BuddyPress? (And Other Things)

Goddamn, if this blog gets any more self-referential, I’m going to stop reading it.  That said, what do you think about me installing BuddyPress on this site?  It would basically turn The Quixotic Jedi into a networking site – kind of like facebook or LinkedIn or whatever.  That means you, dear reader, would be able to register on this site and interact with your fellow readers without just flipping back every now and again to see if anyone commented after you.

You can already register yourself as a user – though the way I think that works is that you register with WordPress (notice those who have their own gravatars) and your info is imported over here.

I need to do some more research on this – it’s pretty involved.  It means I’d have to install WordPress MU (multi-user) first and then BuddyPress on top of it.  On the one hand, I’m not sure if my blog posts would necessarily still be featured front & center – which is a serious consideration for me ego-wise.

Pros (on the other hand) include increased functionality for you, dear reader.  Besides interacting with your fellows, I believe it would also give you opportunities to post content and set up an entire profile hereon.  I don’t know – is that something you think you might be interested in?  Would you spend a bit more time here, checking out what others have to say?  Do you dig your fellows – their comments, etc.?  Please feel free to let your opinions be known in the comments section – or email me separately: QuixoticJedi[at]gmail.com.

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In other news, things are progressing for me in interesting ways.  Katie (my favorite sister) suggested to me last week that taking care of Laila Jo is probably a good thing for me.  She said that it’s good for me to spend time thinking about someone besides myself.  That it’s good for me to take care of someone.  Thankfully, I didn’t take this to mean “you’ve been wicked selfish lately”, which isn’t (I’m pretty sure) how she meant it.  Rather, Laila Jo helps me stay out of my own head and keeps me from getting completely wrapped up in my own concerns.

Christine has been stopping by more often to spend time with Laila Jo – and sometimes bringing nice people like Jeanne with her – so I’ve been socializing a bit more than usual.  It’s definitely a change to have more people besides just me walking in and out of my door.

On the upside, I’m a bit more social.  On the downside, my apartment can sometimes feel more empty when it’s just me and Laila Jo.  She’s a great cuddler, but she doesn’t have opposeable thumbs or the capacity for human speech, so she’s not really a big help in the kitchen.

I’ve been cooking more lately, too.  I’ve been making a bundt cake for my Monday night commitment every week for the past couple of months.  Tonight we had a potluck supper and I made chili (all day on Sunday), rice, cornbread, and a bundt cake.  I forgot how nice it is to cook for other people.  I haven’t done so since I was married.

I’ve also had to pick up some cooking implements – things I owned once-upon-a-time, but somehow lost in my many moves.  I really need a new butcher knife – cutting everything with a big-ass hunting knife may be intensely masculine, but it’s not as convenient as one might think.

I’m thinking drum circle this Saturday night with the full moon.  Anyone interested?

Tagged as: BuddyPress, Drum Circle