Category: Featured

I don’t expect that there will be very many people who have stopped by to see how the site is coming along. In fact I don’t that there will be anyone since I haven’t shared the domain name with anyone that I can think of. Having said that though does not take into consideration people that would come here just to check up on me or those that got here through searches. I saw on duckduckgo.com had this site listed there a few days ago.

Now the update. I finally have had true internet access for the first time today after nearly five days of very spotty connections. It felt good to actually be working on the site. So today I tried to normalize all the pages… I think what I’ve trying to say is that I added all the base pages in and double-checked links. I still need to change the default images in the headers. It really doesn’t make sense that only two pages are unique.

I also completed some of the standard pages that sites should have. You know, the pages I’m speaking about are the “terms of use” page and the “privacy policy” page. They aren’t glamorous but necessary and kind of fun to do.

I want to talk about the images/illustrations that are under the menubar on the main pages of this site. Aren’t they the best ever? I wish I could claim them as my own, but I can’t. What I can do is acknowledge that I got them from people that I know. I didn’t just search the web for great images, but the people that created these images are super-talented and although I may be stepping out a little, they are my friends or at least were my friends. The image on the front page is by a world renowned illustrator and I’m not exaggerating, his illustrations have been on some of the most well know magazines in the world and I think he’s my friend, Maris Bishofs, from Riga, Latvia.

The other image that I’m using, again with implicit understanding it was okay to use, was from a highly talented student that I had a few years ago. This sounds bad, but I can’t for the life of me remember her name. I can see her face, and see her sitting in class, but I can’t remember her name. I’ve spent hours looking for her on deviant art with no success. Years ago, I left a comment on her deviant art page and I thought if I could log into my account there, that I could find her, but I can’t find anything about her. The girl can draw! As her professor and supposedly an expert on art, I was in awe. Contact me if you are my student that drew the pokeman image.