August 30 2008: I’m Actually Not 1337
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Believe it or not, I’m actually aware of the fact that this blog might actually need a severe makeover, of the “hey, haven’t you had this lameass blue layout since March?” variety. There are numerous reasons why I haven’t even attempted to tweak the layout, or create a new layout, but they can all be summed up in a single word: apathy. I’m apathetic. I got out of the web design (with ‘design’ being a debatable concept in the case of my layouts) scene a long time ago. It wasn’t even a conscious decision on my part, but rather something that happened organically over time.
I was talking about it with the dude fella, and I came to the conclusion that originally, my constant drive to improve my 1337 designs and coding skillz0rz (ha!) was for one simple purpose: to impress. I wanted to be a top honcho in our little corner of the interwebs, and to have everyone look up to me, or at the very least, to look to me for an opinion on X, Y, or Z.
Then I lost that ambition. I didn’t care about becoming the most 1337 person on the interwebs anymore. I became realistic, and understood that it wasn’t going to happen because I simply don’t have an eye for design, nor do I have a steady flow of creativity. On the bright side, I figured out there was something that I can do, that very few others can. I can blog daily, telling the story of my life, and yet still manage to keep the large majority of my entries entertaining and worthy of a read. Beat that!
(Doesn’t solve the problem of a much-needed new layout though!)
12 Responses to “I’m Actually Not 1337”
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I’m insanely jealous of the people who can whip out a layout instantly *cough*Aisling*cough*
Enzo on August 30 2008 #
You could keep this layout forever for all I care. As long as you keep writing!
Nellie on August 30 2008 #
I look up to your cool-ness. You’ll always be cooler than me. ;)
Rachael on August 30 2008 #
I don’t think any of us care about your layout so much. It’s your writing what we come for. And, yes we can’t beat you on that!
Regine on August 30 2008 #
Lol..
I think I have somewhat come to associate this layout to you though.. which isn’t a bad thing~!
Which, I think it could be because I discovered your blog (and instantly become a fan of your humour) post-layout changes. =)
Your blog’s awesome =D
Maggie on August 30 2008 #
You speak the truth, Amanda. Who cares what it looks like - it’s the writing that counts! It is a blog after all…
Laura on August 31 2008 #
Your entries more than make up for a lack of design.
I actually quite like your simple layout. The focus should be the blog right?
Also, I like the idea of having a default layout for a blog. It just makes it more blog-y and less show-y. Too bad that I’m just too fickle.
Rafia on August 31 2008 #
I love your blog due to your writing, but you could easily download a pre-made theme and tweak it.
Nathan on August 31 2008 #
I only started to read your blog recently but really, I actually like this “lameass blue layout”. I wouldn’t mind if it’s up for another 10 years. (But ask me after 5 for my new opinion, okay?)
Vickie on August 31 2008 #
Pfft, you’ll always be L337 in my eyes, Amanda. :P
I’m usually not bothered when people keep up the same layout for a year or two…or more. I kind of like this one actually. :D
Noellium on August 31 2008 #
Back in the day I used to enjoy layout changes a fair bit. I’ve found as time goes on that I really am not bothered by it. The whole “the content is what keeps you coming back” thing is actually really quite true. :P
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Not sure about the 1337ness though. ;P
Amber on August 31 2008 #
You’re the only person who could get away with not having the latest 2.0 layout, because your writing is awesome. You could have a default WordPress template for all I care!
Team Amanda ftw! =D
Robmarie on September 1 2008 #