A review of my old weblog in February 2002:

Bluetterfly is a site that ranks up there among those that give you a true glimpse into the life of the author. Everything from the content to the design grab hold of you from first glance and invite you back for more.

Beatriz is a person who shares what she feels, and she does it in a way that brings you into her soul and allows you to feel exactly what she’s feeling at any given moment. She sometimes struggles with feelings of self-worth and self-doubt, but unlike so many others who might try to mask those feelings, Beatriz willingly lays them out and explores them. Though she’s dealing with some pretty serious things in her life, she always has a kind word for someone else who needs it. Hers is a weblog that fosters a sense of family and community, and she invites anyone who would like to be a part of that.

This site has a lovely layout/color scheme that works very well with the content. As suggested by “Bluetterfly,” the color scheme is in shades of blue. The navigation is very clean and simple, with each set of link categories labeled in obvious yet unobtrusive ways. Beatriz uses Greymatter to power her blog, and she utilizes the “more” feature for her extended posts. This allows the front page to remain uncluttered and clean. I found no broken images or links.

The one special feature at Bluetterfly is the site itself. If you’re looking for a read that gives you the opportunity to truly get to know the author and their feelings, opinions, hopes and dreams, visit Bluetterfly. If you’re looking for a site that’s lovely to look at, visit Bluetterfly. This site appeals to the over-twenty crowd, but there’s certainly nothing that’s inappropriate for a younger reader. All-in-all, this is a most delightful site!

I managed to recover a few screen shots of things I’ve designed.

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Yes, according to the KC Star, American Idol auditions will come to KC this summer. That’s the headline and the news. Who’s going?

Read on Yahoo! News:

People who are bicultural and speak two languages may unconsciously change their personality when they switch languages, according to a U.S. study.

[...] They found significant changes in self perception or “frame-shifting” in bicultural participants — women who participate in both Latino and Anglo culture.

Tell me about it… I’m a Colombian who lived 7 years in French Canada. Now I’m in the U.S. making use of my English skills. And while the study suggests the change of attitude is authomatic when switching languages, I wonder if the attitudes remain and become personality traits. Sometimes I’m looked at as a foreigner by people who have known me all my life. One of my college friends stopped talking to me because, according to her, I have changed to the point where she does not even recognize me.

Is this the result of a change in my perception of the world? Am I too Americanized now? According to the study, that seems to be the case. My guess is that speaking another language makes us less spontaneous because we’re still using a part of our brain we don’t when speaking the mother language.

Now that I think about it, my husband asked me if I have multiple personalities. I guess he is right…

Between naps and headaches, I managed to change a few things here. I don’t have a /blog directory anymore. My weblog is at betizuka.com. I will change the template a little later, and let it be for a while.

When my co-workers and I go out to lunch, there is always someone who brings food from home. So there have been a couple of times when the person feels too shy about bringing her food in the restaurant, and we start giving her a hard time. My lines? “This is a free country!” or “We will be paying for food, what’s a seat?” or “Don’t be silly, you can bring your food inside, and if they tell you something we’ll give them crap.”

Well, this past weekend John and I were going to see a movie with a couple of friends, but we stopped to grab something to eat first. He wanted Panda Express, and I wanted nothing to do with MSG’s. So Wendy’s Drive-Thru it was from me, and then John stopped for his Chinese, but he wanted to go in. I started fussing and saying I felt bad about bringing Wendy’s into Panda Express, and he gave me exactly the same lines I give my co-worker. I brought my Wendy’s bag in, and sat in a corner where nobody could see us… ha ha ha!

Obviously I’m not the only person who worries about not eating food from a restaurant when taking their space. But now I’m curious about what people think about it. Am I being stupid? Yeah… Ermmm… Whatevs.

It’s going to be Monday, June 23rd starting at 5:00 p.m.

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium
13th & Walnut
Kansas City, Mo

It’ll be pint night - all drafts $2.75.

The KC Power & Light district parking is within the same building complex and is only $2 with validation or lately you have to pay $2 to a dude right when you go into the garage. The lot across the street is a flat $5 if you park there after 5PM.

Please let Spyder know if you are coming so she can have a head count for tables.