Amazon Media Hack

For a while now, I've wished for a WordPress hack that would utilize Amazon's web services and allow you to update my music and books with a click of a button, and a few days ago my wish came true.

Denyerec emailed me a few days ago and asked me if I'd test an Amazon Media hack he made for WordPress, of course I would. After a few days of emails being sent back and forth, Amazon Media 1.0 has been released to the public. With it, you can add books, music or DVDs and display them in variety of ways. I'm currently using it in my side bar and music/book sections of my site. It’s been tested on WP 1.0 and up, but will not work with any earlier versions.

Some of it's other features are:

• Associate ID support for .com or .co.uk
• Display by book, DVD, music or any combination media type
• Display most recent, recommended or random items
• Filter items by personal recommendation
• Customisable output similar to standard WP template functions

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If you want to grab a copy, go here and download it. Or if you want to check out the forum topic on this hack, go here.

I’m Just Quirkyalone

I spent an hour or so looking around WordSpy.com today. WordSpy is a web site devoted to indexing new words and phrases that have appeared multiple times in newspapers, magazines, books, web sites, and other sources. Here are a few of my favourites...

• Wardrobe Malfunction - A problem with a part of one's clothing or an error in fashion judgment. Made famous by Justin Timberlake after the boob incident at the super bowl.
• Movieoke - A form of entertainment in which a person acts out scenes from a movie while a silent version of the movie plays in the background.
• Heteroflexible - A heterosexual person who is open to relationships with people of the same sex.
• Bridezilla - A bride-to-be who, while planning her wedding, becomes exceptionally selfish, greedy, and obnoxious.
• Puppy Leave - Time taken off work to care for and bond with a new puppy.
• Stendhal's Syndrome - Dizziness, panic, paranoia, or madness caused by viewing certain artistic or historical artifacts or by trying to see too many such artifacts in too short a time.
• Joy-To-Stuff Ratio - The time a person has to enjoy life versus the time a person spends accumulating material goods.
• Presidentialness - The physical and mental qualities that make a person appear to be suitable for the job of United States president.
• Quirkyalone - A person who enjoys being single and so prefers to wait for the right person to come along rather than dating indiscriminately.

I'm going to tell everyone I'm 'Quirkyalone' whenever they ask if I'm dating anyone from now on. It'll be fun to watch them try to figure it out. And I think that 'Dooced' should be added to the web site. What's it mean? Well, when you lose your job due to your blog, you've been 'Dooced'.

I can’t be bothered Wednesday

I think I speak for most people in Perth when I say 'fuck you western power'.

We pay our bills and you order us to not use any "non-essential power" today (i.e. air conditioning, pumps, ovens, microwaves, dryers, washing machines, computers, and probably even life support). You practically shut down half of the industry in Perth and if we didn't do as we were told you threatened to fine us $1000 to $10,000. Yes, we did what you said, but we are not happy about it.

It's officially 'I can't be bothered Wednesday', a day in which everyone was grumpy, hot and couldn't be bothered doing anything. Business's were shut, pools were full, and western power was hated today. I think it should be made a public holiday to pay tribute to West Australians that had to put up with today's bullshit.

Forecast, Sultry

It's currently 40.5° in Perth and even with the air conditioning up high and blasting out of the air vents I still feel uncomfortable in this humid weather. They say there is a chance of a thunder storm, so I am hoping and dreaming of thundery things today.

Kitta.net is up for Best Australia Camsite in the 2004 Cammies, please go vote for it. I want to say thank you to all the people who nominated Kitta.net and to anyone who's voting for it. Also I've noticed there aren’t many prizes for the winners, so donate something fun if you can.

I'm going to go find a friend with a pool before I start to melt.

Day Of The Expensive Roses

I thought that picture would be fitting since its Valentines Day, the day when roses are three times their normal price. So happy Day Of The Expensive Roses to you all.