If you’ve suddenly noticed that things seem to be a little bit on the blue side around here, please do not adjust your sets! The Ambience Engineers are in, and are pulling out all the stops to try and make this blog as relaxing and restful an experience as possible.
No, that doesn’t mean that the posts will be any more boring, although I can’t say for definite that they won’t be boring any more either. I hope they won’t be, that’s all I can say.
I’m trying to rearrange my links page, which is currently out of order. Sorry if you were featured on there and received most of your visits through my blog, but normal service will be resumed from that part of the site as quickly as humanly possible. And non-humanly possible as well, as I have ghosts and Zombies also working to get this site to have a rather unique feel to it.
I’m planning on trying something completely different with regards to the home page, in as much as using a special page rather than just the latest posts. Just what will be on that page I’m not sure yet, so, at the moment that page – like the links page – is out of order.
Does nothing work around here?
I received a delightful spam message earlier this evening, that began “Have you ever considered about adding a little bit more than just your articles?” and ended “Your content is excellent but with pics and clips, this site could undeniably be one of the most beneficial in its niche. Amazing blog!” I never realised I had a niche. Is that had or was in? I always get niches mixed up. But thank you, spammer, for your words. I’ll bear them in mind.
I may also change the name of the blog this year. It’s been Me! Me! Me me me! since it began, back in 1274. It isn’t ALL about me, but sometimes it is. I want something more catchy. Something zingy with a wow factor to the power of a hundred… something that good. Which is another reason why I hope my posts won’t be boring any more.
One thing I really intend to get stuck into is my 101 things in 1001 days challenge. I’m still doing it… I’m doing it now as I type actually, but I’m quite a bit behind. I still have about a hundred things to find to do for my hundred-and-one things, so that gives a little indicator as to how far behind I am. Sigh. But still, I feel good. There, see, I’m still doing it!
I’ve been trying out various themes, but will stick with this current one. It’s good enough for me, and I like the layout of the pages. I just need to make the widgets down the right-hand side a little more my own, and then maybe I can tone down the blue. Or tone it up. We’ll see. So, I’ll apologise now if suddenly you find yourself looking at a completely different colour to what you were used to a split second ago. It isn’t you, it’s me.
Who says change is frightening? Well, it is, but it needn’t be. It can also be fun; a breath of fresh air; invigorating; a spectacular break from the norm; a different shade of blue… and so on. If you don’t like any of my changes, please let me know and I’ll change them again. Maybe not straight away, but I’ll start to wonder why you don’t like my change, which will then make me look closer at what I’ve changed and ask myself if I REALLY like it. Then, cracks will appear, and I’ll have to change it again anyway. Better still, don’t tell me if you don’t like my changes, and gush about how much you DO like them instead. But not too much, because then I’ll wonder if you really do like them or are just saying so.
Anyhoo, moving on.
It’s February ALREADY. WHERE did January go? (White Rabbits February, by the way.) But never mind all that… Spring is on its way. It was lovely this morning. Dreadful this afternoon, but still lovely this morning – weatherwise. It’s forecast to be dreadful over the weekend as well, but that’s only the weather. The Ambience Engineers will be working wonders on this blog over the weekend so if it is bleak out, it will be nice and comfortable here.
What’s that, Ambience Engineer? You’re all having the weekend off? And you’ve decided to tell me right at this moment after I have just typed all that? Oh, OK then. I’ll have a go at doing it myself.
How hard is it to have a good blog these days anyway?
So, apologies reader and visitor alike. Not that you are alike – you’re all completely different but all welcome! – the changes may not be as quick as I first hoped. It may be blue around here for some time yet. But Valentine’s is on its way.
I think I’ll use that last line as a cliff-hanger.
Happy February! And remember (cue: sinister music) Valentine’s is on its way…
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