So, now that I have officially broken up with Movable Type, I am in the stage of getting rid of all the stuff we accumulated during the long years of our relationship.
And of course re-examining all of the time and effort I put into the relationship. As I go through my bookmarks I remember all of the hours I spent trying to figure out why a plug-in didn’t work, all of the hours spent searching through forums and all of the times I was so happy to finally get something to work.
But, that isn’t all. I am going through all of these lists of things I wanted to try to spice up our time together. And those are the things that are hardest to get rid of. Mainly because I still want to try them for the sake of, well, spicing things up. So, now my conflict is do I assign those wish list items to the new blogging boyfriend? Or, is it too much pressure to put on a new relationship?
Scarily enough, many of the things that required so much time and effort in Movable Type seem to be easily accomplished with just a few clicks in WordPress. But, then the neuroses that plague my mind wonder if having things so easy means that I am no longer using the part of my brain that enjoys geeking out. Why should I constantly rely on the platform to do the heavy lifting and bug killing while I sit back and sip on my coffee, or, you know, beer?
Must I make my new relationship over complicated just to keep things interesting? Thank goodness for the Thesis template. I purchased the developers license and it has tons of new things for the geek in me to enjoy learning. So, if I want to add some new bell or whistle I can without much hassle. But, if I want to “peek under the covers,” I can do that too. Its like having the best of both worlds. Or, having a boyfriend that lets you pick out his clothes and hair styles while still maintaining his tough guy exterior.
