Phew! It has been 425 days since I hit the 500 landmark. I definitely picked up the pace on writing; 268 days passed between 250 and 500. Hmm, this means I definitely wrote an average of 1.2 stories per day. I can only wish the non-spam comments were as plentiful. Then again, I am equally guilty of being a lurker or passive participant on others’. A handful use blogspot which requires an authentication I either forget or it’s an utter nuisance. Mine may have a downside yet I can handle it with a little maintenance, exploration and putting my ACC Unix class to use. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t have discovered someone asking about Somara’s DMG cake!
What does the future hold with Picayune? Not really sure. I know I will be breaking out a new category or two, namely comics. I’m open to suggestions on anything else. I will be cutting the top 15 to 10 gradually to save on loading times for the audience. It doesn’t bother me, once it pushes through the initial Java nonsense, the site moves decently. Others beg to differ. Sure, but they’re not paying my AT&T DSL bill are they? In time I may upgrade, just not soon because a dozen other corporations are in line for money as Somara’s medical bills trickle in. The good news is that I may be able to refinance the house which will in turn free up $200/month towards her student loans or financial concerns we share.
I’m irked at myself for blowing multiple deadlines on my sporadic Best Albums of (Insert Year Here). Maybe I should follow my friends’ and the Onion’s leads, just make a list, no one really gives a rat’s butt on the “why” element.
Thanks for visiting, reading, commenting and anything else productive that doesn’t result in spam I need to delete. On to the 2500 mark! If you find the site pokey, remember, many browsers and e-mail applications also accept RSS feeds.