01/7 2008: Intermission
I gave this site a bit of a facelift, as you may or may not have noticed. Images are now linked internally again, since I am seriously considering the benefits of a proper domain and feel a bit bad about using other sites to host my madness. At the moment, however, my financial situation amounts to zero, so I'm afraid it's going to have to wait. Except for that, the most pressing issue right now is to get all of the very old quotes transferred to this site in the correct(ish) order. But while I struggle with that, feel free to explore the renewed biddings of this place.
(Hint: Newities include Kopparedagen, some new haikus, a number of quotes both at top and bottom, and some beautified Empo business.)
Anything for you,
Bell Paese
Old News
22/03 2008: Trial And Error
Since there hasn't been that much activity quotes-wise lately, I've been working on some other aspects of the page.
In order to reduce size of the site, I have proceeded to link all images externally. This is a bit of an experiment, and if it's not working out, please tell me so I can change it back.
I have also provided a language option for the quotes for those who don't know Swedish. Activate "English Quotes Only" by clicking the link below the menu, and change it back by clicking the "Quotes" link in the menu. Not too difficult, is it?
Last but not least, there's a new resource section up called Whiteboard Art, featuring the skillz of, well, people who know who they are.
That's all for now. Be nice to each other.
Frohe Ostern,
Bell Paese
10/02 2008: Birdie Hop, He Do, He Hop Along
Why, yes, we are rolling, albeit very slowly. In order to update I must alter the 10 html documents, zip them, email them to myself, change computers, download the zipped file, unzip it, log on to the ftp, update, and then delete the files from the hard drive. As you might realise, this takes me rather some time, and I don't have much of that at present. Just so you know where we're at.
As you can see, the resources section is back up with all it has to offer, and I am trying to add some of the older quotes, too. I'll probably work some on it later this week, but I'm not sure it gets up just yet. And now for more important matters.
With all due respect,
Bell Paese
10/12 2007: Ingen Dager Synes Än
It's all very complicated, even more so now that it's beginning to dawn on Christmas. I still haven't got the updating fixed, and was working on transferring the site when I changed my mind. Please be patient with me. Don't forget I'm obsessive compulsive with these things.
Well, I've changed the site a little tiny bit, as you will see, but I guess, as custom is these parts, that it's not going to last. I've adjusted some with the width and gotten you snowflakes and a wintery well-wish and some flashy links. I suppose it's all really to make up to you for the time you've spent waiting for me to get moving. Oh, I also removed the guestbook link because it sucked majorly. I'll try to find another better one, I promise. I'm also working up the resources section, which is empty at the moment. Hold tight. And as if that wasn't enough, I'm having a go at adding all the oldie quotes to the main quotes page, so sadly I must inform you that they, too, are temporarily unavailable.
Of course, as usual with these things, this is definitely not what I should be doing now. But I guess I'll be doing some more of it when the holidays get started. I'll catch you then, me droogies.
Belatedly,
Bell Paese
17/10 2007: Farcical Aquatic Ceremonies
Yes, this page is on a go-slow. I've changed over to Macintosh, and, according to the seemingly innocent machine, I don't have the authority to update this website, even though I log in with username and password. So I have to ask others to do it for me. Yes, I'm calling support, I just need the time.
So yes, there's a lot to do right now, and probably will be until June when I've taken my exams. But just bear with me, right? We're still good funny people, I just don't remember as much of the things we say.
Got to go, stuff to do.
Evermore,
Bell Paese
28/08 2007: Put Your Insane Leaking Brain Back In Its Sponge Bag For Five Minutes
Finally, eh? School's back, viz, quotes are back. We seem to be seeing a steady curve pointing upwards in amount after less than a week of socialising. My nervous eye twitch thing has returned (record time this time) and we are all getting up enormously early to sit on our bottoms.
And the weather's been hitting a new standard. Don't think I've heard of frost in August before, but I'm sure it's all part of some provocative entertainment campaign.
Anyway, enjoy the future's bearings and catch you laterz.
Yours frightfully,
Bell Paese
22/07 2007: An Answer Can Be Found
Obviously, since it's summer, there's not a lot of activity here because a) I've got shitloads of Maths to get through, and b) I am not surrounded by the usual amount of hilarious people, although some of them tend to pass me by occasionally. We're still up to mischief, however, and after an eveningful of Lol, a lot of good stuff has been achieved, most of it in the name of the holy and slightly new religion Empo. You may have caught bits and snatches of it earlier. It is still growing, and we are of course incredibly eager to gather some followers.
Our most prominent documentation of rules, guidelines, philosophical dilemmas and more, are available for download here. To join, please send in your application signed in black ink to:
Line on the right, door on the left, number four,
Bell Paese
01/06 2007: I Am No Longer Constipated
We were in London last week, and there's a small amount of lovely quotes to have a look at. Other than that, I'm thinking of creating a picture hub on one of these domains that people can share, but so far I'm rather unsure of how to do it...
Before the trip, I wrote this:
"Everyone is going to arrive late, forget their passports, lose their tickets, bring 101 cl bottles in the hand luggage, get lost at the airport, paw all the air hostesses, get lost again during transfer, insult the bus driver, refuse to carry their luggage up to the room, pretend to be terrified of dinosaurs at the science museum, wear miniskirts, consume vast amounts of alcohol, tobacco and narcotics, stagger back home at 4:30 in the morning, trip and fall in the subway, wear their money by the thousands stapled on the outside of their clothes, get assaulted, robbed, and raped, drop their cell phones in a well, cross the street with their eyes closed, misbehave socially, tossing pop corn at the actors of The Woman in Black, doodle moustaches everything at the Tate Modern, set off the fire alarm of at the British Museum, burn Madame Tussauds, flood the Dungeons, blow up the London Eye, kill all the guides and crash the plane on the way home."
Allow me to reveal, slightly disappointed, that out of these thirty-one, a mere seven occurred. And I'm not going to tell which. Of course, these were carried out with great moral fibre and mental dedication, and naturally, the items uncatered for still happened in our heads.
Jolly good, don't you know, old sport,
Bell Paese
21/05 2007: Another Day On The Surface Of The Moon
We had a quite interesting Psychology lesson today, and the essence of it will naturally take the shape of a full bunch of new, fresh, minty quotes. I think we covered most of the important matters of life, such as free will, the need to rebel, and Sesame Street. We also reached the conclusion that America is a highway. Or how was it? Anywho, enjoy and be well. That's all for me.
Season's Greetings,
Bell Paese
17/05 2007: How Is Tonblidge Wells?
I was bored, so here we are. Things are slowing down a bit on the site as it is. I still haven't gotten anything done on the domain research project I was telling you about earlier. On the other hand, I seem to have another coding project going on for this Kayak site my mother's friend is launching. And over here, it seems people have begun to find their way to the guestbook...
International Towel Day is approaching, people! Please do not forget to carry your towels on this glorious May 25th. Ready your Douglas Adams skillz and prepare your Vogon poetry!
Thumbs up,
Bell Paese
19/04 2007: Irregular Notations Of A Polymorphously Perverted Mind
Okay, so there's a picture up on the front page to attract potential visitors and so on. Just wanted to offer my thanks to Pi who took the photo, and to Rufus, Pixie and Lol for being beautiful models.
Perfection faded,
Bell Paese
05/04 2007: A Quick One
We've got a guestbook, now go on, sign, sign, sign! Oh and happy Easter.
Persuasively speaking,
Bell Paese
11/03 2007: Perfection Improved
I've spent today doing anything but what I should be doing, and it turned out an update for the page, and a classy transformation from html into xhtml, officially validated by the World Wide Web Consortium. I've also added an external css file (!) to make life a bit easier for me. I could ride on this pride 'til the set of time.
I'm sorry that the page has been unavailable and skipping back and forth in working and not working, but I deem it all to be more or less finished now, and that means optimum efficiency around here from now on. Or whatnot.
Lots of sweat and tears for me, anyway, and a lot of help from my patient web Guru. Have a pleasant surfing.
Yours dreadfully,
Bell Paese
09/02 2007: Cornered By Some Drunken Greengrocer From Luton
It's been quite some time since the last update, and I'm sorry about that, but regrettably that is because very little has actually been happening around here. I am and have been in Thailand for the last two weeks, snoozing in the sun, unable to document the happenings at home, and other than that I'm dead busy with homework and other things intruding in my internetal life.
I hope that more will be achieved as soon as I get home and defeat the jetlag. 'Til then, happy Valentine's!
Neurotically yours,
Bell Paese
01/01 2007: Ding Dong Merrily On High
As you can see, the site has been going through some changes again, all in line with it being a new year and all. Been working on the coding with a little help from my friends, and I'm delighted to inform it all seems to be running perfectly smooth so far. Of course, any occurring errors can be reported to me via the contact link.
Due to limitations with domain space and such, I will be looking around for a better domain (.com or the like) -- hopefully with an address that will be easier to remember -- and see if I can find anything suitable for my economic range.
Other newities on the site include a delightful page dedicated to private sketches written through the years, both in English and in Swedish, and of course you are welcome to contribute with your own material if you have anything good lying around at home.
And the same goes for links: if you find any page that you think seems suitable to link to here, send it in and I'll have a look at it.
Other than that, I can't else than wish you all a happy new year and hope that you've had a good Christmas!
Cheers,
Bell Paese