In which things are afoot
Feb. 18th, 2006 09:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katiefooleryI'm waiting for my website to turn up as I write. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be a terribly polite website, as it hasn't phoned ahead and told me when to expect it or marked a train timetable so I know when to pick it up. Instead, I'm imagining it dragging its feet down some street out there, looking disgruntled and muttering about being woken up without warning when it was having the nicest dream.
Actually, now that I think about it, I'd prefer it if it was standing in front of the bathroom mirror, making sure it was looking presentable enough before it summoned up the courage to knock on my door and introduce itself.
Either way, it's not here yet and nothing major will change when it arrives, because I haven't actually designed it yet. It'll just be sitting there, all naked and shivering, waiting for me to cover it in pretty graphics and witty text. Well, that's the plan, at least.
It's been a while since I had a website and even then, it was only a GeoCities one. I used to love GeoCities - until I started using Firefox and saw what they did to my lovely, validated code. At this stage in the Saga of Katie's Website, I decided to relocate to LiveJournal and to that end, I started storing my story excerpts here and pointing people in this direction in messageboard and email signatures. At this point, I feel it's time to establish a place on the web once more, now that I'm actually trying to get my stories published.
(Ooh! For a minute there, my website turned up! Then it must have had to go and urgently powder its nose, for it vanished. I'm sure it'll be back. It left its drink here...)
So, as I was saying: if I'm trying to be a professional, published-type writer, then I think I need a place on the web to assist me along the way. I could blather on about it more, but I think I've said it all there, really.
And now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go back to sitting in my armchair, looking at the clock in a meaningful manner.
Actually, now that I think about it, I'd prefer it if it was standing in front of the bathroom mirror, making sure it was looking presentable enough before it summoned up the courage to knock on my door and introduce itself.
Either way, it's not here yet and nothing major will change when it arrives, because I haven't actually designed it yet. It'll just be sitting there, all naked and shivering, waiting for me to cover it in pretty graphics and witty text. Well, that's the plan, at least.
It's been a while since I had a website and even then, it was only a GeoCities one. I used to love GeoCities - until I started using Firefox and saw what they did to my lovely, validated code. At this stage in the Saga of Katie's Website, I decided to relocate to LiveJournal and to that end, I started storing my story excerpts here and pointing people in this direction in messageboard and email signatures. At this point, I feel it's time to establish a place on the web once more, now that I'm actually trying to get my stories published.
(Ooh! For a minute there, my website turned up! Then it must have had to go and urgently powder its nose, for it vanished. I'm sure it'll be back. It left its drink here...)
So, as I was saying: if I'm trying to be a professional, published-type writer, then I think I need a place on the web to assist me along the way. I could blather on about it more, but I think I've said it all there, really.
And now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go back to sitting in my armchair, looking at the clock in a meaningful manner.