Old posts with new labels

This is a public service announcement.

Switching to the new version of Blogger has allowed me to label all of my posts, and I am in the process of labeling all old posts. However, it seems that with each administrative update, all RSS readers are picking up the feeds as new posts, even though the posts themselves haven't changed - only the labels are new. Until this process is complete (and it is very tedious and time-consuming), please note the date of the post at the top of each entry to verify that it's a new post and not one of the old posts with the new labels.

Thanks for your patience. Hopefully (but doubtfully), I'll get the labeling done fairly quickly.

Well, whaddya think?

So, after hours of pondering, tweaking, and contemplating tossing my computer (not to mention alternately badgering and complaining to Mr. Anglosaxy), I've managed to create a new look for Something Something. There's still a bit of cleaning up to do, and I'm still trying to figure out how to add photos to the header without everything going totally wonky, but essentially, it's done.

Well, whaddya think? Do we like it? I wanted to add some color without making it look tacky (and the line between slick and tacky is rather thin, dontcha know?). Suggestions are welcome, especially from people who can match colors and create brilliant color schemes. Sadly, I'm not one of them, and relied on the color palette's automatic display of colors that matched whatever color I happened to be using at the time. Truly. If there was a Garanimals line of clothing for adults, I'd be a totally dedicated customer...

Here I go, running at the mouth (running at the fingers?) again. I do have to run, as it's time to start thinking about dinner for the Little One (not to mention his mother and father). I'll be back soon enough, though, and when I do return, I expect to start seeing your comments trickle in. Don't make me come over there...

Tweaking

Greetings and salutations. I've just upgraded to Blogger Beta, so please bear with me as I work out the kinks throughout the day today. Eventually, all original lists, photos, icons, etc. will have returned to their usual locations. Patience is a virtue, so let's see how virtuous I can be during what promises to be a somewhat annoying tweaking session.

For now, though, I'm off to the third lesson of my women's self-defense class, so I'll be back with you shortly. I'm learning all sorts of interesting moves, so whatever you do, don't come at me from behind or try to piss me off to my face. Either way, you're goin' down...

Blogger Beta - Should I or Shouldn't I?

Okay, it's been brought to my attention by several well-meaning friends (both of whom I love dearly, lest they suspect that I'm taking the piss, which I'm not, at least not this time - they'll know it when I am!) that it might not be a bad idea to jazz up my blog a bit, give it a little more pizazz, if you will. I'm inclined to agree, but to be honest, I'm afraid to take the plunge. Not that it couldn't do with a little color and excitement, but I also don't want to detract from the high quality of the writing :-).

One of the first things I'm thinking of doing is switching to Blogger Beta, but I've heard that it might be buggy. I like the design options that it provides, but I'm concerned that the negatives might outweigh the positives.

So, people who've switched to the Beta, can you tell me whether or not you're happy with it, why or why not, yada yada yada? People who don't know what I'm talking about, tell me what you'd like to see on the blog, whether it's about the content or the look, I want to hear what you've got to say!