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A friend of mine who is a professional blogger sent me 3 questions that I’m going to answer separately. Here’s the first:

Can you recommend any html cheatsheets/tutorials? My boss recommended Web Monkey…just wondering if there are others.

Webmonkey is excellent. I used it all the time when learning HTML and Wired has recently re-launched it.

But grabbing an HTML cheatsheet is a great idea too. Sometimes, when you’re blogging you just want to do something that your blog software doesn’t have built in. And if you’re not working in HTML every day, it’s difficult to remember all that code. It’s great to have a cheat sheet handy. Here’s a couple of summaries:

Tutorialblog did a huge round-up of cheat sheets. You’ll find some HTML ones on there.

Wired’s Compiler (now the Webmonkey blog) linked to Scott Klarr’s collection of cheat sheets. You’ll find HTML and XHTML near the bottom.

Another blog I read — MakeUseOf.com — also highlights cheat sheets when they find them.

I did not make it into the Mythbusters panel. So after a last look around I headed home feeling relatively fulfilled.

Here’s the summary:
I stood in a ridiculous line for The Office — didnt get in. I caught Terminator and Pixar panels. Loved Pixar; still don’t get why there exists more than one Terminator film. (I think even as a kid I’d have clammored more for sequels to Commando or Raw Deal.) Then I hit the floor again. (continue reading…)

I’m waiting in line for a Mythbusters panel. One volunteer told me I’d get in. Another said it wasn’t likely. The line is hella long. This is the last gasp of the con for me. I’ve spent too much money and burned up the iPhone’s battery. If I don’t get in, I’ll head home and all will be well.

Just watched a preview of Up which comes out next May. Typically it looks quirky and beautiful. But a little strange. Definitely doesn’t fit into the mold of past Pixar films website just went live today: Disney.com/up

The Bolt clips looks great. They’re showing tons of clips that aren’t finished. So we’re seeing a mix of finished animation, traditional animation and storyboards. Action packed and the audience is laughing a lot.

Common just said that the Terminator is going to be fly and we’re going to love it. Really? I still can’t believe this many people care about the Terminator.

I got to San Diego a little after 12 and got to the convention center as quickly as possible to try to catch a panel with the writers of The Office. There was to be some Schrute. Unfortunately the comically long line that I waited in was already too long. I didn’t make it in.

I considered some other panel options and decided if I wanted to catch the pixar panel in an hour then I’d better get in line. I waited for the Terminator line to disappear (same room). When I finally got in the line they ushered me in right away. So now I’m sitting in Terminator. Waiting for pixar.