My site has a new look, in keeping with the fact I’m actually giving out my URL when I publish stories. More changes are to come, but I can finally unveil the (mostly-ripped-off) look. Now, time to get away from my computer for a bit.

Things to do:

• add workout tracker postings to footer
• filter several post categories from the “main” blog page
• add a “front page” with a slightly different template — something slightly less bloggy
• for that matter, edit the non-blog page template to be a little less bloggy in the same way
• do up a few more images for the header — I think 5 or 6 b&w images in rotation will do for now
• fiddle with the footer (a pure background color for the whole block would be nice so I don’t have to size-limit it) and eliminate the purple stripe
• add “Recent Comments” under the “Recent Posts” in the footer
• have the “Recent Posts” section leave up what’s already in the posts section
• edit the defaults for the progressbar plugin
• try moving the Workout Tracker, Delicious linklog, and “Short, Maybe Not Sweet” section back to the main page.
• do up an “Other Publications” category for non-fiction and poetry I’ve published, and exclude it from the main blog posting area
• experiment with expanding the librarything “Newest Books” section
• set up a proper archives page to allow access to the archives without an ugly list of links and categories
• rework the categories; consider switching to tagging posts
• add (and resize) the links in the left sidebar
• test in Windows Explorer
• verify the HTML is standards compliant