Subscribe!One year ago today, I registered the domain name for the Libloggery and began tinkering with it. The first "official" entry was "The hickory tree. . ." on Feb. 14, 2006, although I altered the timestamp of the Libloggery's introduction post to be Feb. 12, 2006.
Including that first post, I've made 171 entries to the Libloggery that include photographs, political opinion, poetry, prose, game solutions, and science interests. The diversity of these posts is indicative not only of my interests, but a struggle I've had in giving the Libloggery an identity. I envision the Libloggery as being a sort of library of blogs, with each section of the "Blog Menu" being a separate and somewhat independent blog. I also feel as though I've "copted out" at times by simply creating entries that are little more than links to someone else's content. While that's not all bad, I should be working harder to create my own content and at least add entertaining or insightful commentary when creating such an entry.
The last few months at the Libloggery have been slow, but that's primarily due to my day job. The life of a grad student often leaves little time for extracurricular pursuits. But, with the light at the end of the tunnel (let's hope it's not a freight train), I should be graduating soon and moving on to a post-doctoral position at which time I will probably be able to devote even less time to the Libloggery. :)
It's been a fun first year. I've learned a bit more about html, cascading style sheets, and minimal perl. Just enough to be dangerous, that is. This website is probably not the best example of coding on the internet. But it is mine, and I look forward to another and better year.
