So here it is, ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the new avatar of my beloved blog!
As promised, the gallery is up and running with a few old photos from my photography collection. Now I’m not a pro and I don’t even have a digicam. All those photos have been clicked by my trusty old warhorse, the SE W700i cellphone’s camera. So don’t expect HD quality or anything remotely close. 
Now a few words about the theme. I chose this one because it was simple yet elegant, catchy but not a bit garish. Oh, and I liked the colour scheme as well. 
So, are things getting back on track for this oft-neglected site? You bet!
So finally I’ve woken up from my slumber and decided to tweak this blog. To begin with, I’ve added a ‘Random Quotes’ widget and since r Reading quotes is one of my favourite pastimes., I’ll be filling it up with loads and loads of witty, grim and inspiring quotations in the coming days.
I also plan to add an image gallery and import photos from my Flickr account into it. And if that’s not enough, I’ll even tweak the theme, perhaps replacing the messy desk with my own mess.
Well nothing, actually. Between sessions of PES2009 and Urban Terror, I browse forums and websites, post comments on fansites and… err… that’s about it.
That literally sums up what’s been going on since the past few weeks. It could have been so much different. But alas, right now I’m stuck on an incomplete job – my first freelance project. Why stuck? Because dear reader, the lovable chap who handed me the project is taking ages to provide me with the data needed to complete it. All that’s left is to fill in the data to complete the website, get a domain and upload the pages. God knows when this one will end.
Another project is in the pipeline, and I’m not gonna repeat the same mistake again, so I’ve asked my friend (who arranged for this deal) to collect the data first and foremost. That should go much smoother than my first effort.
Oh well, patience is key right now. So please be patient until I decide to post again.
A defeat at the hands of Spurs is always bitter, but the way we played in the first half, we were just asking to be beaten. The goal scored by Modric was a good one, but Bosingwa should have just gotten rid of the ball. Chelsea came alive in the second half, but never really exerted our authority. A few chances towards the end, good saves from Gomes and the crossbar prevented Chelsea from taking at least a point.
ManU lost to Fulham earlier and had Rooney as well as Scholes sent off. Chelsea could and should have taken advantage of their slip-up. But we didn’t and the gap still remains at 4 points.
As things stand, we’re 2nd in the table but could be overtaken by Liverpool if they win tomorrow. Oh well, let’s just wait and watch. And pray a little, maybe.
A few weeks ago I visited a book fair where I caught a glimpse of some newspapers from a bygone era. Since the authorities didn’t allow anyone to hang around for too long, I was able to click only a handful of pictures with my cellphone camera. Here they are:
It didn’t last long. I thought it would.
But sadly, I’ve decided to discard the theme that I customized for myself and revert to a run-of-the-mill WordPress theme. Gone is the big header that screamed ‘Abhi’ and gone are the plans that I had for creating something more than ‘just a blog’. The gallery which had a measly 3 photos is no longer there. The homepage or index has been sent packing. All that’s left is this blog. Mind you, it wasn’t a hasty decision to scrap the entire structure. There were quite a few things that I kept in mind while doing so.
First of all, it was getting too difficult to maintain a consistent look throughout the entire site. Make one change and I had to repeat it 3 times over.
Then, the colour scheme didn’t look too good after a while. I had worked hard to put it all together and in the beginning I was awestruck by it. But slowly I realized that the structure of the site and the look were just not good enough.
It was too plain. It was static. There was hardly any content. In short, it was too boring.
And then I suddenly realized that I don’t actually need all that stuff which I had planned on making.
So this is how it all looks now. Barebones but better than before, methinks. Maybe now I can concentrate more on writing rather than fiddling with the HTML and CSS.