Well, that’s because it is. It’s been a long time since my last post, and a lot has changed. So let’s just get the important stuff out of the way, shall we? In order of importance (start scanning when personal relevance begins to dwindle)…

• I’ve jumped ship to the Wordpress publishing system, which is infinitely better than Movable Type.
• My dog ate The old database died in a horrific accident (Yeah, it was my fault), and I had to copy->paste each of the old posts into the new system by hand. I may have made some mistakes here or there. Also you’ll notice all your valuable comments are gone… it was just too much manual labor for one day. I’m very sorry.
• The blog has a name. This opens it up to the possibility of multiple authors (someday). In case you’re wondering why Skin Deep, ultimately my focus is on the subject of beauty, be it a classy python hack, a stunning Wordpress skin (ha!) or simply a way of looking at insipid day-to-day life that paints it in a more colourful way.
• Feeds are now managed by Feedburner. If you were subscribed to the old feed, you may need to resubscribe. If you weren’t subscribed at all, you don’t know what you’re missing! Maybe you should consider it.
• Permanence is relative, at least when it comes to weblog permalinks. When I get around to it (I promise I will!) I’ll get redirects set up for all the old links.

All that boring nonsense aside, it’s safe to consider this blog back with a vengeance, and hopefully you will over the course of the next few posts. Now look, a cute ferret.