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Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Maribor, Slovenia.
Portoroz, Slovenia.
• AlienMelon
• Burger.si
• Heck
• Izklop
• si.blogs
• Sloblogi
• Blogorola
• Natalija Verboten
Unless something has gone horribly wrong, there should be a new banner at the top of this page. I was eager to put up something new, and since kitsch is mandatory this time of year, I thought it’d be nice to switch to a winter/X-mas theme. Luckily for me, the wonderful Nathalie stepped in and provided a ton of great photos (mostly of Kranj, the heart of the former province of Carniola) and also revamped the original banner. To do the snow effect, she had to individually animate each snowflake frame-by-frame — a task that involved 50,000 man-hours and a team of 150 assistants, mostly hamsters. At least, that’s how I imagine it happening. I could be wrong.
Either way, she did a beautiful job (as always) and I’m grateful. (As always) If you’re ever looking to have some quality creative work done, consider the fine folks at AlienMelon. You shan’t be disappointed!
In the meantime, while we’re on the subject, here’s a short illustrated history of the banners that have appeared on this site. If you remember the very first one, then: Hello, Mitja! I know it’s you because you were the only one around at the time. Can you believe that was almost two years ago?
Have a wonderful weekend and peaceful second advent!
(Thanks again Nathalie!)
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Wow. I usually have all Flash blocked, so I’m glad you mentioned this
or I never would have seen it. It was also cool to get the
retrospective. As a late-comer I had no idea that your banner once
contained profanity AND Natalia Verboten (though not at the same time,
more’s the pity).
Aaaaaaah, lovely banner, Nathalie for president! A sight for sore eyes on a grey December morning. Suggestion for a (seasonal) alternative title: "the snow globe of Carniola"…
As a matter of fact, if you shake your monitor, the snowflakes move even faster.*Nathalie is definitely the bee’s knees, there’s no doubt about it. Don’t forget to move your mouse over the little deer for a cool little touch.* Note: The Glory of Carniola cannot be held liable for any damage that your incur as a result of trying this.
Don’t forget to move your mouse over the little deer for a cool little touch.Over
here on this side of the ocean, that deer appears as a quite well-fed
(or infrequently sheared) sheep. Clicking works fine, ingeniously
letting the reader know that the deer/sheep’s intestinal tract is in
ifne working/sounding order. Nothing like a bit of Nature’s ill
wind to blow into your reader’s face.A French deer/sheep slumming in Slovenia, I presume.
I still
wonder what means foxy face in the upper left corner with a cloud appearing
when you roll mouse over it…
Sheep? Fox? Do you guys maybe have the old banner cached? Did you try hitting refresh?
OOOPPPS!There I’d gone, living in the past. Nothing
like a little refreshing to bring me to the present. Thanks,
Michael! What’s that "Xmas" grafitti on the dragon’s
pedestal? Shouldn’t that be "Bozic"? (just a q. from the
Slovenian Content Police)
That’s a realy great banner! Who’s the chick that made it and how much do I need to beg her to do one for me as well?
that is a cute little touch with the cold little tiny deer, even if
it’s almost too small to see, do you think someone could make the
Ljubljana dragon breath a bit of fire?