Welcome to OGCF* Version 2.5!

Phew. After working on this for the past 9 hours straight, I am here to reintroduce you to that person you thought was a little ugly but just got a makeover and looks freaking amazing. I went nuclear on that old layout (quite literally) and what you see before you now is the biggest refresh I've made in a while.

The reason this is getting only a measly 0.5 number bump is because I am a humanitarian and thus used a familiar eco-friendly method: recycling. Once you're done being distracted by the fresh coat of paint, you may notice that it is pretty much the same layout as before. But v2.5 has received some much needed flavor and a couple new features to boot.

Obviously the redesign adds a very professional look to OGCF* (thank you Photoshop!) while still keeping things loose and fun. There's also the addition of a brand-spanking new widget you may see above: Featured Articles. This widget is still in the beta stage for now (as you can see, it's not nearly as pretty as it should be) but throughout the next week I'll be working on that. There is another big new feature of OGCF* but it's invisible to the naked eye. I'll be doing a lot of under-the-hood tinkering over the next week so I can get things moving at a clean and efficient rate. Of course I'm going to actually have to learn a lot more CSS and HTML than I anticipated to do that, but I most certainly have the time for it right now. UPDATE: I've also built in Facebook support! Now you can 'Like' each post and you can see if your friends have liked any other posts from OGCF*!

Speaking of CSS and HTML, v2.5 of OGCF* would not be possible without the truly amazing Firefox add-on Firebug. This add-on has helped me immensely throughout the years and, as long as you have a decent knowledge of web coding, proves to be a valuable and powerful tool.

So that's pretty much it for now. Hopefully I'll be paying more attention to OGCF* than I have before and I'll finally be figuring out exactly what kind of content this blog will offer. This started out as a fun personal project but now I really do feel that this can become a great business over time, so expect a big and bright future of OGCF*.

Keep on reading and enjoy version 2.5!

A New Approach to Reviews on OGCF*

I was recently thinking about the quality of my reviews for movies, music, and other media. I realized that one man doesn't have enough knowledge of each subject to tackle them all from the scrutinizing point of view most critics provide.

So there were two solutions to this problem. Either (a) become a genius of modern art and make OGCF* ascertain new heights or (b) make reviews simpler. Since (a) is too hard/I am too lazy, I've decided on a new technique that I hope will be successfully put into effect on all reviews from here on out.

I don't quite have a name for this new style of reviews, but for now I shall dub it "Instinctual Reviews". Basically I will be critiquing and providing commentary on movies, music, TV shows, games, and more by spelling out up front what emotions I experienced.

For example, if I listened to the new Hannah Montana album some of the emotions might be Suicidal, Brainwashing, and Annoying as Hell. So for each emotion given I would provide reasons as to why I felt each.

Hopefully this will lead to more streamlined and user-friendly reviews where my emotions are clearly laid out without a wall of big words tainting the message.

Thanks for reading and send some feedback!

"Another Layout Change? What Gives?"

I know, I know, I already said I would be sticking to one theme and then adding a bit of flair to it.

Well I realized that the last template I used was not as user friendly as I wanted it to be. So I decided to ditch that and now I've picked a brand new look for One Giant Clusterf*ck! This one should be sticking around for quite some time and I promise to flesh things out a bit more (once I get time that is).

The theme, if anyone wants to know, is called "Think Simple" and I found it via the excellent site BloggerBuster.com.

"You Look Great! Did You Lose Some Weight?"

Look around my fellow OGCF* readers! What you see around you is the same old little blog that you know and love, but just a little bit sleeker and more simplistic.

Hopefully over the next month I'll be able to expand upon the design and add a bit more originality, but for now I guess it will do.