Brofax

I bit the bullet and purchased a name-based domain name (say that three times fast [and drunk]). I’m now tumblring at ericjlubbers.com while I finish setting up the new blog for Sarah and I to wow you with our wit, whimsy and dripping sexiness.

And, as usual, my deepest thoughts, fears and easily stolen ideas can be found at http://twitter.com/ericjlubbers.

The ineffable (as in, not able to be effed) Merlin Mann linked to a photo of mine on the You Look Nice Today Tumblr, and, the incredibly considerate (and handsome) guy that he is, took the trouble to go to my profile, find my listed Web site, and provide a link back to it. Problem is, I stopped posting here at Brofax a month ago and am working on a few other projects.

So for anyone coming from the YLNT tumblr a) I hope you don’t have too high of expectations and b) I can be found at the following Internet locales until my new project, http://blogsofloveandhate.com is up and running:

Work blog (my photo-a-day efforts are posted here): http://denver.yourhub.com/~eric

Photo tumblr: http://1photo.tumblr.com

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericjlubbers/

Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/ericjlubbers

and the service that has absorbed the most of my extra time/mental energy, Twitter: twitter.com/ericjlubbers.

Photo by Flickr's Jeffery Beall

I purchased brofax.com while home sick with the flu last January, and it’s been one of the most educational decisions I’ve ever made under the influence of a high fever.

I’ve learned more about the culture of blogging, CSS, design, SEO, Wordpress and the ungraceful ballet required to keep all of the various Web 2.0 services working in concert in that year than any classroom or seminar could have possibly taught me.

Unfortunately, I’m busier than ever at work and Brofax has obviously taken a hit because of it (it’s not like I get paid to write this stuff, no matter how much more fun it is). That’s why I’m going to pull the plug on brofax.com entirely in a few days on the 1-year anniversary of its birth (great, with that metaphor now I feel like a child murderer).

Brofax was always an experiment for me (I’ve had probably close to 50 themes on this site) and had no real clear defining purpose, which I think kept me from wanting to write on it lately (I apparently crave structure. Who knew?).

I am going to purchase two domains in the very near future, probably after my next paycheck, to serve as my a) online identity/splash page b) online home in the future (I’d tell you what they were, but I don’t want to risk getting sniped). I need a tabula rosa that I can really think out fully before I get going, rather than try to play it by ear as I go along, like I did with Brofax.

I suppose it’s worth the few dollars it will take to continue hosting brofax as an archive for a year or so, but I’m done with making anything new on it.

Thanks to everyone who read/commented on this blog. I look forward to seeing you on my new sites.

In the meantime, I’m still cranking out content in the following locales:

Work blog (my photo-a-day efforts are posted here): http://denver.yourhub.com/~eric

Photo tumblr: http://1photo.tumblr.com

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericjlubbers/

Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/ericjlubbers

and the service that has absorbed the most of my extra time/mental energy, Twitter: twitter.com/ericjlubbers

As the ancient Etruscans said, I’ll see you on the flip side.