Site boom, site decay.

2003.09.16


You guys like me!! Wow!! You really like me!! This chart shows 10 hits in the past 15 days!!

OK, 2 of them are my own hits. Hell, even I really don’t look at my site much. Check the date gaps between my little comment “blurbs”. See what I mean?

So, I’d like to take this opportunity to send a message to as many groups of people as I can in a single sitting. OK. Deep breath. This’ll probably come off sounding like a gentle version of Andy Rooney.

Students
Does Ambercrombie & Fitch clothing look as silly to you as it does to me? Really kids, what’s the deal? Are you actually bugging your parents to buy you a $30 shirt and a $40 pair of pants that are already worn in and ragged? If you’re parents aren’t slapping sense into you, then check out a Goodwill or thrift shop sometime. If you’re still stuck on a brand name, you’re probably a subject of peer pressure and you need new friends.

College Graduates
Things suck for us right now, don’t they? Too bad we missed the dot com wave by about 3 years. Still, all things are cyclic in nature. Some new business fad will spark the next IT “revolution” and we’ll all be back in the game. We’ll hopefully know next time to jump ship before that boat capsizes too.

The Gay Community
So, what’s the story with the bumper stickers? I never knew the deal with the rainbows and all, but ever since someone let me in on what they signify, I’ve seen all sorts of rainbows on cars. Is a rainbow a statement? Does it have to follow some standard shape or design? I know it’s all part of a sub-culture, but maybe it’s worth publishing for the sake of avoiding confusion? OK, that’s silly. I guess I don’t go around wearing my “I’m a heterosexual white guy” shirt with a “yes, I’m straight” bumper sticker on my car. Nevermind.

Golfers
How does any golfer get past the types of people that the sport attracts? If you can identify some of the most parasitic members of our society, I’d bet you 9 out of 10 of them golf. Personally, I think any sport that requires that much land should be played in some sparsely populated state… like Utah. Stop wasting all that residential property on rolling greens and stretching ponds. I vote for forcing golfers into Utah. If you want to schedule a green time, buy a ticker while you’re at it. Or move.

Popular Radio Stations
OK guys, what’d you do with all the interesting music? I know it’s out there somewhere… start playing it. I like rock and pop like the rest of my peer group, but I swear the only things that break the monotony of each formula song played over the air are those radio station compiled sound clips DJ’s play to let you know, “hey, the last song is done… pay attention to some new crap!” Everyone’s a little bit of Creed, a little bit of Matchbox 20, a little bit of Incubus, and a little bit of ‘put-me-to-sleep’.

You poor Adkins Diet followers
Sorry. I know, it worked for your friend, but you didn’t see him/her smile much, did you? Welcome to their hell. My pizza delivery guy says hi.

Site boom, site decay.

2003.07.18

Guilty as charged.

You see, when you start a website, you’re pressured to produce “content”. Sometimes, even with a laxidasical lifestyle, you can still find it easy to neglect to keep things fresh on your personal corner in the cyber world. I’m no stranger to this.

So what the hell is GeorgeKovats.com for anyhow? It’s a storage bin, open to the public, for all my crap and ideas. Lately, ideas have been slim. No excuses, I know. Still, you work a daily grind and the last thing to get re-vamped is a pointless website that serves personal entertainment. To my 3 hits a month, I apologize.

For you folks out there who have some artistic edge or need to express and a wish to start your own website, let me give you a few pointers learned through experience.

  1. Stick to the basics – You start with grand ideas of having the most interactive scripts and coolest features, but in the end, you can only offer so much with the time you have. Find that one thing, and offer it. If others never seem to appreciate it, at the very least you will in time to come.
  2. Keep it cheap – I don’t spend much to have my part of the web open, and neither should you. In fact, you really shouldn’t spend much at all… you can get a free site at tons of spots over the web. Just “Google” for free web hosts, and pick the one you like. Most the time, they end up taking care of the design part for you… all you have to do is starting writing / posting / whatever.
  3. Do it for yourself – Of course this sounds common sense. In the grand WWW, you may be able to be seen throughout the world over, but chances are you just another lonely voice with something to say and a handful of people listening.
  4. Make it your primary stop on the web – It’s easy to forget the opportunity this world wide forum gives you when your first stop every night is at Hotmail (most likely to delete all those “Organic Viagara” ads that pile in your mailbox).

That’s about it. Have fun, be heard, and stay consistent. Because I’m not.