So, here we are on the first day in 2008 with a new theme and a fresh outlook for my somewhat neglected blog. I’ll start by wishing everyone 新年好 (happy new year).

During the latter part of 2007 I began to neglect my blog. So much so that I have slipped on to the second page of everyone’s popular vanity search. The pressures of a new job and a new home meant blogging fell to the bottom of a seemingly endless list of tasks. And besides, if writing a blog becomes a chore, reading it can’t be anything short of sheer boredom.

I’ll keep this first post relatively short and use it to let you all know that I am still alive and will be keeping my blog updated more frequently this year - this wasn’t a new-year’s resolution as such, but the 1st of Jan seemed like as good a day as any to get started.

With the new theme comes a couple of subtle structural changes. I have attempted to simplify the layout and add some more structure to my blog. My aim is to post less-frequent but more substantial entries - we’ll see how this pans out over the coming weeks. I’ll package up the theme and give credit to all those who’s code/ideas I have used in a future post, but in the meantime I’d be interested to hear any initial thoughts on the new layout.