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Site Update Quickie

Posted October 18th, 2008 at 7:09PM

I made a few changes to the site today. Changed the header, minimal updates to the MINI and About sections.

I’ve been watching a lot of Letterman. I was uncomfortable even sitting in my living room watching McCain attempt humor. But Tina Fey was great last night. Tonight is supposed to be the night we get a Fey – Palin face off on SNL. I’m a bit disappointed they would even have Palin on, but I understand the draw.

No inclination to make a substantial post, but tomorrow is the last autocross so I should have results afterwards. (Come to think of it, I never made a post about the last event in September… Sheeet.)

Carry onward, you crazy Christian soldiers!

The Best Popcorn On Earth

Posted June 26th, 2008 at 9:23AM

Dale & Thomas’ Popcorn from Popcorn, Indiana. Limited selection available on store shelves, or WOW a huge variety online. I could eat the Aged White Cheddar morning, noon, and night. But I think I’m going to purchase a sampler online sometime soon. Maybe the Chocolate Lover’s 6-pack variety?

I just wish the website had shirts. I would totally rock a Dale & Thomas’ Popcorn shirt.

‘Motoring’ Category Nearly Separate

Posted January 20th, 2008 at 6:52PM

Awhile back I themed the motoring category with its own unique theme to try to differentiate it a bit. Check it out. I need to work on it more, but I’m not running into any huge problems, so that’s a relief.

Now I just need to give it a nicer URL. And then it’s onto the next one. I’ll probably do something for the writing section so that I can display it to prospective employers. (Yes, I’m still fucking unemployed. Although I’ve earned a few dollars here and there.)

There will be more posts to come.

Google Analytics & Site Stuff

Posted January 9th, 2008 at 3:59PM

Two weeks ago I decided to give Google Analytics another try. It’s changed quite a bit since I originally set up my account, and it’s all for the better. After getting some data to parse, I have to say it’s one of the better site trackers I’ve used.

Unfortunately, the picture it paints is dreary. The average visit time is just a hair over one minute, and more than 80% of visitors view one page and then leave. 90% of visitors are new, which seems nice, but the largest draw continues to be two posts that I made about “Real Dolls” from a couple years ago.

As I’ve lamented before, the site is being pulled in a hundred directions, and it’s impacting readability and quality. Divvying up the posts from here onto multiple sites would take ages, and I like being able to access everyone from a single back-end.

So I’m going to renew my efforts of creating multiple front-ends for the categories. Mostly, I want to separate the “motoring,” “politics,” and “health” categories into their own mini sites.

We’ll see how it plays out.

Sex Dolls Still Plaguing Me

Posted February 24th, 2007 at 11:58AM

Last week I changed my hosts, and I no longer have cPanel access. This mean I no longer have access to the really good, detailed site statistic logger things. So I made an account at sitemeter.com and slapped the little link up on my right-hand column. It’s there, click on it and check out the stats if you want.

Anyways, to test it, I went to the blog and then checked to see that my visit was logged. I already had another visitor too, and it was to an old post, one of my most popular. Five days from now, it’ll be two years since I blogged about “the World’s Finest Love Doll.” It was just a humorous story, I thought. But since then, it’s been one of the most popular entries on this site, and searches for that story are one of my biggest draws. This particular chap searched yahoo.com for “male real sex doll.”

Guess who’s the first hit? I’m getting a lot of hits because I quoted the article extensively, and for a while, nerve.com was requiring you to register to read the article. (Today I was able to go back and read the whole thing. Your mileage may vary)

Other related “Love Doll” posts..

I Have The Worst Visitors
Back By Popular Demand â€“ A Real Doll Post

The original article at nerve.com that started it all.

Site Liner Notes

Posted January 26th, 2007 at 2:12PM

First off, I updated the site design once again. I stuck ~~a white male consumer whom I know~~ a bird in the header, and the site is now wider and more readable / navigable. I’m using the eminently tweakable K2 theme.

I’m also going to be posting a variety of odd posts in the new “WRTG 41500″ category, which are for a writing seminar I’m taking about blogging, online media, and how it affects writing. All of that jazz.

And now, with that said, I’m going to go wash my car. Brr.

The Hallmark Of The Elderly Blog

Posted April 3rd, 2006 at 4:15PM

And it is?

When the author looks through the archives, and finds a lot of dumb, inane chatter that is truly embarrassing. Added another post category today, and was going back through adding old posts to it. That first year was really crappy.

I’m also in the process of tagging every single post. I got a third of a way through the other day. Haven’t had the time or inclination to continue, but I’ll get around to it someday.

In other news, I went home over the weekend. Have a decent amount of classwork this week. Just going through life.

Oh, yes. And I’ll be taking classes at a local community college over the summer, because I’m behind with a few general requirements. Double-majoring and then going abroad will do that to a person.

Sorry about the current theme here. I’m working on a design, but starting from scratch (or close to it â€“ the old WP default skin) is a long, painful road to travel.