Constructive Crypticism

Ummm, yeah…
Apparently my page headings are a bit cryptic.

I wanted to make browsing my blog a bit like exploring a fantastic domain (as in a domain name, i.e. isengaurd.com). So the page, tag and category names are such as one would experience while wandering the realm. Here is an explanation of the titles, mainly what they link to and why I names them what I did.

Destinations:
This is a signpost that you might find directing you to different places in the domain. Like villages in a kingdom, each page represented has different things to offer a visitor. The pages are as follows:

About: Self explanatory. It’s about me and my blog.

Listless Drifters: Well, maybe not so listless as they have found their way here. This page lists the users on the site and a few statistics. It’s usually only me, much to my dismay…
Mindwalks: Also fairly self explanatory. This page is where I wax philosophical about anything and everything.
Poems: Self explanatory. Lists poetry I have written and published on the site.
Send a Message in a Bottle: Hehehe, it’s a contact form. Another way to drop me a line if you don’t want to leave a public comment.
Wandering Eyes: As you tour my domain, you will see many different things. This is a photo gallery of my family and places I love. Let your eyes wander over what I hold dear ^^

Next up is Alternate Routes, usually seen as categories on most wordpress documents. It’s a different way to get to the individual posts on the various pages. Kind of like taking the backroads to a favorite hang out in a nearby town. The headings are about exactly what they say they are about.

Obscure Passages is exactly that. They are paths less traveled, but lead to great places.

Lost Days. Hehehehe. Obviously it’s a calendar that highlights the days I post. But as I post so infrequently, most days are not highlighted. They are ‘lost.’ So I named it for the majority 😉

Drifters Passing By is an applet that summarizes who is visiting my domain. All to few, alas.

Mists of Direction is a cloud applet that I really like. All the categories that I post under are listed here. Some tags too as well I think. And like all clouds, its misty, but it takes you somewhere too.

Anyone who reads my posts can tell I like to play with words and use them in unorthodox ways. Plays on words, doubletalk, alliteration, spelling, and usage can all be manipulated to give common words different meanings depending on context. I love word games, and even the title of this post twists things up a bit. But the mood and meaning of the titles is always wrapped around the heart of the post, and it can be said that they set the mindset of the reader.

My father told me that I would never have a greater weapon than the English language. If not for him and this advice, this blog would be very different. Thank you Daddy. 🙂