Hey, if you didn’t already know me. My name is Taylor Karras, rapper, geek, musician, and a lot of things that you might of made up in your head. Over the 4 years that I’ve seen, blogging has evolved from people hosting blogs independently, podcasting from people doing it uniquely, and one of a kind web services that only a genius could of thought of, to people having blogs on WordPress.com and blogger without anything unique to say, podcasts being stale and derivative , and web services copying off the most popular site and adding a "gimmick" to it. I for one have missed out on those years mostly because I ignored them like it was nothing and I am tired of seeing a lot of this and also I want to promote my career, music, and have a page for my podcast. So I’ve decided to host my own blog/website without any gimmicks (I’m looking at you Widgets and "2.0"), any pre-defined themes, or any description/slogan. What you are reading is the first post of soon to be many posts and a soon-to-be-fully-filled website. What you are reading here is pure thought without any smiley faces, IM speak or idiocy.

Now you’re probably thinking hey, who created this theme, did you pay for it? To answer that question, I created it and I didn’t pay a penny to create it or get someone to create it. This theme took 4 or maybe 5 days to make, had to apply the code, fix positioning errors, make it cross compatible with other browsers you know, the usual. It’s dark, slick, techy, modern and it’s not even released for public download (when I do post the theme for public download, I’ll give it a proper name and download link.). I just feel with everyone using themes other people created or that are available at WordPress.com. Note that I do respect the people who create the themes and the people who modify it to suit their needs, but it’s just the fact that people can do everything with these themes without touching it. You’re also thinking why there is no sidebar on the right if you’re just looking at this post, well people might not know it yet but I don’t want my sidebar full of useless and unnecessary widgets or nothing leaving along noticeable trails of blank space which nothing will ever take up or use. There most of your questions answered.

Also note that due to the economy and various budget issues, I do not have enough money to buy anything geeks glamour over these days. So I cannot get that iPhone and start my photography career, I can’t get that iMac that I ever wanted and even so, me and my family are probably going to end up in the streets. I know I’m overreacting but I’m just here to ensure you that the following sections I depicted in my mockup will be available eventually. Also note that the Podcast is going along fine, I have a studio setup complete with a pop filter, microphone stand, USB studio microphone, though I do need to find a way for people to browse episodes. Also while I haven’t started work on my debut album "Hello! My Name is Taylor Karras" yet, I’ve been writing up some lyrics to replace some songs that I don’t think fit on the CD but it’ll probably be out by May of 2009, possibly later or earlier.

So, that’s it for me. Welcome my website, what appears to be a long winding road heading nowhere. So please, sit back and subscribe, also enjoy the ride.

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