I read that exercise and have thought a little bit (not in the bathtub, though). Basically, what I need the most is for my photography to get better, so I should probably follow your advice and find some nice groups on Flickr and start sharing some shots. It will definitely give them more exposure and critique than if I just put them on my tiny private blog that nobody knows about.
On the other hand, I also have a weak spot for trying out new things just for the heck of it – which is just your parenthetical point above So probably I will end up putting this Wordpress thingy together anyway – when I can find the time for it.

By the way, have you had a look at tumblr? If there is one thing that could keep me from really getting into Wordpress and a new personal website, it is tumblr. It is just so damn cool, and while it is much less flexible than Wordpress or similar platforms, it can still be customized quite a lot, and people use it for loads of really creative stuff. If you wish, have a quick look at my tumblelog, linked to in my name above (no customization though, and somewhat boring content…)

(Of course, tinkering with Wordpress for fun is a perfectly valid reason to start a site too.)

I already had a vague idea of what WordPress could do, and that is the way to go, as you describe here. One problem, though: I haven’t really figured out my needs at all :/ I can see that you’ve got lots of great ideas, and some purpose with your sites – currently I lack that pretty much. But hey, anyway I have no plans of making money off of anything online, so I will just try out more or less random stuff for fun, I guess…

Anyway, I will definitely look to this site for hints on setting it all up – and perhaps a little inspiration as well!

Cheers…

If you already know HTML/CSS you’ve got a head start when it comes to creating a Wordpress site. It’d be really easy for you to install the application, choose a theme and then customize it to suit your needs. It’ll also cut down on the update time. When I made the switch from a static site to Wordpress updates stopped taking up to a day. They now take 20 minutes to an hour instead, and all of that time is just spent creating the content. I wouldn’t go back, to say the least

I look forward to seeing your super awesome portfolio when you get around to it. Let me know if you have any questions or if you got any ideas on what you want me to go through here.