I swear, I was this close to writing something about putting the pieces of my life back together. It’s hard to do that with a straight face when your words are surrounded by Legos. I’m going to have to be very careful, metaphorically speaking, from now on. Sticking together, coming apart, building something out of nothing, order out of chaos…I’m thinking these are all off the table.
My thanks to Gordon Atkinson, who made this site possible from the very beginning, and also to Liz Ek and Meg Fowler, who did some virtual hand holding yesterday while I flailed about this site, trying to get everything to fit together.
Shoot. Did it again. Sorry.
As far as housekeeping: I have some blogroll things to add (I apologize to Drew and Deb), along with self-promoting pages and a decent About Me (Mom, can you write that? Be discreet). There are tweaks to come and graphics to seek out, decisions to make, and possibly a hundred themes to try before I ultimately, probably, come back to the little plastic toys.
But this is where I live now. Bookmark, comment, link, grab a feed, tell your friends.
I have been organizing myself in the past few months, so this feels right. I’ve been slowly archiving the clutter, looking for coherence and settling for stability. And serenity, of course. Always a goal.
Hmm. What else? My current column is up today. My son (so far) is not. My Internet connection seems to be humming this morning. There is something falling from the sky that looks suspiciously like snow.
Oh, and Julie had a good birthday yesterday, I think, although she worked all day and didn’t make it home until almost 9:30 last night. But John and I had dinner ready, including a huge rib eye that I lovingly broiled and came out just like in a restaurant except a lot less expensive and not as good.
So here we are. Welcome. I’ll do my best to post as intermittently as always, and feel free to let me know what you think in terms of design, content, spelling errors, etc.
Just put your toys back in the box before going home. I’m really trying to get organized here.
14 responses so far ↓
Michael Main // Feb 28, 2007 at 1:32 pm
OOOooooh I like it. I’m thinking of taking my blog “off the grid” or off blogger, but there are too many things to do and I have a hard enough time finding time to write much less be creative, but when and if I get there, I’ll may come to you seeking advice.
Happy belated Birthday Julie!
Michael
lizardek // Feb 28, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Yay! The Legos are inspired! And you know I didn’t do a darn thing except write an email, and THAT was pretty lame. The bottom of your blog looks like my son’s room, by the way. Thank goodness he sleeps through the night so I don’t have to venture in there and step on sharp little plastic bits.
chuck // Feb 28, 2007 at 1:48 pm
To clear up any confusion: I eventually adjusted the time from Grinch Mean Time or whatever to something approximating my microwave’s clock, so yes, Janet was the official first commentator on this site. Thanks Janet.
lizardek // Feb 28, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Also, I think it’s cool how your blogroll randomizes the order every time you refresh. (not that I’m refreshing or anything)
lizardek // Feb 28, 2007 at 1:58 pm
Oh, and finally, as far as tweaking your site goes, just take it one little piece at a time.
badump! Thank you! I’ll be here all week!
Bethy // Feb 28, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Whoaaa. this kind of blew my mind.
steelcowboy // Feb 28, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Nice place ya got here. I shoulda brung a housewarming gift
Clarence // Feb 28, 2007 at 5:43 pm
It’s so neat and clean in the middle. It looks good now but just imagine the potential you have to work through and what could be. Like the Blogroll with names of the authors instead of the Blog names.
janet // Feb 28, 2007 at 5:47 pm
This fan will be reading–looking forward to the new site.
janet // Feb 28, 2007 at 5:47 pm
It looks like I got the first comment??!!
meg // Feb 28, 2007 at 5:51 pm
I think Liz helped more than I did, though I have more opinions. What else is new?
Looks good, kiddo, though I keep thinking this must be my brother’s blog because of the Lego!
ie // Feb 28, 2007 at 6:01 pm
Welcome to your new site, Chuck!
I enjoyed reading your article on the movies. And, bonus, I actually know how to pronounce Mukilteo! (My Dad always cracked me up trying to say “poyaloop” for Puyallup!)
Have a great day and I look forward to more great posts.
Phil // Feb 28, 2007 at 6:35 pm
Jailbreak! Welcome to Wordpress.
Deb // Mar 1, 2007 at 8:12 am
I love the new site and, I like the Legos. I read that the term Lego was coined from the Danish phrase leg godt, which means “play well”. I think that’s a good motto for life!
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