I’m back

So this website is still here, eh? After a brief period of downtime#{and by ‘brief’ I mean a couple of weeks of downtime and a couple of months of inactivity} I’ve redesigned this site and I intend to commence writing again shortly.

First the redesign: I made the redesign a quick one above all; the result is of course a simpler site. It is not very polished or web 2.0-compliant but I care not. This place is about text anyway. I do hope readability has improved with the light background.

Then the writing: things have been quiet around here. That is not because I no longer enjoy history or writing about it, but because I started an academic study in History at Utrecht University which gives me plenty of history to write about, even without this website. For the last couple of months I’ve been finding my way around in a new city, a new school and new friends.

So the bad thing is: I’m so busy with writing about history there’s little time left to write about history. Then again, the good thing is I’ve got lots of interesting stories to tell. What is one to do? I’ve thought about stopping this site but decided against it. I would come to regret it pretty soon. So I’ve decided to give it another try and see where it goes.

Note: this has been a quick redesign. Mind your head, things might come tumbling down. I will repair the older posts and tweak the design over time.