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Discuss Amongst Yourselves - August 28, 2006

You’ve got access to some kind of programming super nerd who’ll offer up a week of his time to redesign your blog. If you can imagine it, he can do it. How would your blog look and work when all was said and done?

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Rebecca said…
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Every time I sit down to do something with my blog lately, I end up staring into space and thinking, "I could be packing right now." If I did get access to said nerd, it would look prettier (blue and green and white), and the columns would be different.
Anonymous said…
I have no imagination.

So it would look exactly the same, unless he came with ideas, too.
Beth said…
Depends on the nerd... is he a cute nerd? (I may or may not have a bit of a thing for geeks). 'cuz if he's a cute nerd, I may have other, er, work to keep him occupied.

And speaking of nerds, I watched the Revenge of the Nerds the other day and noticed that this little human body model thing that was in Anthony Edwards room in the beginning of the movie is identical to a human body model thing that I have. And I yelled out "Oh my god! I HAVE that!" I think I may be a bit of a nerd myself.

That so did not answer your question of the day.
Dave said…
Alright. This discuss amongst yourselves is dead in the water. Talk about whatever you'd like. (While unemployed and sexy nerds across the globe twiddle their thumbs, waiting for something to do--or at least a little sumpin' sumpin'.)
Anonymous said…
I find it entertaining that you are essentially referring to Shatton in this D.A.Y.

I would probably not change too much. I'd add some kind of localize theme, that reflected my mood, or perhaps the mood of the person visiting.

I would also have more detailed trackers so I could more easily stalk my lurkers.

Yes.

That is what I would do.
Anonymous said…
It would look like this: ::guimp:: world's smallest website.
Anonymous said…
could I trade in my programmer for a _writer_?

seriously though, I don't think McSweeney's antique-line-drawing-illustrations aesthetic will ever get old. So could I get an engraver instead?
Anonymous said…
Engraving is so 1700's. You need a wood-burner for some solid etching.
Beth said…
(Nice work on the reverse psychology to get this D.A.Y. back on track. I feel adequately and appropriately chastised for my off-topic banter).

I really like Katie's idea, but if I have to come up with my own idea, I think that a camera that follows my thesis around would have been appropriate for my blog. Or how about a technique that would make more people read my blog and send me heaps and heaps of money so I wouldn't need a job (you said your super nerd could do anything that could that I could imagine, right?)

(P.S. Who said I was waiting to get a little sumpin' sumpin'?)

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