So, here's the story - I'm 25, and to this date, have never been laid. Yes, it's sad, but it's true. The whole story, however, is far more interesting than just the lack of sex.

When I was 21, I was engaged to be married to a woman I thought I would be with for the rest of my life, and the two of us had chosen to wait until marriage to have sex so we could share something special with each other. But when I was 22, just six months before our wedding, I discovered that she had been cheating on me and sleeping with another man. Needless to say, I was crushed. For the last 3 years I haven't really been able to bring myself to start dating again as the pain of that betrayal still runs deep inside of me. But as a man, the overwhelming urge to have sex is just starting to get to be too much for me to handle, and so I made a bet with one of my very hot (but also very platonic) female friends - if I can get 5 million visitors to this website in 30 days, she has agreed to help me with my "problem". If I can't get to five million in 30 days, I have to be her personal servant for a week, doing anything she asks me to do.

Since I'm an egoistical bastard, I will intentionally NOT put the link to the website, so I don't help the guy get his 5mil hits.

Oh, he also has a link to a site that helps you convert your car to run on water...wtf?

I feel like I spent all night in front of my computer.

I'm making some changes to my website.

First, I'm going to have it redesigned- by somebody else, this time!  Mine is okay, but it's obviously a home-spun page that's several years old.  (I programmed it myself from html.)  I found somebody I want to hire to improve it.

Secondly, I moved my photo page to Flickr. It looked nicer the way it was, but it took way too long to upload new photos, and the pages all took forever to load.  So I just made a new Flickr page with all my production photos etc, and linked to that.  Aggravatingly, I didn't know you can't make albums on Flickr.  (Sorry, you CAN, but only 3, and after that you have to pay.)  How messed up is that?  My personal pics are on Photobucket and I'm pretty sure they don't have that rule.  But maybe they will change it one day, and in the meantime you can enjoy my pics here.

Next, I did the same thing with the video page- I already had a video page on YouTube so I just redirected my video page to there.  There will be more videos soon- I'll be getting my Fledermaus DVD, and I also have a better quality version of Pagliacci I want to upload.

Finally, and probably most importantly to you, I finally figured out how to make a music page on Facebook. You can now be my fan on Facebook!  I don't have music and stuff uploaded yet because I'm still awaiting verification (I had to send a scan of my passport?) but you know where to find that stuff anyways.  So please everyone who is on Facebook go to my music page and add me as a fan.

If you follow my twitter updates, you'll know that yesterday I mentioned pulling out my guitar for the first time in ages.  I played for 10 minutes and my fingers were hurting.  Then that very night I get a request to play in a retirement home Wednesday (which I did like 2 years ago).  I couldn't say no to the modest fee so I practiced tonight and decided, "Good enough!"

Also it looks like I'll be singing in another American Landmark Festivals concert on Monday October 27th.  I don't have the details yet or know what I'll be singing but I'll post the info when I have it.

Well that's all I guess!

Love always,

Amanda

Suggestions:
1. Don't take any loans, buy homes, properties with loans, or even cash. Keep as much cash as possible.
2. Pay off as much of personal loans, private loans, as debt collection will be hastened.
3. Sell any stocks you can even at lower prices.
4. Take money off from Trust Funds.
5. Don't believe in huge sales forecast from customers, be extremely prudent, lowest inventories, reduce liabilities.
6. Don't invest in new capital.
7. If you are selling homes/ properties/ cars, do it now, when you can get good prices, they are going to fall.
8. Don't invest in new business proposals.
9. Cancel holiday plans using credit cards.
10. Don't change jobs, as companies will retrench based on 'last in first out'.

The email said: If you took all of the above actions and more, you probably will be better off then many. This is not a rumor. Bear Stearns is the first of many banking and financial institutions that will start falling in the not too future. If Bear Stearns can fall, so can JP Morgan, Citibank, HSBC, and the whole world.

US economy falls, the rest will crumble. India and all those self economies will be the most protected, but not gullible. Europe may be a little stronger, but not China, another giant! Malaysia will see significant impact.

hmm.. what say you?

its about time to study back all the Islamic economics & Keynesian theories.

Anyway, before I start work on other products, you may need to wait a while, as I havent undergone proper 3D training yet, but might start in Febuary next year. Thats when things will really heat up. Anywhow, since this is the first post, and the site is just a wee baby, expect several changes in design and possible updates. In the meantime...

Welcome to my world.

• You signed up on October 9, 2008
• You are #246315 on the list.
• 138 people are ahead of you in line.
• 3286 people are behind you in line.
• 97% of the list has been invited so far

I am SO looking forward to checking Ravelry out! ^_^

Today, I will help you assess your needs to build a website first, then think of what you wish to do next. I will be using the Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as a framework, to explain the various elements that you may wish to build when plotting your participation on the Web.

What you need...

Level 1 – Basic

A website describing clearly what your company does. It also provides easy access to information about your products and services and how to reach someone – a real person – if they need help or more information.

Important

1. The user finds the information easily. If not, he leaves and does not come back.

2. The products are presented in a visually appealing way.

Level 2 – Security

The website is hosted on a secure server to protect its data. It should also have a back-up system to keep it running - even if there is a power outage. And if you plan to sell products on your website, you have to build an infrastructure that will protect all transactions and sensitive information (contact names, credit card numbers, etc.). This is where you have to make sure that your vendor has strong, technological capabilities.

Important

Be protective of your users and watch your back.

Level 3 – Connection

A website can be just that. A static brochure to provide information. You do not have to update it often. People do not visit the website often.

But why not benefit from the amazing opportunites to interact with your clients. A personal connection to the brand will make them more likely to be loyal to you. Here are a few things that you can do:

• Listen  to your clients’ needs (complaints and positive feedback). And respond to them in a timely and respectful manner.
• Build a personal relationship with the consumers of your product. 
• Get people excited about a new product you are launching. Involve them in product design.
• etc.

Important

Get people involved! Your most passionate users will be your most effective marketing force.

Level 4 – Recognition

A website that has been carefully planned and well-executed will have a lot of traffic, create a constant revenue stream (e-commerce, advertising). And win industry awards.

Important

First, define what is success for you. Traffic? Participation? Make sure that you can measure this success. There are web analytics consultants who can help you measure and help improve your website, based on what you defined as success.

Level 5 – Innovation

At this level, you are on Top of the World. You have created a website that is so compelling and so innovative that it is use by millions of people around the world. Your website is the Facebook or the You Tube of this era.

Important

Fame is fickle. An innovation stops being one when the next big thing comes into town. Innovation is constant change and renewal. Make sure that your website is renewed as well. Never stop listening to your users.

Broward County in South Florida is a a wonderful melting pot! 

Visionary Eyecare has eye clinics in Davie (Next to Pearle Vision), Pembroke Pines and Sunrise (Next to Lenscrafters)...and we have a wonderful mix of patients from ALL OVER the globe.

If you or your friends are looking to view our website and learn about Visionary Eyecare but, you would like to view the website in another language....then you are now in LUCK!   Learn more about our vision exams, our contact lens exams, our eye doctors, our online eye exam appointments and more....in 12 available languages.

Go to www.VisionaryEyecareOnline.com and scroll down to the very bottom of the page and you will see the Yahoo Babel Fish picture as shown above. 

Yahoo Babel Fish is a language translator.  Just select the language that you want to view the page in..... and it will be translated for you immediately.  Available languages include Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portugese and Russian.

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That's right Tim, you get some free advertising here.  Little did you know that crazy lady was a prolific blogger.  Ha ha ha ha...

Today as I was getting ready to take the kids out to get the mail (yes I realized after we battled to freezing wind that there was no mail today.  Damnit!) this man comes to the door.  Fortunately I wasn't still in my pj's.  When I opened the door he said, "Hi!  My name is Tim Nieminen and I'm running for House District."  Although at the time it seemed like he said house representative and I thought, "Wow!  Your coming to my door!?!"  I said "Ok, so can you tell me what your standing for?"  He quoted his flier for me.  For education of everyone, child or adult.  For affordable (and he said universal) health care.  For stabilizing the economy.  And something else to do with the little business'.  It all sounded nice.  So I got brave and said, "So what do you think about homeschooling?"  There was a veil.  Obviously this was the first time anyone had asked that.  I guess homeschoolings kinda sparse in our area.  He kinda stumbled for a minute and then talked about a few people he knew who were homeschoolers and then talked about socialization.  How if a kid is socialized enough they should be ok.  I decided I wouldn't get into it there, but I laughed afterwards.  I told him our plans to homeschool and that Dh and I were both homeschooled, and we turned out ok.  It was rather awkward and funny.

I have yet to really check out his website.  And who the other candidates are, cause I really haven't researched so locally yet.  But it's good to be forced into it.  So Tim, whether I vote for you or not, believe me I give you kudos for coming to my door and talking to me.  For that you get free advertising.

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