CSS Reboot
Since 2000, there has been an Internet-wide “Spring Cleaning” on May 1 called, oddly enough, May 1st Reboot. The idea is for “new media” designers to throw out the old and polish up their sites with new designs. I originally came across the reboot in 2001 or so, but in the years since I’ve never changed any part of my site in the spring. I’m more of a start-fresh-in-the-cold-crisp-air-of-autumn kind of a guy.
Last year, Adam Powell at WebJillion started a less-intensive reboot known as the CSS Reboot. Unlike the May 1st Reboot, the CSS Reboot is a semiannual event, in May and November. I came across the CSS reboot again a few days ago. That made me think.
So I think to myself…
Based on the current mess that is my website and the nearness of 01MAY, I thought to myself, “Self, you should whip up a site redesign and enter this event.”
The logical side of me screamed as I filled out the registration form and clicked “sign-up”.
“Self”, it said, “You spend way to much time stressing over padding:2px and padding:3px to possibly get this done in the next 4 days. Besides, you’ve got the kids by yourself all weekend.
“Well, self,” replied the not-quite-dead adventurous side, “who cares?”
Which means I’ve done it. I signed up, entered my URL for the world to see. I’m either going to get this done in the now, next 3-days, or I’ll be bringing embarassment and shame to my family name for generations to come.
I guess I better fire up the text editor.