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	<title>Timothy Long &#187; Writings</title>
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		<title>After A Long Hiatus</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, and welcome to my newest web endeavor. It has taken quite some time to finalize this new incarnation of my portfolio, and in retrospect I&#8217;ve noticed that my approach to designing for myself is embarrassingly unsystematic. Without a single predisposed idea or vision for the end result, I will begin a design. And after [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello, and welcome to my newest web endeavor. It has taken quite some time to finalize this new incarnation of my <a href="http://www.iamtimothylong.com" target="_blank">portfolio</a>, and in retrospect I&#8217;ve noticed that my approach to designing for myself is embarrassingly unsystematic. Without a single predisposed idea or vision for the end result, I will begin a design. And after suffering through enough disappointing end results I&#8217;ve begun to rethink a few of my methods.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Redesigning a freelance website is an exercise in masochism.</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>Another thing I noticed is that I am my own worst critic. No doubt something that every creative struggles with. <a href="http://www.alistapart.com/articles/redesigning-your-own-site/" target="_blank">Lea Alcantara</a> put it wonderfully when she said: &#8220;Redesigning a freelance website is an exercise in masochism. There are no colleagues or an umbrella corporation to share the pain: It’s just you.&#8221; I&#8217;ve found that to be completely true, and my affinity for perfectionism is often a burden when trying to get things done. Although, this is much less a freelance website as it is a personal exploration in design and blogging (which would explain why it nevers stays the same for long).</p>
<p>That said, I&#8217;m hoping to do a fair amount of writing now that I have this online&#8212;and seeing as how I have this momentary interest in structure and possibly in developing some sort of a personal brand, I project that future topics on this blog will consist of some design commentary, projects I&#8217;m working on (both photo and design), some typical coffee-induced late night ramblings, and of course, the obligatory political rant. Feel free to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/timothylong">subscribe</a>, or check out my <a title="Timothy Long" href="http://www.iamtimothylong.com">photography portfolio</a> if you haven&#8217;t already! Adios!</p>
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