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Pathetic Solicitation
29Jan2003 Filed under: LogisticaI’m preparing to move my site over to its new home, electrolicious.com, right? I keep talking about this. What’s stopping me?
I kind of want to do a redesign. But then I remember: I suck at designing! Really bad! Then I get an idea that I’ve had before:
Does anyone feel like redesigning my webpage? What’s in it for you, you ask? Well, I’ll prominently link you over there in the “About Blog” section. I get lots of hits! Many people would see your amazing skills — and then they would visit your site and hire you to do things for them! No, really!
Does this sound like I’m begging? Because I am.
And to make it even worse? I’m going to be demanding, too.
Things I would want on this imaginary site that some creative benefactor is going to give to me:
Now that I’ve scared everyone away, does anyone feel like submitting a design?
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Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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craig/btezra
January 29th, 2003 at 1:01 pm
Moving to a new host (I highly suggest Dream Host? Just started a new site/blog with a good friend Jonathan (and a few others to appear later); hope you’ll stop by! I am still in the throws of tweaking the templates, working on a new design with a few folks (if you know anyone to recco to design a template/logo let me know, willing to pay for services rendered), but the most important part was “just doing it”…so I know you’ll find the spirit/time to do it yourself, soon, right? All the best ~ Craig
Susan
January 29th, 2003 at 2:55 pm
An unrelated question: What do the asterisks next to some links mean (i.e. Hitachi Magic Wand and Douse It)? Thanks.
Ariel
January 29th, 2003 at 3:02 pm
The astericks are links. Click then to see what they link to.
Jason
January 29th, 2003 at 3:03 pm
An unrelated factoid: A trebuchet is a type of medieval catapault (in addition to being a most elegant font).
Dave
January 30th, 2003 at 6:55 am
I think it’s time for Ariel to go big. I started reading her site back in the days where it was black background and her infamous “glam shot” on the side (I’ll bashfully admit that’s what starting me reading).
Now I think she needs something that says, “I am a hooper, hear me ROAR!”
Maybe I should shut up and try to think of some design ideas…
8bitjoystick.com
January 30th, 2003 at 12:16 pm
Hey I am a professional web designer who runs a MT powered blog and is also a reader of your site. I would love to help you out with a redesign. No charge.
The trebuchet was also know as the wolf of war and feared by castles.
Ariel
January 30th, 2003 at 2:29 pm
Thanks to all who expressed interest. I’m going to have Kev from alternate.org do it. Thanks again, everyone! Who knew I had so many rockstars in the hizouse?