Redesigning slightlymore and a fun side project

My close friends will know two facts about me (probably more, too): I work a lot and I love roller coasters. I’ve already confessed to the near death of slightlymore in its current incarnation and after getting back from a holiday to Spain to a theme park, I have decided to write a book to give me something to do in the evenings instead of work.

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My close friends will know two facts about me (probably more, too): I work a lot and I love roller coasters. I’ve already confessed to the near death of slightlymore in its current incarnation (more on this in a sec!) and after getting back from a holiday to Spain to a theme park, I have decided to write a book to give me something to do in the evenings instead of work.

I have been into roller coasters for as long as I can remember. In fact, one of my first memories is asking if I can go on a massive looming structure which I later worked out was a roller coaster. I’ve always wanted to write a book. So what better way to improve my writing skills, write a book and create something physical which I can say I designed than to write a book about roller coasters? Happily, there is a web site – BobBooks – which produces quality books of your design. So I’ve decided to create a roller coaster annual of 2009 (and hopefully follow it up each year with another – how cool would that be?!)

Which (via a bit of a tangent) brings me on to the redesign and rethink of slightlymore. Up until now, it has always been a kind of portfolio, tutorials and, well, impersonal. It’s my web site, so why not make it an online representation of me. That makes sense. As mentioned in my previous post I want a place where I can write whatever I want to write, not just write about web development. Why do I need a site which shows off my knowledge as a developer and not who I am as a person – it’s not like I’m looking for a job!

The new design is coming along quite nicely, and I should have it done by the end of the week. It will be a lot simpler than slightlymore currently, and it will be a lot more playful, which I think will encourage me to post more frequently. Under the hood, I am going to play around with just how little presentation I can get from virtually no markup. No unnecessary divs here or classes there. It’s going to really shine on the bleeding edge browsers yet still render nicely in older ones.

I have some really bad TV to watch now, so tata for now ;)

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I can be found fairly regularly at Oxford Geek Nights, OxTuttle and other general nerding out activities in and around Oxford.

I am also often found in my natural habitat which is anywhere that you can find an adreneline machine. I frequent English theme parks more often than is healthy, and take trips abroad to sample foreign rides.

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These posts were written at the time of writing and may not still be accurate or reflect my opinions any more. In fact, they may not even be correct or representative at the time of writing. You see, when I write, I just write. I don't do that thing which they always told you to do at school and plan what you want to write first. Because of this, there will almost certainly be a load of typos, grammar errors and incorrect facts and references. If this makes you feel queasy, I apologise that you had to get to the bottom of the page to read this, and hope that some day, you'll learn to forgive me.

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Slightlymore started off all too formally for my liking. In the depths of the archives, you'll find tutorials. However if you read the more recent posts, you'll find them a lot more playful and about fun and interesting stuff.

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