It's not perfect, and there are things that I would like to change but can't because it's a free template (like the twitter link in the top right hand corner, and the text colour), but I like the design, and it will do.
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Showing posts with label blog. Show all posts
Sunday, January 30, 2011
I started, so I finished
After fixing all the linkage to the right, I decided it would be good to just prettify the whole thing. Welcome to my new blog design!
It's not perfect, and there are things that I would like to change but can't because it's a free template (like the twitter link in the top right hand corner, and the text colour), but I like the design, and it will do.
It's not perfect, and there are things that I would like to change but can't because it's a free template (like the twitter link in the top right hand corner, and the text colour), but I like the design, and it will do.
Now, Up To Date.
For a long time now, the links in my right side bar have been horribly out of date. They didn't represent the blogs I do read, they didn't represent the blogs I no longer read, and many no longer existed or had become password protected.
I used to use the right sidebar links as my way of keeping on top of which blogs I read, but now I read most blogs in google reader, and have been ignoring ---> for months and even years.
It got to the point where it was ridiculous, I wasn't linking to my favourite blogs and I was linking to lots of dead ones, so I set about the dreaded task of sorting it out.
So, for the last few days I have been going to each blog I linked to, and either adding it to google reader, or finding it was long gone, or finding it contained things I didn't want to read any more. So the blog list has been gradually shrinking - the more I did, the more I deleted.
And I have worked out a way to link to the blogs I like and read, without the sidebar getting so overwhelmed again, so now I have set up my blog list to be attached to my google reader account, but only the ten most recently updated blogs will show to the right.
I have also deleted a lot of the links that weren't blogs. The ones that remain are below the blog list. I should order them somehow, but I'll work that out in time. I have also changed my twitter feed, flickr feed and last.fm feed gadgets so they are more up to date, and look neater and fit in better, and added a 'most popular posts' thing right at the bottom of the page.
I used to use the right sidebar links as my way of keeping on top of which blogs I read, but now I read most blogs in google reader, and have been ignoring ---> for months and even years.
It got to the point where it was ridiculous, I wasn't linking to my favourite blogs and I was linking to lots of dead ones, so I set about the dreaded task of sorting it out.
So, for the last few days I have been going to each blog I linked to, and either adding it to google reader, or finding it was long gone, or finding it contained things I didn't want to read any more. So the blog list has been gradually shrinking - the more I did, the more I deleted.
And I have worked out a way to link to the blogs I like and read, without the sidebar getting so overwhelmed again, so now I have set up my blog list to be attached to my google reader account, but only the ten most recently updated blogs will show to the right.
I have also deleted a lot of the links that weren't blogs. The ones that remain are below the blog list. I should order them somehow, but I'll work that out in time. I have also changed my twitter feed, flickr feed and last.fm feed gadgets so they are more up to date, and look neater and fit in better, and added a 'most popular posts' thing right at the bottom of the page.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Animal Farm and Britcit.
This afternoon I read Animal Farm
.
I had read it as a child, but didn't really understand the hidden meanings, so when I won an award where it was offered as one of thebribes prizes, I chose it.
I got it because I had left the most comments on the new blog, Britcit, which is written by someone whose writing and politics I have long enjoyed online.
It is a blog about UK citizenship in the 21st century and covers a lot of issues, many focussed on areas of civil liberties, ID cards, privacy issues etc.
There will be regular community bribes, so I recommend you get over there now and start reading and commenting. And not just because of the goodies, but because it's great, too.
.I had read it as a child, but didn't really understand the hidden meanings, so when I won an award where it was offered as one of the
I got it because I had left the most comments on the new blog, Britcit, which is written by someone whose writing and politics I have long enjoyed online.
It is a blog about UK citizenship in the 21st century and covers a lot of issues, many focussed on areas of civil liberties, ID cards, privacy issues etc.
There will be regular community bribes, so I recommend you get over there now and start reading and commenting. And not just because of the goodies, but because it's great, too.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
I Bloody Did It!
I can't believe I've done it! I have completed NaBloPoMo 2008 and posted daily on this hippie blog and on my photography blog throughout November.
The Success! image above come from the funky typogenerator site.
You can see all November's photography blog posts and all November's incurable hippie's musings and rants blog posts.
It was really hard work at times, but a great thing to do as it has really got me back into the swing of regular blog posting again. Though I may have a few days off now!
Phew!
NaBloPoMo 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Wordle.net
I've been having a lot of fun with this new toy
From this blog in general.
From this Stonewall post
From this post about lapdancing
From my photography blog
From this blog in general.
From this Stonewall post
From this post about lapdancing
From my photography blog
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Saturday Dribblings
Bad punctuation is everywhere, and I try not to be upset, but sometimes it is just unbearable!
This:
is a sign in Sheffield city centre. Caf'e. What happened?! I guess they were trying to convey the E acute accent on the E, but surely, if you really want to do that, and the signwriter doesn't have an E acute accent capability (?!) then you do CAFE'.
But if you think that's bad, I came across this in the Bon Marche magazine yesterday. It is entirely bewildering.
First to confirm, the product is not called TAKE. If it was, there could perhaps be some mitigating circumstances to the ad. But no.
'TAKE', control of your pelvic muscles.
Why? Why oh why oh why? Why is TAKE in capital letters? Why does it have quotation marks? And why is there a comma after it? Why?! Nothing in the world makes sense any more. Who wrote that ad? And who the hell approved it?! It's actually painful to my little mind.
New Photography blog updates.
Different Lomo Effect Tutorial
Create a Rainbow in Photoshop
More Classical Art Colour Match
Comparative Lomography!
Human Impact
Fresh
I watched this video on facebook, it was quite funny. It led me to look up the original on youtube, which was better (though without the sheer number of impressive celebs). However, it has left me singing to myself, "I'm fucking Matt Damon" all the time. Not a good one to be overheard singing, it gives entirely the wrong impression, i.e. that I'm fucking Matt Damon. And actually I'm not.
It is time to tell you about The PIPS. It's a Radio 4 blog, with a few of us on board. Radio Four has something of an obsessive following, of which I count myself a member. If you listen, or if you don't, check us out at The PIPS.
This:
is a sign in Sheffield city centre. Caf'e. What happened?! I guess they were trying to convey the E acute accent on the E, but surely, if you really want to do that, and the signwriter doesn't have an E acute accent capability (?!) then you do CAFE'.
But if you think that's bad, I came across this in the Bon Marche magazine yesterday. It is entirely bewildering.
First to confirm, the product is not called TAKE. If it was, there could perhaps be some mitigating circumstances to the ad. But no.
'TAKE', control of your pelvic muscles.
Why? Why oh why oh why? Why is TAKE in capital letters? Why does it have quotation marks? And why is there a comma after it? Why?! Nothing in the world makes sense any more. Who wrote that ad? And who the hell approved it?! It's actually painful to my little mind.
New Photography blog updates.
Different Lomo Effect Tutorial
Create a Rainbow in Photoshop
More Classical Art Colour Match
Comparative Lomography!
Human Impact
Fresh
I watched this video on facebook, it was quite funny. It led me to look up the original on youtube, which was better (though without the sheer number of impressive celebs). However, it has left me singing to myself, "I'm fucking Matt Damon" all the time. Not a good one to be overheard singing, it gives entirely the wrong impression, i.e. that I'm fucking Matt Damon. And actually I'm not.
It is time to tell you about The PIPS. It's a Radio 4 blog, with a few of us on board. Radio Four has something of an obsessive following, of which I count myself a member. If you listen, or if you don't, check us out at The PIPS.
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Photography Blog Updates
World-Wide Moment
Jane Bown (Audio)
Burma Follow-up
Heeley City Farm
More from Heeley City Farm
Obsessed with the City Farm? Never!
Wind Turbines
English Tea-Can / China Painting Effect in Photoshop
Photo to Drawing - Photoshop
Further Photo to Drawing - Sunflowers
Classical Art Colour Match
The Lomo Effect
Jane Bown (Audio)
Burma Follow-up
Heeley City Farm
More from Heeley City Farm
Obsessed with the City Farm? Never!
Wind Turbines
English Tea-Can / China Painting Effect in Photoshop
Photo to Drawing - Photoshop
Further Photo to Drawing - Sunflowers
Classical Art Colour Match
The Lomo Effect
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