I finally figured out how to use the blank space under my calendar for phrases, other links, mysubscriptions(and anything else that I didn't want to put or couldn't figure out how to put into my navigator links) and how to align/center the text and change the font size of mysubscriptions.opml with a little help from the discussion boards and a friend at radio.

Detailed info and links at Newbie Tips: Blogrolls and The Space Under the Calendar

In the home page template, under the calendar in the section that looks like this (after the <br> and before the </td>, you can add links, blogrolls, text, etc)

</td>
          <td valign="top" width="1">
            <%radio.weblog.drawcalendar ()%>
            <br>
             <br>

 </td><p>

Mood: Painting over Picasso - I have no idea why but I can think when I'm playing their music

11:34:32 PM    comment [] trackback []
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I finally found Eric, a nice surprise at the ending of a very very very long week.

This was the email that I sent to Eric hoping he was the right Eric.....

Eric,
You wouldn't happen to have a tattoo of an angel from the swan song on your back - would you? Looking for an old friend that I haven't seen in years and miss hanging out with..wondering if you are the same guy? The Eric I know was a drummer in a band, has this amazing tattoo, mom used to live in San Francisco and then Oakland..are you the same guy?
julie

Here's the reply:

Hey Julie how are you? Yes that is me. It has been a long time. Are you still in the Bay Area? Your picture looks good. You still modeling? I havn't talked to anyone from back then in a very long time. What have you been up to all this time? Well After I graduated from SJSU I went into the Air Force been doing that for about 7 years now. I enjoy it a lot but as you can imagine it has been very busy. Anyway look forward to hearing from you. Take care
Eric

After reading his response, I realized it has probably been over 10 years since we have seen each other or hung out. He is one of the few people in my life that remembers that I use to model..that seems so long ago to me. I can't believe that he is in the Air Force, the Eric I remember had long long brown hair, rode a motorcycle, was a drummer in a punk band but we all grow up and become different people than we thought we'd be in our 20s. And I'm glad that he remembers me too..some people come and go and I for one can't remembered their names, but there are some people that will forever remain in my heart as friends. Too bad he's in Italy and not a little closer, I would love to see him again and hang out and talk about what has happened in the years we've been apart. I wonder if he ever got married or had kids or how his mom is doing (she was one of the few moms that liked me and liked me and her son being together). I'm sure that now we've found each other - we will spend plenty of time emailing one another, getting to know each other again. Something in his response, a gut instinct, is that deep down he is basically the same guy that I loved and will always love.

I imagine some day, there will be other friends that I haven't talked to in years that I'll find again to re-build friendships long ago lost.

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