Temperature record
Living in northern Sweden, north of the arctic circle, means that the winters are long and cold. The snow can stay for six months, and the summers are usually short and intensive. Yesterday was one of those really intensive summer days, and I think it brought a new temperature record. In the middle of the day the temperature reached over +31 degrees Celsius (88 Fahrenheit) and it was just lovely! I spent most of the day in Porjus with my family, just enjoying the great weather and taking photos for an upcoming local website that I am building.
And speaking of websites: In a few days I will make an announcement regarding the future of this website. It is nothing dramatic or special, but it is still pretty exciting to me since I never thought that I would end up in the situation I am today. I will wait with the release of the new templates until this weekend, and I need to warn you all that this site can look a bit strange at times since I'm fooling around with the design and content at times. If something does not work at some time, please try again a few hours later. And if the design would look completely different at some point, then it is just me doing some crazy live testing of some new theme…
A few things will change soon, and one of those things is that I will be looking for sponsors (mainly website sponsors and hardware/software sponsors) rather than advertisers. Anyone who could be even remotely interested in sponsoring me and the work I do, should keep their eyes open for the next couple of days. The content of this site will be re-organized (as promised a hundred times before) so it is easier for new visitors to understand the difference between XHTML/CSS templates and blog/CMS themes. The FAQ will be posted, tutorials and how-to's will be added and all templates will be updated.
All this will be made in connection with the upcoming announcement, and I can't wait to see what all you regular readers will think about it all! I know several of you are currently thinking "Oh, he is teasing us again…" and "Yeah, he said that a month ago too…". But you should know me by now. I have a whole lot of crazy ideas, and the few good ones always take a long time to turn into reality. I sure hope that this is a good one. I don't really know yet, we'll see!
Comments
Comment from Carl Galloway
Time: June 14, 2006, 4:49 am
The 18th, gee I think that's about when we plan to release version 1.0 of Serendipity, you're not changing over are you? Wow, that would be exciting! Now I suppose you're going to dash my hopes and tell me to wake up…
Comment from seanrox
Time: June 14, 2006, 6:41 am
6 months of snow? Wow. That's a long time. Does it also rain during this time or just snow?
As for 88 degrees Fahrenheit, that would be much better then freezing cold weather. I don't mind the heat, it's when it's hot and muggy that bothers me.
I'm looking forward to your new ideas and site design. I guess that I'm one of the people who say stop teasing… hehe… but as always, you do deliver in the end.
Comment from Andreas
Time: June 14, 2006, 11:47 am
Glen: I'm hoping to get everything done until the 18th, yes.
Carl: No, I'm not changing over to Serendipity. But I'm going to give the new version a try to see if I can use it for some project in the future, so I won't wake you up just yet. =)
seanrox: At the end of the snow period it can rain, and that is what usually takes the last snow away. But November-April is usually "winter" up here. Spring comes in April-May, summer in June-August and fall in September-October. As a little teaser just for you, I can reveal that you'll a lot more about northern Sweden if you hang on to my blog. Perhaps I will be writing a bit more than I have before? ;)
Comment from Vidde
Time: June 14, 2006, 1:51 pm
Lucky for you you liked the weather yesterday! I allways go crazy before a thunderstorm, so I hated it! =) And my computers don't like thunder… I like it better today.
Comment from Andreas
Time: June 14, 2006, 2:08 pm
Vidde: I love thunderstorms, but they cause a pretty annoying headache if I'm outdoors… However, it was a nice experience to sit with my laptop (on batteries) and edit photos during the thunderstorm!
Comment from Adolfo Tavizon
Time: June 14, 2006, 6:00 pm
I envy yoy Andreas, here in Guadalajara its 31 Celsius in the midnight, around 42 at mid day, too hot for me and my eanglish grandfather.
Oh and have a good time updating the site, its allways a fun thing to do.
Comment from Chris
Time: June 15, 2006, 12:06 am
Andreas: I really appreciate your creativity and willingness to share it with everyone. It's designers like you that help breathe fresh air into the web while pushing it forward. I absolutely love designs that have been coming out of Europe (I'm from Chicago, USA) throughout the last few years… clean, crisp, and simple… great use of color, layout, and function. You seem to be part of that wonderful movement. Keep it up!
Comment from dandyna
Time: June 16, 2006, 9:23 am
Can't wait to see the big news! Should I be scared? :)
Comment from Niki Lambropoulos
Time: June 17, 2006, 7:58 am
I havent seen such beautiful templates!
Gobsmacked!!!
Comment from Immobilien
Time: June 17, 2006, 4:36 pm
I come from Germany. we have it over 30. and one month ago in the mountains snowed ;)
Comment from Glen
Time: June 14, 2006, 4:46 am
By this weekend, you mean the 18th of June? :)