by ZombieSkittles on November 9, 2011
Well for those people who read the lame things I post here, ZombieSkittles has it’s own Google+ Page! Why? Because. What will it be used for? Not much beyond having another way to spam you.
Where’s the link? I suggest you click on that rather sexy logo on the left.
The only two things I dislike about the new Brand Pages on Google+ is the lack of a badge similar to the one I use for Facebook in the sidebar, and analytics. Lucky, both have been promised in the future, but how far away these features are is not certain. Hopefully it’s not a long wait.
Coincidentally, Rubenerd.com and Rex Havoc (An epic blog site and awesome story respectively) both have Google+ pages you should add to your circles while you’re there.
by ZombieSkittles on July 21, 2011
Well thanks to an awesome person on Twitter, I’ve been having a fiddle with Google+. Suffice to say, I’m quite enjoying it’s simplicity over Facebook’s bloated feeling. There’s no applications, and everything seems rather simple. Furthermore, the site has some nice features.
I could go on and on, and talk about the various things in Google+ that set it apart and make it good, but I’ll leave that to other people who do it better. This is a much simpler post, targeting a single feature.
Plus One.
The +1 button is a simple idea that has seen many different versions with slightly different purposes. Facebook like buttons, Tweet This buttons and the like all have the same idea, but Google’s does a little bit more. The button can be used as a simple way of liking posts made inside of Google+ itself, but the best part is it’s use outside of the social network.
When you find an article you enjoyed reading, or a video on YouTube you thought was especially good, you can click a corresponding +1 button on the page, and that item will be shared. If enabled, it will show up on your Google+ Profile under the +1 tab, so other people can see what you liked. This makes it relatively simple to spread the word about something, and I really think it’s quite neat, as it doesn’t spam up anyone.
This is basically a vanity post, because if you can’t see it by now, I suggest you scroll down just a little bit. Yes, I’ve added a +1 button to this site, allowing you to +1 singular posts if you so feel inclined. I don’t expect there’ll be many things worthy of a +1 on here, but I figured I like the system, and it couldn’t hurt to incorporate it.
Is anyone else incorporating the button into their blogs or websites?
by ZombieSkittles on June 30, 2011
In between my Team Fortress 2 sessions and chronic masturbation, I check various things on the Internet including my email, Twitter, and this website. Tonight while perving on my blog views, I noticed someone found this website by searching for “Just take my money”.
While I don’t consider myself a charity, I am more than happy to take your money sir or madam. Email me, we’ll talk. Winky face.
by ZombieSkittles on July 16, 2010
I’ve noticed this blog is changing in regards to what I write, and how I write it. It is with that in mind that I retire the How To Fail At Girls category, and turn those posts to the Personal section. This is just an attempt to organize myself a bit more and clean up the site a little. Also, it’s hard to talk about how much I fail at the opposite sex when I’m in a good relationship. Why take up that space in the navigation bar if I’m never going to update it?
In other news, I got my first pair of converse shoes. I was always a bit apprehensive, since I didn’t want to fork out so much money for a pair of shoes, but decided to try them out. They are so comfortable. Seriously, why didn’t anyone force me to buy a pair sooner?
I know not many people read this, what with my slightly less than interesting articles on gaming and the like, but I have a few more posts I’m slowly working on (mainly in my head), it’s just a case of finishing them so that I like them enough to post. While the majority of my writings take all of an hour to write, some others (including my Nightmare On Elm Street review) take significantly longer to make. So while I’m sure you guys aren’t exactly caring, I will have a new post out soon. Whether it will be interesting to you will be another thing.
Also, here’s an obligatory photo of a cute girl.
Why is there always an ugly guy ruining my photos?
by ZombieSkittles on March 16, 2010
This post is essentially being written to push down the picture of the penis. Bare with us, and by us I mean me.
While I haven’t been writing anything really decent here or there, I have been editing the site a tiny bit. First up, I’ve ditched the links cloud in favour of twitter-style mini avatars. I was inspired to do this after Doc_Swarley added buttons to Harnessed Crayon, but set out to make mine look closer to the display Twitter uses in profiles to display accounts a person is following. I like how it looks and I reckon I’ll use it more because along with looking prettier, it’s more interesting and maybe people will be more apt to visiting my friend’s websites.
After reading Tarale’s post yesterday I’ve decided to install Disqus here too. Disqus is a commenting system which allows threaded comments, notifications, cleaner management, and an ability to “like” comments, along with some other nice abilities. We’ll see how it goes, and if it works out I’ll keep it. Otherwise, there’s always the deactivate button.
And finally, the thing which is still currently frustrating me a little, is at the very top of this page. I’m a simple person, and simple things amuse me. This is a simple little “one liner” message I’ll update every so often with a random thought. I’m using an old twitter account of mine to display it, so I can also change it on a whim wherever I am. Also, thank you to all the people who helped me make it work (or attempt to; apostrophes still won’t display) last night; you’re all amazing (but not as much as me *nods*)
What are your thoughts on these? Like them? Don’t give a shit?
by ZombieSkittles on July 25, 2009
Ok, so obviously those who read here seem keen to hear me spew my guts about my successes and, mainly failures, with the opposite gender, and my adventure through awkwardness. Heh.
But obviously, such a thing is touchy to make to say the least, for both me and the people that will be mentioned. Do I use fake names? But people will know who it is regardless, so no. Do I talk about my paranoid fantasies (of which there are many)? Probably.
However, the bigger question I’d like to tackle beforehand, is what to call the damned thing. Since I’ve already got the input of a few people before, lets ask a new question; WHAT SHOULD THE BLOG BE CALLED? I already have the idea for a logo, so now it’s just a case of making it and adding a title to it. Any ideas? Please post in the comments, and I’ll love you forever.
by ZombieSkittles on July 21, 2009
I started making these types of posts at the end of every month to highlight the posts I was particularly happy with, to ensure people saw them. However, I did miss out on last month, so to make up for it we have this here magical post covering both months.
ON THE BLOG:
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I sold out and did some affiliate marketing, which failed bigtime. However, it gave me an excuse to write reviews for my
blog’s theme and the
31DBBB, which was fun in itself.
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I started a series of posts of
irrational fears and thoughts I have; it’s the only one so far (but there will be more)
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As of a few weeks ago, I’ve
started a new blog called
PiggyBank, which will be filled with boring tales of all the different ways I’m aiming to save petty cash to build towards buying a house.
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I saw Bora-I mean
Brüno, and I want my hour and a half back.
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I’m starting to reply to
spam email, in the hopes of making some new friends. They never write me back though. Snobs.
OFF THE BLOG:
ITS ALL ABOUT ME! LOOK UP! UP! ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑
by ZombieSkittles on July 18, 2009
[Poll Deleted >_>]
I’m facing an idea that part of me wants to push forward with, but another wants me to forever forget about it, and/or put it in my personal journal.
Basically, as I tweeted earlier, I’m considering making a sub domain on ZombieSkittles to chronicle my past, present and future fails and successes with the female gender. It’d be something I could write about, and would enjoy writing about, but there’s things I’d feel a little self-conscious about; like I first “made out” with a girl when I was 17…I was a late bloomer I guess.
Anyway, I’m in the dilemma of whether or not to broadcast all my failures and everything else, which I’m prone to.
The other issue is I’ll need to find a way of writing these things out. What do I cover and how much detail I need to go into. There are some things that are private, but at the same time are a little crucial to some of the stories.
Basically, I’m not really ashamed of anything, since while some has hurt me to a degree, and some is flat out embarrassing, it’s still a part of my life which I’m more than willing to write about. Chances are if you’re reading this you have almost one half of the readers of this blog, so I’m asking you for your opinion; both via the poll above, and the comments. It would be appreciated.
by ZombieSkittles on July 12, 2009
I’ve tried it in the past and it failed me, but I decided to start advertising on a few of my sites again in hopes of getting maybe a few dollars extra. The idea is that I already write on these sites for free as my own personal hobby of sorts, so if I manage to make a few extra dollars here or there through it, then that’s just an awesome perk.
Currently I have two types of ‘ads’ on my sites. First, the obvious advertisements are the Google Adsense ads at the bottom of posts. They’ve never earned me anything in the past, but I’ve decided that it’d be better to have them just in case.
The other attempt at additional moneymaking is through a small amount of affiliate marketing. On this site to the right, there is an image of the 31DDDB eBook. The book is for sale for roughly twenty dollars through ProBlogger, and focuses on helping a user make content for their blog. The image is a link to the product’s information page, where you can buy it from. The trick is that it’s an affiliate link, and buying it through that link gives me a percentage of the sale. I don’t know if this will actually make any sales (it’s made absolutely nothing so far), but once again, if it worked even once and got me a few dollars, it would be worthwhile.
It’s pointless and I doubt it will help bring in any significant money, but I’m willing to try anything.
by ZombieSkittles on July 11, 2009
I’ve had trouble for forever when it comes to saving money; it burns such a hole in my pocket that almost as soon as I get paid I spend it all and end up broke again. It’s stupid, and any attempts I make to save money fail. That’s where this blog comes in.
The aim of this blog is to talk about how I’m working on saving my money, the various ways I try to get some extra coinage, and so forth. I’m unaware of how often posts will be made on here, but when I have something to say on this topic, it will be published.
My goal
The main reason for saving my money is to get enough money to get my own place to live. To get a home loan, I need 10% of whatever I seek to borrow from the bank beforehand. So, I need to aim for roughly $30,000 saved. I will be moving in with a friend, but it’s much better to have more money than necessary, to cover unexpected expenses.
Turning this into a blogging game should keep me going, and hopefully get all the money saved as soon as possible.
Tucking it in.
by ZombieSkittles on March 16, 2010
This post is essentially being written to push down the picture of the penis. Bare with us, and by us I mean me.
While I haven’t been writing anything really decent here or there, I have been editing the site a tiny bit. First up, I’ve ditched the links cloud in favour of twitter-style mini avatars. I was inspired to do this after Doc_Swarley added buttons to Harnessed Crayon, but set out to make mine look closer to the display Twitter uses in profiles to display accounts a person is following. I like how it looks and I reckon I’ll use it more because along with looking prettier, it’s more interesting and maybe people will be more apt to visiting my friend’s websites.
After reading Tarale’s post yesterday I’ve decided to install Disqus here too. Disqus is a commenting system which allows threaded comments, notifications, cleaner management, and an ability to “like” comments, along with some other nice abilities. We’ll see how it goes, and if it works out I’ll keep it. Otherwise, there’s always the deactivate button.
And finally, the thing which is still currently frustrating me a little, is at the very top of this page. I’m a simple person, and simple things amuse me. This is a simple little “one liner” message I’ll update every so often with a random thought. I’m using an old twitter account of mine to display it, so I can also change it on a whim wherever I am. Also, thank you to all the people who helped me make it work (or attempt to; apostrophes still won’t display) last night; you’re all amazing (but not as much as me *nods*)
What are your thoughts on these? Like them? Don’t give a shit?
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