How to Embarrass Yourself in 3 Easy Steps
Published 24 Aug 2005
- Assume that no one, except for about 5 women that you know will cut you some slack, reads your site.
- Launch a redesign on Sunday afternoon before it’s completely ready, just to get it up there and off your plate.
- 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.
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Oh Hai.
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Margarita on the Rocks
OMG, did she actually post?
Yes. Yes she did.
It has been so damn long that I feel like I sould be writing something deep and earth shattering, but I don’t have it in me. …More »
Commentary
Lance Jonn Romanoff writes
Aug 25 at 05:47 AM #
Andrea,
Visiting via CSSBeauty. Very nice site – I particularly like the color choices.
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.
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.
Andrea writes
Aug 25 at 03:39 PM #
goodwitch: Thanks! You always make the best drinks…
stacy writes
Sep 18 at 04:46 PM #
Hey Andrea—I like your new site design…s.
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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