The nothing-special layout version 38 is up over at Cleverheart.net. I have a hard time designing (especially on my slow Macbook) and I ended up with a simple layout not much different than my previous layouts.

As for changes, all of my tributes have been moved to an archived page and will no longer be updated with new content (though I am planning new layouts for most of them). All of my fanlistings have closed. I currently have only two active projects, my personal site and my layout archive/design portfolio which both must be redone. There is a feed of this update journal on the index page, which does slow the loading time down a bit. I will consider removing that feature if it slows the page down too much, but I do think it's rather useful to visitors. The affiliates page is gone for now, affiliates are linked with buttons on my exit page. I let a few affiliates go, mostly just those who haven't updated in longer than one year or had broken links. I've also dropped broken links on my general exit page.

Consider version 38 as a transition phase of the network -- it's nothing special, but better things will come later. :)

PS: cleverheartnet has a new design and finally features proper navigation by site in the right-hand column.

PPS: All of my pages are now subdomains, though the old URL works just as well. All network subpages had their exit pages tweaked and dead links removed. Some have had stylesheet tweaks as well.

Fragmented has one new affiliate, and has had dead links weeded out of the exits page.

My Maguri/Maora fanlisting and Kokoro Kikai fanlisting have closed, because I could not find suitable owners in two weeks time. I now no longer own any fanlistings. :)

Look for the new domain layout by this weekend. Don't expect anything grand!

I'm going to have to put off the domain's hiatus until mid-May at the very latest. I underestimated the will of my PC (it broke again, but I'll be using my laptop from now on) and I now have exams because I'm finishing up the Spring term at college. So as soon as May hits, I'll be working hard on fixing up the domain full-time.

The layout I have is already coded and needs a few tweaks -- it's very simplistic because I can't seem to do better at the moment. The thing that's taking me so long is that I have a few new additions to the domain that I'll be focusing on now, and I want to get those up before putting up the new domain layout. I also want to revamp Hours, my personal site, before that as well. In short, I want everything to go up nicely, all at once. Expect the new version of the domain to focus more on myself and entertainment rather than shrines.

By the way, I'm not getting rid of my websites. I just ditched the empty, content-less fanlistings, and the shrines will just be archived on a separate page for visitors. ;) Sorry, didn't mean to scare you guys!

I suppose I should have written a hiatus note before I went on hiatus, but doing things backwards isn't a new thing for me. Either way, the entire domain is on hiatus for the month of March.

Why? Many reasons.

1. School. Studying to become a teacher is much harder and time consuming than people realize.
2. My PC died, and I think I've lost all my files. I've been working on my Macbook, and I haven't gotten used to designing on here quite yet.
3. Design block. It's been one of those months where nothing I design comes out right.
4. Change of interest. While anime and manga have long been a loss of interest for me, video games are starting to join them as well. Though I still enjoy a good story, the process of playing isn't fun for me anymore. I'm starting to find ways around this, and I'm brainstorming ideas on how to work around this when it comes to my domain.

Don't worry! Cleverheart.net is not going anywhere. This month is all about me working on school, and taking the extra time to plan a complete overhaul of the domain by next month. A lot of things will be different, and I hope the reception is a good one.

As for individual sites, I am brainstorming on one or two sites behind the scenes, and I've decided to part with more of my fanlistings in the near future.

See you in April!

Inked has a new layout. It also had grammar revised and coding is now XHTML and CSS valid.