Octopress is a great platform based on Jekyll. It can help you in create a great static blog or website.
I introduced a plugin that helps you in highlighting a piece of text
You can clone this repository into your octopress plugin directory or move the highlight.rb file in the plugin directory. Add this in your sass/custom/_layout.scss file.
span.fluo { background-color: #FEDB7C; padding: 3px 1px 3px 1px; text-shadow: 0 -1px 1px #DAC793; }
{% highlight this is a great piece of wisdom %}, this is not.
Enjoy, it!