New look, same great blog taste!

Good news, everyone!

My blogging life recently has been like my aspirations to be a professional athlete -- nonexistent.

But that's going to change -- the blog part, anyway.

Over the past few days, I've been rethinking my approach to what I blog and how it's posted. Last year, I was proud to roll out a "miniseries" on "Welcome to Yermoslavia" called "Manifest Destiny (Pa.)" that chronicled my trips around central and western Pennsylvania. While I really enjoyed the concept, it didn't seem to fit on a blog where I also wrote about first-world problems such as living without Internet for a weekend or whether or not to attend Mass.

After consideration, I decided to separate the two. The original "Welcome to Yermoslavia" blog has been transformed into the newly minted "Manifest Destiny (PA)." This blog will feature only posts related to the Manifest Destiny series.

In addition, I decided to expand the blog's reach from border to border. I will be working on posts for places of interest in the eastern part of the state now, too, which will truly encompass the glory that is Pennsylvania. I also revamped the design a bit to accommodate the makeover. You should check it out here: manifestdestinypa.blogspot.com.

The new blog is actually the old blog, which doesn't sound confusing at all. Because the Manifest Destiny posts were loaded with pictures, it was easier to copy and paste the other posts (mostly text) into a different blog. So the new blog is the old "Welcome to Yermoslavia." I'll give you three lines of empty space to digest that.



Are you good? If not, oh well. I'm a busy man now, so I don't have the time to wait and explain stuff thoroughly like a good writer should.

I'm also considering a third blog that will contain all my best clips from The Daily Collegian, The Daily Times and the Altoona Mirror, though I've got enough going on for the time being.

I had a hard enough time maintaining one blog, so two or three should be enough to send me over the edge. With the new formatting, however, I believe I can provide something even better. My blogs have more purpose than ever before. Granted, "Welcome to Yermoslavia" still contains crappy NHL playoff predictions and crappy advice to college graduates, but I feel as though I'm providing entertainment to somebody, somewhere (Here's to you, Aunt Elaine).