The Dog's Name

Translated by
Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jnr
Thursday, April 20, 2006

It starts small, like all such desires…an annoying tic, the incessant hum on the fringes of our mind, the small shading of green that gives way and grows into more, and as, for whatever reason, the words on the sites we read fail to inspire or talk directly to us, the distraction of the layout grows…ohhh nice colours, clean layout, I love that image, that’s a cool plug-in, and look at those links, and for those truly geeky amongst us…I wonder how they did that in CSS?

Yes, I have been cursed with template envy.

That growing desire, usually more frequent during times of blog-boredom and decided lack of writing inspiration that’s raises its tempting little head, and is only fueled by the more sites you visit. For those so afflicted there can be only one cure, this blight can only be assuaged by one thing, and I don’t mean copious quantities of cask strength bourbon, that’s right, a “redesign”.

Struggling in the last few days to find my voice and give head to my thoughts, I have gone beyond the mere contemplation of a redesign, and am firmly in the trenches doing battle with the evil “html hun”…now in the past a certain un-named Blogger has accused me of “blog commitment issues” (BCI), to which I scoffed and merely pointed out that maybe I am just easily bored and get distracted by…ooohhh look pretty popUps ~grin~.

So it was with the smug smile of satisfaction that I read Jill’s post this morning, and I had to laugh when the struggle to find inspiration and post was likened to that of a difficult relationship…I was further encouraged with her third piece of advice “Dress for it.”, meaning customise your template to speak both for you and of you…and maybe, just maybe, I even grinned when she mentioned Vicky S ~grin~

Tagged: The Dogs Name, Blogs, Templates

Lectiones Sacrae Ex Libris Indiana 10:30

10 Comments:

Jill said...: I am happy to have encouraged your template envy. You're right about the fact that the compulsion to redesign comes when you're struggling with voice. I'm going through a bit of a transitional period with my muse. The solution: redesign. I can't wait to get it done. When will you be unveiling?; 11:34
Madame Chiang said...: "blog commitment issues"...why on earth would anyone ever accuse you of that?

But I do like this one best of all...please don't change it too much....; 14:55
Miss Natalie said...: What happened to your pics?

I picked my template because of the contradictions it implies, it’s all me. The ye olde nature together embracing the modern world of a blog.; 15:25
Indiana said...: Jill: Redesign is both a satisfying and frustrating experience...how do you remain true to who you are, and yet offer a fresh look that will renew and hopefully inspire you. "A muse", I find I need more than just one. ~grin~

Mdme Chiang: I don't know, why did you? ~bigger grin~ colors, layout and some info changes...I like the sepia so thats remaining. Thanks for your continued support.

Natalie: Pics will be found on my photo site unless they are needed to illustrate a post or a point in a post...
I adapted this template for the simple reason I am a "code poet" and the need to tinker is, I think, genetic...the next one is coming from scratch and from the wonders of notepad.; 15:44
Madame Chiang said...: Pls don't change the hieroglyphics....that's the best part!!

If you need any help on that front...maybe Peter Rabbit could help out...

As the the BCI comment...well us readers get tired chasing you around...!; 16:52
Cinnamon said...: HOW can you have template envy? Your blog is fabulous!

I'm still using the P.O.S. blogger template, and I'm too mentally challenged to even put links down the sidebar.

Every time I look at your blog, I GET template envy!; 20:31
Jill said...: I need more than one muse as well, Indy. Nothing to be ashamed of. ;); 00:53
Summer said...: I like the color of this template. It's soothing and makes me want to spend a lot of time here.

Yeah, the background color is why I'm here all the time. ;); 02:37
Dusty Admin said...: I know what you mean. As soon as I've tweaked a template I get immediately bored with it and look to have something a little more.... interesting.

I just wish I had more time to dedicate to making it look a little better. I've been mucking around with Photoshop recently so hopefully I'll have a little spare time on my hands in Aus and I'll be able to have a fiddle

... with the template!; 05:54
Scorpy said...: Hey...you changed your template...; 08:09