Sometimes I feel like this blog has been treading water.
I don't mean slow days. Everyone has days where they don't feel like posting, and the smart ones just don't post those days. Then there is an idiot like me who has a self-imposed requirement to post every day, which means there are days where I'm very lazy or busy or something else and don't post shit.
I mean just generally stagnant. Part of me feels like the funny posts are falling a bit flat and the other posts are just plain boring. I'm behind on choosing winners for my contests and shipping prizes out, too, which is just a symptom of how I've been feeling about the blog.
The other day, I heard through the grapevine that someone visited my site, saw the Hitler picture, didn't quite get it, saw that I had something horrifying posted, and moved on. Months later, they came back and after a bit of effort, finally realized that maybe I was posting something that was worth reading. And while I've scaled back considerably on the shock value posts, mainly because I'm less interested in them now, I start to wonder about my header picture. Am I wrong about that being intrinsically funny?
I want a first-time visitor to see the picture, say "What the hell? That's weird/funny/horrible/twisted," and then continue to read. I don't want them to click away as quickly as possible. Maybe it's time to change out the Hitler picture, or offer options? A SFW and a NSFW header image? I'm not sure yet, but I'm thinking about some type of change.
I'm a strong believer in striving for something better, and I need to make this blog better. Some people blog for themselves. I don't. I blog because I like the interaction, the relationships, the friendships, and the exposure to different people and ideas.
I've got a few concepts in the works, in addition to the forthcoming Halloween party announcement, and I just want to start getting them in process so that I can feel like me and this blog are moving forwards, not slowly drowning in this brackish water.
On a completely different note (and tone), last night's radio show seemed to go pretty well! We had a lot of listeners in the chatroom and I'm sure some others who listened via streaming radio, and thanks to all the participants. Next Wednesday we'll have a new topic, and if you have any suggestions, let me know!
If you missed the show, here are your options:
1. Listen to it streaming below or go to our show page on Talkshoe and listen to it there.
2. Download it here.
3. Find us on iTunes. We should be up there in the next day or so.
Thanks again!





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