This post brought to you by Pontiac(part one).
Crap, I just accidently made a post consisting entirely of a title. That's a bit of a f*ck up. Still, all it takes is a couple of seconds and an FTP program to fix, so it's not too much fuss. Still, when I finally sort out the move to mysql for this thing, it'll be even easier.
I spend a lot of time working out the code for my websites. Throughout the years(and I have had quite a few websites that I've since deleted out of shame) I've gone from HTML to PHP to CSS and now to MySQL. I've not once relied on a pre-existing system marketed by a corporation to get myself a prescence on the internet.
(For a good year or so I did use a blog system made and maintained by my friend Ian. It was an awesome and powerful tool that still influences my website design and structure today. Ian rocks.)
I have tried to use Blogger once or twice, and even created a LiveJournal account and made a few posts. The thing is, I value the mechanism for delivery as much as the content, and I just can't get psyched about getting my thoughts out there knowing that someone else has made it possible.
I like to be entirely responsible for my website. Apart from the hosting, I do everything here. Admittedly it shows(in the sometimes inefficient coding, the CSS that might not work in IE for all I know), but at least this isn't like a Blogger or LJ blog, with every page looking the same, endless tiny variations on one boring design. I like to think that there's a lot of personality to this page.