Here I am… home again. I’m feeling good about the move back to rpheath.com, but I can’t say that it’s not the same feeling I get each and every time I rebuild my site. There are always more things that I want to do, and each time I start those changes, I realize that I’m ready for some new CSS as well, which then leads to a scratch and rebuild. I’m usually not so pattern-like, but I can’t change (or fight off) my urgencies.
I wanted to add del.icio.us and flickr, because I think it will help me keep the site a little longer. There are other things I do online besides post, and that’s part of it. So, indirectly, I’ll do better at maintaining the site by reflecting my other distractions from work.
As far as the design goes, this is my first (almost) white site. In the beginning, I was struggling to find a simple design, which was all that I wanted. Taking some advice from a friend, I did something against what I would normally do: no background, no borders, and limited colors. Then, as time moved on, it started to grow on me. Little touches here and there added just enough color and character to satisfy me. I thought if I left room for improvement, I won’t have to rebuild the site, I’ll be able to improve/change the design up a little bit. There’s nothing like leaving room than going all white. The point is, I’m happy now, but don’t be surprised when I mix it up a little, and bring some color back.
In conclusion to my 10th intro post, I hope to update this site a lot more than the last few. As always (for me), having a site that I like to visit, gives me that extra motivation to post. Soon I’ll be able to add a small portfolio of all this crapola. But that doesn’t rank very high on my list.