• Mood: restless
• Music: "She Moves" - Andy Moor Ft. Carrie Skipper

Website redesign, epic snowmen, and the pretensions of my youth

Finally updated my website www.jenniferkoliver.com with a brand-spanking new layout to match my LJ. This is something I've been meaning to do for ages, but I kept putting it off because I didn't know enough about Wordpress design. Well, I got fed up of sucking at Wordpress, and so I've opted for a much simpler site--no plugins or databases, no extravagant bells and whistles, just easily accessible links and info. Oh, but I did find a sweet CSS Twitter widget solution, which is on the sidebar. For all intents and purposes, it looks like it could be on Wordpress. But it isn't. So there.

And this is a good time to mention again that I can be hired to make a website for any individuals or small businesses.

I linked to the latest John Lewis TV Christmas advert on Twitter, but there wasn't room to express how much I adore it. It's possibly my favourite ad all year. Check it out: The Journey. Isn't that just the loveliest thing ever? Ah! Epic snowmen! (Part of me hopes the snow-woman went out and got him an Xbox or something.)

seanan_mcguire recently posted the 47th essay in her fifty thoughts on writing series and it stuck with me because I often hear people telling other people that what they like is lame. I used to be a bit of a music snob when I was 20 and at uni. I had Big Opinions About Everything and anyone who liked stuff that I didn't was off their rocker. If you take a look at the varied music I listen to today, you can see I've grown up a lot and am well over that phase. ;) Anyway, this is my roundabout way of saying it's a neat essay and makes a fine point, and while the series is predominantly about writing it can be applied to anything. I try not to scoff at anyone for liking or doing the things they like and do, and I would hope that people will do me the same courtesy.

♫ Tomorrow, by Silverchair.