It’s been a while since i made my last entry here, but, the better i feel the less i have to ramble about. In short:
- I began to run (jogging) a week ago and its really amazing! Never thought i’d like it, plus it helps to reduce smoking. I came from almost one pack cigarettes during shift (!) to now only 5-6 cigarettes per shift. When i am home, i go running, come back and dont need/want a cigarette the whole evening. I am pretty proud and i really think i could completely give up smoking someday.
- I created www.relyonhorror.com and merged www.deadspacehorror.com with it. During holiday break i will also merge www.rehorror.net with this new site. I am back in power, control over everything and most importantly: I can react and act as soon as things/bugs occur.
- My russian is pretty good now and i can build various sentences already.
- So either way, plan is to get wife and kids in the long term, however not going to waste too much time here if it doesnt happen. Preparing for a living that is conform in both Austria and Cyprus.. so i could leave at any time with a big FUCK YOU ALL and a dump truck full of money.
Good times.
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There’s this band called “Baroness”. They’re style usually is put into the Sludge Metal category, i however belive to hear alot of other influences and styles covering the whole universe of rock music. Their second full length album entitled “Blue Record” recently hit store shelves and it was only a week ago when i first read about them in a music magazine.
I found them to be interesting and downloaded a few tracks just to immediately order my own copy via Amazon. Yes, they really blew me away! I may write a Short Review some day, in the meantime, be sure to check out some of their tracks if your into this kind of music:
- A Horse Called Golgotha, The Gnashing, Steel that Sleeps the Eye, Blackpowder Orchard, Ogeechee Hymnal
Secondary, after years of refusal i created a Facebook account for the main purpose to connect with users from my sites. The only way i used Facebook before was via their Ad Network, to promote my sites on FaceBook. Let’s see if it can be done without wasting money aswell. Facebook is one of the sites that will lead to a complete overdose of the internet one day. A mess full of “social” people while the streets will get more empty as time goes on.
IMO its time for a Web 3.0 combining what has made the internet that great with small bits of “social networking”. Most sites overdo it these days, the result of too much interactivity/integrity of a site’s userbase usually results in loads of content, albeit too much garbage content.
Until next time, have a nice weekend you brave visitor of this weird blog. 
Holidays are over, guess i can feel it. Alot of work both at work and online, however i had the chance to finish my bedroom before. Now i have to wait another 8 weeks until i get the new furniture.. meh.
I also went to a long overdue health check, a pretty massive one which altogheter lasted around 5 hours. I can happily announce that i am in perfect health. *knocks on wood* It appears my body is very resistant…
Over at reHorror we had the chance to run a nice game give-away competition for RE5 PC. Thanks to GameRiot we’re in the lucky situation to be able to run contests, including prizes, on reHorror now. However, there are still alot of issues, especially in terms of new modules, features, bug fixes with them. The site definitely changed for the worse in terms of quality content thanks to “open blogging” for anyone, on the other hand, this freedom is able to generate heaps of discussions and interactivity between the users. According to Google Analytics the site attracts more visitors since the change.
We’ll see how it goes in the next year.
And to close this minor update, i may create something new soon.. Maybe even related to the niche.
There you have it Bet you didn’t know we have red grass in Austria! Picture is courtesy of Daniel Zanetti.
apart from the fresh new car, i don’t feel that “fresh” lately. I am totally overworked and cant wait to go to cyprus for 2 weeks. I may aswell hold some form of competition since it seems i can send others there too. More on that at another time.
I’d also like to write a little about Capcom today. I now have realized how big of a damage it was to reveal some Resident Evil 5 spoilers back in the beginning of the year and all thanks to one person mainly. Someone who vanished from the net a short time ago and up until now i didn’t realize how bad of an influence he was for REHorror.net over the years. He always wanted to go the radical way and thanks to my hunger for more visitors, i usually agreed with him in the end. I’ve sent an email to Capcom explaining my behaviour again. They understand, but especially the japanese division hates us now, something i can understand now. In the end, i am very fond that he left on his own so i can move on building a reputation again.
It is time for the new era though, no more bullshit, proper coverage and user interactivity/community. Guess i’ve learned a lesson the hard way. And nowadays it hurts even more hearing that i wasnt only sheduled for a jun takeuchi interview. oh man..i always stress the fact to think for oneself, while i myself sometimes am unable to do so.
On to some other short news i find notable:
- We’ve made a deal with GiantRealm for Dead Space Horror.
- Robert Prosser (www.robertprosser.at) soon is releasing his first book (Happy for him, since he’s a good friend of mine)
- most likely going to frequency festival next week (if rain and mud is predicted i will cancel it, since i am not in the mood to be on 3 total muddy festivals a year.
- missing some people..
… since i’ve posted a blog for the last time. The reasons are simple, my life is that boring, i dont know what to write about. 
Nah, i’ve been to said festival two weeks ago which was absolutely brilliant, however i began to suffer from a cold and had non-stop nightshifts. Time to get in loads of money though, my Audi A3 is coming next week hopefully! Finally!
Oh and i am learning russian as we speak for free. We had this oppurtunity in the factory to properly learn it. Some participants have to learn it for their job, i just jumped onto the train to learn it and get a russian housewife or wife someday.. My father will most likely burry me below an olive tree when i visit him again and am able to speak russian, but not greek. At least russian and greek alphapbet is similar, so i have some advantages when i decide to learn greek aswell.
Now onto rehorror.net. I am fond with my new partner GameRiot, however its not as easy as i expected, but i will keep bothering the guys to change the site to my/the users likes over time.
Its a bit of a “dead brain” time for me, i really need to relax somewhere soon to find new ideas for future projects. Something else, i always wanted to do something in a different niche, however its not easy to leave well known ground to start from zero again. Who knows whats coming in the next years, but even if my hair slowly turns grey (hey, i am greek, its normal!… i guess) that doesnt mean i am getting tired/old of the stuff i do.
Cheers!
So the transition is complete, however not all old content has been implemented properly. That really sucks, since many users now think we’ve gotten rid of that and concentrate on Web 2.0 “shit” only. The guys at GameRiot are still working on a special module for navigational purposes which isn’t ready for usage yet. In general thats the problem right now: They don’t have 24h support, therefore its difficult to get new things through. It all takes a while, but i am pretty confident that we can work out our stuff in the future. In general, even if users are still getting used to such a modern and simple layout i can already see an increase of activity thanks to the user friendly platform. People are uploading their fan made vids, more and more start to create their own blogs etc.. so lets see what the future brings.
I’ll definitely wait out some more modules and features before i decide to take some other sites to GameRiot aswell though.
Apart from that, an affair has ended recently just as i predicted. This is what happens when the “spark” doesn’t spread from neither of the two “attending” parties. The journey goes on… which is good actually. Yet have to find the person who is aware of the amount of work i do and understands that i am not the guy who plans to share all household work with her if i am working and she’s not! (It’s a total different story when both parties work, however that wont work for me) I am a shift worker, sometimes i work through for 3 weeks and also run arround 5 websites at the moment. I am the worker, i have no problem to feed a family someday, but they cannot expect me to manage all the household aswell. I’ve set a deadline which expires when i am 30. If i cant find “her” here, i will move to Cyprus and find a traditional woman, who does housework jobs, looks for the kids, while i am working and bringing in the money to live a life free of funds concerns. Its absolutely not difficult to find such women in Cyprus. Sometimes i wonder what i am still doing here…
Its NovaRock time in a few weeks! (http://www.novarock.at) Its my second Nova this year and i already have the fever. Music is the most important part in my life and these festivals have been made for people like me, lol. I love it to meet new people, everyone shares the love, helps each other etc. Gonna be 4 days full of fun where i can completely loose myself and forget all the stress in work and internet.
Its finally the right time to announce reHorror’s partnership with GiantRealm/GameRiot.
About Resident Evil Horror:
Resident Evil Horror is a Resident Evil fansite founded in September 2000 and has grown to be a true destination for any Resident Evil fan. Resident Evil Horror offers tons of content such as explicit descriptions for each character/enemy/weapon in any Resident Evil game and scores with a huge handwritten timeline that spans all events from the games.
About GiantRealm, Inc:
Giant Realm, Inc. (www.GiantRealm.com, http://Corp.GiantRealm.com/) is a rapidly- growing online media company which helps marketers reach the male 18-34 demographic that has disappeared from the traditional media landscape and online portals. GiantRealm.com and its growing publisher group deliver authentic content and community for enthusiasts of entertainment platforms including video games, film/TV and humor. The New York-based company exclusively represents all websites that are part of the Giant Realm Publisher Group and allows its publishers to monetize 100% of their ad inventory. According to Google Analytics, Giant Realm currently reaches 36.5 million individuals worldwide every month. Giant Realm’s shareholders include SoftBank Capital, Comcast Interactive Capital, the William Morris Agency and the Edison Venture Fund
The new site will be live within the next 10 hours here: http://www.rehorror.net
We’re currently importing reHorror.net to the network we’re partnering up with. Its a slow process seing as forum and site databases need to be combined, then moved. We’re done with that, but now comes the really time consuming part… moving all static content to the new destination. I cannot mention any specific date as to when the importing process is completely done, but i predict it won’t happen before the end of May.
Another site dealing with Survival Horror game “Dead Space” is on track. Founded in October of last year it is experiencing a steady increase in visitor numbers and it is by far the quickest growing site i ever was able to found. Additional bloggers/editors take in a good percentage of the site’s success at the moment.
Other than that, there’s not much to report regarding my online work. Compared to the enormous rush of visitors before Resident Evil 5 came out, it all slowed down quite a bit now. I enjoy these times aswell, afterall its spring now, summer soon and it can be quite frustrating to work on your computer while your friends are enjoing their day at a lake.
On a life related note, i couldn’t be more happy right now. Everything seems to run smooth for me, however i have big respect of such situations since they can be over soon again. Experiences from the past have teached me to remain patient and calm, even in the most joyful situations.
My days are completely full now, they’re running away from me, its hard to catch them really. Time never went by so quickly before in my life which isn’t a bad thing. I work way too much though and am already “booked” for many sunday shifts during summer…. and people wonder how i am able to buy a new car right now. I’ve ordered my dream car just a few days ago. It is a great feeling when you can finally buy something you’ve worked for so hard. The “global crysis” is playing in my hands, maybe because i question it alot. I have my own theories about all the curious things happening right now. I begin to question almost anything which can result in headache, but for me definitely is a better way to go than to just swim with the masses. They’re swimming in swarms, in rivers with crocodiles and pyranhas while i watch them and wait until the three parties rape and kill each other. Maybe then i jump in aswell to find other people who share the same thoughts and we walk a total different path then.
Oh well, time to head for the afternoon shift, but there’s a light at the end of the shift, not too far away… i can already see it.
Enjoy spring!
All of a sudden the light i was looking for has reached me with enormous power. A power i’ve not experienced in the past, if ever. Things make sense, this light definitely helps me to understand things better, enjoy them, and move on with evergrowing power. (No, i am not talking about a drug trip)
Apart from these very big moments i am also enjoying the fact that a new A is on the way. Something i saved for for quite a while.
Win, win, win. i tell you.
Wait, whats the third win? Time will tell. I can’t wait to kick asses.
And now i have to run again, luckily i am not running away anymore. I found a comfortable place to settle.
Something has been signed today. A contract. For one site. Maybe more.
Many changes are coming along within the next weeks and months.
I am not sure when i will drop the bomb. Soon though.
