I Messed Up!

You may have noticed the new blog look. WooHoo! Not.  . .

 I didn't do it on purpose!

Over the last few months, Blogger has been 'upgrading' (read: slowing down response times and making everything have a BORING white background). Everytime I logged on to post something, "they" kept sending me to the template screen. I felt like a horse being led to water and I sure didn't want to drink!

If you remember, I did ask for input on my blog awhile back, though, of course, no one bothered to chime in with any suggestions . . .

Anyhoo, I was playing around with a template and clicked publish to blog WITHOUT BOTHERING TO SAVE MY ORIGINAL TEMPLATE DESIGN.

My bad.

There it is, just call me a genius.

So over the next few weeks I'll be playing with the design of the blog and template until I find something that makes me happy. 

Just deal with it.

I have to.

Who knows maybe I'll figure out how to custom install the rune design on THE GOBLIN'S APPRENTICE header into the background, or incorporate the medallion into the header. I don't know what I'll be doing, but I will guareentee that I will NOT be using warm colors like yellow, pink or red.
I like those colors, just not on my blog.

I simply don't find those colors soothing. . . . maybe it had something to do with working for 20 years in a lab with some putridly awful yellow and red walls. *shudder*

Later, Peeps!

Blogger Whims

Just a few thoughts today.

--When I checked my blog stats on Sept.1, the blog had a huge spike at 0300 . . . from the Netherlands.
The blog that seemed to be the main one of interest was titled Vote for a New Blog Name. I had written it for May 12, 2010--yep, over a year ago. If anyone has a clue as to why this blog showed up on the radar from the Netherlands, please feel free to comment or email me.

Trying to figure out the vagaries of the Internet and how search engines do their thing are just plain mind-numbing! This has happened to me before with: Germany, France and Iran. No idea why.

--Blogger also has a new interface. Of course, they decide to unroll this AFTER I wrote a 10-page article with screen dumps for my friend's Author EMS website. I can always scroll through the article and screen dump the new look, but I think they are still tweaking their product.

I pulled it up and there is a HUGE amount of white on the dashboard pages. I don't like it. There's a reason why I stay with the blog colors that I have chosen. I like cool colors--blues and greens are soothing. White is harsh to my eyes. That might be because I'm typing all the time and I want a change when I scroll through my blog pages.

--I've noticed that bloggers are either WordPress fans or Blogger fans. It's like PC vs. Mac. I'm a PC and blogger, while everyone else is WRONG! Just kidding. It's just a preference. A few months ago, RWA PRO did a free online program how to set up WordPress. I'm sure there were hundreds of covertees this way. I didn't bother to even read the blogs. 1) I'm not interested in changing, 2) I learn better by doing and not taking a class to hold my hand through the process, 3) I HATE logging on to a WordPress site. It makes you jump through hoops to even comment on a blog. Shoot, 90% if the time, I don't even bother commenting because of this. One time I went to a friend's Facebook post to comment.

I'm sure there are things about Blogger that I don't take advantage of, but considering I started this blog on a whim, I'm good.

That's it for now.
Later, Peeps!