Ever since I took up IRC, I've noticed an ever increasing tendency to substitute homonyms for other words in my writing. I used to never so much as confuse "it's" and "its", now I routinely catch myself typing "you're" for "your", "to" for too", and even oddities like "one" for "won." Not only has it directly affected my online discussions, I also find it creeping into other, more deliberate forms of writing. Discussing this with my fellow chatters has revealed other people having noticed this phenomenon in their own lives as well when they began to do more communicating online. I would like to propose the term "homonyslexia" to describe this curiosity. I choose this word both because I love clever word play, and because it has zero homonyms of its own. So what is the cause of "homonyslexia"? Is it because of constant exposure to other chatters who demonstrate less than stellar grammar and spelling? Or does the more rapid pace of online chat, as opposed to other written communication, allow us less time to reflect on word choice, with the sloppiness gradually seeping into other areas of our lives?

Sexy Geek is now tpope.net. Now you can mention the site in mixed company, and browse at work without the fear of being "caught" by your boss (and hopefully it will reduce the stream of visitors searching for a "sexy webcam"). Be sure to update your bookmarks.

Not too long ago, I fell in love with the song "Yakko's World" from the old cartoon Animaniacs, and was disappointed to discover a large number of countries weren't included. Undaunted, I augmented the lyrics to make the song complete.

I recently upgraded Drupal, the software that runs my site, to the latest version. There are a few major changes and a lot of minor ones. Unfortunately, the transition was far from seamless, so contact me if anything is amiss. For those who registered, a few unexciting features have been enabled in the "my account" section.

I recently added yet another webcam, the Bedcam (not nearly as exciting as it sounds), to the collection. Like the Deskcam, it features a light that can be turned on and off directly from the site. The Webcam link at the top of the page, which used to point solely at the Deskcam, will now point at either the Deskcam, Bedcam, or Hoodcam, depending on where I most likely am.

It took long enough, but SanLAN has finally scheduled their third LAN party for August 13th, 14th, and 15th. Admission is $35. Be sure to sign up early.