Well in the grand scheme of things I guess your own self confidence should be the guiding principle behind your work, whatever the medium. Yet in the sense that it is important to know that you are reaching people outside of your own little world, or perhaps more accurately to know how your world is growing, stats are the benchmarks.
How long have I been able to look at the stats for this little slice of Geekdom? Don't know. I was trying to remember how the who make a page thing works when I noticed the tab. So I click and look. I find several amazing things about what the stas tell me.
Firstly I am getting a lot of traffic from 70Blue's blog here at blogspot. So a big thanks to Blue. This then proves the theory that the way to build a blog is to be a reader and fan of other blogs. Secondly, I am surprised by my audience. I live in the United States so the vast majority of my page views are from here. No surprise. The surprise is that countries number two and three, in order, are Iran and Germany. Really? I think that is the coolest thing so don't misunderstand me. But seriously? Germany gets the bronze? I think we can do better in the cultural pool. For crying out loud... you're my people! But the third thing is that surprising to me is the things you all find so interesting to read. The post about my Abby shoes from last year had the highest number of page views. Shoes!!!!!!!!!!!!
I also see that I need to follow through. I totally forgot about getting pics up for a lot of things and the lists I was going to write seemed pointless to me about halfway through them.... oops.
I like that I can see what is going on with this thing. And even though I get some comments from the people that I write about, it isn't changing how I write. If anything what changes how I write is simply the deisre to be more informative or observant than posting a bunch of ramblings...
Not to say a good ramble is useless. Sometimes the act of chasing down our thoughts provides answers to life's persistant questions and sometimes it just wears you out so you cna sleep. In either case it is like rich dessert... good for a few bites but nothing to make a solid habit of.
So yeah stats!!!!!!!!
Besides, it is really good to know that real people are out there reading this and not just the figments of a wishful mind.
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Getting to know you.... getting to know all about you
I forgot that reformatting a computer means relearning how to navigate the normal, basic functions like... oh I don't know......... setting wallpaper. But finally... wall paper is set... Helllllloooooooo Matthias Reim!
And now, I get to relearn the was last fm works it looks like that is the only way that I am going to hear Matthais Reim unhampered by the idiots at EMI who don't want anyone over here to know who he is. So... just so that everyone knows who he is... I've included a thumbnail.
Celebrate! Celebrate! Dance to the Music!!!
I have my puter back. What a friggin' relief. I also now have a suitable software for processing documents offline. I do like Google's docs program. But I need to do a lot of things when the mood strikes and it doesn't always strike when I'm online.
It is sooooooo goood to have this thing back in my hands. I can not tell you how awesome I feel about this. And I am not so sure why it matters so much to have it. But I feel like I had my hands cut off for a while. I don't like that feeling.
Best thing... when I went to get it, they were listening to the Star Trek theme music from the last music.
Suhhhhhhhh weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!
It is sooooooo goood to have this thing back in my hands. I can not tell you how awesome I feel about this. And I am not so sure why it matters so much to have it. But I feel like I had my hands cut off for a while. I don't like that feeling.
Best thing... when I went to get it, they were listening to the Star Trek theme music from the last music.
Suhhhhhhhh weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
IDIOT CORPORATIONS
In a Global economy there should be no borders. With satelites and the future of technology present in this very moment the OCEAN is not an excuse for unavailability. EMI is stupid for blocking content because I live in a different country than someone who posts a Youtube video. Especially when that video is one of the reasons that I put money I shouldn't spend down on music from a very talented Germany artist. Actually if it were not for youtube videos I wouldn't even know this guy exists because you people all seem to think that there is an insurmountable barrier between continents like its the fucking 1700s and everybody is fleeing Europe like rats from a sinking ship and Revolutionaries threatening to dump tea in every harbor on this side of the pond!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [DEEP BREATH] If I had any hope that you'd get it through your thick money grubbing skulls I'd march on your world headquarters... because I'm sure you have one of those... and call you every nasty name in the Klingon dictionary BUT Klingon. Klingons are smarter than you people.
What a bunch of Ferengi!
HELLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to damn an income stream you idiots.
the spelling mistake is to ensure that you understand I mean to curse you and point out that you are getting in your own way as in a beaver dam in the middle of the mississippi. or in this case the Rhein.
What a bunch of Ferengi!
HELLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to damn an income stream you idiots.
the spelling mistake is to ensure that you understand I mean to curse you and point out that you are getting in your own way as in a beaver dam in the middle of the mississippi. or in this case the Rhein.
Busy Busy Busy
Today was productive in at least one sense. I got a watercolor done. Just a little four by four. But it is done. It was a success and I am happy to have an icon to say more than a thousand words on a subject. Its one of those crazy artist things so there won't be further explaination.
Also looking forward to getting a little cooking in. Goulash night at bro's. Of course I am making it. Gotta keep those mad cooking skills up.
Also put in a call for an apartment in the Commons. Well... more precisely Building 50. I have some reservations about living in a funny farm even if its been decades since it has been a functional funny farm. But at the same time the gyspy/Dickens fan in me is dying to get into the place. There is such potential. An art gallery, coffe shop... just incase the apartments aren't WiFi ready, and shops that might welcome a few German pastries..... there are income streams just a few hundred yards away.
The whole low/no income thing has me worried. I want to get in and not have to worry about losing the place when Winter hours hit with the vengence or the North Wind. But worry does nothing but increase worry.
Keep fingers crossed for me peeps.
Also looking forward to getting a little cooking in. Goulash night at bro's. Of course I am making it. Gotta keep those mad cooking skills up.
Also put in a call for an apartment in the Commons. Well... more precisely Building 50. I have some reservations about living in a funny farm even if its been decades since it has been a functional funny farm. But at the same time the gyspy/Dickens fan in me is dying to get into the place. There is such potential. An art gallery, coffe shop... just incase the apartments aren't WiFi ready, and shops that might welcome a few German pastries..... there are income streams just a few hundred yards away.
The whole low/no income thing has me worried. I want to get in and not have to worry about losing the place when Winter hours hit with the vengence or the North Wind. But worry does nothing but increase worry.
Keep fingers crossed for me peeps.
Seriously Go Look at Michelle Ward's Stuff
The link is in the bar at the RIGHT! Over there.... somewhere under Uncle Wil's blog link. There. Da druben. No.... there... right.. yep you found it.
Michelle and I worked together more moons ago than I like to remember. I prefer to think it was just a week or so ago that she moved off to the East Coast to embark on her next Big Adventure. Which of course makes me look like a horrible friend for failing to keep in touch but that, as they say, is the fluidity of time. I adore Michelle's work as much as her persona. Everything she loves she loves with everything that she has in her soul. It is an impressive thing... to love that much and be unhampered by the list of "shoulds".
"How cool is that!?", she'd squeal when one of us did something amazing with a rubber stamp, or when a customer made a personal discovery and unlocked that special thing inside themselves that let the art flow and in her own genius. And yes, Michelle is a genius. Though I hear so many use the phrase how cool is that, my first thought is always to her and the awesomeness that oozes from her imagination.
She has a way to make me go "Duh. Why didn't I think of that?" And sometimes she makes my cry with the poignancy of a concept. And longing. She did somethings with silhouettes of Italian architecture that started this whole "go to Germany" thing. I know it is Italian because she talked about where the inspiration came from in her blog. But the way she used them, you'd easily transfer the emotions it evokes to England, Germany, Russia or even India. I transferred all those emotions to Germany.
Her blog is vast in the sense that there is a lot to look at and it takes a few visits to really get the feel for what she is about. But once you are there you will be glad that you went. Michelle is unabashed in her passions and makes no attempt to apologize for being giddy with excitement. And really... how many people do you know right at this moment who are giddy? There is a lot of worry and negativity coursing through the world right now. Michelle's work is a good insulation against it.
GO. GO NOW!!!!!!!!
Michelle and I worked together more moons ago than I like to remember. I prefer to think it was just a week or so ago that she moved off to the East Coast to embark on her next Big Adventure. Which of course makes me look like a horrible friend for failing to keep in touch but that, as they say, is the fluidity of time. I adore Michelle's work as much as her persona. Everything she loves she loves with everything that she has in her soul. It is an impressive thing... to love that much and be unhampered by the list of "shoulds".
"How cool is that!?", she'd squeal when one of us did something amazing with a rubber stamp, or when a customer made a personal discovery and unlocked that special thing inside themselves that let the art flow and in her own genius. And yes, Michelle is a genius. Though I hear so many use the phrase how cool is that, my first thought is always to her and the awesomeness that oozes from her imagination.
She has a way to make me go "Duh. Why didn't I think of that?" And sometimes she makes my cry with the poignancy of a concept. And longing. She did somethings with silhouettes of Italian architecture that started this whole "go to Germany" thing. I know it is Italian because she talked about where the inspiration came from in her blog. But the way she used them, you'd easily transfer the emotions it evokes to England, Germany, Russia or even India. I transferred all those emotions to Germany.
Her blog is vast in the sense that there is a lot to look at and it takes a few visits to really get the feel for what she is about. But once you are there you will be glad that you went. Michelle is unabashed in her passions and makes no attempt to apologize for being giddy with excitement. And really... how many people do you know right at this moment who are giddy? There is a lot of worry and negativity coursing through the world right now. Michelle's work is a good insulation against it.
GO. GO NOW!!!!!!!!
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