Wawhoooo! Check out the new design. I love it. I like the uncluttered look and the nice clean lines. I like the header as well, which is from a recent photo that I had taken. Many thanks to Chris for creating the new site design. I suddenly feel as if my blog has been rejuvenated.
Ever since my recent blog-tastrophe I haven’t been exploring the blog-world as much. It’s not as if I’ve suddenly lost interest in all-things-blog, but sometimes I feel somewhat out of place if I don’t contribute in some way. It’s kind of like being invited to a big party that you wanted to attend, but at the last minute you decide not to go because you didn’t have time to buy a present or weren’t able to prepare a dish for the potluck.
When I learned that the site was lost, I assumed that when the new site was up I would be back to my old blogging self. Surprisingly, I’m not. I still have a desire to write and I’ve got like a million new photos to post so there shouldn’t be any problems, right? But in a strange way the look of the site matters to me. I’ve never needed or wanted a fancy looking site, but I do like to have it presentable and with clean lines. It’s like when friends come over to visit at the house, I want the place to be clean and comfortable. As of now, the site looks in disarray with broken images and no uniformity within the pages or individuality beyond the content. The site gives off a negative vibe as if I don’t give a shit, and that couldn’t be further from the truth.
Surely everyone can relate in some way to what I’m saying whether it’s blog related or an out-of-blog experience. Granted, the content of a site is far more important than the appearance, but still there’s the desire to have things look clean, presentable, and with a individual flair of its own. I suppose the appearance of the blog does have some affect on my interest in blogging. It’s kind of like when I had an old junker of a car, I wasn’t all that interested in driving around. But when I got the shiny new sports car, I was always excited and ready to explore.
Shortly after writing my last post, someone broke into the CGI program. Every file ending in .html, .htm, and .php were replaced with their own. Files were deleted, and I no longer had access to Moveable Type. I don’t know who it was that broke into the program and took over my site, and I probably never will know.
It’s frustrating to lose the site. And not knowing a thing about repairing the site only adds to that frustration. As you can see, my old site design is gone and I’m no longer using Moveable Type. I realize that this design is rather bland, but at this point I’m just grateful to have a site. Many thanks to Tyd for all the work she did in trying to repair the old site, and also for setting up WordPress for me.
I’m unfamiliar with WordPress, so this post is basically written to explain what has taken place in the last week, while at the same time allowing me to kick the tires on WordPress to see how things operate. Hopefully things will take shape in the next few days.
Thanks for your patience, continued visits and support.