If you have stumbled upon this site already, and if this post is still at the top of the page, well, then you’re ahead of the game!
I have been keeping a personal website/blog for almost 4 years now. It started out on a website I designed myself, which I kept on my student webspace at Syracuse. Then, I reluctantly moved to Xanga. I didn’t really love Xanga, but it was convenient, and I have to admit, it really was more functional than the site I made on my own at SU.
(I actually had a website even before Syracuse, but it was utterly craptacular, and it has long since been lost, so it barely warrants mentioning).
Now, I think it’s time to finally do something I’ve wanted for a while: move to a solid Content Management site. So, WordPress it is! 
(Those WordPress smilies look a little demonic, don’t they?!)
Finally, after 4 years, I’ll finally have a website that functions the way I have always wanted it to, where anyone can comment, and with all of my posts in one place!
I pretty much plan to stay here for good.
(Unless I move to administering my own WordPress.org install on my own server, which I hope to do at some point. But even if I do that, you shouldn’t see TOO much of a change.)
Unfortunately, to really get going here, I’ve had to import all of my old blog posts manually (no RSS or XML files were generated), which requires a good amount of boring, tedious work–LOTS of copying and pasting!
At this point, I think I’ve gotten all of them moved over, but I may have accidentally missed a couple. There are also probably a few mistakes–If you’re a long-time viewer and you spot a post on an incorrect posting date, something formatted incorrectly, or something like that, please do let me know!. I’ll be correcting errors over the next few days, and probably longer. But I plan on keeping my entries themselves almost exactly as they were written.
In the mean time, feel free to browse what is here, and check back often. This will be the new home to garybutterworth.com very soon!
After I finish moving my content, then I’ll play around with my layout. I’m hoping to have the whole thing up and running the way I want by the end of the week but, failing that, it will definitely be up and running by mid-April.
Thanks for dropping by, and keep checking back!
Best,
–Gary
Filed under: About my website
dude, when does this puppy go live? I want to see what you’re going to do with it, template-wise
lol, I’m glad someone is excited about it!
My original target date was March 28, but, having missed that, I’m now shooting for April 11.
As for the layout/template, it won’t be anything spectacular. Honestly, the more time I spend getting to know WordPress.com, the more frustrated I get by some of its limitation. But it’s still better than Xanga…
Keep checking back!