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And So It Begins

Jun 20, 2008

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This is my first blog post on my first blog (isn't that special?).

I set up an account with ExpressionEngine in March 2008, and I am finally getting off my lazy ass to make this thing a reality.

The reasons for the delay are many, foremost of which is the fact that I haven't yet come up with a visual design. I know what I want, but I'm not to sure how to get there.

But after some prodding from my good friends Ian and Jen, I decided that the visual part shouldn't hold me back. Plus, what I'm best at is semantic XHTML and kick-ass CSS … might as well start there.

So, as of this posting, my blog is still using the default ExpressionEngine templates and CSS. I haven't made any decisions about categories or functionality. And I still need to get the basic ExpressionEngine foundation configured for my purposes.

Hell, I haven't even decided what sorts of topics I will blog about. Of course web design and standards will be mainstays, but I'm toying with the idea of a fair amount of "personal" topics, including my ridiculously funny foray into online dating.

However, I have decided on a blog name and "tagline," which I'm rather pleased with at this point (gotta start somewhere).

Still, there is much to do. But I'm eager to see how things go.

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Emily Lewis
Yeah, that would be me: .

I'm a web designer living in Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 USA, and I'm a "standardista."

I specialize in hand-coding semantic (X)HTML and CSS, designing accessible web sites, and writing and optimizing web content.

A Blog Not Limited is my personal blog where I pontificate about web design, web standards, semantics and whatever else strikes my fancy.

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