Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The new year begins...late.
Ok, so the holidays took a lot more time and effort than I had anticipated, and subsequently the whole blogging thing didn't take off as planned.
Oh, who am I kidding? I forgot how to get back into it to post anything. Since I published the book, I've been working on so many websites with so many programs that I overwhelmed myself and just plain forgot how to do it. Time management has never been one of my strong suits. Apparently I lost the ability to make notes for myself, or even bookmark websites for that matter.
At any rate, I've found my way back in, and left myself detailed instructions for how to return.
The Christmas decorations are finally put away, so now I'm planning on spending a lot more time here. I will most likely be using this forum as a journal of sorts; commenting on current events and updating everyone on the progress of the next book, tentatively titled, "Memoirs of a Generic Joe: I Can See Middle Class From My House." Yes, it is a play on Sarah Palin's famous soundbite referring to her ability to see Russia from her house. I feel I'm entitled to do so simply because she screwed with the original title to my first book, which was "Memoirs of Joe 6-Pack: Observations From The Lower Class." After the 2007 Presidential race, she threw the name Joe 6-Pack around so much that I was afraid to apply it to my book for fear that people would, A) think I stole it from her (not that she or I created it, but still...) or B) think I was using it as a way of showing support for her. Neither of which are true. Of course, I could have probably capitalized on the fact that the latter would have generated some sales, but at what cost? My principles? My integrity? My soul?
In hindsight, I probably should have, if only to boost sales. Self-publishing is no picnic.
Still, I wanted to stay with the same basic feel, and I remembered that back in high school my friends and I used to refer to people we considered boring and plain as being "generic." Now that I am one, it seemed the perfect choice. Ergo, "Memoirs of a Generic Joe: Observations From The Lower Class" became a reality.
Oh, who am I kidding? I forgot how to get back into it to post anything. Since I published the book, I've been working on so many websites with so many programs that I overwhelmed myself and just plain forgot how to do it. Time management has never been one of my strong suits. Apparently I lost the ability to make notes for myself, or even bookmark websites for that matter.
At any rate, I've found my way back in, and left myself detailed instructions for how to return.
The Christmas decorations are finally put away, so now I'm planning on spending a lot more time here. I will most likely be using this forum as a journal of sorts; commenting on current events and updating everyone on the progress of the next book, tentatively titled, "Memoirs of a Generic Joe: I Can See Middle Class From My House." Yes, it is a play on Sarah Palin's famous soundbite referring to her ability to see Russia from her house. I feel I'm entitled to do so simply because she screwed with the original title to my first book, which was "Memoirs of Joe 6-Pack: Observations From The Lower Class." After the 2007 Presidential race, she threw the name Joe 6-Pack around so much that I was afraid to apply it to my book for fear that people would, A) think I stole it from her (not that she or I created it, but still...) or B) think I was using it as a way of showing support for her. Neither of which are true. Of course, I could have probably capitalized on the fact that the latter would have generated some sales, but at what cost? My principles? My integrity? My soul?
In hindsight, I probably should have, if only to boost sales. Self-publishing is no picnic.
Still, I wanted to stay with the same basic feel, and I remembered that back in high school my friends and I used to refer to people we considered boring and plain as being "generic." Now that I am one, it seemed the perfect choice. Ergo, "Memoirs of a Generic Joe: Observations From The Lower Class" became a reality.
Part of this blog's function as a journal will also assist me in hopefully generating some revenue. Mixed in with my normal posts will be certain Amazon.com offerings. For example, whenever I finish this posting, I have to work on one of the toilets in my house. To do so I will be using this:
My handy Black & Decker RRW100 Ratcheting ReadyWrench which I received from my wife for Christmas. It's actually a pretty awesome tool which allows me to have access to 16 different size sockets without the hassle of carrying a toolbox. It also ratchets, making it completely self-contained!
And while doing so, I'll be listening to Mr. Sad Clown, the new BoDeans CD I also got for Christmas.
It is full of fresh new tunes in the traditional BoDeans style, many of which rank among their best in years! I've listened to little else for almost a month now, and highly recommend it anyone who is a current fan, or looking to become one.
Of course, they will be formatted better as soon as I get Amazon to accept my application as an affiliate. For now I'm just giving examples of what will appear here in the future intertwined with the ramblings you've grown accustomed to reading the book.
Eventually I hope it will become something people will look forward to reading regularly, and I of course welcome your comments and suggestions in the process of making that happen.
Right now, however, I have a toilet to fix.
~K.
Labels: Amazon, Bo Deans, Christmas, New Year
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