This is what you do…
When you're young, bored and geeky (and in my generation) you tend to learn about HTML and the web. Sometimes you would have a chemistry set and you'd build things like... I don't know, fireworks... but mostly you'd play with the web. .. ... because it won't blow up and take out an eye. And parents have become increasingly anal about putting thier children in harms way. Or in an arms way. Or in dirt. Or sand. Or outside a very sterile hermetically sealed environment with nothing but the Teletubbies and Elmo to keep them company denying them all human contact for fear that someone somewhere will say something wrong and will destroy said child's delicate sensibilities. ... ... ... or something.
So, I learned the web. Sorta. And I learned computers sorta. I learned all sorts of things sorta, and now I can do all sorts of things that cause a few well timed, "How did you learn this?" questions (from two people in the last week or so). Well, I'll tell you: I didn't go out much in highschool. How do I know the keyboard shortcuts in Windows? I lived in Windows for years. How do I know the keyboard shortcuts on the Mac? Well. They're essentially the same, and that's where MS stole the keyboard shortcuts in the first place.
I desperately want to redesign my page. It's time. My page makes me sad. Like a puppy. When it poops and doesn't understand why.
Motivation number "B" why I want to do a redesign (reason letter 1 was the "DL" tag if you'll remember to last weeks lesson)? I saw a Livejournal that didn't make me want to throw-up. Well, at least imediately... ... but that's saying something. To look directly at a LJ and not throw up a little in my mouth is a huge step forward. They're all so boxy, and sqare, and the old templates were so... ... ... aight, getting sick to my stomach just thinking about them. I gotta stop. I'm going to bed.
-Jon