I’m Doing Science And I’m Still Alive

July 27th, 2008


I’m back again. I know it’s been a while.

It’s easy to say the blog is back for good now, but keeping to that is going to be tougher. First of all, I want to thank the people that emailed or messaged me prompting me to write again. I’m going to try my utmost to write regularly, and if I don’t, I encourage everyone to yell at me until I do. I have no idea how people with blogs that have lasted years manage to keep this up, suffice to say I’m impressed.

There will however be a few changes around here. I’m going to aim to write shorter posts several times a week, just to make sure I am writing something. When deadline time approaches I wont have much time to write articles but if I am used to giving shorter reflections then I should be able to keep up.

You may also notice the new theme. There are still a few kinks to work out but I think it’s far more professional and also much simpler than the previous theme. And of course, less pink. If you have any thoughts or suggestions about it, I’d love to here from you – just drop me a comment below.

 
Last time I blogged, I wrote about the ‘insane project’ I had planned. This was referring to my ideas for a piece of PS2 Coursework which actually turned out to be very successful. I wont say it went without a hitch, but I did get it completed by the deadline without preventing me finishing my other coursework too, so overall I’m very pleased with the result. I’m not really sure how to attempt to capture a video of it but as soon as I work it out, I’ll stick it up here.

You might also notice I’ve made some separate space for my projects on this website. I guess you’ll be glad to know that I have written more than four programs during my time at university, but I’m trying to offer a selection of my more complete work there. I’ll continue to add to it as I embark on more exciting projects in the future.

Thanks for sticking around – don’t forget to let me know what you think of the new look.

Knowing When To Quit

January 10th, 2008


Pare!!! by elNico

Pare!!! by elNico.

So I spent most of my Christmas holidays programming a blogging engine and community site. It was going alright, and with a little more work I could have had it usable, and yet, I’m now sitting with a WordPress blog and no intention of going back.
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Think Pink

January 8th, 2008


So, opinions on the theme?
I built it from the design my website was meant to have and the default WordPress theme, which was far easier than I expected.

Pink isn’t normally my colour so this is a bit of a change, but at least it stands out.

Anyway…
Any bugs or glitches in your browser?
Parts you like?
Parts you don’t like?
Things you think I should tear out entirely?

At The Beginning Again

January 8th, 2008


So after spending most of the Christmas holidays trying to build my website, I’ve eventually settled for using a WordPress blog instead. The site was going well, but with term starting again I wouldn’t have time to complete it, so this seemed a far more sensible option. And it still looks pretty much the same.

I’d like to try and migrate some of my more interesting older content over to here, but since I’d have to do it manually I’m not sure how realistic a goal that is. I may repost a couple of articles which were particularly popular (well, popular for a blog read by only 3 people including my mum).

As you can see (unless you’re sensibly using an adblocker of some sort) the site is now supported by adsense. I’m not running this blog for money, but it would be nice for my hosting fees to pay for themself.

Anyway, the site will be updated as often as I feel fit, most likely a few times a week, so sign up to the RSS feed and wish me luck.