JBFabrications.com

After hours of tinkering (on something that should have just taken minutes), I’ve set my blog as the default homepage for the site.  I’ve also changed the ‘Home’ page to ‘About’.  It felt like the original page I had listed as the default left the site feeling very stagnant and forced the reader to go looking for content, instead of having it right in front of them.  I’ve also added a permanent link on the top menu for my Reviews section.  There are only two in there, but I hope to add more for each new film I see.  Personally, I’ve been struggling with the reviews section for a little while now.  I skipped over writing a review for Transformers for a couple of reasons.  1) It’s already received so much talk and everyone basically already knows the main issues with the film (racist robots, robot balls, Michael Bay, etc).  2) I don’t feel like I’d have anything interesting to add to the plethora of other reviews out there.

This brings me to another thought.  I feel like I’m trying to be too critical or too professional when it comes to writing these reviews, and it feels a bit frustrating because I don’t really feel like I’ve found/settled on a voice for them.  Ideally, I’d like to be able to speak plainly and in very quick and general terms, but I also realize that in doing so, I lose most of what makes the reviews critical.  Hopefully I can find a balance soon and really figure out what my writing style is, so that I can provide all of you with quality reviews that aren’t too technical or too simplified.  Anyways, my review for Harry Potter is on it’s way, and then after that will most likely be District 9, which I encourage all of you to go see.

Oh, and the starred review plugin is currently out of commission.  Well, it still functions for the site, but currently won’t let me add or edit anything, so there won’t be anything new on the right hand side until the plugin developer fixes it.  I also suggested that he should add an option for it to show a random selection of reviews every time you view the page, that way it’s not so stale and also allows the reader to be able to view all reviews (randomly), instead of just a the five most recent.