public function get_blocks($area, $scope, $theme)
  {
    switch($area) {
      case 'sidebar':
        // simulate area blocks
        $twitter = new Block();
        $twitter->type = 'twitter';

        $tla = new Block();
        $tla->type = 'textlinkads';

        $flickrfeed = new Block();
        $flickrfeed->type = 'flickrfeed';
        $flickrfeed->id = '3';
        $flickrfeed->num_item = 9;
        $flickrfeed->user_id = '94632485@N00';

        $rssblock = new Block();
        $rssblock->type = 'rssblock';
        $rssblock->feed_url = 'http://www.diigo.com/rss/user/ringmaster';
        $rssblock->title = 'Latest Links';
        $rssblock->item_limit = 5;

        $rssblock2 = new Block();
        $rssblock2->type = 'rssblock';
        $rssblock2->feed_url = 'http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.run?_id=7fb4f43866b6a4b56a7a3eab563a2202&_render=rss&count=50&user=ringmaster';
        $rssblock2->title = 'Loved Tracks';
        $rssblock2->item_limit = 5;

        $area_blocks = array(
          1 => $twitter,
          2 => $flickrfeed,
          3 => $rssblock,
          4 => $rssblock2,
          99 => $tla,
        );
        break;
      case 'nav':
        $pagemenu = new Block();
        $pagemenu->type = 'pagemenu';

        $area_blocks = array(
          1 => $pagemenu,
        );
        break;
    }

    return $area_blocks;
  }