Contrary to what I’m sure is now the popular belief I do still use this site, and more importantly I am still alive. I have lots of things bidding for my time and somehow updating this site just isn’t high on my list of priorities. I guess that’s what happens when life becomes more interesting to live than blog about. Writing here is no longer a welcome distraction from an endless stream of work but rather something I’d rather avoid doing in favor of more enjoyable things.
Also part of the problem is the site’s layout, I think. While I put a lot of time into it, and I still consider it a wonderful design (perhaps one of my best), it does have its problems. Most notable is the way I present entries. It isn’t your traditional blog-type web site with multiple recent entries on the front page, all easily readable for anyone who has missed out on an update or two. Instead with just the most recent entry on the front page, just a summary of said entry in fact, it feels as if I’m obligated to both update infrequently enough so people don’t miss an update and write nice long worth-while updates. I feel as if I shouldn’t just post quick links to other interesting sites as it’s a waste of space and would possibly prevent people from seeing the more important entry written days before that.
After a year and a half I think it’s time for a redesign. I’ve had the itch to do so for some time, and I think it’s about time I scratch it. I don’t know how long it will take me to make a new design, or even if it will be all-new or just trying to fix the problems with the current design. I just think something has to be done before I accidentally let this site wither away.
