This Christmas I got mono. It really sucks. I don't mind not having any energy, I would probably sit around all day anyways. It sucks that I always have a fever. The worst part is that my lymph nodes and tonsils are really swollen and it causes excruciating amounts of pain every time I swallow.
Since I can't really sleep I just watch tv all day. Here was today's line up (in order).
American Pie : Band Camp on TNT
Beverly Hills Ninja also on TNT
3 Sportcenters an ESPN
2 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's on DVD
1 Made on MTV
2 Dead like Me episodes from Netflicks
Liberty Bowl on ESPNHD
Forrest Gump on A&E
Alamo Bowl on ASPNHD
Goodfellas on A&E
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
The Greatest Christmas Gift
This year I got a gift that that is greater than I could ever imagine. The gift was Infantry.
Between 1999 and 2002 this computer game was my life. It was a MMOTPS (Massive Multiplayer Online Third Person Shooter) It pitted 2 armies against each other with the objective to capture all of the flags for victory. You could travel on foot or in tanks and APC's (Armored Personnel Carriers). Also, there were different classes, Marine, Medic, Sargent (could "summon" people across the map to him), and others. The game looked like this:
I would run home from middle school grab a Coke, load Kazaa and play this game. I had friends online like LeadCatcher, who was a used car salesman in Salt Lake City, and Smackrock who eventually became a mod. I was in a squad and would fight squad battles and be in tournaments. I remember playing this game on Christmas day. Even after opening all my gifts all I wanted to do was play infantry. There are songs that to this day, when I hear them I think of listening to them while playing Infantry. During the summers I would put in like 30 hours a week. I was pretty good and all I wanted in life was to play Infantry.
And then one day the hammer fell. Sony bought the game in 2000 and in 2002 they announced that they were going to start charging like $7 a month to play the game. I would have gladly paid $7 a month, but it was the principal of paying for something I used to get for free that really wound my clock. Also, to a 14 year old $7 was a large chunk of allowance. So I gave it up and stopped playing it cold turkey. Occasionally I would think about it. What it was up to, if it had changed at all. If it was the same without me.
Seasoned changed, and changed again. I grew, as did the MMOTPS genre. Then last week I was browsing the Jupiter's moons in fiction Wikipedia page, when I saw a link to the computer game Infantry. I was like Peter Pevensie walking past the lamp post and knowing it as familiar but not sure why. I clicked and emotions came rushing back. I remembered the good times, and the better times. To my jubilation not only was it still alive it had just been announced that it would be made free again. Like a battered woman returning to the trailer park, I wondered if this was something I really wanted to endure possibly for another 3 years. But I also wondered if it had changed, would I even recognize it after all these years? Fuck It. I downloaded it. Waiting for it to download was like a Junkie waiting for his fix after being clean for 6 years. It was just like it used to be - in fact, nothing seemed to have changed - it was awesome (except that some dickwad had taken my handle Rusty78). Years of memories came back and I realized that I was once again terrible. But it was all the fun that it used to be. I guess the game is outdated now but to me it is timeless and I will rise again.
Between 1999 and 2002 this computer game was my life. It was a MMOTPS (Massive Multiplayer Online Third Person Shooter) It pitted 2 armies against each other with the objective to capture all of the flags for victory. You could travel on foot or in tanks and APC's (Armored Personnel Carriers). Also, there were different classes, Marine, Medic, Sargent (could "summon" people across the map to him), and others. The game looked like this:
I would run home from middle school grab a Coke, load Kazaa and play this game. I had friends online like LeadCatcher, who was a used car salesman in Salt Lake City, and Smackrock who eventually became a mod. I was in a squad and would fight squad battles and be in tournaments. I remember playing this game on Christmas day. Even after opening all my gifts all I wanted to do was play infantry. There are songs that to this day, when I hear them I think of listening to them while playing Infantry. During the summers I would put in like 30 hours a week. I was pretty good and all I wanted in life was to play Infantry.
And then one day the hammer fell. Sony bought the game in 2000 and in 2002 they announced that they were going to start charging like $7 a month to play the game. I would have gladly paid $7 a month, but it was the principal of paying for something I used to get for free that really wound my clock. Also, to a 14 year old $7 was a large chunk of allowance. So I gave it up and stopped playing it cold turkey. Occasionally I would think about it. What it was up to, if it had changed at all. If it was the same without me.
Seasoned changed, and changed again. I grew, as did the MMOTPS genre. Then last week I was browsing the Jupiter's moons in fiction Wikipedia page, when I saw a link to the computer game Infantry. I was like Peter Pevensie walking past the lamp post and knowing it as familiar but not sure why. I clicked and emotions came rushing back. I remembered the good times, and the better times. To my jubilation not only was it still alive it had just been announced that it would be made free again. Like a battered woman returning to the trailer park, I wondered if this was something I really wanted to endure possibly for another 3 years. But I also wondered if it had changed, would I even recognize it after all these years? Fuck It. I downloaded it. Waiting for it to download was like a Junkie waiting for his fix after being clean for 6 years. It was just like it used to be - in fact, nothing seemed to have changed - it was awesome (except that some dickwad had taken my handle Rusty78). Years of memories came back and I realized that I was once again terrible. But it was all the fun that it used to be. I guess the game is outdated now but to me it is timeless and I will rise again.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
I hate that Rachel Ray
I really fucking hate Rachel Ray. I mean seriously. She is the bane of my existence. Every time I turn on the TV she is there. With her chic wardrobe and toothy smile that screams "Look at me! I'm hot shit! Sure I'm curvy on the outside, but I can still look good. And so can you!" She has a magazine called Every Day with Rachael Ray that comes out less then once a month. And she has a talk show. This is what she said about it "People know me for my love of food, but I have so much more I want to share." I know you love food you whore, but no one cares about what you think. You are a drain on the intellect of the United States.
This is what writer Jill Hunter Pellettieri said as some of her criticisms:
"Ray's ditzy demeanor also makes her easy to dismiss. She giggles off-cue and constantly praises her own cooking. "Smells awesome already!" she says, making her Snapper in a Snap. "I am so psyched about that." She employs cute abbreviations—EVOO means "extra virgin olive oil", and gives her dishes nicknames, such as "You-Won't-Be-Single-for-Long Vodka Cream Pasta". The acknowledgments in her $40 a Day cookbook read like a high-school yearbook: "Don …You are the tallest man we've ever had on crew, and yet you pack the smallest bag—ever! Cool." And, it didn't boost her credibility when she posed for pinup shots in FHM. (One featured Ray licking chocolate off a spoon.) " I'm just glad that there are others out there who feel the same way. At least 1800 people are part of the Rachael Ray Sucks live journal community.
Now she is the Dunkin' Donuts spokesperson. Yeah, I bet she is really taking advantage of all those free donuts (although she splits one with her mom). Watch this "Delish". You can see why I promised myself that I would punch her in the face if I ever saw her.
I went to Borders this afternoon to buy some shit and there were like 100 people waiting in line inside the store. I asked a lady what the line was for. She told me that Rachel Ray was coming! Awesome. Here I am minding my own business and Rachel Ray is coming. I don't go to Rachel Ray's hometown and bother her. I am so mad at Rachel Ray that I want to throw a midget through a plate glass window. I buy my things and leave, and as I am walking into the parking lot I see RR. She is walking towards the store with some guy. Probably her publicist, or manager or asshat. This is my chance. I realize that I probably shouldn't punch her in the face so I grab some snow and yell "Hey Rachel!" She looks over at me. I then yell "YOU SUCK" and throw a snowball at her and run.
I can't say for sure if she got the message, but the snowball to the torso hopefully will let her know how I feel about her 30 minute meals. I feel ashamed that I didn't have the courage to beat her with the 7th Harry Potter book, but at least I made a stand. Now if only I could run into Michael Phelps, Jim Belushi (who, by the way, is referred to as the Funniest Living Belushi) or Carlos Mencia.
This is what writer Jill Hunter Pellettieri said as some of her criticisms:
"Ray's ditzy demeanor also makes her easy to dismiss. She giggles off-cue and constantly praises her own cooking. "Smells awesome already!" she says, making her Snapper in a Snap. "I am so psyched about that." She employs cute abbreviations—EVOO means "extra virgin olive oil", and gives her dishes nicknames, such as "You-Won't-Be-Single-for-Long Vodka Cream Pasta". The acknowledgments in her $40 a Day cookbook read like a high-school yearbook: "Don …You are the tallest man we've ever had on crew, and yet you pack the smallest bag—ever! Cool." And, it didn't boost her credibility when she posed for pinup shots in FHM. (One featured Ray licking chocolate off a spoon.) " I'm just glad that there are others out there who feel the same way. At least 1800 people are part of the Rachael Ray Sucks live journal community.
Now she is the Dunkin' Donuts spokesperson. Yeah, I bet she is really taking advantage of all those free donuts (although she splits one with her mom). Watch this "Delish". You can see why I promised myself that I would punch her in the face if I ever saw her.
I went to Borders this afternoon to buy some shit and there were like 100 people waiting in line inside the store. I asked a lady what the line was for. She told me that Rachel Ray was coming! Awesome. Here I am minding my own business and Rachel Ray is coming. I don't go to Rachel Ray's hometown and bother her. I am so mad at Rachel Ray that I want to throw a midget through a plate glass window. I buy my things and leave, and as I am walking into the parking lot I see RR. She is walking towards the store with some guy. Probably her publicist, or manager or asshat. This is my chance. I realize that I probably shouldn't punch her in the face so I grab some snow and yell "Hey Rachel!" She looks over at me. I then yell "YOU SUCK" and throw a snowball at her and run.
I can't say for sure if she got the message, but the snowball to the torso hopefully will let her know how I feel about her 30 minute meals. I feel ashamed that I didn't have the courage to beat her with the 7th Harry Potter book, but at least I made a stand. Now if only I could run into Michael Phelps, Jim Belushi (who, by the way, is referred to as the Funniest Living Belushi) or Carlos Mencia.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Makin Babies
Jessica Alba announced she is pregnant this week. This comes as a shock to me, because I really thought I had a chance.
Also, Brittney Spears kid sister Jamie Lynn announced she is all preggers with a kid. That's right, the 16 year old star of a NICKELODEON show. Then Nickelodeon announced how supportive they were of her and so are her parents. Well, I guess when your first born daughter loses custody of her kids you don't turn down the second. Talk about one messed up family. Maybe this is normal for Louisiana but I find this to be disconcerting that no one is criticizing her getting pregnant at the age of 16.
I don't ever remember Melissa Joan Hart getting knocked up on the set of Clarissa Explains it All.
Also, Brittney Spears kid sister Jamie Lynn announced she is all preggers with a kid. That's right, the 16 year old star of a NICKELODEON show. Then Nickelodeon announced how supportive they were of her and so are her parents. Well, I guess when your first born daughter loses custody of her kids you don't turn down the second. Talk about one messed up family. Maybe this is normal for Louisiana but I find this to be disconcerting that no one is criticizing her getting pregnant at the age of 16.
I don't ever remember Melissa Joan Hart getting knocked up on the set of Clarissa Explains it All.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Campus Change: Past Present and Future
The University of Michigan and the city of Ann Arbor are constantly changing and evolving. In the past the campus grew in leaps and bounds as the surrounding city struggled to keep pace. Presently the campus is evolving while off campus, things are remaining much the same. No one knows what the future will hold for the University of Michigan or Ann Arbor but it seems that the future is coming quickly.
I often wish I could go back in time and walk through campus as it was in the past. I would love to see campus in the year 1927. If I would walk down South U. I think I would recognize some buildings, The Union and the Law Quad wouldn't look out of place. I could recognize Hill Auditorium and West Hall (with its Arch being installed only years earlier). What I can't picture though are the buildings that are no longer in existence. For example, University Hall on the site of the current Angell Hall auditoriums was razed in 1950 after some nutjob after he burned down Haven hall. I would love to walk by buildings like the University Hospital, West Engineering Annex (site of the UGLi) and Barbour Gymnasium (site of the chem building) all of which were razed to build newer structures. If I were to walk down state street in 1927 I might recognize some frat houses, and see homes standing where South Quad is supposed to be. I wouldn't see all the apartment buildings but houses, many of them with families living in them. Maybe children playing in the front yard. At State and Packard, all the the Restaurants that are now standing would still be homes but I might still be able to stop in Campus Corner and buy a coke (Built in 1897). I might make it to my house, which at the time probably didn't look anything like it does today. Across the street I would be able to see Ferry Field and watch Fielding Yost's football team practice. I think about students going all the way over to the Pretzel Bell on a Saturday night because Alcohol wasn't allowed on the campus side of Division street until much later. (The Brown Jug wasn't always a bar.) Off Campus students were renting rooms from families and pushing townies out. Apartments like Anabery (Melrose Place) were being built and the first storefronts were going up on South U. The Main street shops were creating satellite stores on State Street for students. The 1920's was a time of rapid growth for university buildings and as it grew so did the city.
It would be amazing to walk through campus to see the changes every ten years since that point. 1937 the construction of Rackam and West Quad. 1947 the LSA building and the return of life post great depression and war. 1957 the UGLi and Markley hall, plus the first signs of life for North Campus. 1967 Bursley Hall and the social turmoil on campus, imagine the feeling on campus with John Sinclair (before the 10 year prison sentence for 2 joints) and Vietnam. 1977 the CCRB and the closure of East U between South U and North U, I really want to go to a late 1970's Frat party, can you imagine what those would have been like? 1987 EECS building and the Hospital, what were Friday nights like before cell phones and AIM, how did people ever meet up with each other? 1997 Tisch hall and the school of social work, what was the feeling on campus that fall, knowing that a National Championship was in sight?
Now we get to 2007, the present. I think campus is undergoing change now as much as it is ever. The trends might fall away (hopefully Uggs and Crocs) but I think this is one last hurrah for campus expansion. It is often said that something is always being constructed around campus, and I remember an Every Three Weekly article that read "Campus Scaffolding to get 1.2 Million Renovation" But I feel that the building spree that has taken place since I have have been here is almost unmatched. Just buildings that have undergone renovation or construction in the 3 years I have been here: MoJo and Hill dining center, North Quad, Weill Hall, Business School, EECS, Student Publication Building, Alumni Hall, Alumni Field, Observatory Lodge, Walgreen Drama Center, Cardiovascular Center, BMRB, CSE, LSA building, Michigan Stadium. If a 1997 grad came back I think campus would look a lot different then it did when they were here. But in all the campus change, off campus things have remained quite the same, restaurants have come and gone, but the buildings have not changed much. The only construction in off campus housing have been additions and rebuilding due to fire. I can only think of one major off campus housing project in the three years I've lived in Ann Arbor and that is the construction of a 10 story apartment complex on the site of Anabery. I think its great that some new student housing is being built so close to campus, unfortunately they had to tear down a nearly historic building to do so. (note: Fielding Yost lived in that building during his long tenure at the University) I bet the all of the houses I have lived in will be here long after the buildings I have had classes in. But what is next for the University?
With the completion of the addition to Alumni Hall the Diag will have been completely developed. (I doubt anything will every be built on the northwest corner.) There are precious few spots for new buildings on central because every thing has been built. The other week I was asked by a friend where I thought the next big building would be built, and I told him in the location of the annexes that are south of Monroe and east of Oakland. Sure enough I read in the daily just the other day that the Law School is thinking about expanding to the other side of Monroe with a 102 Million addition. Where else? There are university annexes north of Huron by Flecther that could be built into a nice sized building. Perhaps the courtyard next to Martha Cook. But the question isn't where but what will be built. With the LSA building, North Quad, the Business School and the Walgreen Drama Center all getting new spaces, I don't really know what program needs a new building. U of M has grown into its space and as next years incoming class will be the largest class ever, but that is expected to lower in years after that. All these new buildings might all the space the school needs. I feel that there are two types of buildings on Central Campus, those that cannot be demolished to make way for better buildings and those that will become outdated and torn down. The Law Club, Michigan Union, Martha Cook, Hill Auditorium and Grad Library are all examples of building that I don't think will ever be torn down. They are considered to historic to be lost (that's also what they said about the Frieze Building). Other buildings like Dennison could (and hopefully will) be removed to build structures that will one day become historic too. I would guess that once a building makes it 100 years it will probably not be torn down without a good deal of ruckus. Maybe someday all of the buildings will be timeless enough that nothing is ever rebuilt, but only renovated. But as Central Campus is nearing its limits and the future is falling on North Campus. There has been a major push to increase the feeling of North Campus to that of Central Campus. To take it from the commuter feeling that Eero Saarinen imagined and turn it into a community like that of central. The addition of a performing arts center (Walgreen Drama Center) was a start but people still don't go to north campus like they hang out on central. This might be because of its distance from the city or perhaps it has to do with the lack of retail establishments, but for now North Campus is a place like it has always been, the nerdy little brother, who is trying to vie for attention but isn't getting any. Maybe with more buildings and some real attractions North Campus will finally reach its potential. But that's not to say that U of M isn't trying. Last week the Dean's of North Campus announced a new competition for North Campus called WorkPlay. It challenges groups of student to develop ideas to make North Campus more of a attraction rather than just classrooms and labs. The project is really open to any ideas and the best idea will be built with a budget up to $500,000. I plan to submit an entry and hopefully can take part in shaping the future of Michigan's campus.
Who knows what the campus will look like in 10, 20, 50 or 200 years. I hope that when I return years from now I will be able to recognize the buildings that I have grown to love and at the same time see the excitement of the new buildings that have been erected. (did that sound a little gay? For the record I love the buildings in a platonic way, you sicko.)
I often wish I could go back in time and walk through campus as it was in the past. I would love to see campus in the year 1927. If I would walk down South U. I think I would recognize some buildings, The Union and the Law Quad wouldn't look out of place. I could recognize Hill Auditorium and West Hall (with its Arch being installed only years earlier). What I can't picture though are the buildings that are no longer in existence. For example, University Hall on the site of the current Angell Hall auditoriums was razed in 1950 after some nutjob after he burned down Haven hall. I would love to walk by buildings like the University Hospital, West Engineering Annex (site of the UGLi) and Barbour Gymnasium (site of the chem building) all of which were razed to build newer structures. If I were to walk down state street in 1927 I might recognize some frat houses, and see homes standing where South Quad is supposed to be. I wouldn't see all the apartment buildings but houses, many of them with families living in them. Maybe children playing in the front yard. At State and Packard, all the the Restaurants that are now standing would still be homes but I might still be able to stop in Campus Corner and buy a coke (Built in 1897). I might make it to my house, which at the time probably didn't look anything like it does today. Across the street I would be able to see Ferry Field and watch Fielding Yost's football team practice. I think about students going all the way over to the Pretzel Bell on a Saturday night because Alcohol wasn't allowed on the campus side of Division street until much later. (The Brown Jug wasn't always a bar.) Off Campus students were renting rooms from families and pushing townies out. Apartments like Anabery (Melrose Place) were being built and the first storefronts were going up on South U. The Main street shops were creating satellite stores on State Street for students. The 1920's was a time of rapid growth for university buildings and as it grew so did the city.
It would be amazing to walk through campus to see the changes every ten years since that point. 1937 the construction of Rackam and West Quad. 1947 the LSA building and the return of life post great depression and war. 1957 the UGLi and Markley hall, plus the first signs of life for North Campus. 1967 Bursley Hall and the social turmoil on campus, imagine the feeling on campus with John Sinclair (before the 10 year prison sentence for 2 joints) and Vietnam. 1977 the CCRB and the closure of East U between South U and North U, I really want to go to a late 1970's Frat party, can you imagine what those would have been like? 1987 EECS building and the Hospital, what were Friday nights like before cell phones and AIM, how did people ever meet up with each other? 1997 Tisch hall and the school of social work, what was the feeling on campus that fall, knowing that a National Championship was in sight?
Now we get to 2007, the present. I think campus is undergoing change now as much as it is ever. The trends might fall away (hopefully Uggs and Crocs) but I think this is one last hurrah for campus expansion. It is often said that something is always being constructed around campus, and I remember an Every Three Weekly article that read "Campus Scaffolding to get 1.2 Million Renovation" But I feel that the building spree that has taken place since I have have been here is almost unmatched. Just buildings that have undergone renovation or construction in the 3 years I have been here: MoJo and Hill dining center, North Quad, Weill Hall, Business School, EECS, Student Publication Building, Alumni Hall, Alumni Field, Observatory Lodge, Walgreen Drama Center, Cardiovascular Center, BMRB, CSE, LSA building, Michigan Stadium. If a 1997 grad came back I think campus would look a lot different then it did when they were here. But in all the campus change, off campus things have remained quite the same, restaurants have come and gone, but the buildings have not changed much. The only construction in off campus housing have been additions and rebuilding due to fire. I can only think of one major off campus housing project in the three years I've lived in Ann Arbor and that is the construction of a 10 story apartment complex on the site of Anabery. I think its great that some new student housing is being built so close to campus, unfortunately they had to tear down a nearly historic building to do so. (note: Fielding Yost lived in that building during his long tenure at the University) I bet the all of the houses I have lived in will be here long after the buildings I have had classes in. But what is next for the University?
With the completion of the addition to Alumni Hall the Diag will have been completely developed. (I doubt anything will every be built on the northwest corner.) There are precious few spots for new buildings on central because every thing has been built. The other week I was asked by a friend where I thought the next big building would be built, and I told him in the location of the annexes that are south of Monroe and east of Oakland. Sure enough I read in the daily just the other day that the Law School is thinking about expanding to the other side of Monroe with a 102 Million addition. Where else? There are university annexes north of Huron by Flecther that could be built into a nice sized building. Perhaps the courtyard next to Martha Cook. But the question isn't where but what will be built. With the LSA building, North Quad, the Business School and the Walgreen Drama Center all getting new spaces, I don't really know what program needs a new building. U of M has grown into its space and as next years incoming class will be the largest class ever, but that is expected to lower in years after that. All these new buildings might all the space the school needs. I feel that there are two types of buildings on Central Campus, those that cannot be demolished to make way for better buildings and those that will become outdated and torn down. The Law Club, Michigan Union, Martha Cook, Hill Auditorium and Grad Library are all examples of building that I don't think will ever be torn down. They are considered to historic to be lost (that's also what they said about the Frieze Building). Other buildings like Dennison could (and hopefully will) be removed to build structures that will one day become historic too. I would guess that once a building makes it 100 years it will probably not be torn down without a good deal of ruckus. Maybe someday all of the buildings will be timeless enough that nothing is ever rebuilt, but only renovated. But as Central Campus is nearing its limits and the future is falling on North Campus. There has been a major push to increase the feeling of North Campus to that of Central Campus. To take it from the commuter feeling that Eero Saarinen imagined and turn it into a community like that of central. The addition of a performing arts center (Walgreen Drama Center) was a start but people still don't go to north campus like they hang out on central. This might be because of its distance from the city or perhaps it has to do with the lack of retail establishments, but for now North Campus is a place like it has always been, the nerdy little brother, who is trying to vie for attention but isn't getting any. Maybe with more buildings and some real attractions North Campus will finally reach its potential. But that's not to say that U of M isn't trying. Last week the Dean's of North Campus announced a new competition for North Campus called WorkPlay. It challenges groups of student to develop ideas to make North Campus more of a attraction rather than just classrooms and labs. The project is really open to any ideas and the best idea will be built with a budget up to $500,000. I plan to submit an entry and hopefully can take part in shaping the future of Michigan's campus.
Who knows what the campus will look like in 10, 20, 50 or 200 years. I hope that when I return years from now I will be able to recognize the buildings that I have grown to love and at the same time see the excitement of the new buildings that have been erected. (did that sound a little gay? For the record I love the buildings in a platonic way, you sicko.)
Saturday, December 8, 2007
I have friends that look like each other
I have friends that look like each other.
My friend Kyle K and my hero Tom Champion look really similar.
It's pretty uncanny isn't it?
It's almost as similar to Steve-O and IOE GSI Steve-O look alike. I think his name is R. Rindler. Weird thing is that they both know Ross J so they might actually know that they look like each other, and they're both from Kalamazoo.
My friend Kyle K and my hero Tom Champion look really similar.
It's pretty uncanny isn't it?
It's almost as similar to Steve-O and IOE GSI Steve-O look alike. I think his name is R. Rindler. Weird thing is that they both know Ross J so they might actually know that they look like each other, and they're both from Kalamazoo.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Brian gets his Money for Nothing, Chicks for Free
Well I just capped off one of my most productive months of blogging. I even wrote a post about the Michigan Stadium renovations that was deleted right as I was about to publish it. (I'm too lazy to re-write it.)
If you can remember it was a month ago that I announced that I was selling out to Google with Google Adsense. I guess that one of the advantages of the site is that it tracks the number of people that have visited my blog. It turns out that more people read it than I thought. In the one month span there have been 450 views of my blog. That equates to about 15 views a day. It also turns out that people have been clicking my ads too. Check out this chart for more details:
The really good news is that the 19 clicks have netted me exactly 7$ on the month. I know, I know, I can't wait to spend it all. But Google wont pay me until I have garnered 100$, so for right now, I'll just have to wait for more clicks. I anticipate that I should have a 100$ check in my hand around January of 2009. Isn't that exciting? No?
But you can see that views are much higher right around or after new posts. This means the more I blog the more views I get but right now there isn't any statistical correlation between the number of views and the number of ad clicks. Maybe if I had more friends in the blogosphere I would be more of an internet sensation.
If you can remember it was a month ago that I announced that I was selling out to Google with Google Adsense. I guess that one of the advantages of the site is that it tracks the number of people that have visited my blog. It turns out that more people read it than I thought. In the one month span there have been 450 views of my blog. That equates to about 15 views a day. It also turns out that people have been clicking my ads too. Check out this chart for more details:
The really good news is that the 19 clicks have netted me exactly 7$ on the month. I know, I know, I can't wait to spend it all. But Google wont pay me until I have garnered 100$, so for right now, I'll just have to wait for more clicks. I anticipate that I should have a 100$ check in my hand around January of 2009. Isn't that exciting? No?
But you can see that views are much higher right around or after new posts. This means the more I blog the more views I get but right now there isn't any statistical correlation between the number of views and the number of ad clicks. Maybe if I had more friends in the blogosphere I would be more of an internet sensation.
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