Just a few tidbits on the “State of the Shiny…”
* I’m still quite new to blogging on my own site — I’ve been at it for just about a month now. I know that some of you are getting thousands of page-views per day, but I’m proud that yesterday I hit my all-time record on the site: 94 page views (not counting myself)! I guess I can thank my most recent list of hot male celebrities to generate traffic. But seriously, folks: Thank you for reading. And for commenting. I’m happy that I’ve found a community of bloggers with whom I feel a good connection.
* Interesting tidbit: Sunday’s post elicited hits from people searching Google for “3 way gay pictures” and “anderson cooper pictures.” If I could turn back the hands of time and get Adsense running retroactively I could have made, like fifty cents! Oh well…
* A follow up to the deadbeat eBay seller issue I blogged about a week and a half ago: Still no mouse. And it’s been 32 days since I sent payment — and since he said he had received payment and would drop it in the mail. Since then I’ve heard of his issues with a lightning storm — thus losing his email connectivity and making me contact him by phone and a “substitute” in his post office who wasn’t able to check on the package when he originally went in to inquire. A week ago yesterday he left me a voicemail saying that they were holding the package at his post office because he mistakenly failed to include my correct zip code, and that it would be going out in the mail the next day.
That was a week ago. Priority mail from Pennsylvania to Virginia shouldn’t take that long.
I left him voicemail last night asking for a response with some sort of action. Twenty-four hours later I opened a case with PayPal to document this debacle. I’m not going to leave negative feedback until I see how this all turns out — but I’m at least relieved that I’m covered for the amount of my purchase since it is well under $2,000. Even if this guy’s streak of bad luck continued and a pack of wild yaks ambushed the mail truck or something…
* Tomorrow, I shall be the subject of 20 Questions by The Absurdist. I have to admit — she asks some amazingly, kick-ass questions. It should be a good read, and *SPOILER* you’ll get to learn a bit of Hebrew as well! Stay tuned…
* Work: Work sucks. Well, I suppose “sucks” is a bit strong. I suppose I’m lucky to be doing a job which, on the most part, I enjoy doing. But today was the climax of a situation where it was made quite apparent that management really screwed the pooch on something, chunks of which are cascading down on myself and my team. At least now they acknowledge where the problem lies, so maybe that’s the point where things will get better. But it very well might be an issue of “too little, too late.” We’ll see what happens…
* I know you’re all probably wondering: Shiny — what did the swimming pool in the backyard of your grandparents’ home in Connecticut look like? I’m glad you asked! You see — in an interesting twist of events after my grandfather’s death in 2005 as his children were trying to sell his home, a location scout happened upon it and found the perfect filming location for the swimming pool scenes of an upcoming Uma Thurman film. After some renovations and negotiations, the filming took place. And the movie comes out this weekend:
(Direct link to the “Life Before Her Eyes” site for all you RSS folks…)
I’ll be completely honest: I would only see it for the several minutes of swimming pool footage. I guess it’s something to continue to hold onto in my head…
* Also from a past Shi-nippets: Remember how I mentioned my wife, socKs making pajamas which are half Toy Story and half Cars? Viola…
The quilt on the bed is his “guitar quilt” — also made by socKs. She’s pretty frickin’ amazing.
* A la Turnbaby: Here is my Six Word Memoir:
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Those pajamas kick ass! Where can I get some that are half Toy Story and half Monsters Inc.??
Ooooh! Monsters Inc! I LOVED THEM! Toy Story not so much.
Hey, the pool thing is cool! There’s a porn out there with my earrings in them… and my BF of the time too. Er, that didn’t come out right. See, I lived in a neighborhood in the SF Valley where they make a lot of porns.My BF got invited to be an extra. (He sat at a table playing poker.) Some of the girls in my building were invited to be extras too. (Just standing around.) So one girl, Stacy, wanted some big dangly 80’s earrings. So I lent her some. In the movie you see Enzo playing cards and Stacy standing there with these big sparkly dangling half moon earrings…
Anderson Cooper rocks. I have a blog post titled Anderson Cooper I Love You. He’s universally drooled over my women, men and bloggers alike.
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Geez, hadn’t heard about your eBay debacle. Ridiculous. I’ll have to run over to Absurdist’s place now and check out your 20 Questions.
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Oooh! Your little guy’s totally stylin’! That’s way cool how socKs did that! The quilt’s kick’n too! Man…I should take up sewing! I know how to stick a thread through the eyehole of the needle! Then stick it through some fabric! Yeah! I’ve got skills afterall!
NOT!
I feel like there’s something compelling me to say that those pajamas are awesome. But I can’t figure out why. I strangely am craving popcorn after that movie trailer. This place is Subliminal Central.
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i need socks to make me some pj’s. teenage mutant ninja turtles + pinky and the brain.
hey, you need to get your ass to tequilacon. don’t make me drive down there to pick your ass up.
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Wow! I need to seriously catch up with replies…
Dave and Narf: If you’re serious about it (and you can find the appropriate fabric), email me and we’ll work something out. socKs is ecstatic that people love the jammies!
Winter: Wow! Trez Cool! It’s something you can tell the grandkids about. 🙂
Karl: Didn’t hear from him — even after I opened the case with PayPal. Not cool. Very not cool…
Shiny: Your skills are pretty much at the same level as mine. But I have to admit — she’s taught me a thing or two about the whole sewing thing. And she still giigles at the notion of me trying to get something really, really tiny through a hole…
othurme: I wouldn’t assess exactly that way. There’s no such thing as subliminal blogging. But if you feel an involuntary urge to log into Paypal, well…. just go with it.
Narf again: Free ride to Philly? Count me in! 🙂
do did you talk to the mrs. about making the journey to philly for the adventure?
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