Posted by Dave on March 4, 2010 I’ve decided to adopt Ian Stewart’s Kirby theme while I work on another look for my site. I think I prefer the smash down what was there before and rebuild method rather than a smooth transition. So this theme is meant to be a starting point for people new to Wordpress and was designed by Ian as a potential default theme for Wordpress 3.0. So it seems like a good set of clothes to wear while I work away in the background.
Anyway, I’ll do a new theme (most likely child-theme) by the end of the month.
Posted by Dave on February 3, 2010 
I think I’m at a bit of a blogging crossroads. I’ve said it many times before but the real buzz I get out of blogging is the behind the scenes techy side of things. I love to get various bits of software working and then spend ages fine tuning all the settings. I then blog for a week or two with my new toy before I get bored. So it’s got me thinking of what to do in the future. Should I carry on, should I sack it all and just spout off on Twitter or should I re-assess my position and move into something a bit different.
I Don’t Do Diaries
I’ve never been one to keep a paper diary. You know the “Dear Diary, today I discovered what’s been missing from my life…” kind of thing. I’ve always been too busy actually doing things rather than writing about them. All my best experiences and images I’ve seen are in my head and I don’t really feel the need to write about it too much. So that’s got me questioning the need to write about things I do on a daily basis on-line on a blog, on here. Who cares about my trip to town, my evening in the pub or how I love my cat? I wouldn’t if I was someone else. All the dross and random shit in my life gets recorded on Twitter anyway and therefore it also appears on my Lifestream Page.
I think the removal of the feeling that “I should really do a blog entry today…” will allow me to get other things done.
Multiple Interests
I think one of the reasons that I don’t write on my site too much is that I have conflicting or perhaps too many interests. I enjoy:
- Techy stuff, mainly Linux related
- Web Development, particulary Wordpress
- Sport. Cricket, Rugby, sometimes Football
- Horse Racing, including betting
- Photography, both taking photos and post production
- English, punctuation pedantry and use/misuse
- Politics, I think I’m a closet Marxist (a bit)
- Films
- Music and Music Festivals (well OK just Glastonbury these days)
- Having just bought a new mountain bike, cycling
So what I’m thinking is that I really should departmentalise my blogging. Maybe have a page that’s a focal point for everything I get up to on-line. Sort of like a portal to everything that’s me. If that’s not too narcissistic. I’m going to mull it over and perhaps come up with something in the next few weeks. I’ve got a bit of time on my hands coming up anyway so maybe this is a good time to shake off the cobwebs!
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