The last couple months suck in terms of material as far as video content is concerned. So consider this my way of playing catch-up while there’s a whole bunch of other shit going on at the same time. It’s as good a time as any to let y’all know that… there’s some developments behind the scenes that’s well worth checking out if you missed out on last night’s video stream thing.
Category: State Of The Blog
Monthly blog update reports.
State Of The Blog – May 2025
Hey, yo…
So this is where I normally do a thing talking about stuff happening on the blog for the next month or stuff that’s been in the works in the background, but last month has been a challenge of sorts. And if you’ve been following this blog over the past few weeks, you know why. But for those who don’t, here’s a brief summary of things.
A couple weeks ago, I was admitted into the hospital after a weekend of experiencing sudden shortness of breath and accelerated heart rates. It became difficult to climb steps, form cohesive sentences, or do anything remotely… whatever. It was discovered that I had suffered an pulmonary embolism. Basically, I had blood clots in my lungs that needed to be cleared out and after a couple days, they had cleared out the lungs and kept me in check for a few days to see if everything was stable. At the same time, I also had a Crohn’s flare up… fierce abdominal pains, very intense, became very difficult to sleep at night, went to a private doctor to get meds and tests for that. Doctor figured I had a Crohn’s flare up, we need to get that treated, but the public health system of le gouvenerment du Quebec decided they needed more tests and… well, this happened.
So after a week or so’s stay, I came home with a relatively clean bill of health. I’m starting regular treatments to take care of the Crohn’s and hopefully, that’s something that can be brought down to a controllable level with medications and things of that nature. For what it’s worth, I’m slowly on the mend. I’m feeling okay for the most part. I’m still not at the level where I need to be, but I’m getting there. I’m going to try and be patient for the most part.
Since I’ve been home for the past couple weeks, I’ve been keeping busy with stuff around the house. Tending to the dog, dealing with family stuff and other things that needed my attention. That sort of thing. At the same time, I found myself at a point where I could get back into the groove of things as far material for my little part of the webzone is concerned. Turns out there was a lot of stuff that was ready to go and just needed fixing… and so that stuff is up and ready to be published on the scheduled days.
You’re still get PPV Musings every Wednesdays, though they’ll be covering old WCW and WWF PPVs from decades ago. Video reviews will slowly but surely be back in full form and there’s even a plan to try and get a marathon going at some point to play catch up. Sunday Gimmick Tables are slowly but surely making their return, starting with stuff that I started on a year ago and never got around to finishing, along with some new stuff that’s been in the works for a while and never got around to fixing.
So the good news is that things are progressing to a point where stuff is moving forward. Of course, my main concern is trying to get better and follow up on treatments… but at the very least, I can safely say that I’m slowly getting back to the point where I can get things done. And as it relates to my little part of the web, there is a LOT of stuff being done… and hopefully, this is just the beginning.
On a side note, I’ve also been doing some behind the scene fixes for older stuff – most notably the process of replacing the Dailymotion embeds with the Youtube ones for video reviews and such. Sure, the Youtube stuff is missing some of the fun details of the Dailymotion ones due to certain content situations, but those are small losses for otherwise more convenient viewing measures on the blog… which, at this point, is all I care about. There’s also the continued quest of restoring old material from years past and I’m hoping that by the time the year is done, almost everything worth keeping will be up and we can just focus on new shit going forward… either that or the new video remaster project.
So here’s to the road of healing… and here’s hoping we get back on track sooner than later.
Regards,
Dave (DTM)
State Of The Blog – April 2025
Hello there. Fancy seeing you here.
I was hoping to have had this up sooner than later, but unfortunately, some health complications got the better of me recently that forced me to take a step back on certain things. To make a long story short, I’ve had a Crohn’s flare up last week – which means my bowels started to hurt real bad and I was, for the most part, not able to sleep. It sucked. I went to see a doctor. I got some meds to get it treated and I’m waiting for a specialist to call and book an appointment. Such is the way of public healthcare; hoping for something unreliable to be somewhat reliable.
In the meantime, I want to say that I’m feeling better… in that the meds are helping me with my abdominal pains and I’m getting some better sleep, but then I start getting into these coughing fits that so far is easily controlled with some home remedies of sorts, but they are, for the most part, what’s keeping me from doing any of the really fun stuff like live streams and the Sunday Gimmick Tables. Again, it sucks… and it seems like whenever I want to try and make a major push to pump out some more fun stuff, there’s always something to curtail that piece of business.
For now, let me just say that I’m still here. I’m still in relatively good health. I don’t feel like I’m going to keel over and croak any time soon. And I’m in relatively good hands with this doctor that I’ve been seeing, who has been a tremendous help in a province that is lacking in doctors that are genuinely helpful. I can tell you that, at the moment, I’m getting some stuff together – not just reviews, but also putting together a Ramble video to discuss the recent Nintendo Switch 2 details that have been brought up, along with some other things because let’s be honest – I’m more likely to get the minor things than a brand new system, especially at that price tag.
Right now, I’m aiming to resume video reviews next Monday (April 14th) and the goal is to resume the usual Monday-Wednesday-Friday upload cycle… but if I feel the need to scale things back in order to maintain some level of consistent upload schedule, then we’ll settle for two-a-week (Tuesday-Friday). Either way, I want to make sure that there’s some frequency of regular uploads on a weekly basis.
So this is where we’re at now. I’m sorry that things have been more pear-shaped than usual, but know that I’m doing whatever I need to do to get myself fixed up so I can get on with my life and also eventually get this place up and running to a respectable level. Please look forward to the day when that eventually happens.
And hey… if I manage a live stream somewhere along the way, you’ll know that we’re on the mend. Until then… take care.
But before you go, some house-keeping notes written before this whole spiel came into being.
State Of The Blog – March 2025
Another month has come and gone… it’s time for another State Of The Blog posting. We’ll get to the heavy meat and potatoes of the updates after the break, but I do want to offer a bit of a warning beforehand because I feel like I need to give you folks a heads-up on things.
So, without going too deep into things, I’ve been getting some tests done to check out some health concerns. It’s nothing that I would deem serious at the moment, but they have been more of a hindrance over the past couple days as it relates to daily life activities. I’m getting stuff checked out, I’m doing fine for the most part, and for the moment, I’m able to do most of the things I usually do, but it is putting a damper on certain things that I want to do. Hence the lack of live streams and other things that I was hoping to get done in time for March.
That said, there is quite a bit of stuff to look forward to, especially if you like reading. I don’t know…
State Of The Blog – February 2025
Hello there.
Well, here we are. The first formal State Of The Blog of the year 2025… hope the year’s been treating you well so far. I wish I could say the same, but… anyway, we’ve got some updates on hand. Not the least of which is a potential idea for a video review month that hopefully goes off without a hitch, but will probably be hitched sooner or later. I don’t want to weigh you folks down with my health and personal woes because I try to keep that out of this thing that’s supposed to be fun and lighthearted, but the fact that these things have hindered progress so far in terms of new content has confirmed that… yeah, we’re in for another bumpy start.
Regardless, I’m slightly more optimistic this time around. I won’t do anything silly like lay out schedules of things that may or may not be followed, but I will use this space to bring up some behind the scene changes and additions that are long overdue.
State Of The Blog – December 2024
Happy Holidays in advance… and Lex wins… something.
I’ve got few actual updates for this month, but quite a bit to say after the break, so…
State Of The Blog – November 2024
What was supposed to be following an entirely cromulent October-wide marathon turned out to be a month curtailed by illness, disease, and family emergencies galore. I suppose I should happy that three out of five weeks ain’t bad. Will do better next year… maybe.
There’s a lot of things that I’d like to do better next year, but I’ll save that for the next State Of The Blog, which I hope will be more timelier than this one has been. Sadly, things behind the scenes haven’t been too cozy and I haven’t had as much time keeping up with things around here. Hence the general lack of quality control (posts with wrong video embeds or descriptors, incomplete posts published out of nowhere, etc.).
I wouldn’t expect much out of this month. The usual batch of video reviews and PPV musings… maybe a comic review or two, but I’m most focusing on getting this last batch of stuff out of the way so that I can focus on material for next year… which I hope will run more smoothly. For the moment, I just want something a little more stable and manageable for the closing months of 2024, which is all I could ever ask for… or at least, scratch off the “Would Be Nice” list.
This is the part where I would segue into a brief touch on the need for stability down south, but there’s already a Bite commentary that covers my feelings just fine… and then I recorded about fifteen minutes of audio for the next DTM-Cast to talk about this further. Fortunately, it’ll be the first fifteen minutes of the show that you can easily skip if you just want to hear the fun stuff.
In any event, click the break for the planned but subject to change schedule of videos and PPV musings. Anything else that pops up along the way for the next six weeks is considered a bonus.
State Of The Blog – October 2024
Another month in the can, another state of the blog to kick things off… for real, this time. And with some genuine, honest-to-goodness updates and schedules set in actual stone and stuff… with some fun stuff to look forward to (for once…)
Anyway, more details after the break for those who care…
State Of The Blog – September 2024
Happy Labor Day weekend, kids. Here’s your monthly state of the blog, featuring stuff to look forward to and whatnots.
State Of The Blog – August 2024
Another month in the can… hopefully things will be looking up rather than down. I know an incomplete version went up for a bit and, well, it was incomplete for a reason. I wanted to hold off on a State Of The Blog until I knew where things would be going moving and now that things around the abode have “somewhat” returned to normal, I have an idea on where things will be going moving forward… at least, for this month.
That said, next month’s State Of The Blog update will have a more concise plan for the remainder of 2024 and possibly even the first couple weeks of 2025.
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