Overall, I'm not satisfied with having spent $87 on a hard-to-customize WordPress theme. I was just woefully informed that I would not be able to change the output of the teasers. Those are the smallerlittle excerpts of my posts, specifically the last four entries on the home page. These excerpts take the first 100 characters…
Partial WordPress Theme Review: Thesis
So I decided that since I blow tons of money on pretty useless things, I thought that $87 was not much to pay for Thesis, a WordPress theme. After watching their videos, I felt like I could comfortablymake the jump. Unfortunately, it was a mistake. Because Thesis is touted as an "SEO Optimized Framework", much…
My contention with studying Greek plays
Greek plays are often the subject of study in literature classes all across America. They're often wonderful examples of tragedy and dramatic irony. But really, is reading them most effective way tostudy them? I realize that these plays are worthy of study, but I must say that the way they are examined and taught is…
On the design industry’s spec work debate
While researching my options for creating a company logo, I came across a number of articles regarding blog design and logo design (see the Points of Interest at the end of the article). One common topicwas the topic of logo contests, which is considered speculative work, or 'spec work'. There is apparently a movement in…
In atonement for my youthful sins of immaturity
As I so often do, yesterday evening I took a moment to reflect on my life a little. Sometimes my thoughts will veer towards more recent events that have transpired, and sometimes they will wander a littlefarther. This time, I traveled seven years back into my past. Of course, my memory is not that of…
