August 2007

I like good deals, but then again, who doesn’t? I also love electronics. When I found out that armand rousso provides products for some of the biggest sites on the web, I instantly started looking into their company. They are going to be going public soon, and when that happens, I might buy stock, because of their wide selection of products. I’m talking digital cameras, plasma televisions, and kitchen appliances. With products like that, why wouldn’t I, or anyone else for that matter put stock ion the company, like I said they already provide the products for some of the big sites on the web.

I figured out the issue I was having with the pages, it had to do with the htaccess file. It works now though, so maybe I will have some more content soon, plus a new photo gallery.

Tonite at 10PM PST Bungie will be revealing Halo 3 campaign to the public, I don’t know if there will be any leaks, or whether they will put it on the internet themselves, but I am hoping that they do.

I can’t stand clutter. The office is full of clutter so for the last few weeks I’ve been trying to get it in drawers. I don’t think the big stuff is going to fit though, so I might invest in a closet cabinet. See I have room in the closet, and I could put it high. This way I can get it without it being in the way, or me banging my head on it.

Tomorrow Bungie is going to be showing off Halo 3 on an IMax screen while revealing a few more bits of information on the game. It is said to be 99.9% done, so I am guessing that anything they show is just going to tease us and make us salivate at the thought of the game. At least that’s what it is going to do to me. I hope they put the information and the clips online.

I’m constantly saying that my website is much more than a blog. If you look at the menu then you will see what I mean. So because my website is much more than a blog, I care about things like search engine optimization, load times, how well all the pages fit together, things like that. One of my most important concerns is my search engine rankings. I have even thought about going to a website optimization firm to increase my rankings. Most people use at least one search engine everyday they are on the internet, and if you are on the front page of their query, then your website will most likely get visited.

I don’t think I would go to a website optimization firm just for some SEO work, though. I’d probably incorporate Flash into my website if I did go to one. Nothing where the whole site is Flash based, but little bits of it here and there to spice it up a bit. Nothing like a little bit to make your visitors go wow right? I don’t think I would have one build me a new design though. I’d consult with them, but in the end I think I would do that myself, but I’m happy with the way things are turning out now, so it isn’t too much of a concern just yet.

Halo 3’s release date is still a little over a month away, but the information they are revealing about it just keeps coming and coming. There’s a map editor, new maps, new vehicles, everything that I find awesome. I am planning to do a 24 hour XBox Live Haloathon, not even so much a single player campaign, but an XBox Live a thon Halo 3 style. What does this mean? Well I won’t be playing the single campaign mode, instead I will be playing on the multiplayer campaign. There’s only three spots available so maybe you’d like to come by and say hi? I’ll also be playing the online multiplayer, I can’t wait to play a game of Zombies (or Infection as it is called in Halo 3) without some dumb people who don’t know how to play.

I have always wanted to have a book published. I know a couple people who have already published one or two and they say that it is really hard to get one published through a publisher, because of all the red tape you need to get through. I have been thinking about publishing one through some private Book Publishers. They really seem to be keen on getting the self publisher up and running, by offering discounts on printing and helping you through each step of the process. If you have ever wanted to publish a book, then self publishing might be for you, this way you can avoid all the red tape involved in the process.

WordPress is pissing me off. I’m trying to get the plugins to go to the wp folder while the main blog is set to lepslair, but it isn’t working and just causing me grief. If anyone has any way around this then contact me. Also would anyone know anything about nested comments being compatible with WordPress 2.2?

My credit cards seem to be getting less and less of a payment that is due, but it is the unexpected one time bills that seem to popup every now and then that seem to blind side me. A few months ago I went to the emergency room because I was having trouble breathing, but while the insurance covered most of it, the copay is still outstanding and that is $50.00 that I just don’t have at the moment. I could put it on my credit card and then next month pay it right back, but I really don’t want to add anything else to the card. I guess I will have no choice though.

I just wish these credit cards were paid off already. I could really use some Debt Relief. I’ve been thinking about how I could pay these things off quicker, but so far the only solution I have come up with is to use Credit Card Consolidation. I don’t want to use that, though because I am not that far into the hole, it is just a matter of staying afloat now that is an issue, because of a lack of income due to a less of a demand in work.

I know it won’t last long though, should be over in a few days hopefully, if not then I am sure I could come up with other ways to make some money.

As you can tell there have been some changes around here the last few hours. Some of them will be temporary and others will be permanent. I am hoping to hear back from the Do Follow blogroll owner to see if I could put it on my links section,this way it isn’t right there. I’ve also made the necessary changes to the about me page, it updates automatically once my birthday rolls around.

I was thinking of doing some Enthusiast 3 plugins, what would you like to see?

Ian Clarke always loved writing and he always wanted to be a journalist. In his home town Ian was famous for his news stories. One day he decided to take his articles to one of the big city papers that got delivered to his town every few days. So off went Ian to the big city to see if they would publish his articles. The editor took one look at it and laughed. While Ian may have been famous for writing stories in his own little town, the newspaper required something that Ian knew very little about – correct spelling.

Ian was crushed, but his dream of being a journalist was not destroyed. If the corporations couldn’t see his potential, then maybe the common man would. He decided on that day that he would put them online available for everyone to see. He decided on a name for his little venture, it was to be called The Poof. Poof meaning that it wasn’t the corporate shell that so many news stories had, you know the kind, the kind where a paper takes the side of a corporation rather than the on strike workers, but more of a personalized news venture. There was only one problem. When Ian went to register thepoof, he didn’t double check to make sure he had spelled it correctly and registered thoof.

This didn’t stop him either, he wrote stories and made it into a very successful online newspaper.

There might be some changes around here in the next day or so, if you see some changes don’t be alarmed. It won’t be anything big (at least not yet) but I will be adding things here and there. Might even delete some things here and there, we’ll see. If you have an idea, for the site, then let me know.