Facelift

If you’ve stopped by the old blogstead recently you may have noticed that I was trying on some new themes to see if I liked anything. Seems I found one that needed almost no changes.

Look, I can build one from scratch and have done it several times, but if someone else designs something that I like, why fuck with success?

I know some of you will hate it. “It’s too bright!” “Blech!”

I like it, so you can figure out how much I care.

I also took the opportunity to put my mascot in some new clothes. I totally took the jester that Dave from Blogography drew for me last year and used him as the inspiration.

I had the worst time drawing that silly jester hat in the past. Dave had a much better approach than mine. My attempts to draw that hat in the past always ended up looking too much like a crown, which really wasn’t the goal.

So thanks, Dave for the inspiration!

While doing this facelift I’ve also switched out a lot of the plugins and widgets I was using. If you notice anything that doesn’t look quite right, let me know…

AND while doing that, I have been looking at a lot of old posts, which has made me realize that I miss writing here on a regular basis. I have to learn how to really walk that fine line between writing here and not blowing my wad in 140 characters on Twitter.

Wish me luck.

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29 thoughts on “Facelift

  1. The strange thing is that I drew that jester hat from memory of how I thought you drew yours, as I was trying to make them match. When I landed and got my internet back, I was surprised at how off I was… but too lazy to redraw it. :-)

    Dave2s last blog post..Dreamer

  2. i like color…the place looks fantastic! of all people, i sure as hell know you can design a blog. well!

    (and i am doing the happy girl wiggle that you won’t be blowing your wad on twitter because i miss you posting over here regularly.)

    hello haha narfs last blog post..Stupid Bitch

  3. Wow. This is awesome. Great new design.

    Sorry I’ve not commented here in a while. I’m not much of an American Idol fan and didn’t want to just leave a comment that wasn’t sincere. Regardless, I still look forward to commenting out here more often. We’ll meet up at TC09 this weekend.

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    • Marty – I know not everyone is a fan of AI… but it pays some bills around here for me to keep writing about it! I won’t be at TC this weekend after all. :( Have to take a raincheck on the vacuum cleaner offer.

  4. I miss you writing here regularly too. Not that I haven’t liked having your wad in my face via twitter, but you know, I’ve been patiently waiting for something with a little more substance. I don’t watch American Idol so while I read them sometimes just to feel like I’m back in your living room (passed out on the couch) I much prefer other content. I’m just sayin…

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