Through the airlock: O, yes, thee we love

I feel as though I’ve just come through the airlock, and I’m looking at the control deck of this technological cruiser, wondering what strange vessel I have entered. Ah, I see something familiar. Stamped into the surface of the deck are the words, “Movable Type.” And then below that, it says, “Publishing Platform.” Okay, it all comes flooding back in. I know where I am.

You may have noticed a lull in the usual posting patterns here at Manufactured Environments. And I’m glad you stuck with it. We’re here…even if we haven’t been here. It’s been good to take some time off — time away from the electronic world. The strange thing is that even though I’ve been taking time away from my personal blog, for the first time, professional blogging has entered my life.

I took off two weeks in September, and most of October. It’s been good to clear out some cobwebs and focus on some other things for a change. I’ve been taking a casual re-approach to my personal blogging, first doing some touch-up design work on the blog before getting back into it. You’ll note the new orange banners. I’ve got a bunch loaded up in a random pattern.

And if you haven’t yet seen White & Nerdy by Weird Al, then it’s probably about time. Respect to the Al for his first Top 10 hit.