Ick. It's ugly, isn't it?

Yup, I mean my blog. I don't think it's ugly because it's plain - I rather like simple designs. Rather, the damn thing is ugly because I used a minimalist template and have not had a chance to optimize it to me. Unfortunately, my CSS skillz have fallen hopelessly out of date, so change will be slow in coming. Over time, I will also add things like a link sidebar and all the usual accoutrements, but for now I'm sticking to the KISS philosophy. I'll freely accept comments and suggestions for changing the place around as I slowly bring it into order. This is implicit; from now on, I will assume that you are observant enough to notice changes in the design without needing me to point it out.

On the other hand, I am most specifically not going to monitor traffic to this site. Not only do I want to spare myself the embarrassment of a pathetically small readership, I also abhor the whole idea of obsessively checking places like sitemeter to know exactly which IPs have come trawling by. Nonetheless, I would welcome feedback on anything and everything; as such, I strongly encourage you to leave comments, even inane ones. I cannot guarantee a response, but I will read and enjoy them. Furthermore, I refuse to place my contact information on something so public as this site; as such, comments may be your only method to reach me, unless you know ways from elsewhere.