CoffeeSwirls

Website Resolutions

You know, I've had this same background on the site for 3+ years, dating back to my free host days. I have my resolution to repeat the Bible reading, no big surprise there. I have others in regard to my family and friends, especially ones that are unsaved and ones that I am unsure of this status. I also feel it's time to make a few website resolutions.

• I want to learn PHP/My SQL enough to be competent. I'd like my sidebars to be their own files and a PHP include file will keep everything straight.
• I want to make my site more attractive from a visual stance. This doesn't mean flash, java cursors or other needless stuff. It means (perhaps) a new background and color combination. It means a logo that is more professional in appearance. It means a more structured layout on my sidebars. It means a more user-friendly experience as a whole.
• I want to learn more about parsing RSS feeds on my site. I'm experimenting with this in a test page for my Daily Swirl and I'd like this to take more of a newspaper-like appearance. The comics should be mostly displayed on the main screen and the news items should have a short excerpt with a link to more. The weather should also be displayed. This is primarily a personal page, but I want it to be a valid one-stop-shop for anyone seeking news.
• The "About Me" page is hideous! That needs a complete overhaul!

I'm open to suggestions if you have any. As it looks now, I really have my work cut out for me. Happy New Year!

Update: How's this? This is the image I'm working on for my new logo on the blog. It won't replace the one I use on the newsletter, because that one fits the template there, and that template relies heavily on tables, rather than CSS positioning.