Stepping in to save the day
By WheeldleApril 2nd, 2005
since i have recently noticed the lack of updates on the website, i decided
it was time i stepped in to save the day ... again. of course, i am not one
to point fingers since i have not updated in many many weeks ... ok months.
besides all that - i figure it is time for a hawaii update since i will be
leaving the islands in approximately one month.
since my last update, i have been back east for a wedding, made it south for a family and friends visit, had the pleasure of seeing some of the monkeys on my maui stomping grounds, and entertained family as well as family friends from japan. but the most exciting adventure in the recent past has been my hiking ad camping inside haleakela. for the uneducated about hawaii, haleakela (translated into "house of the sun") is the dormant volcano on the east side of maui. i went hiking into the crater and spent the night in one of the cabins before hiking back out the next morning. i am very sore after the outing but walked away with some good pictures and a few nice blisters on my toes (i believe one is the size of yemen).
the whales are slowly becoming more sparse (i havent seen one in days) but the waters are warming slightly. spring is upon us with summer right around the corner. the weather, however, leaves something to be desired. i feel like its been raining forever. i have heard the phrase, "a shitty day in paradise is better than a shitty day at work." but what if you work in paradise? how about that? and when you work on a boat in paradise it is even worse. i say a shitty day in paradise is worse than a shitty day in work because you expect paradise to be perfect whereas you expect work to suck. so there. put THAT on your ugly beach bags.
meanwhile, i will be sending out more pictures to willow, however he alread has many of the hawaii pictures and none of them are on the website, so i should probably not even mention photos.
Editor's note: boo-ya.
one month left ....
since my last update, i have been back east for a wedding, made it south for a family and friends visit, had the pleasure of seeing some of the monkeys on my maui stomping grounds, and entertained family as well as family friends from japan. but the most exciting adventure in the recent past has been my hiking ad camping inside haleakela. for the uneducated about hawaii, haleakela (translated into "house of the sun") is the dormant volcano on the east side of maui. i went hiking into the crater and spent the night in one of the cabins before hiking back out the next morning. i am very sore after the outing but walked away with some good pictures and a few nice blisters on my toes (i believe one is the size of yemen).
the whales are slowly becoming more sparse (i havent seen one in days) but the waters are warming slightly. spring is upon us with summer right around the corner. the weather, however, leaves something to be desired. i feel like its been raining forever. i have heard the phrase, "a shitty day in paradise is better than a shitty day at work." but what if you work in paradise? how about that? and when you work on a boat in paradise it is even worse. i say a shitty day in paradise is worse than a shitty day in work because you expect paradise to be perfect whereas you expect work to suck. so there. put THAT on your ugly beach bags.
meanwhile, i will be sending out more pictures to willow, however he alread has many of the hawaii pictures and none of them are on the website, so i should probably not even mention photos.
Editor's note: boo-ya.
one month left ....
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For the People
ByApril 10th, 2005
I was just looking at our web traffic stats the other day and
thought to myself, "Wow, despite our severe lack of content, we
sure have been getting a steady flow of
visits over the past few months." Actually, I had
written the complete opposite, but decided to check my facts...
Good thing!
To be honest, the saviour of this website is our visitors. If it wasn't for you guys reading the message board, which you check more often than you do the front page, our site would slowly die. We're afraid that it's doing that anyway. However, we will keep the site up indefinetly, if for no other reason than to stay in touch and plan get-togethers.
The truth is, Willow and I have come to the realization that time doesn't come cheap, and that's what it takes to keep a website full of new content. We're not going to completely stop doing things we used to, but obviously we've slacked off a lot. I think what we need is a way for you guys to contribute to the site where we have failed. Fortunately, my admin tool will require minimal work for you guys to use, and it's pretty straightforward to use. If anyone would be the slightest bit interested in contributing in either of these areas, please email me with your name and the site name you want (doesn't have to follow the "W" scheme) I'll set up an account ASAP. I'll even trust you to avoid playing with things that are broken or off limits (like the Gallery, Message Board, and News) until I get some "security" worked in.
The good news is, your contributions will immediately be seen, unlike the Movie Exchange (sorry guys) failure. We'd love to see all kinds of content in the form of our usual game reviews, movie bashing, and general rants, but don't limit yourself to just that. Anything you want is game. If we don't have a category for it, I'll make one.
Thanks for staying with us guys. It means a lot to see all those hours put to good use.
Oh, if you're interested in any stat tracking, see our webalizer page. If Drew happens to read this, maybe he can check out why my webalizer cron job isn't working. ;)
To be honest, the saviour of this website is our visitors. If it wasn't for you guys reading the message board, which you check more often than you do the front page, our site would slowly die. We're afraid that it's doing that anyway. However, we will keep the site up indefinetly, if for no other reason than to stay in touch and plan get-togethers.
The truth is, Willow and I have come to the realization that time doesn't come cheap, and that's what it takes to keep a website full of new content. We're not going to completely stop doing things we used to, but obviously we've slacked off a lot. I think what we need is a way for you guys to contribute to the site where we have failed. Fortunately, my admin tool will require minimal work for you guys to use, and it's pretty straightforward to use. If anyone would be the slightest bit interested in contributing in either of these areas, please email me with your name and the site name you want (doesn't have to follow the "W" scheme) I'll set up an account ASAP. I'll even trust you to avoid playing with things that are broken or off limits (like the Gallery, Message Board, and News) until I get some "security" worked in.
The good news is, your contributions will immediately be seen, unlike the Movie Exchange (sorry guys) failure. We'd love to see all kinds of content in the form of our usual game reviews, movie bashing, and general rants, but don't limit yourself to just that. Anything you want is game. If we don't have a category for it, I'll make one.
Thanks for staying with us guys. It means a lot to see all those hours put to good use.
Oh, if you're interested in any stat tracking, see our webalizer page. If Drew happens to read this, maybe he can check out why my webalizer cron job isn't working. ;)
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