His...he's...that's a great beard, man. Life-changing.
The truth cannot be denied.
Complacent is okay.
Willow: You know what they say. The bigger they are... Anya: The faster they stomp you into nothin'.
'The Killer In Me'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Liese S. - Jun 24, 2012 1:27:40 pm PDT #11053 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Liese S. - Jun 24, 2012 1:31:38 pm PDT #11054 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
What was the other thing I was going to say? Oh, registry. Yeah, I sent the gift for the wedding I just attended directly. Mostly because I was lazy and didn't get it done in time. But also because it was the awesome noise-making Tardis cookie jar from thinkgeek, and the wedding was all family, who may not have appreciated it as deeply as I know the bride and groom will. I eschewed their registry, because I knew they are geekier than they were letting on. Plus, it's housewares.
Hil R. - Jun 24, 2012 1:34:55 pm PDT #11055 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I would agree with that hunch. Franny wanted to dress up as WW for Halloween when she was 6.
I dressed up as Catwoman for Halloween when I was almost 12, but that was two decades ago, so I'm not sure how useful a data point it is.
billytea - Jun 24, 2012 1:42:35 pm PDT #11056 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Oh no. Lonesome George has died. [link]
Burrell - Jun 24, 2012 2:07:23 pm PDT #11057 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I had never heard of Lonesome George before, but to think about the end of a species, or subspecies, is sad.
From that site ita linked to:
In one word... Site Build It!
Should someone tell him how to count?
Jesse - Jun 24, 2012 2:10:31 pm PDT #11058 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yikes, Dane Cook.
Home from the family birthday party for two of my aunts. It was nice, but I was basically in no mood to be social. I ran the grill, and I totally get why guys hog the fire-making part of cooking out. Good times.
Jessica - Jun 24, 2012 2:33:38 pm PDT #11059 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Lonesome George has died.
Nooooooooo!
Atropa - Jun 24, 2012 2:40:23 pm PDT #11060 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
why isn't, at least, Jilli making tons of money with much nicer content and presentation? Oh, yeah. It might have something to do with not being hideous and plastered in irrelevant and distracting ads.
Oh, I've thought about monetizing the GCS site with advertising, believe me. But I worry that if I go down that path, the credibility of what I'm doing will take a hit. Which also strikes me as slightly ridiculous, but Pete has even stronger feelings about the whole thing than I do.
Someday I need to sit down and talk to other bloggers/subculture folks, and see what they think about advertising on their sites. Pete and I are probably being unreasonably hypersensitive about the whole thing. But oh, the navel-gazing I went through when I decided to start doing reviews of things sent to me. Hi, I overthink things.
Jesse - Jun 24, 2012 2:44:40 pm PDT #11061 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Not to be obvious, but I'm pretty sure there's not a professional blogger out there who doesn't have paid advertising on their site. I mean, that's how you get to do it full-time.
§ ita § - Jun 24, 2012 2:46:15 pm PDT #11062 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think when you're marketing a brand, one you not just put your face to, but *you*, then you have to be really picky about advertising. You can't just slap on a google adsense snippet of javascript and be done with it.
I'd imagine that whatever schtick/script that guy's doing is something he claims a passion for (it's at least part of the sell he was giving it on that page), but I don't think it's remotely the same as self-as-brand which is more like what you have going on.
However, I'd bet that the search-engine-optimisation he's using is down to a science, and that might be helpful for you. I mean you still want an effective googlebomb, even if the result isn't "monetized" in page views. The more pervasive you are (on your own terms) the more you can establish your fiscal worth.