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Almost Perfect Theme…

I found this new look for the website today.  It’s almost…almost…everything I wanted in a theme.  I have simple requirements.

My tag line is “A girl, a dog, and a book (or two)”.  This reflects that (a) I’m female of indeterminate age, (b) I love dogs, and (c) I love books.  Both reading and, sometimes, writing them.  Therefore, the theme should reflect those attributes.

I like fun looks, bright colors, something that hopefully makes a visitor smile when they come to my site.

Since I tend to spend 12 hours or more a day at a computer (day job plus writing, website design, and just overall surfing), that should probably be reflected there too.

Let’s see…computers, dogs, books, fun, bright.  Yup, that about covers it.

I use Wordpress to power the site, and I’ve been trying to coach Claire Delacroix, a super-fantastic author with several new books coming out soon which you HAVE to read, through setting up Wordpress on her site. I have the utmost sympathy for every tech support rep out there who has to try to troubleshoot long-distance.  Poor Claire, nothing could just go right for her the first time.

Anywho, after I told her to Google for wordpress themes, I thought I’d spend a few minutes today seeing what’s new out there.  And after about 50 pages of themes, I found this one!

It meets the requirements of computers, books, fun, and bright.  But I gotta find someone who can photoshop me a little puppy sitting on the table behind that monitor. 

How do you rate this new look?  Is it too bright and scary?  Or does it fit me?