I wanted to make my other web pages (see Home and About Me) on this site look like my blog, which uses a slightly version of the WordPress theme Blog.Txt. Managed to tweak a RapidWeaver theme to look like the WordPress theme. It is not perfectly identical, but it is close enough for now.

Finally updated the basic placeholder genebrew.com page to a decent looking site. I used RapidWeaver, which has some nice looking templates. I had always coded my web pages by hand till now and I must say that to reach the aesthetic level of some of these templates would take quite a while, even though I do not shy away from CSS/HTML/Javascript. Moreover, I can always hack the built-in templates to satisfy my geeky urges.

I spent the day yesterday with Mashal (my best friend from high school) and Parul (my sister) in New York City. We ice-skated at Wollman Rink with what felt like a thousand other people and I managed to make it through about 10 laps around the rink without falling over once. That is pretty amazing for only my second time skating, and considering my last time was a little over 10 years ago.

I spent today recovering from my exertions in the big city. :)

In any case, here is a highlight reel showcasing Iverson's amazing ability to use his speed to more than compensate for his lack of size. Hope he finds himself in a team which can actually win a few games.

Got my Christmas/birthday present today. It's a Crumpler Salary Sacrifice laptop backpack. I had been coveting it for the past month or so and received it today as a complete surprise gift from Shalini, my significant other. The construction is really solid and it is very light and comfortable to carry. I love it -- only slightly less than my Macbook!