DebbieOhi.com!

Okay, after a few days of intensive HTML wrangling, I have a preliminary work site up at debbieohi.com. Yes, I know this is supposed to be the URL of "My Life In A Nutshell," but it seemed like the logical choice for a business site. I've moved MLIAN to http://www.debbieohi.com/nutshell/.

Both of these sites are now on a new server. I've converted My Life In A Nutshell from Movabletype to Wordpress because (1) the new server provides a one-click Wordpress installation, (2) I've been considering switching Blatherings from Movabletype to Wordpress but want to try it with a smaller project first and (3) I'd really like to enable comments for my comic, and Wordpress supposedly has a good spam control system. So please do feel free to post comments on my Wordpress version of My Life In A Nutshell so I can see how everything works. I'll be replacing the old comic site with a URL pointer.

I used one of the built-in templates for now, but am going to customize this page eventually once I've had a chance to check out the Wordpress documentation. I also need to add a "want to be notified" link.

Anyway, please do visit debbieohi.com. I'm going to be tweaking the graphics (I'm going to get rid of some of the clouds in the image at the top of the page, for instance) and will add more info. I've also been very bad at keeping track of my publications, so I know my list is missing a bunch of writing credits. This is one of the reasons I've been procrastinating about posting a portfolio type of site ... but also a good reason to finally get one online. I'm going to gradually go through paperwork and boxes to fill out the list, and will also be adding more illustration samples. I need to add ALT tags.

Feel free to post or e-mail any comments about what you like and don't like about the site; I'm especially interested in any browser incompatibilities. Please don't be offended if I choose to put your suggestions on the backburner; I may leave major changes for the next site update...right now, I'm focusing on getting something online. I may also choose to completely ignore your suggestion for illogical reasons.

For those who are curious, I created the entire site in three days using TextMate with raw HTML. Yes, I'm a Neanderthal.

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