As you can probably tell, I decided that the start of the new year would be a good time to redesign my blog. Not only did I redesign the colors, layout, and sidebar, I also decided to make the switch to WordPress. I made this decision based on the different tools and customization that WordPress offers. Of course, I was initially confused by the fact that WordPress is the name of both the blogging software used to create the blog and the website used to host the blog. I was frustrated by the great flexibility offered by the software, which seemed to be thwarted by the host. I found that I couldn’t embed Flash or JavaScript the way I could on Blogger. I couldn’t customize my blog’s CSS without pay for their premium service. It was enough to make me reconsider the entire switch. Then I remembered that while WordPress.com may be overly restrictive, the software prodruced by WordPress.org is indeed powerful, and if I eventually shift my blog hosting to another server, all of those problems would disappear. So I found workarounds for most of the problems I had with WordPress.com, and I think this will work out afterall.

I figured a new appearance needed a new name, so I have redubbed the blog “The Ambitious Paradox”, which describes my intentions of maintaining a blog and executing all of the content but recognizes the lack of motivation that often hinders those ambitious intentions. I hope it will serve as a motivator to not live up to the name, causing me to write more often than I have in the past. But don’t get too used to the photo in the header. It’s a photo I took for fun that I’m using as a placeholder until I can find a header image I like.

So say goodbye to the old format. It will continue to live on in suspended animation at my Blogger site, but the torch has officially been passed.

Out with the old, and in with the new

Out with the old, and in with the new