Up the Tree

Amazing right? They look exactly the same right? Well, I spent two days finessing code to give you the exact same look with all new functionality. It hardly seems worth it, but it is… it so is.

Thanks to my hours of tinkering, I can now link to a website without having to muck with any code and instantly alphabetize, index, and create an entry on my new “Links page.”:http://www.upthetree.com/links.html Now I don’t have to fuss with having to deal with HTML in order to rebuild my right column, it just builds itself, much like “TypePad.”:http://www.typepad.com/

So how can I add a set of links to my side navigation bar?

Glad you asked, I will be posting a tutorial on how I used “MovableType”:http://www.movabletype.org/ to create the effect. It is really quite simple and you will eventually thank me, even if you think I’m absolutely insane right now.

This website is an example of a soft launch. A “soft launch”:http://www.upthetree.com/wp-uploads/030618_web_design.html is a public design, or redesign of a website. It is a upgrading the look and feel of a website, by updating as you go. It is, unfortunately, not favored by many graphic designers for good reason; it’s not good for their clients. But it is, however, great for the graphic designer who can never commit himself to a design.

*Enter Me.*

I’ve redesigned this site six times. Mostly updating the HTML or CSS back-end, but still I had to start from scratch and fix problems, other times I actually rewrote the look of the site to appear how I had intended it. I refer to Up the Tree is a soft launch, because if you were to poke your head around, you might notice that there are inconsistencies in the look of the site that are simply because I haven’t gotten to them yet.

What I’m trying to say is that I just noticed what my _Archives and Individual Entries_ look like and I realize I need to fix a few holes in my graphic user interface. They will all be fixed. Don’t you worry your pretty little head over it.

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This may seem slightly esoteric, but let me assure you it isn’t. Every toilet, one of the most fantastic and innovative modern inventions, has a roll of toilet paper sitting next to it. I don’t care if you’re an avid baday user, there is always a need to… “freshen up” with a fist full of these perfectly designed paper sheets. Toilet paper is the unsung hero of many a bathroom, although never talked about, it is one item you always have on hand or dire consequences shall be suffered.

Everybody has to put a new roll of toilet paper every once and a while.

But there are no instructions for installing a new roll of toilet paper on the toilet paper spool in your bathroom. The toilet paper industry, along with the toilet paper spool industry, assume that you know how to put this thing on correctly. But do you? Which direction is the correct direction? Is there a correct Direction?

If you install toilet paper onto the spool, you fall into two camps:

An Innie

An Outie

So, my question is, which are you? Do you care? Is there a reason you string your TP a certain direction? I would love to know.

We’ve put on a new face, a new perspective, and a new view of the world. We hope you like what you see. If you would like to see something that isn’t here, just ask and I’m sure we can come to an arrangement.

*A new website with a new purpose.*

_Fun Time Tree House_ was an endeavor I stumbled into. I created a blog, because I thought they were _cool._ I have since discovered how they can reach out and bring people together. I hope to make this new iteration of my website more fulfilling for myself and you, anybody willing to read it. I will try to make this weblog more than just a piece of electronic scrap paper. I want to make a statement… or two.

*That being said,*

We are still remodeling and will be adding features day to day, so please don’t hold it against us if buttons don’t work. They will… eventually.