BASIC INFO

Hikari () - meaning “light” in Japanese.

The story behind the domain name is very simple. My real name comes from the Latin word, lux, meaning light. I have always had an obsession with the Japanese culture, and so I simply used the Japanese equivalent of my name for the domain. Hikari, of course, was already taken so I had to add the Japanese honorific. :sly:

This domain was registered in December 2007 through Netrillium and is currently hosted by the wonderful Jordan at Holdfire. She’s been a fantastic host, and I wouldn’t dream of going anywhere else for hosting. <3

DESIGN

I got into the whole web design scene when I was about 14. I’ve been hosted, and I’ve owned four domains in the past. Like everyone else, I loved making layouts that had blends of celebrities and minuscule fonts. However, I’ve gotten away from those days and prefer the clean, simple layouts. I don’t have the time to design my own layouts, as much as I want to. There are more important things in my life than web design right now. Maybe in the future I will have the opportunity to do so.

The current theme is called Wisdom Seeks, because it is based on that particular palette created by Northstar at colourlovers.com. Font used on the header logo is called Imperator and the snitch you see is Harry Potter and the Dingbats. This theme is compatible with both Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari. As always, it looks shitty in Internet Explorer. It is best viewed with a minimum resolution of 1024×768. If you see something weird, please let me know.

P.S. I suggest you download Firefox or Safari. Leave IE in the Stone Age, thanks.

CREDITS

This domain is powered by Wordpress. Smilies used are from Mazeguy. I use WS_FTP for file transfer and Editpad Lite for editing.

A list of the plugins that I use (or don’t use) can be found here.

HOSTING

Now that I’ve changed hosts, I can indeed host some fresh meat. You can email me at lucy.chan@live.com. Please keep the following in mind when applying:

» Small fonts, bright backgrounds, celebrity blends are a no-no.
» I only accept weblogs, or personal sites with a weblog.
» Tweens need not apply.
» Update regularly.
» Be funny. Be creative. Be nice.