I’m Still Here…

It was recently brought to my attention (thanks for the comment!) that's it's been a while since my last post. The end of the year is often hectic. That isn't the real reason for things slowing down though.

1. I'm still a little self conscious. While most of the people who read my blog are friends or acquaintances, whatever I post can be seen by the world. I struggle with the idea of publishing something that isn't up to par or restricted by my narrow experience.
2. My ADHD meds are spendy and I haven't been on them since mid November. Sometimes I wonder how much I really need to be on them. After being without them a month, I realize how much I struggle to focus and stay on task.
3. Blogging is completely different than any other writing I've ever done. It's taking me some time to find my voice for the posts. I have rough drafts on my computer; some are entirely too long while others struggle to make a concise point.

I don't mean to excuse myself from being such a slacker but I've been struggling with my subpar output and have been trying to figure out why. The good news is that I have found some confidence, am back on my "pay attention pills" and have typed enough rough drafts to feel comfortable getting my thoughts and ideas into the proper form.

I will be getting posts up and will be posting more frequently. To those who keep checking my blog, thank you! To those who've just found it, there's more to come. Thank you for your patience (and prodding) in this project. I knew it would take me some time to find a flow. I also knew that I needed to set things up to provide the motivation to actually move past just wanting to make a blog. I'll have a new (real) post up soon, so please check back!

Ta-Da!

Well, as you can see, I settled on a theme for the blog. I do still plan to design my own, but this is a great start. I also got a logo up for the site. This will all change depending on how quickly I learn the CSS and PHP required to develop my own. I will have my first real post up tomorrow. So instead of these little updates, we'll have a decent enough topic to discuss. Thanks for everyone who's given me input and encouragement while getting things up and running!

Logo, perhaps?

So I spent some time playing around tonight on my computer seeing if I (with my severely limited graphic design ability) could come up with something to replace my "Some Luther Guy" text on my page banner. Ideally I'd just overlay this where the text is on the black and gray bar. What do you think?

Update 11/3/2009 - As you can see, picked a logo. It isn't the one above, but I think it works. We'll be going with this one (unless a graphic designer wants to spruce it up for me) for now. I do still also plan to work up a theme for the site eventually. Thanks!

Here's the chosen logo, btw:

Some Lutheran Guy is up and running!

Well, here it is! I plan to get a real blog on here soon, but I needed to get things up and running. Check back, it'll be updated soon with my first real post. I'll probably be switching between themes and adjusting my layout for a while - I need to find something that works. I'll probably also try to commission some friends to do some artwork for me. Thanks!