Vickiepedia

There’s something about you and not getting with the times, Vickie; watercolour layouts are so 2008. But you know what? I kind of like it. This is also one of the rare layouts that actually resemble what I first imagined when inspiration hit, all the way back in December 2009.

All images used are “no attribution required” photos apart from the two small trees in the header image (those are from a brush pack that’s no longer available). The reused profile picture will likely be replaced with another one of me wearing a funny hat come April. Transparent PNG images and multiple class fail in IE6. Some items in the sidebar are slightly out of place in IE6 & 7 because of browser bugs. Text-shadow fails in IE6, 7 & 8. The solution is clear: IE users should switch to a better browser.

So, other than those issues and the layout possibly being too pale, or strange rainbow / birds / tree / trunk / triangular land mass thingy placement… comments?

Hahaha, G String. G String. Get it? Lowest string on the violin? The only string shown on the layout? But yes, new layout indeed.

This layout is kinda strange and 2005. It also absolutely breaks on IE6. I can probably recode the CSS but those users can also fuck off and die should seriously reconsider their browser choice. Certain unknown funky things may happen on IE7 as well; they may or may not be fixed.

And yes, that’s my electric violin in the header image. I picked up that cheap violin here in Australia. It’s quite decent after I replaced the strings that came with it with a nice, new set.

Here’s a picture of said violin half in action:

Gah! Mum! If I knew you’re taking a picture, I’d have sat up straight, hidden the Michelin, stopped pouting and maybe, you know, held a bow and done some proper fingering. Candids ftl.

Before you try to play the music in the background image on your instrument of choice and go all, “What the fireball was Mozart thinking?”, note that the piece is in A major, first line = B♭ clarinet (I think — I don’t know much about wind instruments), second and third = violins, fourth = viola, and the barely visible fifth = cello. Learn your clefs.

And now Vickiepedia sinks back into the dust.

Hello, Internets.

Still not quite the porn entry I mentioned at least 100 years ago. But random new layout? You betcha.

Layout should work on all modern browsers, as well as older browsers you should never touch again, such as Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 5.5, Internet Explorer 5.01, Internet Explorer in general, (layout now fluid and no longer works on IE5.5 and below), Mozilla Firebird 0.7, Opera 7.11, Netscape 7.2, etc.

Comments, constructive criticism and error reports mucho appreciado, as usual.

Now to pick up blogging again…

Well, ladies and gentlemen, it hasn’t even been a year yet and Vickiepedia already has a new layout. GASP! I know. Like all past layouts, this version can be viewed with background images disabled, all images disabled, CSS disabled, most modern browsers and any screen resolution from 1024×768 up. Remember, 90s is the new 80s, 800×600 is the new 640×480.

Food stain on the keyboard has been photoshopped out. But that fluffiness on the side of the I and 9 keys? I don’t know what they are. I didn’t dare to zoom in.

穎琪 would be my Chinese given name. I’m just that cool.

But I forgot to eat dinner.

Alternative version names: Bad Hair Day; Shiny Forehead; I’m Holding a Blue Cup?; There’s a Male Bum Behind Me; See, Even My Keyboard is Cooler than Yours.

If you’re reading this, my dear and excellent friend, Vickie has finally done it. Yes, a new layout for Lean-Forward after 1.66 years; and yes, the site is now valid XHTML 1.0 strict; and yes, she stuck her face on the header image; but yes, she’s finally not stealing game images; and yes, the theme is also affectionately(?) named “Spike Trap”! And because I’ve known IE for another 1.66 years, this time there was little trouble getting the layout to look the way it’s intended on it! Woo!

I’m not entirely sure about the colours, though, especially with the <em> and the links; but I’ve been staring at the layout for hours and my eyes aren’t bleeding yet, so I guess it’s not too bad! The layout also has so much potential to be a fluid layout, but I shied away… I have yet to fix the smileys and favicon to match the new theme, too.

Pffft, sleep is for the weak!