Don’t be scared, sweethearts. Even when it’s just a smidge of geekery in the form of an on-line facelift, change is good. It’s okay, I promise.
There’s considerable work yet to be completed, plug-ins to be plugged-in, buttons to fix, posts to be categorized, buttons to be added…it’s like having a kid, I imagine. You’re never really ready until you just do it, then you figure it out as you go…unless you’re Britney Spears in which case you don’t figure it out, you dress like a whore and you rival Jacko for crazy parenting antics. I digress.
The good:
~One click subscription to the site feed
~One click subscription to comments
~Header images no longer mark me as a brazen floozie, NSFW
~Rotating header image - refresh a few times, you’ll see (only two pictures right now, don’t break your finger)
The bad:
~Still converting some older posts
~Haven’t tagged/categorized most posts (it’s like darning socks)
~Haven’t figured out how to import old comments without breaking something else
~Content column width vs. old images
Features and plug-ins to come:
~Daily entries delivered to your mailbox
~Last commented on / commenting elsewhere (like Dave)
~Calendar view of my schedule
Thoughts? Hopes? Dreams? Note: the first time you post a comment it will be held for moderation - it’s a one time toll on the Maighalicious Superhighway. Pay up.
Thanks, for coming along for the ride and BIG thanks to Dave for pushing me over the finish line.
24 May 06
4:53 pm
Need more pics.
24 May 06
5:38 pm
looks great. keep up the nice look, oh yeah, website looks good too.
24 May 06
6:24 pm
NICE! Love it… I usually see what’s up a half dozen times a day and I’m the new look is very pleasing to the eye!
24 May 06
9:01 pm
Eggcellent!! Very clean…and senior boss is co-rrect. MUCH more pleasing on the eye. I got all excited when I saw my name at the top of the links list…then I realized it was alphamabetical. Like your Brit bitch-slap. Wapaaap!
25 May 06
4:28 pm
As someone who didn’t want to post pointed out via email, the “main drag” is a little narrow.
I’ll look at adjusting that next week along with all the other bits…
25 May 06
7:49 pm
I agree with Yolanda, the pictures are what make the blog!!! I want more pictures of Kim and the cute bike boys.
25 May 06
11:54 pm
WordPress! Sweet! I only know enough to break things, but drop Steve a note anytime and he’ll hook you up.
PS Waiting for your RSS feed on my home page to catch up to your new posts. Will give it a week
25 May 06
11:58 pm
Flanks.
Oh, and you’ll need to update your feed, the old link is boogered.
Use the schnazzy button…right over there…
26 May 06
9:08 am
i’m diggin’ the new design.
26 May 06
9:19 am
SUH-WEET. On my list of post-proposal end-of-classes projects is to finally get off that juvenile Livejournal and revamp my whole site in WordPress. Thanks for the kick in the ass. I, too, have been trying to find a theme I like AND isn’t too skeeny in the middle, but hopefully the CSS & template stuff won’t be too hard to tweak.