I’ve been a fan of the series for a long time, even if—to be perfectly honest—I’m still a long way from completing the series. Thanks to BookMooch, though, I’m slowly getting my way there. :)

I went through all the fanlistings I joined under TAFL Network and a couple from TFL Network. I updated and removed some links. I emailed (again) the owners of some fanlistings that seem to have problems, blah blah blah. I’ll get to comb through everything before the month ends, I hope.

I hate dead and broken links.

Best of all, I met Matt Mullenweg — yes, the Photomatt, the founding developer of the WordPress. How’s that for a late birthday gift, eh? He was lounging around the volunteers room when one of the organizers pulled me to him and introduced me. More of my story on my blog. I was really psyched up all about it. ;)

I’m proud to be there. :) I’ve also managed to live-blog during the event. You may want to read them, if you’re an Ubuntu fan like I am. If not, read them still. They may intrigue you enough to switch from Windows/something to Ubuntu! :)

• Ubuntu Love Day Manila 2008 Photos
• Ubuntu: Saving Lives (and then some)
• Virtualization and Edubuntu
• Ubuntu and OLPC XO-1
• Video Editing in Linux
• Ubuntu 30-Day Challenge
• Kubuntu & KDE

Evidently, if I’m a fan of something, I’d go all the way. ;)

Collective-wise, here are some new approvals:

• Bleach: Episode 10—Burari reiba totsugeki no tabi!
• Yu Yu Hakusho Fanfiction (All)

Been a little busy the past week, and will be more busy these coming weeks. A lot of bloggers’ parties and activities, WordCamp Philippines 2008 (the first!), Philippine Blog Awards 2008…and I’m actively involved in all projects.

Tomorrow, I conquer Burger King. The chain of fast food restaurants is letting us bloggers have our way by giving us and our family & friends a treatment befitting of a royalty. Sometimes I love marketing events. =D

Scanner’s acting up, so I took photos of the 2-page article which are posted on my Multiply. :)

• Stephanie Plum & Ranger Manoso Relationship
• Stephanie Plum & Joe Morelli Relationship

• Naruto: Yuuhi Kurenai (just waiting for the previous owner’s response)
• Naruto: Kanashimi wo Yasashisa ni (3^rd Opening Theme)
• Yu Yu Hakusho: Daydream Generation (5^th Ending Theme)
• Yu Yu Hakusho: Sayonara Byebye (2^nd Ending Theme)

That’s where the good news stops. While I will still check my email and the fanlistings for members/affiliate requests, I’m going to have to press pause on my online life for a while. My family is…well…not doing well. Problems just come storming in one after another. I think the family counseling/therapy is a go, and I won’t be able to concentrate on all these fun stuff for a while.

I shall finish the remaining fanlistings in the upcoming list in about 2 weeks. Geez, I hate wasting time.

I apologize to the staff of The Anime Fanlistings Network for my stupidity. Really, really sorry. Putting my “social life” on hold must be causing me to read and write all the wrong things. ^_^

It feels great to help out, but the emotional turmoil is exhausting. The Sulpicio Lines victims and their families have been mourning since a vessel with 700 passengers sank (and while they’re in mourning, the political b*st*rds are having a circus). Them, and the devastated victims of typhoon “Frank.” Surprisingly (and thankfully), Bill Gates III donated $500,000 to the typhoon victims. Helluva lot better than the good-for-nothing local companies who just stood and watched the whole thing.

Also, Hoshi has kindly given me the Yusuke x Keiko fanlisting. I rarely ever like canon pairs, but the duo just won me over with their lovers’ spats. Come to think of it, I also adore Kuwabara x Yukina. And, of course, another favorite, Hiei and Mukuro. However, I still stand firmly on my opinion that the crack pairing of Botan and Kurama is still the best there is. *squeals like a fangirl* Ahem. Anyway, the YxK fanlisting isn’t done yet, because I’m really not sure about that header I did. It has turned out that way because I wanted something a bit more different. Owee, and look at what I came up with. Ch!

Ahem. Sooo. I’ve been looking out for some collectives to “get KIM‘d,” as they say. More or less, I like adopting fanlistings of subjects that I love more than applying for them. While I’m sure the current owners are not likely to tire of the listings so soon, it still pays off to know that at least there’s someone out there who’s willing to catch the slack out of their sails (and I just stupidly played with some idiom) if they ever do decide to adopt the listings out.

So I’ve made two short and sweet paragraphs that you can read *points up*, and I hope that there’s enough information to satisfy anyone’s nonexistent curiosity. Those are the only things you’d need to know about me as a fan. ^_^

Mozilla today received confirmation from Guinness World Records that we’ve officially achieved the record for the “largest number of software downloads in 24 hours.” From 18:16 UTC on June 17, 2008 to 18:16 UTC on June 18, 2008, 8,002,530 people downloaded Firefox 3!

Participants may want to download a certificate form. It’s in PDF though. :)

The old look was so passé, it made me cringe just by looking at it.

Though there’s not much difference from the way it looked before, the collective has been tweaked drastically for maximum loading time and, yes, security (though there isn’t much I can do for the scripts I’m using). The files have been optimized and compressed, so the homepage should load in well under 10 seconds for internet users with 56K connection. Of course, it’s another story for both the joined and owned pages; heaven knows how many randomly-sized images are sitting there.

A subject field has been added to my contact form, and I’m still debating whether to allow file attachments or not (given that it may be abused by an idiotic user). And I’ve also managed to make two 100×50 buttons, finally. ^_^

All my fanlistings have been cleaned and (slightly) compressed too, but they still need to be revamped (so to speak), especially the ones with the hideous layouts. *coughs*Serena*coughs* Hopefully, everything will be “fixed” within 2 days.

(Edit: I realize I haven’t joined fanlistings in a while. I think I’ll start with the Actresses category, then skip over to the one after Music Miscellany.)

Firefox 3 sets the innovation bar very high with exciting new features, including one-click bookmarking, the smart location bar and lightning fast performance.

Security

Keeping you and your personal information safe is our top priority. Firefox 3 includes phishing and malware protection, plus our new instant site ID info.

Productivity

With features like built-in spell checking, session restore and full zoom, Firefox 3 makes it possible to work faster and more efficiently on the Web.

Customization

Your taste and needs set you apart from the rest. With Firefox 3 you can choose from over 5,000 add-ons that help you customize your browsing experience.

Download away. :)

[…] our judges will be reviewing the time period from 11:16 a.m. PDT on June 17^th to 11 a.m. PDT on June 18^th.

The beginning proved to be quite a pain because the Mozilla site crashed 5 minutes to Download Day. It seemed that the server couldn’t handle the sudden strain, which was to be expected anyway.

Still, congratulations to Mozilla Firefox and its users for a successful attempt, even though the entry still needs to be validated.