I wasn’t going to post at all today because, well, that’s the thing now, but I have a bit of time this morning and there are things that need to be said, so you get this little teeny-tiny post. Oooh, aaah, little tiny post!
OK, first, how are you reading this? Through a feed reader? NO. CAN THAT SHIT. For once, you feed reader people (and I am one of you, so I’m not at all judging you) I need you to click on through to my blog itself. Here. I’ll even link you. I promise I’m not doing this for clicks or to up my stats or anything. There’s a reason.
DID YOU CLICK?
(The rest of you already know where this is going.)
OK, now that you’re there, what do you see?
AN ALL-NEW LUCY’S FOOTBALL!
It is GREEN and CREAM and has a new HEADER and is GORGEOUS!!!!
I’ve been teasing about this for a while, but it’s finally here! It happened while I was sleeping! Like that sappy Sandra Bullock movie only with less shenanigans and kissing!
Here’s the story:
I’ve been wanting to do something with the blog for a while, but didn’t know what. I mentioned this to Andreas. Did you all know that Andreas, on top of being a scientist and an amazing dad and an all-around top-notch human, does computer stuff for a living? It is true! However, that’s not why I mentioned it to him. We talk a lot, it just came up. (I believe it came up because he mentioned he’d been playing around with the fonts on his blog and I asked how a person would do that because I was thinking of doing something with my blog in the new year but I wasn’t sure how.)
Andreas said, “what are you thinking of doing?” and asked many questions and I answered them and he asked MORE questions and then he said, “you know, I do this for a living and would love to redesign your blog for you.”
WHAT? No. People don’t just DO THINGS to be NICE. Or DO they?
Yep. They totally do when they are Andreas.
(This is not an invitation for you all to inundate Andreas with favor-requests. If you want to pay him all the money to redesign your blog, cool, but don’t be hitting him up for free shit. I don’t think that’s what he’s there for.)
Sometimes people do things just to be nice. And because they love you. And someday I might actually not be blown away by that, but I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen, because I’m almost 40 and I still get all weepy at unexpected kindnesses. (And let’s face it, all kindnesses, to me, are unexpected, and probably always will be. Because I’m deeply broken.)
So for the past couple of weeks, we’ve been discussing options and color-schemes and leafy things and sidebars and ins and outs (and listen, I’m not the easiest to work with, because I have NO IDEA WHAT I WANT and NO EYE FOR DESIGN) and then last night, when I was sleeping, he implemented the redesign! AND IT IS GORGEOUS!!!
I love that it’s a design no one else has and no one else will EVER have (well, unless they copy it from me, and don’t be copying, you creepy stealing bastards.) I love that it was created for me by one of my most favorite people and most dear friends. I love that it represents me – the colors, the layout, everything. I LOVE IT IRRATIONALLY.
Andreas is going to be embarrassed about this post because he was all “YOU DO NOT HAVE TO THANK ME” but I’m doing it anyway. I don’t often do what I’m told.
So, new blog! It is pretty and shiny and green and very me, and I can’t stop looking at it. I love it so, so much.
Also, I love Andreas so, so much. He has proven himself one of the best people I know and a true friend time and time again over the past year and more specifically over the past few months since we started talking more and more which was one of the happiest occurences of 2012 for me; this is just another example of his expansive wonderfulness. Which he would deny having. Because he always denies how amazing he is. Superheroes always deny their secret identity, kiddos, that is a true fact from me to you.
Thank you, Andreas. Times a billion. You’re most sincerely awesome. Deny it if you want, I know the truth.
January 9th, 2013 at 12:13 pm
Ok, I ‘liked’ this post, even though it might make me look like a narcissist. But I cannot not like any of your posts (even the ones that makes me angry (fyi this one didn’t make me angry, only slightly embarrassed)).
And I love you too, you know. You’re a very good friend. I’m glad to have been able to help you get the blog you want and deserve.
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January 9th, 2013 at 8:57 pm
Oh, well, only SLIGHTLY embarrassed. That means I didn’t try hard enough. I’ll do better next time. Heh.
And aw, blush. You’re the best, Andreas. Sincerely. I’m so lucky to know you.
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January 9th, 2013 at 11:40 pm
Well. I’m a man of understatements. You know that.
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January 9th, 2013 at 12:17 pm
I love it! Looooooooooove! Gold star to Andreas!
ALL THE STARS FOR ANDREAS!
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January 9th, 2013 at 8:56 pm
He DOES get all the stars! Every last one!
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January 10th, 2013 at 1:20 pm
ALSO FIFTY CHEERS FOR ANDREAS! Because three is woefully inadequate.
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January 10th, 2013 at 8:49 pm
Seriously, if Andreas was closer, I would hug him so hard his back would crack and he’d be all “AMY STOP IT LOVE ISN’T SUPPOSED TO BE HURTY.”
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January 9th, 2013 at 12:39 pm
Oooh, shiny! If I were a bowerbird, I’d add this blog to my collection of things to impress the opposite sex!
Well done, Andreas!
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January 9th, 2013 at 8:56 pm
Hey, wait, will this attract the opposite sex? *waits patiently for the opposite sex*
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January 9th, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Pretty, shiny new blog! Go Andreas! :D Congrats, Amy, it’s beautiful :)
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January 9th, 2013 at 8:55 pm
Thank you so much! I love it! :)
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January 9th, 2013 at 1:12 pm
A thing of beauty. Truly!
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January 9th, 2013 at 8:55 pm
Aw, thank you! :)
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January 9th, 2013 at 3:06 pm
nice and CLEAN.
*clean* is design for GOOD.
i like the links at the top and the bits and bobs at the bottom.
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January 9th, 2013 at 8:55 pm
YAY! I’m glad you like it. You have excellent taste!
Andreas was in charge of making the links at the top pretty and cleaner because my original links were too long. And isn’t the bottom pretty? I love the RSS link. I think it looks like candy.
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January 10th, 2013 at 8:03 am
yes! it does!
he has tidied you up considerably. everything is looking spick and span. plus, it’s nice not to have an off the shelf look.
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January 10th, 2013 at 8:51 pm
YAY! I know, there are so many things to like about it, and it being all mine all mine *grabby hands* is definitely one of the big ones!
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January 9th, 2013 at 6:10 pm
Shiny!
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January 9th, 2013 at 8:54 pm
Hee! Thanks!
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January 9th, 2013 at 9:08 pm
I hope you got the reference. :)
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January 9th, 2013 at 9:09 pm
I’m a total browncoat. Got it and loved it! :)
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January 15th, 2013 at 6:11 pm
Woot!
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January 9th, 2013 at 8:04 pm
Aw, Andreas, you are a sweet man & that was a nice thing to do and I promise I will not ask you for blog redesigns or sweets. :)
Your site looks gorgeous, Amy. Congrats. So beautiful!
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January 9th, 2013 at 8:53 pm
Thank you! (He really IS sweet but he wants us to think he’s an evil mastermind so I’ll pretend he is. YOU ARE AN EVIL MASTERMIND ANDREAS!!!)
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January 9th, 2013 at 10:44 pm
evil mastermind. got it.
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January 9th, 2013 at 9:38 pm
very nice!! i’m a big fan of green myself!!!
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January 9th, 2013 at 9:39 pm
Thank you! (And green is the best! The Nephew would agree with you!) :)
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January 10th, 2013 at 7:54 am
The blog is gorgeous. Good work, Andreas!
(I follow with a feed reader, but I still have to click through to your site in order to comment and “like” posts. Haha!)
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January 10th, 2013 at 8:51 pm
Thank you thank you!
Oh, I totally forgot about that, I have to click through to comment, too! Duh, me!
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January 10th, 2013 at 1:21 pm
Oh my stars, is it LOVELY. And the bottom bar is GREEN AND PRETTY and zomg so jealous.
I LOVE IT!
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January 10th, 2013 at 8:49 pm
YAY! I’m so glad! Thank you! I do, too!
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