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How to Embarrass Yourself in 3 Easy Steps

  1. Assume that no one, except for about 5 women that you know will cut you some slack, reads your site.
  2. Launch a redesign on Sunday afternoon before it’s completely ready, just to get it up there and off your plate.
  3. Happen to launch about the same time as the redesign of a famous web zine that uses Georgia much better than you do, and made sure they didn’t launch before they were ready.

I am working on the IE issues. I really am. But I have a day job where I have to kiss IE’s ass far too much, and here on my personal site it gets to take a back seat. This helps to keep me sane.

Thank you so much to whoever submitted my site to CSSBeauty, and to those of you coming from there— welcome! I am honored to be featured there, and slightly embarrassed. I’m working on the IE issues. I really am.

Commentary

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Lance Jonn Romanoff writes

Aug 25 at 05:47 AM #

Andrea,

Visiting via CSSBeauty.  Very nice site – I particularly like the color choices.

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Andrea writes

Aug 25 at 06:27 AM #

Lance: Thanks very much, and welcome!  There will be more color themes in the (somewhat) near future as well.

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goodwitch writes

Aug 25 at 12:40 PM #

Damn, does this mean I HAVE to give you slack?  Can I just give you a margarita instead?

Here ya go…nice and frosty with a sangria swirl.

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Andrea writes

Aug 25 at 03:39 PM #

goodwitch: Thanks!  You always make the best drinks…

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stacy writes

Sep 18 at 04:46 PM #

Hey Andrea—I like your new site design…s.

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Andrea writes

Oct 6 at 07:55 AM #

Thanks Stace!  Why does it give me an eerie feeling to now know that both my family and my work colleagues are reading this blog…?
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