You never know what you're gonna get. I love this movie, and I'm learning to love this blog. It's my first one, so I'm still getting the hang of things. But that being said, there's a few things I'd like to improve upon.1. Put more pictures up. I promise to get better with this. Now that I've discovered how to do it, I'm addicted. Expect something extra with every post. I'm still working on videos, but as soon as I get that...booyah. It'll be magic.
2. Trackbacks = evil. They don't like me. Not here, and not on my internship's wordpress site. I don't see us forming a friendship, but I will try. They are kinda nifty.
3. I have, what I call, English-major syndrome. I like to write long paragraphs and then wrap everything up nicely in the end. I need to stop doing that here. My posts have been shorter recently, and I've been actively trying to keep the paragrahs separated and to-the-point. I don't want to bore anyone, and I know that I can be intimidated by long, wordy pieces. I won't pull a Forrest and start narrating my life story to the first person who will listen. Promise.
4. Aesthetically, I'd like to change things. I'm pretty stumped on how to changed my layout, and all the pinks and purples are starting to get to me. It looks kinda amateurish, and I'm not a huge fan of that. I'd like to make it more professional looking with the template. However, I do like the simplicity of it. I don't like anything that's too busy. I hope I figure out how to tweak these little tings and fix everything up nicely.
"English major syndrome"... heh, I'd never thought of it in those terms before, but it really is accurate, isn't it? Spend a few years writing ten, twelve-page papers and suddenly the word "brevity" isn't even remotely in your vocabulary. I know it all too well.
ReplyDeletere: layouts - I do like the way things look now—the header is particularly eye-catching—but you might want to check out BTemplates to see if anything strikes your fancy in terms of design. They can be tricky to customize if you're not familiar with some basic and intermediate-level coding, but if you end up liking one, hey, think of it as a learning opportunity. :)
I know exactly what you mean about "english major syndrome." I have it as well. I am so unnecessarily wordy sometimes, its a big problem. Overall, I really like your blog set up.
ReplyDeleteMaybe switch up the color of the font? its a little pale, not hard to read but the text could pop more. I like how your links are in bold, very nice.
Use of Media:
ReplyDeleteI can see a huge difference from your first post to your newer ones. I love it when you provide pictures so keep up the good work! Also if you ever need help posting videos let me know, it’s my favorite! Linking doesn’t seem to be a problem for you, good job! As for trackback, I’m in the same boat… it’s no fun.
Scan-ability:
Hahaha, I know what you mean about the English major syndrome. I believe I am also living with that disease. LOL. The first step to beating the disease is admitting you have a problem, and you have, kudos!
Design:
I like your design. It is in no way busy and I find it aesthetically pleasing. Due to the colors I find it to be kinda whimsical. I love your blog title! I think your blog concept could be a little clearer but I think that over time it will be very obvious.