Ah, shit, quick–think of something before they get bored and vow to never come back to your blog again! Throw them pictures of cute cats or show off your biceps. Something.
Do you have your tickets to the gun show?
That’s more like it. It’s been almost a week since I last posted something and I’m already having a borderline anxiety attack. I don’t care if I have only two or three loyal visitors, I just can’t stand knowing that there’s an entry of mine that has been gathering dust on the front page for weeks. Eugh. Screw that.
So I have a new layout. I know it seems like I’m constantly changing it, but trust me, I had to. Now that my entries are more picture-heavy, I can’t have all of that clashing with the usual “loud” and “busy” layouts I tend to create. God, it was so hard keeping this layout to a minimal. I just wanted to add more and more shit to it until it becomes the god of all tacky, but I had to contain myself. It’s been a while since I last made a simple layout. Hopefully this will be more pleasing to the eye.
Also, this isn’t the most original layout I’ve created. I didn’t actually steal any codings or images, but just the IDEA of the header, really. Does that make it any better? I sure hope so. Anyway, huge thanks to Bunnytoothed for the concept. Her illustration is far better than mine. I used this picture to trace mine. I didn’t do a very good job so now I have a full-on tard for a header.
That’s it for now. Here’s another picture of, well, who else? I just really like how my Tom Ford glasses looked in here. ^_^
Yes, that was me towards the end of 2008, and if anyone says they miss the “old me” then I’d be terribly disappointed because I’d like to think that I’ve been evolving since. Lulz.
But still, it is a bit trippy to compare the differences from 2008 and today. Three years ago, I wore a lot of black and loose t-shirts of various zombie references and comic book characters. My hair was long and rarely brushed…well I still never brush my hair to this day so that hasn’t changed really. I didn’t wear a lot of makeup back then and I remembered looking kind of dirty most of the time. This year, I’ve been a lot more bright and colorful. I guess I just wanted to look more presentable and look like I actually shower, you know?
I think the biggest difference is–not the way I dress or how I act–but it’s the level of stress I have. I’m not sure why I looked grumpy in that 2008 picture, perhaps I was trying to look like a hardass or something, but it was probably one of the the funnest and easiest years of my life. Now that I’m almost turning 24, I’m in that really awful transition where reality just smacked me in the face: I’m an adult and I have to start acting like one, and time is flying waaaaaay too fast and I haven’t done shit yet. Great.
Anyway, this post isn’t about me whining about my personal life, it’s about remembering the good times (even though I’ve been known to bitch a lot back then) in 2008, so here a couple of favorite entries I’ve written (as an ungrateful kid):
You know what? I think I’ve been doing a pretty decent job at keeping Tiffsbloggy.com active since March 2008…besides having that one long (and regretful) break back in 2010. That’s over three years of blogging on the same website. That’s equivalent to being married to the same person for 15 years. Nobody ever stays married that long nowadays–let alone keep an active blog for three whole years!
When I was trying to sleep last night, I couldn’t help but think how unbelievably trippy it would be to keep this blog running and keep on posting pictures of myself, until I’m too old to wear regular underwear (yikes). And I thought, god, how weird would it be to see a timeline of my self slowly growing old, aging and all that depressing stuff by simply keeping this blog active and updating it at least a few times a month…forever.
At present, this is how the “About” section of this site starts:
Hello, I’m Tiff and I’m all about naps, eating good food, and rollerblading–yes–rollerblading. It’s a wonderful activity and I hope that one day, hipsters will abandon their mopeds and beach cruisers to jump on the rollerblade wagon.
34 years later…
Hello, I’m Tiffany Huong Ngoc and I’m all about taking care of my 32 grandchildren, giving them socks for Christmas, and watching Korean drama before going to bed–yes–Korean drama. They have captivating series and I hope that one day, these damn tricksters will abandon their Chinese movies because their dubbing still blows like a hooker to this day.
Oh how I look forward to the future of my life in blog format.
