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johncompI’ve wanted, for a while, to convert my front page to a blog format, so here it is! My main concern was keeping the icon links to the different sections of the site so i figured it out and got everything laid out nicely. Now the only problem is that i’ll be posting more often!

I also added a link to the WIKI that’s been growing behind the scenes; it’s time to reveal its little self to the world.

The reason i wanted to convert to a blog format was because i didn’t want to always hop into dreamweaver every time i wanted to post something. And if i’m at work and want to post something, forget it – it’s too much of a hassle. But with a blog it’s nice and simple.

Rhaluka and i spent some time in San Francisco today walking along Embarcadero and eating at Houston’s (*amazing*). It was a great time and we’ll be getting back to the city to visit more places as often as we can!

We also went to a Christmas party that my boys had at their house on Saturday. They had a really fun White Elephant Gift exchange game where everyone had to bring a gift, get assigned a number, then from the last to the first number someone would either pick a gift from under the tree or steal one of the gifts that someone else already got. It was pretty fun and when my turn came around I stole a Jackie the Jokeman joke-telling toy.

Unfortunately it was a kid version. GRRRRWWWWOOOOOAAAAAA! happy

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22 Responses to “First Post”

  1. eric says:

    Hehe I kinda did my site this way too. I made a website and had an iframe with by blogger blog in it

  2. macona says:

    Hey, didn’t I kill you in doom 2?

    Anyways, great idea having a blog. Now me and all my stalker friends can get more information on you (joking)

    Seriously though, I look foward to reading more posts from you, see you around winking

    -Macona

  3. sshrugg says:

    I like the new layout. It was weird to check in, and find activity! heh.

    Anywho, I have one very small complaint about it: Zdaemon and skulltag are no longer linked. They are very cool dealies, and I was happy to see them on the site. No bother, though. Just reminding you, in case you wanted to add that to the links section.

    Also, have you tried Doom connecter? I saw you mention that you prefer Skulltag to Zdaemon – Doom Connector integrates all of the different Dooms into one frontend. I thought it was pretty groovy.

    Hope to see you there, and watch the gibs fly!

  4. neuroman42 says:

    I just want to wish you luck with the Blog and your future projects.

    Please not another Daikatana. winking

  5. dr.mojo pd.d. says:

    I genuinely hope your creations blow the cap off the games market. Not only because you have such delicious potential, but because your return to the spotlight might cause your virtual stalkers, Chet and Erik, to maybe update OldManMurray again.

  6. friend_from_hell666 says:

    Hello i am doing a report on John Romero One of the creaters of doom and quake. I have read masters of doom i was wondering if anyone knew any other good books out thre. If anyone could give me a few ideas it would be greatly appreciated my main email is friend_from_hell666 hotmail com maybe ill get lucky and John romero would answer me himself that would be the shit!

  7. bad_bunny says:

    Hi John! I love your new site. You did a great job! Keep up with your blog so Robert and I can see what you’re up to happy

  8. adam moore says:

    I think this is a definite improvement. I like being able to add commentary to updates to the main page.

  9. john romero says:

    yeah, i agree with you. happy

  10. the eo says:

    nice site redesign, much better than the old one and no more damn resizing issues like you had before!

  11. beaner says:

    welcome to blogger…nice new look without losing that “vintage” planet rome.ro look. winking

  12. john romero says:

    Hi Beaner! Aren’t you really The ipod Box Girl? big grin

  13. the eo says:

    Is that a planet rome.ro shirt I see you have on in the blog image?

    I get one because I spotted it. tongue

  14. beaner says:

    that box is my preciousssss….. winking

  15. john romero says:

    Nope, it’s a Hyperspace Delivery Boy shirt! happy

  16. friend_from_hell666 says:

    hey eveyone whatsup hey romero where are you working now do you have another business or do you work for a company i heard you worked at midway games

  17. friend_from_hell666 says:

    hey everyone how are you hey Romero where do you work now do you have a private company or work for one? I heard you work for midway games…the creaters of the suffering hehehe

  18. youspeakmylanguage says:

    I doubt my opinion caries much weight, but I don’t like the new design. Your old site may have looked a little rougher around the edges, but it looked like a unique homepage – something you built from the ground up with your own two hands (even if you didn’t quite do it all yourself – I’m not sure what Dreamweaver is…winking Everyone and their mother (literally) has a slick-looking blog now, but not many people still have an honest-to-god handmade, homemade homepage any more.

    Ah well, it’s just my opinion and I’m a grouch. It is cool to be able to comment now.

  19. the eo says:

    Archive.org is wonderful, isn’t it? Travel back through time and look at (nearly) any page you want that has graced the Internet.

    Even the Ion Storm days (hint hint)

  20. anonymous says:

    John, very neat site and you look to be getting younger and younger happy Must be your young wife keeping you looking so good!

    One question though, the site now seems to be a front end to Blogger. How’s that done? Is your home page effectively a sink for a news feed from your Blogspot?

    Anyway, good luck with everything.

  21. john romero says:

    I have Blogger update my main html page on my site (ftp update) and the modified templates has all the links to the other areas of the site.

    Pretty simple setup and i don’t have to use dreamweaver for the front page! happy

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