As you can see I'm currently working on a pretty major overhaul for this blog. I've added the Grooveshark widget, my twitter feed and now I'm recolouring and replacing the blog header. I'm trying to make this a blog that I get excited about updating instead of it being a bit of a chore.
I'm a lot more comfortable with the blogger software now which means adjusting things isn't as painful as it once was. I'm still struggling a bit to make this a graphical masterpiece so if anyone out there is an htm genius and knows how I can replace my background colour with a background image I'll send you a cyber hug and a cuppa tea if you can let me know your secrets. The image I'm using as a header is a placeholder for now as I have recently pur-chased a new Dell PC and need to install some graphics programmes before I get busy with the art.
A big inspiration for this blog is Felica Day's blog http://feliciaday.com/blog . I love her style and was watching the Guild, a series she has penned and also stars in, whist fiddling with this colour scheme. For those that recognise her but aren't sure where from, she was Vi in the last series of Buffy and is also from Dr Horribles Sing A Long Blog.
I've also decided that in order to write better blog posts I need to read more. At the library yesterday I wandered into the Fantasy book section and attempted to pick up some good ole fashioned Orky/Dragony stories. Actually I ended up getting the only 3 books that were Vol 1 of any of the trilogy's that they had on the shelves. It was amasing how many Volume 2's and 7's they had, but to someone who is starting to read again after a really long reading hiatus, I needed to begin at the beginning.
I also wanted to pick up a copy of the Watchmen to brush up on the story before the film comes out. Alas it was not to be. They seemed to have every manga comic under the sun but I was dissapointed with the old school western comic section they had. Don't get me wrong, I love manga (particularly Chobits and The Tarot Cafe) but sometimes I crave the beefy looking men from superhero or gritty-er comics which manga usually fails to provide. ;-)
So, expect a big change in the next couple of months. This blog has acted as a good practice ground for my writing and I've had some nice comments but it is time to step it up a gear, get a bit more focus and create something to be proud of. I want to write more about what I'm interested in, perhaps mention some of the comics that I really like as well as games and books I enjoy. Basically I want this to become the place where I can completely GEEK OUT. I try and get my fill of geeking out via the numerous web forums I belong to but sadly discussions often get lost in the ether so here is where I can annotate the geeky/arty/awesomeness that I find both online an offline and keep it as a permenant record.
Time for a humungous cup of coffee.
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