More ch..ch..changes…

Yes, I’ve been away from this blog for a week or two. Been busy with various stuff – getting the Elfin Diaries site up and running (yes, I know it looks just like the old site, but I have managed to give it a much more stable backend; there’s nothing I can do about the design, as I’m not allowed to mess with that). Plus, I’ve been helping out with the stylesheet for Astrological Association site, mashing up a dozen separate stylesheets (don’t ask) into one. Plus, I’ve had to take time out for slogging around town shopping on Friday morning and around Dumfries on Saturday morning, then taking the rest of Saturday off to recover. In fact, I’m still recovering – I’m almost falling asleep at the keyboard.
But I’ve also taken time out to think about what I’m going to do this year. Earlier this month, the hosting for my Life On Mars fansite came up for renewal. I didn’t have the money immediately to pay it; then I started thinking about it and realised that I was no longer such an enthusiast. Life on Mars was a terrific show, original, well-written and well-acted; Ashes To Ashes, the followup show, was good, better than most shows on the box. But – it wasn’t Life On Mars! The freshness and surprise was gone, the overall story arc was predictable, the writing was often less than brilliant; Phillip Glenister showed himself to be one of our better actors, but Keeley Hawes was less than impressive, although to be fair that may have been the fault of her character, who was mostly whiney and unlikable throughout. (And, again to be fair, I haven’t yet watched the final episode and have stayed away from all reviews and spoilers; I plan on waiting until a suitable footy match – hopefully one with lots of extra time – comes on TV during the week, so that I can watch it on iPlayer without interruption. It could turn out to be every bit as good as the final episode of LoM – I hope so.)
In addition to losing my fangirldom, the site demanded way too much time for updating and the ad income from it was tiny – less than the cost of hosting. So, I’ve let it go. Though I’ve kept a backup and I’m hanging onto the domain name. You never know…..

Instead, I’ll spend time improving this site. Since I aim to make a living from my web design / astrology, I really need a professional-looking site. And one with a personal blog on the front page doesn’t exactly scream professionalism. So, the plan is to take this blog to another site entirely and use this domain for work purposes only. Don’t worry – I’ll announce it and leave a link. Anyway, it’ll be a couple of weeks yet before I can buy hosting and a domain name.

Now, to get on with things…..