Mar 07 2009
Yeah, I Know
Yes, it’s been a long time since I posted anything. I’ve been busy - even more so than normal! So what’s been happening?
Over the past couple of weeks, my lady’s had a bit of a lapse into drinking heavily again, but is now fighting her way out of it. She went without a drop for three days about a week ago, then had a night of imbibing. Since then, she’s stopped again - today was her fourth complete day with no alcohol! Great news.
I’ve been concentrating mostly on my other blogs for a while, trying to get them sorted out and active. I also picked up a paid blogging job for 20 days via GAF. It doesn’t pay much, but it’s a little extra and is my first real freelance job. The blog is over at NewsSup and I’m writing on whatever’s news in films, tech, gadgets, software or other geek stuff. The guy who runs the site is really nice.
Wordophilia is coming along wonderfully. My reputation on Orble grows daily, with most posts hitting the ‘most popular’ list and bringing in almost 200 visitors a day now (compared with about 20-30 a month ago), so I’m really pleased with that. The folks over there are really helpful and friendly, which has helped bring in a bit more traffic. Some of that is shuffling over to my second blog there, Peanut Butter.
I’ve also published a couple more articles on Associated Content today. I’m finally getting my arse back into gear and producing content instead of stressing and doing nothing. The odd thing is that I was on Constant Content for a moment, to make one of my articles cheaper and non-exclusive (so I could throw it on AC as well) - and as soon as I did, someone bought it! $30 (minus their cut), thank you very much! There should be some more AC or Helium content soon.
Finally, the bank has just screwed us out of over £500 this month. I put the money into my account to pay back a couple of outstanding short-term loans and they whipped it. Apparently, my agreement with their collections department ran out and they seem to think this gives them the right to take arrears on everything without warning. Obviously, I’m fighting them tooth and claw: we’ll see how that one comes out. If I lose, I shall probably change bank - they’re just becoming way too much hassle these days and, although the branch itself is great, the telephone people suck, totally. Outsourced, of course.
So now we’re trying to get to the end of the month without spending, so that I can pay the rent. Great fun. Not.
