And here’s a quick sample image of the site to date.  (Oooo, I haven’t tried adding images to the blog yet!)

Basic site layout, no content yet.

For any readers who traipse back through the records of time to find my thoughts before I had any readers, I’ve been in a funk lately.  Not just a funk, I’ve been a bit on the miserable side lately.  The love of my life has moved away and there is no guarantee that we will ever live in the same state again.  Yes, misery worthy in my opinion, but for how long?  As semi-enlightened beings we have more control over ourselves than we give us credit for.

What makes us different from other mammals?  I’d say you can boil it down to one thing: Imagination.  Each one of us is an expert at imagining.  Whether that means, picturing the eventual outcome of a situation, or trying to figure out were we lost our keys, every scenario plays out within seconds.  Of course most of us are well practiced at using this power masochistically, and spending most of our time imagining what can go wrong (or more often remembering what already did).  But there is an other side to the page. We set goals, we make plans, we imagine ourselves at our best.

Today I imagined how I wished to feel, and my feelings changed.  Tomorrow I will imagine the version of myself I wish to become.

With any luck I’ll be able to organize the piles of back-logged projects I have into something cohesive…  Wanna bet?  And just for the sake of one more ellipsis…

The next project will be theme editing.  I’m currently using SoulVision for a code base.  Its setup works well for easy editing (better than most anyway).  I’ve already switched out the banner image, but I’m now in the process of redoing all of the background images and link boxes, etc…  This is where picking a specific style is going to require more thinking than I’ve done up to this point.

I’m sure I’ll end up using the Portfolio Page as a quick reference or archive to work I talk about as I go.  That being the case, something less work intensive seems to be the answer.  Little thumbnails here I come!

Ah ha!  The solution has presented itself in the form of a simple plug in called Page Links To.

I’m planning on using the blog to post and discuss design work as I get projects.  My big project right now is with ACD a local board game distribution company.  I’m going to be working on the newsletter for the time being, but I’m hoping to also come up with a logo design or two.  Maybe I’ll post a few of the unused designs when I get home for your amusement.