I spend a lot of time online and have done for years and over that time many happy, sad, odd, nasty, fantastic things have happened to me online and off. This blog is about all of that and more.
Hey thanks for checking out my little blog. A bit about me: I'm a web designer for a Catholic Hospital
in Nebraska. I love my job and it's allowed me to learn so much about design and code etc etc. all at their expense, not mine, hehehe.
I have a daughter, she's nearly 12 and the pride of my life. You can check out her website at Sweetiepete.com.
She loves it when people sign her guestbook :) That's enough for this space. If you want to know more, read the blogs! :)
Cruella: "http://www.ukmelia.com/blogs/2002_12_29_archive ROFLMAO, now she's going on about how 'shy' she is in real life? Yeah, right, I sort of guessed that? If she's in any way 'shy', I'm the Queen of England!!!"
Suzanne: "Umm... Didn't YOU say that you were shy in real life?"
Cruella: "Yes, but that's different Suzanne!!! I'm sorry but there's no way that woman could be SHY!!!"
*waves to Creepella* Nice to know you're still skulking about and reporting back to your cronies ;)
Anyway, been working some more on Down in Front. I linked my entire movie collection to the Internet Movie Database, took ages but it's done now. I'm really pleased with the way that site's turning out. No doubt my little fans will be infesting that site aswell but what can you do? You'd think women at least a decade older than me would be a little more mature but I guess not. Sad comment on society today really. These women have never met me, indeed one of them I think I only talked to once. They hate by association I guess. I haven't given any of them a single thought in months, until my referrer stats gave away their hidey-hole for spewing abuse.
One of them even says: "I donīt understand that woman. If she doesnīt want any troublemakers on her board, she should just make the board private". So, in other words, if I want to have a place where my friends and I can insult people behind their backs, I should set my board private. *rolleyes* Nevermind that I left everything open to all because my board is *not* strictly for displaced Silver Rocket members but open to anyone willing to come for general discussion. I removed threads that got a bit out of hand regarding the closure of SR because I didn't want a tense atmosphere.
Apparently I didn't delete them fast enough though and I began having a flood of idiots coming there to stir up old arguments and fights. So I removed them aswell. Then I find the crap posted by Cruella and her ilk and it just boggles my mind that these people are *still* carrying on about everything. And being so childish about it to boot. Grow up Cruella/Suzanne et. al. You're old enough (by far) to know better.
That's it. That should be enough to fuel another thread or two on your little forum. But I'm done. I'm over it all now, I suggest you lot get over it too and find something constructive to do.
Well I did it. My Placebo site is no more, boohoo. The only downside to that is that I was linked on so many fan sites and band listings and had quite a heavy flow of traffic there. Oh well. Sorry, Just didn't want to run it anymore. I still have all the files though so if anyone needs something, they can just email and ask :) I was a bit naughty though and put up a redirect to my new project: Down In Front. I need an outlet for my movie hobby and this is what came out. I like it and even if no one reads it, I'll have a repository for everything I love about the movies. So, I'll get some lost Placebo fans for a while but I'm sure they'll find other sites to fuel their obsession.
Found out tonight that I'm being slagged off by that same old contingent of people from the Placebo forums. I can't believe that after all this time they still enjoy being so insulting towards someone they've never even met (and some of them I've never even spoken to online! It's insane!). But that's the risk you take when you interact with people behind a monitor rather than face to face. I think it empowers certain types of people to behave in ways they'd never dream of irl because they know we'll never meet in person. Me, I can't do that. Who I am online is pretty much who I am irl. I was even told that by my friend I talk to, but haven't ever met. I was talking about how I'm pretty shy irl (who on the net isn't, really?) and he told me that it comes across online. Sort ofshocked me, that did. All this time I felt sort of bold. But I do know that it's not in my nature to go around insulting people I don't even know and I suppose that's why it boggles my mind when it happens to me.
Anyway, I've spent hours looking at code and setting up a Greymatter blog for my film site (Apologies to Blogger, but I couldn't get it to ftp for me after two days of trying). So I've had to learn how to work with cgi and configuring paths, and then sorting out a layout etc, and I've gone cross-eyed. Time for bed methinks. Gnighty!
Ah the urge is upon me to do something else with my site. But what... I would love to devote it to the movies, but there are already so many millions. And I don't want to do another fansite - the Placebo one is enough, and even that might come down eventually. In fact, I think I might go ahead and take it down, I don't think anyone will miss it - though it is linked on a ton of Placebo fan sites etc. Ah well, such is the way of the Internet. A constant reshuffle :) It will filter out eventually. The problem is that it's stuffed full of all these WAV files I made of the band and not to toot my own horn, but they were a bit of a hit with the fans. Oh well. Maybe I can just sort of move Careenin' to the back burner - still have it available if anyone cares. I'll have to think on it. Coming up with a new site will give me something to do tomorrow, on New Year's Day - hey, this is my last blog of 2002. I can't believe I've kept it going this long!
Some of you might say 'Meh, other people have been writing in journals for years.' But for me, while I do enjoy journalling, I could never seem to stay focused enough to maintain one for any length of time. Having this one online, and so easy to keep up and maintain has really helped. So ner :)
Well since this is my last blog of 2002, I should go out with a bang. Unfortunately, I have nothing to bang about. 2002 was a pretty crap year, as they mostly are. Yes there have been some highs, but for the most part, it wasn't the best. But I don't want to focus on the negative. That's not the right way to end the year. Instead let me try and recall the good stuff of this past year...
I actually got my tax refund. That was nice. Normally my lovely student loan wanks take it so it was good to start the year with an infusion of cash. My car has performed beautifully apart from some minor glitches while preparing for our roadtrip to Chicago - another high point. I made some very good friends online whom I've not had the pleasure of meeting yet, but one day I will. The year was an excellent one for movies, which thrilled me to no end; Star Wars Episode II, Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship coming out on DVD, as well as Harry Potter, and then of course the premieres of those two most wonderful films at the tail end of the year. Spiderman was quite good, though I have to admit I waited for the DVD on that one. Seems like I spent a lot of time waiting in lines at the cinema, but that's ok. Each time it had been worth it. My daughter turned 11 *sob* and began Junior High and is doing well there. My job as webmaster for the hospital finally went full-time and I won an award for an idea I had to save the hospital some money. The new website I designed has been a success. My daughter and I spent a marvelous time driving for hours to visit the Kat and the Rat for Thanksgiving, had a great time, then drove some more to OshKosh, Wisconsin to visit my cousin (dipped into the hottub which was Sooo Good - haven't done that in years) and then back home without a single mishap. I was able to give my daughter some brilliant things for Christmas that she adores and cherishes. And finally, to top off the year, the premieres of HP2 and The Two Towers really just capped the year. I love Harry Potter, but Lord of the Rings is just sheer unadulterated heaven for me and I'm still so awestruck by Pter Jackson's accomplishment.
I guess 2002 wasn't so bad. Seems like I always spend so much time dwelling on the negative, but if I look back on the things that made me happy this year, I feel better. Duh - why have I never done that before? Anyway, I wish everyone a very happy New Year and hope that 2003 brings you the things you need to make you happy.
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