100

It has been just about a year since I relaunched jbomb.net with a more dedicated posting schedule, and I have hit my first milestone: the 100th post. To celebrate, I have redesigned the entire site.

The new design for jbomb.net took me an incredible amount of time. The actual coding of the site is the easy part though. It is the actual design that takes such an extreme level of dedication and attention to detail. Let me be upfront: I am not a graphic designer. Therefore while the site is (in my eyes) a step up from the previous design, it still has a long way to go in future iterations. However, I really do think that it is a more functional design, and one that all of my loyal readers will enjoy viewing. I hope you like it.

There will be some kinks here and there, possibly with old posts. If you find any bugs or issues, please let me know via the contact form. I hope to work out the issues over the next week, in addition to adding features that are not available at the time of this post.

Though the new design is surely the more important news in this post, posting your thoughts on the internet 100 times (plus the 1200+ mini-thoughts on Twitter) merits some reflection into the past. My goal when launching jbomb.net was to post new content every 3 days. My average is about 3.5 to 3.6, so I have held fairly close to that (minus the last week I spent redesigning). I cannot guarantee I will hold that over the coming year, but I will certainly be shooting for twice a week.

I thought it might be fun to revisit some of my favorites posts that were put up every 3.6 days. Here are some highlights:

• Bracket Challenge - The first jbomb.net contest (in partnership with airxxi.com) was pretty successful. I hope to do more of them in the future.
• Best Films of 2007 - 2007 was a great year for movies, and while I dabble all over the place movies have always been at the core of the site. Looking at my top three specifically brought back memories of what a great year it was for film.
• Fall of Facebook - It is the winner of the most commented award, even if most of the comments have nothing to do with anything. My rants about Facebook have calmed down lately simply because the site has been useful in various situations over the past weeks. I still hate the place though.
• Cherry Bloom Review - Google “cherry bloom review” and see who the top result is. That is right, jbomb.net debuted the first (and at quick glance only) review of this independent album. I am still listening to it regularly. Plus whenever you review an album and the lead singer leaves a comment, you know you are doing something right.
• Wall-E Review - So far I would consider this the most controversial article I have ever written. I still stand by it. Wall-E is a phenomenal movie.
• Dark Knight Review - This is probably the best comments section of any post in terms of quality discussion about the film. Plus, I loved TDK.

There are plenty of other memories, but those stood out to me the most. I want to thank everyone who reads this site and especially thank those who leave comments (610 left so far). It is your readership and participation that motivate me to continue writing all of these reviews and assorted thoughts. Plus, many times your comments make me laugh out loud they are so hilarious.

What are your favorite posts so far, or what would you like to see in the future? Also, please share your thoughts on the new design (likes/dislikes). I do not know what the internet equivalent of a toast is, but consider me doing that for this 100th post celebration. Here’s to another 100.