Category: General Blog Updates

Did I mention how much I hate the new Blogger layout? Is there a premium option that lets me use the old, working Blogger instead of using the new, shitty one? Maybe I’ll get used to it in a couple years before they make another change that’s even worse.

So I suppose I’ll forgo plans for a “regular schedule” on this blog and stick with whatever’s ready for this year. Honestly, I’d be happy if 2020 can go fly a kite and we can move on to next year, where things might be… eh, I don’t want to jinx it.

Here’s a comforting thought; January will be the 100-Post Challenge, where I attempt to produce 100 pieces of material. Nothing concrete yet, but I can assure you that there will be no audio or video posts; it’ll either be written or imagery posts. The sooner we bury 2020, the better.

And once February hits, then we’ll have a “regular schedule” of sorts… but right after the X marathon that may or may not kick off next year’s review cycle.

Later.

So I’ll begin by saying that I’ve tried the new Blogger editing bits a couple times and I’ve hated it. Some things work better in the new system, like the search function. A better search function is not a good trade-off for something that is not particularly intuitive and user friendly. Eventually, like Youtube getting an unneeded change every few years, this is going to be the norm whether I like it or not, which makes me wonder if I should’ve jumped elsewhere, after all.

Oh well, I’ll try and make the most of it. A lot of old archived material is slowly making its way over to the blog and I’d imagine that process will be done by the end of the month. Also, next week will be the return of daily posts and a sustained schedule for both written and video bits. More details to come later.

Working on some videos this week and I’m hoping that I’ll be able to bang out five for next week, but fingers crossed because the work ahead is loathsome.

That’s all for now. Enjoy your week.

So, given all the bad wrestling press and all the bad people that have been exposed as a result, I’m thinking that I need a break from all this wrestling stuff. So for the next month or so – barring the eventual WWE 2K18 review posting to Youtube – I will refrain from posting anything related to wrestling. No PPVs, no AEW, or anything in between. I’m just not into that sort of thing anymore.

Maybe in August… but for now, I’ll fill the time with other stuff.

Quick notes of sorts…

– The SMB2 and SMB3 reviews will be up Thursday and Friday respectively. From there, expect the next few weeks after to be nothing but Tuesday and Friday reviews from then on.

– This week’s PPV Musings will be the AEW Double Or Nothing show from a few weeks ago and then next week will be the February 1997 In Your House PPV. For the four people wondering, I have not watched the Takeover show from yesterday.

– There will be no daily post tomorrow. The focus will be more on trying to build some stability to the website.

Continual downtime for another month or so and the lack of desire to go anywhere beyond basic essentials means spending more time working on the blog, including much needed work that I’ve held off for years and must get around to putting together.

Hey, folks. Hope you all had a very happy Easter weekend, even under these dire and unique circumstances of the world we currently inhabit. Sorry about the radio silence for the past couple days; I’ve been busy and all.

Anyway, I’ve got a couple big things to “announce with hopeful optimism that will eventually lead to utter disappointment when it doesn’t happen”  that I’ll save for after the break. I just want to start by letting everyone know that I’m taking a break from the blog for the week and regular updates will resume next Sunday, April 19th. Presumably, an audio upload if I’m feeling up to it, but it could a Sunday Gimmick Table if I’m also feeling up to it.

Anyway, on with the “big announcements”.

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So a bit of a minor update and more of an experiment… but I installed the Disqus comment system gimmick that everyone seems to be using these days. It’s a “basic” module, which means ads galore. But if it gets some interactivity, I might toss a couple bucks. So, we’ll give this a try.

Unfortunately, in my spring cleaning of removing some stuff, I may have gone a bit “delete crazy” and killed all the comments… oops.

I feel bad, because there was this nice chap who left comments on the Summerslam posts I did last year. And it turns out I could’ve imported all the old comments onto the new system… and now it’ll look like nobody comes here if I decide the Disqus thing isn’t for me… which isn’t that far off from the truth, to be honest.

Anyway, this is a thing I thought I’d try out.

Need a little more time to cook the review, so instead, you’re getting a Wily Challenge a day early and maybe the review will be up on Saturday.

So… I’m gonna have quite a bit of free time for the next couple weeks… and let’s just leave it at that until I feel compelled to share more. In the meantime, that might mean an uptake in worthwhile material… but I suspect time will be spent tending to others in the family and walking the dog.

In any event, I’ve got some reviews to put together. No clue as to when they’ll be ready to go, but it’ll be something to keep me occupied.

The DTM-Cast is on indefinite hiatus. Quite honestly, not in the mood at the moment.

The Mega Man Maker weekly video will presumably resume next Saturday as I restore my NSF replacements.

Classic Wrestling PPV musings will resume. No word on when other written features will resume.

That’s about it for now.

Be safe and keep clean.

Later.

So here we are… trying this again and hopefully, this will stick. Daily postings will be a thing again; whether it’d be something worthwhile or just random shitposting… and even the shitposting will have some substance to it. I also said features would be coming back, but not all at once. Slowly, but surely, we’ll be getting some material onto the blog soon enough.

– Video reviews (and by extension) will be coming along when they’re ready. If all goes well, I might settle with a typical Tuesday-Friday video upload routine… but plans can change when needed.

– PR Reflections will resume on Monday, March 30th and will kick off the next batch of bi-weekly (every other Monday) . I’ve got six of these things primed and ready to go, with possibly two or three almost getting there. Some of these will be lightweight stuff (synopsis and five points of observation), but a couple (such as our first entry) will be old-school “recap” segments. The best part is that they’re all new write-ups; no more recycled bits, because I’m all out of them to begin with.

– As mentioned on the program yesterday, DTM-Cast will be taking a hiatus throughout the month and will return Sunday, April 5th… just in time for some show that’s taking place from Tampa. I want to use the time I’ve got to work on other stuff and the lack of a DTM-Cast along the way could possibly open up the possibility of the Ramble videos making a comeback.

– Mega Man Maker runs will continue in a couple weeks. I’m putting together a quick little video depicting all the bosses and this involves a bit of practice to try and not suck at some of these boss battles. Once the boss video is up, I’ll follow that up with a new level and some news on future levels being a thing.

– Expect another House Show or two in the coming months. There’s also a couple other video projects that I’d like to get off the ground while I can.

That’s all I’ve got off the top of my head.

So a couple changes are coming… and none of which include the countdown.

Today was supposed to feature a new episode of the DTM-Cast… but instead, I opted for a new House Show instead and I might do another one somewhere along the week. So instead, the next episode will be up next week, which is when the site “relaunch” or whatever it’s supposed be will be taking affect.

This week may very well see two new reviews up; one lingering on the back of my mind for ages and another one cooked up on the fly that will serve as the first Switch review… don’t get too excited on that last one; the game of choice isn’t exactly the highest of caliber.

No dailies this week, though. I’ve got other stuff to work on in the background and I’d much rather focus on that.

Later.