you to participate in this way.
The site is changing, dear reader. It might change on a daily basis, or it might not change for a week. But change it will. And I will write. I welcome you to the new Fifafan.ca. I hope you enjoy your visits. I know I'm going to enjoy being back.
FF
Before I begin, I must give props to my friend James. He is the one who inspired the title. He dubbed it Fifafan 2.0 on a Facebook comment...so I borrowed it. Thanks, James. Next time I see you, I'll buy you a beer. Now that I'm done that part...welcome. Welcome to my new site. It has been quite a while in my mind, and almost as long in production. And now today, I go live with the new site. Is it done? By no means. Is it different? Oh yeah. Read on, dear reader. Let me take you through some changes and some plans.
Fifafan 2.0 was born quite some time ago, and it was born in the usual manner...starting as a mere thought, which led to a discussion, which in turn went into some practice runs. And out of the practice runs came this...the site as you see it right now. And Fifafan 2.0 will grow, it may mature and it may even show signs of wisdom. This is how you know it is mine.
A quick tour of the site is in order. At the top right of the page is the main menu, and this where you get from place to place. The Home page is...obvious. The Ramblings page is where the actual blog is located. It contains 3 sub-menus: Article Index, which is where you can see a list of all the articles on the blog; Cancer - Our Journey, which is the original blog I wrote throughout Dianne's journey through cancer; and My Musings, which is where the majority of my writings not cancer related will be.
The About Me page is a very brief auto-biography, and the Contact Me page is a form in which you can, um...contact me. Pretty simple stuff, really.
What do you think so far? Personally I like it. It is fresh, it is clean. And I love working in WordPress. But, I am not done yet, dear reader. We've been through some changes...now let's go through some plans.
Are you wondering where my picture gallery is? Or my polls? Well, as of right now, I am not sure they are coming back. Thus, any article I wrote on the old site pertaining to pictures or polls will not be posted...yet. If I find a gallery plugin or a poll plugin that I am happy with, I will re-post the old articles as well as new ones. So, that is one plan...tentative, but still a plan.
The other plan is something that my friend Richard inspired in me. You see, he was showing me a cool piece of software in his classroom that basically was a story spinner. Spin the 4 wheels and come up with a plot that one must write a short story about. This is definitely something I am going to implement. And soon. There will be a sub-category under Ramblings called Story Spinner, and this will contain the stories. There is nothing quite like getting the creative juices flowing by writing about random plots involving random people in random locations. Plus it forces me to write, and will help me grow as a writer. Watch for this one...it could be good.
You do have the option of registering on the site. It doesn't serve much benefit right now, but eventually I am hoping to have guest writers...and it could be you. You also have the option of commenting on most articles. And I encourage you to participate in this way.
The site is changing, dear reader. It might change on a daily basis, or it might not change for a week. But change it will. And I will write. I welcome you to the new Fifafan.ca. I hope you enjoy your visits. I know I'm going to enjoy being back.
FF
Saturday, July 16, 2011
A Simple Muse
Hello again, dear reader. As I sit here by the dying fire, I contemplate. I muse. I react in words to the thoughts in my head. And so, this article could be a real potpourri of words, thoughts and ideas. Bear with me, dear reader. For tonight I have a story to tell, and it is my desire that you come along on this ride.
Before I get too deep into this thing, I should warn you. This could end at any time tonight. Oh, it will be continued, but tonights writing could be short. You see, dear reader, I am tired. Very tired. Not that I have been working hard...no, nothing could be farther from the truth. I am actually very relaxed. Almost like a puddle am I. After all, I am camping. My body is sore for some reason, but...I am camping.
Do you like camping, dear reader? I do. This year is the first year we have not 'tented'. My brother-in-law graciously allowed us to use his 5th wheel, and let me tell you, it is awesome! We never really knew what we were missing because we have never been in anything but a tent. And now, both my wife and I don't really want to go back to a tent. Sleeping off the ground, staying dry, having a fridge...these are all creature comforts that did not take us very long to get used to. I think it was after the first night that we were in 'lots of like' with a holiday trailer.
And so, here I sit, dear reader. The fire is almost done, and I will not put on more wood. No, for I too am almost done. My rye 'n' DP is pretty much empty, my eyelids are heavy, and without the heat from the fire it is freakin' cold. Yup, almost time to crawl into my nice warm bed.
But there is one more question that needs to be answered, dear reader. And that question is this: do I continue this article, or do I start a new one tomorrow? I suspect that you and I feel the same way about this. Given my penchant (or lack thereof) for writing lately, I am better off ending this article (after completely reneging on the promised mis-mash of words, thoughts and ideas). But maybe this simple article will spur me on to write (where have I heard that before?). Just maybe I will continue in a new article tomorrow. Just maybe a warm fire will give me motivation. But right now, a dead fire and an empty glass turns my gaze to my bed. I will leave you with a glimpse of what was my roaring fire...now in it's death throes. Hopefully my picture turns out.
Good night, dear reader. And thanks for coming back.
FF
PS: This was posted to this site by using my phone as a WIFI hotspot. I love technology.
Before I get too deep into this thing, I should warn you. This could end at any time tonight. Oh, it will be continued, but tonights writing could be short. You see, dear reader, I am tired. Very tired. Not that I have been working hard...no, nothing could be farther from the truth. I am actually very relaxed. Almost like a puddle am I. After all, I am camping. My body is sore for some reason, but...I am camping.
Do you like camping, dear reader? I do. This year is the first year we have not 'tented'. My brother-in-law graciously allowed us to use his 5th wheel, and let me tell you, it is awesome! We never really knew what we were missing because we have never been in anything but a tent. And now, both my wife and I don't really want to go back to a tent. Sleeping off the ground, staying dry, having a fridge...these are all creature comforts that did not take us very long to get used to. I think it was after the first night that we were in 'lots of like' with a holiday trailer.
And so, here I sit, dear reader. The fire is almost done, and I will not put on more wood. No, for I too am almost done. My rye 'n' DP is pretty much empty, my eyelids are heavy, and without the heat from the fire it is freakin' cold. Yup, almost time to crawl into my nice warm bed.
But there is one more question that needs to be answered, dear reader. And that question is this: do I continue this article, or do I start a new one tomorrow? I suspect that you and I feel the same way about this. Given my penchant (or lack thereof) for writing lately, I am better off ending this article (after completely reneging on the promised mis-mash of words, thoughts and ideas). But maybe this simple article will spur me on to write (where have I heard that before?). Just maybe I will continue in a new article tomorrow. Just maybe a warm fire will give me motivation. But right now, a dead fire and an empty glass turns my gaze to my bed. I will leave you with a glimpse of what was my roaring fire...now in it's death throes. Hopefully my picture turns out.
Good night, dear reader. And thanks for coming back.
FF
PS: This was posted to this site by using my phone as a WIFI hotspot. I love technology.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
So long...and thanks for all the Joomla
Hello dear reader
Alas the time has come. I must bid you all a fond farewell from this Joomla site. Most of you have probably noticed that I have written very little over the past little (ok, long) while. I really thought my creativity and desire was coming back, but it isn't. I just can't do it anymore. Honestly, dear reader...I am bored with the site. I used to have a purpose for writing, for creating the site...now I can't write to save my life and the site has gone stagnant. And so, Joomla and I bid you au revoir.
But......but wait. Don't frown. Don't fret. Don't freak.
Yes, dear reader...there is a 'but'. And along with that 'but', did you notice the wording of the aforementioned farewell? How many of you savvy readers caught it? (The real question should be 'how many of you care', but I don't want to go there.) No, dear reader, I am not leaving. I am not quitting. As a matter of fact, I am hoping to move http://fifafan.ca into a whole new realm of creativity. I am hoping that by throwing myself a curveball, I will get excited about writing again, stoked to create. How do I plan on doing this, you ask? Let me explain.
I have to give a shout out to my friend Lance. He and I were talking at work, and he threw out the idea of website creation. He also mentioned WordPress, and how much it has changed and evolved. And so, I looked into it. I did a quick install to my http://leffers.ca website and did a wee bit of poking around. And you know, dear reader...I could get into this whole WordPress thing. It is a brand new learning curve for me, but it seems that it will open up more doors for me. I will be forced to redesign...and that will force me to write. So, thank you Lance...I really do appreciate it.
So, what becomes of all the work I've done with fifafan.ca then? Well, as of right now, I am planning on keeping the content roughly the same. I will slowly transfer all my articles over, and along with that, I will also transfer the Cancer Blog over. How that will all look is still a mystery. When it will all happen is also undecided. But it will happen. I will also have my photo albums. This is all where the creativity comes in. We'll just have to see.
At some point in the near future, this site as you know it will go offline. It needs to go away so that I can implement the new fifafan.ca. So let this be notice to you, dear reader. Some day soon, the site will be gone. But it will be back...bigger and better. As I go through the planning stages, I will try update with short snippets here and there. So check back often. The work is starting. And I am excited about it.
Until next time, so long and thanks for all the Joomla.
FF
Alas the time has come. I must bid you all a fond farewell from this Joomla site. Most of you have probably noticed that I have written very little over the past little (ok, long) while. I really thought my creativity and desire was coming back, but it isn't. I just can't do it anymore. Honestly, dear reader...I am bored with the site. I used to have a purpose for writing, for creating the site...now I can't write to save my life and the site has gone stagnant. And so, Joomla and I bid you au revoir.
But......but wait. Don't frown. Don't fret. Don't freak.
Yes, dear reader...there is a 'but'. And along with that 'but', did you notice the wording of the aforementioned farewell? How many of you savvy readers caught it? (The real question should be 'how many of you care', but I don't want to go there.) No, dear reader, I am not leaving. I am not quitting. As a matter of fact, I am hoping to move http://fifafan.ca into a whole new realm of creativity. I am hoping that by throwing myself a curveball, I will get excited about writing again, stoked to create. How do I plan on doing this, you ask? Let me explain.
I have to give a shout out to my friend Lance. He and I were talking at work, and he threw out the idea of website creation. He also mentioned WordPress, and how much it has changed and evolved. And so, I looked into it. I did a quick install to my http://leffers.ca website and did a wee bit of poking around. And you know, dear reader...I could get into this whole WordPress thing. It is a brand new learning curve for me, but it seems that it will open up more doors for me. I will be forced to redesign...and that will force me to write. So, thank you Lance...I really do appreciate it.
So, what becomes of all the work I've done with fifafan.ca then? Well, as of right now, I am planning on keeping the content roughly the same. I will slowly transfer all my articles over, and along with that, I will also transfer the Cancer Blog over. How that will all look is still a mystery. When it will all happen is also undecided. But it will happen. I will also have my photo albums. This is all where the creativity comes in. We'll just have to see.
At some point in the near future, this site as you know it will go offline. It needs to go away so that I can implement the new fifafan.ca. So let this be notice to you, dear reader. Some day soon, the site will be gone. But it will be back...bigger and better. As I go through the planning stages, I will try update with short snippets here and there. So check back often. The work is starting. And I am excited about it.
Until next time, so long and thanks for all the Joomla.
FF
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Patience is a Virtue.
Hello, dear reader
Over the past week or so, I have been feeling it. Slowly, it is coming back to me. Oh, some days it is completely not there, but some days it is. Right now, the 'not there' still outweighs the 'is there', but the balance is changing. I can't begin to describe the feeling, and that is part of the problem. My ability to express is on hiatus. My ability to create went with it. They must be having a whale of a holiday, because they've been gone a long time. I suspect they're drinking heavily, and have lost their way. I'd shine a light for them to follow, but I'm not convinced they'd see it. Drink will do that...it blinds you. And so, I wait for the return of my wayward pals. It is not a patient wait by any stretch. As a matter of fact, I am getting quite despondent by their absence. It hurts, dear reader...it hurts. I can't do what I enjoy without my helpers Expressor and Creativity.
But, as I mentioned, I can feel their presence. Oh, it is not a strong presence, but it is there. They are coming back. They are sobering up. Expressor and Creativity are starting to realize that they belong with me. But, petulant as they are, they fight it. They want their own way, and will come back on their terms, not mine. And thus I will need patience. I know they'll be back, and that does my heart good. I miss them. Soon, dear reader. Soon. Soon I will write again. Soon I will express and create....I will describe, and I will be happy.
But patience is a virtue. For you and me.
Cheers,
Fifafan
Over the past week or so, I have been feeling it. Slowly, it is coming back to me. Oh, some days it is completely not there, but some days it is. Right now, the 'not there' still outweighs the 'is there', but the balance is changing. I can't begin to describe the feeling, and that is part of the problem. My ability to express is on hiatus. My ability to create went with it. They must be having a whale of a holiday, because they've been gone a long time. I suspect they're drinking heavily, and have lost their way. I'd shine a light for them to follow, but I'm not convinced they'd see it. Drink will do that...it blinds you. And so, I wait for the return of my wayward pals. It is not a patient wait by any stretch. As a matter of fact, I am getting quite despondent by their absence. It hurts, dear reader...it hurts. I can't do what I enjoy without my helpers Expressor and Creativity.
But, as I mentioned, I can feel their presence. Oh, it is not a strong presence, but it is there. They are coming back. They are sobering up. Expressor and Creativity are starting to realize that they belong with me. But, petulant as they are, they fight it. They want their own way, and will come back on their terms, not mine. And thus I will need patience. I know they'll be back, and that does my heart good. I miss them. Soon, dear reader. Soon. Soon I will write again. Soon I will express and create....I will describe, and I will be happy.
But patience is a virtue. For you and me.
Cheers,
Fifafan
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