:: Site Updates ::
Posted
by: Webmistress
11.28.08
Site Delays! *groan*
My apologies to all, but a full schedule & not enough free time has made redoing the layout for PFO impossible at this point,
& I'm afraid I don't have an EST on when I can resume working on it. I beg to be patient with me & I apologize for the delay
in revamping the site with all-new content. I know I've been promising, nay, dangling this carrot for some time, but
alas my time is not limitless & until I figure out a way to clone myself, I'm afraid site updates will just have to wait.
Promise, as soon as I have the time to launch into a full-scale remodel, you guys will be the first to know!
Sowwy!
Posted
by: Webmistress
04.17.08
New Screen Captures:
My Werd, it's not *fun* to be busy. Sorry guys, I know I owe you a layout (& other
stuff), but juggling this plus a full-scale musical & a full-time job, makes for
very little spare time in the process. Still, I managed to get some of my latest captures
(overdue I know but better late than never!) sorted out & catalogued, so there are four
NEW galleries for your viewing pleasure (YAYS!). Click to see captures from
Viva Laughlin,
Pushing Daisies,
Bones &, my personal favorite,
NCIS.
Or check out all our other Patrick screen caps on our
screen captures page.
Also, I've updated the filmography page & added what I think is a cool feature: it now has an extra
section that shows if I have screen captures available for that listing. So if you want to see caps
from a particular show, then just click on the link & it takes you straight to that capture page.
Pretty neat huh? Course, I'll keep it updated as I add caps to the site, so just one more new feature
from your friendly Webmistress at PFO.
Sorry about the delay guys, but enjoy the caps! Peace. Out.
Posted
by: Webmistress
10.08.07
Layout News:
Due to serious time constraints, work on the new site layout is placed
temporarily on hold.
The time-table has been pushed back to EST: December 2007. I
regret to do this, but as this is
a site for pleasure, not profit, I have to expend my resources
accordingly. If you wish to be part of the beta team for the new
layout, please send me a message from our contact page
& let me know.
Posted
by: Webmistress
09.25.07
PFO Reaches the 1 Year Mark!
It hardly seems a year could've passed since I was wrestling with all that
coding & struggling to put these images together -- but we made it! *grins* It's
been a busy year for Patrick & for us here at PFO, but we were never so happy to make it through.
Looking to the year ahead now, I'm excited to see what new projects Patrick will have on
the horizon. He's done some wonderful work this year & it seems each year that goes by, he
works more, moving on to bigger & better projects. We're excited here at PFO to see what the future
holds & will be with him every step of the way to stardom.
Posted by: Webmistress
09.23.07
First, I have to say sorry it's taken me so long to update.
It's been a busy month; so busy in fact I don't know how I'm going to
fit all my news into just one post!
BUT -- while lately I've been silent, I've not been idle. These
have been surprisingly productive weeks & as afore-mentioned, I
have so much news I hardly
know where to begin! *grins*
Still, being me -- I simply must start with a story:
Surprises by Post
Which leads me to:
PERSONAL :: A Thank You Note for Patrick Fabian
Next, I've been quiet because I've been designing! Oh yes, lots
of new art pretties for you guys to download; available in the
exclusives section. First,
I've designed three custom L.J. layouts for download & use, plus I
offer the headers & icons
seperate so you can use them with other blogging programs or on a
personal website if desired.
Just a little teaser of what's inside:
Full installation instructions are
included, so the setup process is easy. And of course, you can always
contact me if you have any problems. Also, I've created a Patrick
custom mood theme for use with L.J. paid accounts.
You can find these & more goodies on our site exclusives page:
NEW
Site
Exclusives
On a more personal note, I've also finally opened the link to my
personal blog. So now if you click on the menu, you'll see it takes you
to my personal L.J. -- 'Warrior Gypsy',
instead of getting the 'coming
soon' page. Reason I had it locked down was, among other things, it
looked awful & fell into disuse a bit. But since I was on a layout
kick anyway,
I've redesigned it now & it looks faboo!
Plus, it is really the
center hub of my
online communication world! So, if you are looking to get in
touch with
me -- or even
see what my latest life news is: my L.J. is the place to look. You can
use the link on the menu to visit (it'll open in a new window for you)
or you can use the link below: (only if you want to of course! *grins*)
My
Personal Blog
And finally, I did promise you a new layout for PFO & I meant it.
As you can see, I've been swamped in stuff lately --
but I haven't forgotten the new layout. To date, it sits at the top of
my art queue along with the layout I need to design for my personal
website (I'll open the link to that once it's up & operational).
Besides, a friend pointed out to
me that this layout has been up nearly a year now! And looking
at the site launch date, I realize that's true!
Shocking, but true. It certainly doesn't feel that long, but wow -- PFO
is nearly a year old people! *grins* Is that cool
or what?! While I'm feeling the need to break out champagne & toss
confetti over our little site birthday up & coming here, I agree
this layout is getting old & perhaps the best celebration would be
to give us something fresh for
our eyes to focus on. SO -- I'm starting on a new layout design first
thing Monday. I estimate, from conception to completion,
about a month's worth of work ahead of me (realize that this EST may
change due to how long it takes design & recode everything,
especially since I can't do the majority of work at work anymore).
Approximately by November, things should
look pretty different around here. And, if it doesn't, I should at
least be able to give you a more accurate timeframe on
when the work will be completed by then.
In conclusion, lots of exciting changes coming to PFO & some cool
new stuff to amuse you in the meantime. We had a slow period for a bit,
but expect things to be moving pretty quickly now. So stay tuned you PF
fans for all the latest, here at PFO!
Posted
by: Webmistress
08.30.07
My apologies that it's been so long since I've done anything special
for this site.
I've been rather busy with a combination of writing obligations, social
events & theatre, all of which seem determined to soak up all my
free time. Plus I was very, very badly sick with a nasty strain
of strep throat for the past two weeks (which is why the site so out of
date now). As you can imagine, that made it even more impossible to get
things done. However, I've resolved to work on this site again for the
next couple of weeks, which means an entire new layout plus
I'll be designing some new exclusives for that section of the site. SO
-- lots of exciting work ahead, so stay tuned! *grin*
Posted by: Webmistress
04.12.07
Been so busy lately, alas site work has diminished with the
overwhelming queue of projects elsewhere. I'm proud of myself for
upkeeping the latest news on the tv-guide scroller, if nothing else.
But I've made amends this week by indulging in some shameless
self-promotion of this website.
We are now officially listed with IMDB, The Link Lounge,
The Celebrity
Exchange, & I think Fansites.com, but I
keep running into error messages with the server, so I don't know for
sure. *shrugs* Nonetheless,
I've done my part to help this website gain more exposure, so I am
giving myself a well deserved pat on the back *pat, pat* and indulging
myself for the rest of the evening with a new LJ layout design & a
few fresh strawberries
(now that the yummy fruit is back in season)! Go me! *grins*
Posted by: Webmistress
03.17.07
For the record, I fully intend to have the season finale screen caps
from
Veronica Mars (& some from
Patrick's CSI episode) up by
Monday.
And
that will officially finish off the galleries. (YAY!) I was hoping to
get
some captures from ABC Family's 'Snow'
movie as well, but I never could
track
it down. Oh well. Maybe it will come back out at Christmas time.
*shrug* Nonetheless,
it's been a massive undertaking, but the prize is well worth it. The
quality of the
screen captures is gorgeous & I couldn't be more grateful to those
who've helped make it happen.
Browse, enjoy & download with my blessings.
Posted by: Webmistress
03.07.07
The NEW screen capture
galleries are about finished. For those who've
been trying to download, I apologize for the
any missing images or broken links you may have found. It's been a slow
process trying to build these galleries & has been mostly dependant
on when I could get time to catalogue once the images have been
snapped. Sometimes a whole bunch of galleries
would go up at a time & links that were dead would flourish with
new life in mere seconds. But I'm hoping the result is well worth
the patience invested to get there. There are now several galleries
with a wide variety of Patrick's work to choose from, everything from
older
classics like 'Saved by the Bell: The
College Years' to his newest on
'Veronica Mars'. In fact, I have so many snaps that I am
considering
breaking
the page in two for easier gallery listing.
Some of the more favorite works have several pages of snaps, so feel
free
to explore & collect. Again, please don't forget to review my image use
policy before downloading & contact me
if you find any broken image links. Otherwise, have fun exploring!
*grins*
The
New Screen Capture Galleries
Posted by: Webmistress
02.17.07
Happiness abounds in my heart, 'cause it's been a productive week!
*grins*
Well, a productive couple of weeks actually. Despite nasty weather
& a voluminous rehearsal load (our show opens next weekend --
YAY!), I managed to get site
work accomplished.
I finally killed the ugly white pop-ups w/ a gorgeous image viewer
script that 'pops out' the
picture by shadowing the rest of the page (thanks to the good folks at Dynamic Drive).
&, due to the excellent tutoring of my friend Kiari, I managed to
grab
some deliciously yummy screen caps this week. *grin* More coming soon
as I plan to concentrate my energies on snapping & cataloguing for
the next couple of weeks (snapping is easy -- cataloguing not so much),
but I have a few galleries already in place for you to browse. Please
review my image
use policy before
downloading the caps & remember these are copyrighted images &
should be used legally & accordingly.
I have caps available from 'Xena:
Warrior Princess', 'T'witches'
& an ep
of 'Joan of Arcadia'.
You can find the screen cap galleries here:
The
New Screen Capture Galleries
Don't forget to let me know what you think or if you use the screen
caps for any designs. I always love to admire other online work.
*grins* I'm so inspired by all the lovely caps myself, I feel the need
to do some designing. TTFN! *rushes off in an artistic flutter*
Posted by: Webmistress
02.07.07
Hip-hip Hurrah! I have good news, ladies & gents! I've found
a very
kind, very generous Xena fan who is willing to share the wealth
of her fabulous photography with PFO, since my con pictures looked --
well -- not so good! *grin* Finally, the con report is not only posted
-- but in technicolor brilliance
too! *grins* The pride of the
collection are her lovely Patrick captures (of course!), but there are
some nice snaps of other con celebrities too. Please feel free to go
admire them here:
The
Xena
Convention 2007 Report (now with pictures!)
& drop by her site to say thanks or admire some other con pretties:
Lida Verner's Site :: Candlelight Dreams
Posted by: Webmistress
01.29.07
Ok, Patrick fans! The Xena 2007 Con
Report is finally up. First, I'd
like to apologize for the missing photos & the poor quality of
certain other photos.
It appears, among my other misadventures of the week, my camera decided
to screw up on me too! *sigh* All I can say is I'm working to remedy
the situation. I'm hoping to gain other photos (particularly
of the celebrity guests) to display that will be in better
condition. But until I do, we'll just have to make do with what's
there. I'll shortly have a picture of Patrick & I from the photo op
to display as well,
but I'm still waiting for it to come back at the moment. Secondly, I
apologize for the delay in posting this -- I know it's late, but I've
been just swamped since I got back & literally haven't had time.
Rehearsals (I missed 3 since I was away & my director wasn't happy), bills, Mike's birthday
& a snowstorm have consumed my
life & it seems to never end (not even on the weekend).
You can read the con report here:
A
PFO
exclusive :: The Xena Con Report 2007
In other news, it's my birthday today
-- so at least I see a night of
relaxing with some cheery Patrick eps in my future! (after work &
rehearsal, of course) & maybe even a little birthday cake too.
*grin* We are not discussing the candle count though. Not a chance!
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the con report & let me know what you
thought! *grin*
Posted by: Webmistress
01.17.07
I'm Back!
Hard to believe it's been a whole week already. Still, I am finally
back home and hope to be posting my con report & the pictures in
the gallery by this weekend (if I can get it typed/developed in time).
If not, it will definitely be posted by next weekend.
I'll put a note in this section once it is all posted. *grin*
Posted by: Webmistress
01.07.07
Notice anything different about the
main page? Huh? Huh? Oh c'mon. You
know you do! *grins*
Alright, alright. What you are seeing is a new section. You know how we
have the scroller on the right side of the screen? On the
left side of the PFO image, there was just the black, empty space.
I
got tired of it, so I came up with an idea on how to utilize it. I
turned into a 'Patrick quote of the day' space. Neat, huh? Dug through
my DVD's to find some gems and sure enough, now you get a random
Patrick quote everytime you load the page. Also, I set up a little
merchandising stand, just to make finding his movies online a little
easier. *grin*
Happy Patrick viewing everyone!
Posted by: Webmistress
12.29.06
Do not say one word about my
pop-up windows. Just don't! *has a diva
pout* I am telling you, it's not a
good idea to taunt my windows.
I get slightly homicidal about
that. It all started back in OCTOBER
when I found this code for customizable pop up windows. Since this was
what I needed for
my gallery anyway, I was of course thrilled that I could customize them
to fit my page design. *growl* After about two weeks straight of
wrestling with that DAMN
JavaScript (which, incidently, would load just about everywhere
&
everything EXCEPT on my PAGE where I needed it!), I finally gave up.
Apparently my website has some secret invisible stigma or gypsy curse
attached to it that refuses to let it load that particular code. I got
to the point where I even copied & pasted the code straight from
their
source to mine just to make sure I
wasn't screwing it up somehow.
Loaded perfectly for them. I got a billion error messages on mine.
"Yes,
I know there's a freakin error
in line 55.
It's what I am trying to fix,
you stupid Internet Explorer!" *sighs*
So for now, my pop-ups are blah, dull white windows, but darn it, they work & without error messages!! I'll come
up with something
nicer when I redo the gallery, cross my heart! 'Til then, just bear
with the blahness and trust in yummy pictures of Patrick to see
you
through! *grin*
Posted by: Webmistress
11.22.06
Happiness
is -- *drumroll* . .
.
. . . having pages that do
what they are supposed to do (IE: What
I TELL them to do)! Finally,
the purple vlink has died the death of
a thousand default programming deaths (and some nerd somewhere has a
heart attack), but
by God, I'm appeased! *grins*
I never thought I'd get that purple
color to go. Normally, I love purple (one of my main staple colors as
you know), but not on my perfectly coordinated, very WHITE text-ed
pages.
*tsks* It was offending
my artistic sensibilities to no end. Especially since I knew that CSS
code was right and yet the purple was still there, in clear defiance of
my style sheet orders. *sighs*
But that's in the past! Now, NOW we
have justice. We have
lovely matching pages.
It's the little things that count. And finally, all is right in the
internet
world. *happy sigh* I'm gonna go hug a fluffy bunny now. *grin*
Posted by: Webmistress
10.24.06
Alright!
Finally! Mark this day in
history because finally, all the site page coding is DONE!
Every last
bit. Because why? Because I rock! *grin*
Sure, I had to teach
myself a new programming language to make it all work, but hey! *shrug*
I’m a
happy camper now. True, it probably does say something about my
patience level that it's easier for me to teach myself the entire CSS
code
than mess with learning a program that would code it all for
me! But it only took like a month to learn (& besides, it’s useful
knowledge to have for a psydo-webdesigner like me!), so there ya
go! But I am very, blissfully, euphorically
happy that all the coding is done. Now it’s just copy the pages, add
content, upload & voila! We
are ready for beta testing! Go Live
is
coming
soon! *does happy dance*
“Celebrate good times, C’MON!”
*grin*
Posted by: Webmistress
10.13.06
“Div class, oh div class, wherefore
art thy Value:Property; codes? Deny thy parameters & refuse thy
function, for without a name, thou STILL
wouldst not load properly
ANYWAY!” (a scene from
Romeo & Juliet, badly misquoted. But
nothing in life is more frustrating than star-crossed love -- & CSS
code that still won’t load the fiftieth time you attempt it!)
Verily, I felt like poisoning myself today after I was sure every
possible code was correct and read about two gazillion tutorials and
still had about as much success loading a div as a man pining for water
in the Sahara. After about four hours of aimless searching for answers,
I simply deleted an extra line of scrollbar code & viola! Like
magic! Divs were everywhere, springing up like oilfields. ARG!!! *insert bad word HERE!*
But if I
would stick with the coding more often (instead of springing off to
random projects like Tigger), I might get more done. Still, pages
almost finished. Now that divs are working, it’s off to the color wheel
for me to pick the page color schemes. Maybe another week before site
is ready to upload and beta test. Yay!
Posted by: Webmistress
10.07.06
Coding headaches aplenty. I swear,
if I see one more div, I think I am going to have to shoot something
(possibly the person who invented CSS). *grin*
But on the bright side,
the test page is finally starting to look like an actual site exists
here (or rather, like I envisioned back when I was gleefully designing
and thinking to myself: “Ooo, what a COOL picture! It can do this and
THAT and THIS too. . .” without bothering to think about three months
in
the future when I’d be coding and slamming my forehead into the wall
cursing the very same ‘once-cool’ picture!)
But we are making --infinitesimal--
progress! Oh Happy Day! Yahoo! (Or
as the 'Yahoo'
commercial says: “YaaaahoooOOOOOooooo!”
*grin*) Only 43,568 pages left
to code. Now if only the divs will roll over and play nice, I may actually have content here finally. *grin*
Posted by: Webmistress
10.03.06
New
Projects section updated. Also,
banners are created for the Links page.
Do I rock, or do I ROCK? *grin*
Posted by: Webmistress
10.01.06
Layout finalized. All my images are
complete. Whoo hoo! Starting
work on my second page layout. Why?
Because I can! *grin*
Posted by: Webmistress
09.29.06
All external links tested/fixed &
external browser launch windows secured. Looks like we are operational
there. Yay.
Posted by: Webmistress
09.26.06
Site Born: this day in history September
26, 2006. Here’s to a long and prosperous internet life. My deepest
appreciation goes out to all my wonderful friends whose consistent
input, encouragement and support made this possible. From the bottom of
my heart: Thank you!
