Soriano-Clark News

Last published 2007?? Seriously??

noreply@blogger.com (Izzy) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:44:00 +0000

So, I was looking at our old blogs, and Blogger says that this one was last published April, 2007?!? Seriously??? 'Cause the last post I'm loooking at clearly shows 2005. Hmmmm...

Well, anyhoo, it's about time to resurrect this thing.

Especially since we're moving to UTAH!

No, we're not becoming Mormon (you'd be surprised at just how many people ask us that).

We lost the townhouse to foreclosure a month ago (that ceiling that Ken took down in a previous post...yeah...that never got put back up), which means we can leave with no strings attached...except for family, and friends, of course.

But, seriously (can't get enough of that word, apparently), we'll have lots of room, and are expecting lots of visitors (hint, hint), so we'll let you know when we're settled, and you can come visit!

Silently Scuttled

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 21:15:00 +0000

I started this blog hoping that I could get Izzy to blog along with me... but that hasn't happened. Because of the increased traffic on my personal blog, I am going to focus all of my online attention on updating the website and maintaining my personal blog. All site updates wil be posted here instead. In the meantime, this site will be silently scuttled. So long!

The First Album is Up!!

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Sun, 13 Mar 2005 00:05:00 +0000

Okay, the first of the albums is up. Check it out. Albums are the most exhausting thing to try and create. Yes, I have a template, but not the time to work on it. Once finals are done, I'll post some new albums. I also promised Izzy I would do some work on the house, so keep your eyes peeled for home improvement pics.

Still Working...

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Tue, 22 Feb 2005 03:37:00 +0000

Still working, but I'm getting close. Photo albums take a lot longer to set up than I thought. Partial update tonight with the rest of the site going up Tuesday or Wednesday.

See you later~

Update to S-c.com

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Wed, 16 Feb 2005 08:04:00 +0000

I have been working hard to update the site. The new look should be finished and up by monday. Come on by and check it out.

Why are all the good ads in Europe? Pt. 2

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:30:00 +0000

Okay, so this ad isn't really from Europe, but you get the point. Ads in the US are lame.

But anyhoo, Props to Peugeot for this commercial. And if any of you know what the song is at the end of the ad, let me know. I'm dying to get my hands on a copy. Thanks!

Why are all the good ads in Europe?

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 21:11:00 +0000

I got this from a friend at work, yet another way to avoid productivity. haha!

Izzy's Back!!!

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 17:26:00 +0000

New post on Izzy's blog.

Special thanks to Becca for letting Izzy know her lack of posting was being noticed. (By someone other than me!)

Sweating Bullets...

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Wed, 24 Nov 2004 05:46:00 +0000

So I was trying to purge some of the junk on the server when I clicked "Delete" and nearly collapsed. I had just deleted my entire blog. A frantic call went to my hosting company, after I realized that I couldn't resurrect my files myself. They politely informed that the frequent backups they made were only for when they made a mistake, not me. nyah-nyah-nyah! Luckily, Blogger (I swear, Google just keeps thinking up new reasons for us to love them, don't they?) does keep a copy of blogs and, most importantly, their archives. Less than 5 minutes later, I was republishing my blog on my site. Five very tense minutes.

Whew. Well, my purging impulse is officially dead. . .

Ramblin' Captures #1 Google Hit

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:32:00 +0000

Cool, huh? Google searches for "Soriano-Clark", "Ken Soriano-Clark", & "Izzy Soriano-Clark" all lead to my own blog. More here.

Update at Soriano-Clark.com

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:03:00 +0000

Format fixes mostly and for the better I hope. Comments?

Wall 1, Us 0

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:46:00 +0000

The wall still stands, we delayed the project to work on some other things in house.... But the Architectural Theorist is alive and well and bursting with ideas. A Clash of Concepts is brewing and the primary difference seems to be, surprisingly, the purpose behind the objective. Are we working to drive up rent/salability? Or are we trying to create a custom living space for ourselves? (For those of you who know us well, you can amuse yourselves guessing who is driven by what purpose.)

We'll keep you posted on our projects and progress as they happen. If I can figure out a way to post layout options, I might just put them up for a vote.

Coming Soon! One Less Wall!!

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 18:27:00 +0000

Check back this weekend for Live-blogging of our next wall removal project. (well, not quite live-blogging, I'm the one knocking out the wall. Unless, of course, Izzy wants to be the official S-CN correspondant.)

;-)

Later!

House pics...

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Thu, 21 Oct 2004 10:29:00 +0000

Well, here they are... Long delayed, I know, but I couldn't get around to them until I had finished studying for my fluids midterm. I'm not going to give the whole back-story, that's what I made this page for. The Cliffs Notes are we had a bad light and decided to replace it. I hit a few setbacks while attempting to install the new lights, making the most practical (ie, most satsifying) solution the removal of the entire ceiling. And a wall. And then we installed the new lights. But, under the new 400watts of flaw revealing light, our eyes were opened. . . and, well, that's where we are now. But don't think for a minute that we're done! (Somewhere, Izzy is cringing as she reads this....) Now that the walls are naked, isn't this the best time to tackle our plumbing and electrical issues? Even those that are merely imagined or potential? Someday, we'll look back on this as the event that drove us to remodel the house...

But for now, we've got pics of various stages of the project. . . Enjoy!

Viewing Issues

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 18:45:00 +0000

Izzy writes:

I do want to know why the s-c site won't let me view the entire thing on my monitor...the picture is off to the far side, such that I have to slide the scroll-bar over to view. Maybe you, Ken, can fix that, hmmm?

Well, my journey of web development has been one of discovery and I have tended to stick with whatever method kept the webpage looking consistent. The problem is that no method will keep the site looking exactly the same.

I use tables on our website. Tables can be set up one of two different ways (as far as I know): Pixel dimensions or Proportional dimensions. Right now, I use pixel dimensions. The top bar on the home page is 1200 pixels wide. Now, the amount of the top bar that's visible is dependant on your screen resolution. For example, if your screen resolution is set to 800x600, then your screen is only 800 pixels wide. So, if you try to view our webpage on that screen, 2/3rds of the top bar will only be visible.

I'm going to have to either switch to proportional dimensioning or reduce the size of the table. But, that's a project for another day.

Changes

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:42:00 +0000

Roomie is moving! After much ambiguitity, Boeing has finally given her a definitive date for her move. So, she'll be leaving next Monday or Tuesday, depending on when the movers are coming for her stuff.

And It Works!!!

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:57:00 +0000

Well, what a pleasant surprise.

Now that I know this works, I'll be posting to it more frequently. As always, Izzy just needs a little encouragement to post. Drop her a line.

Also, let me know if you would like to be notified of updates to the site. Put "web updates" in the subject line and I'll add you to the list.

This is a test.

noreply@blogger.com (SecretBarista) — Tue, 12 Oct 2004 15:47:00 +0000

So, after the frustration of trying to figure out how to place news on our site, and deciding to just update a blog instead, I discovered "Click here to publish your site at your own address."

Could it be? Could have my blog placed on my site, yet managed the same as any of my other blogs? Apparently, yes. But, this is the first post so there are literally hundreds of ways I could tear my hair out before then.

Yet, I remain optimistic, though I hope not foolishly. :-P