Monday 2 April 2007

Coming to a head...


"Matthew 2.0" screenshot
Originally uploaded by mjthomas43.
And speaking of heads, isn't mine big??? LOL I read somewhere that in a personal blog/site you should have a picture of yourself to let your audience know who they are dealing with. So what better way to include a pic of me, than to have my big head sticking into the works from stage left?

So, this is my latest design. I'm not completely happy with it but it will pretty much have to do for now. I've got other things to do now. I will implement some minor changes here and there (I've received some valuable advice from JennTSG, and am open to advice from anyone else) but the general layout will remain the same... Unless I get struck with inspiration (which is sometimes as painful as being struck by lightning).

The other things I have to do are: create two other blogs I have ideas for (one on reference service and one on perceptions of librarianship, libraries, librarians, etc.), work on some presentations and posters and reports I have signed on to do, keep beating away at the dead horse I call looking for a permanent position nearby, and probably some other things that escape me for the moment.

I've been watching TVO's "The Agenda" which is totally awesome. Political and geeky and certainly NOT for the drowsy, it is primarily a interview/discussion show that focuses on Canadian (and sometimes world) politics and social issues. Put your thinking cap on, have a cup of coffee (ewwwww!) and give it a try.

Took my 2yo son to the photographers tonight to get a picture taken to include in his "Application for a Citizenship Certificate from Inside Canada (Proof of Citizenship) Under Section 3" (he was born in the States) which I really should have done a year ago but I'm doing it! Get off my back already!

And I was working on creating a "cheat sheet" for using the staff wiki at work today. I'm training the staff at Bracken on how to use a/the wiki and they've requested a handout. Of course, I can't just give them some notes and stuff on a piece of paper.... I have to create a work of art! Place the screenshots just so, choose colours, select fonts, perfect the layout... It has to be something I can be proud of, something people LIKE to look at, something they can hang on their wall... well maybe not that good, but still.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Cool website. So where are the links to your friend's pages?

Debbie

Matt said...

They're coming, they're coming... Patience, my young friend. "Matthew 2.0" wasn't, er, won't be built in a day! LOL

Anonymous said...

Hey, I am not that much younger then you. :-P

Debbie :)

Anonymous said...

WOOT!! A plug. Hey how come my link isn't blue like the others? That's a web authoring mystery for you to solve!!!

Matt said...

It looks blue to me... Perhaps you've actually viewed your own site and it's turned that sickly "previously viewed" colour (which I really should get around to changing).

Problem solved, my good doctor. (Watson, that is.)