idioPod 49: This News Isn't News
There haven't been many times where I am proud of a podcast episode. This is one of the good ones I've done since doing them with Brandi. It's like the good old days where my podcast episodes were excruciatingly long. I guess it's to make up for all the shorter ones that I've been doing lately. I had a lot to say about my plans for my podcast, website, world news and such.
NOTE: I am taking a break from podcasting for two weeks. I should be back around Thanksgiving, 27 November 2008.
Download idioPod 49 here (45 min 15 sec, 21.6 MB) or subscribe here.
I talk about these things mostly:
Idiologic/idioPod News
- Progress or lack thereof of redesign, still pushing to be done when #50 comes.
- End of the year slowdown and why
- Downscaling idioPod for next year, no immediate plans to quit
- Taking a break 8-23 November 2008 (please stay subscribed!)
- The importance of feedback
- New mobile version of idiologic soon
World News
- Being a proud American again
- Iffy on the future with Barack Obama as President (but still happy)
- Still sad for Hillary
- Anger of outcome of Proposition 8 in California
My Vacation
- Went to Gold Coast for 5 days
- Theme parks, water parks and hot dads
- Water park hell
- Shirtless hairy Ben... did it happen?
- New photos at idiologic.com/gallery.
Upcoming Events
- I'm turning 29 soon
- Cost cutting and selling things
- Please use my local Texas number
- A call for hosting cost donations (if you want to, not required)
- Have questions? Ask them using my regular email form. Make up a name/email if you want.
Questions Answered
- I am handed two envelopes: a red one and a blue one. Regardless of what might be inside, which one would I pick?
- First Aid: How do you control bleeding? (Not gross but can save a life)
- What do I want to know more about?
Skype Me:
Hey there Ben. I'm here tonight listening to this long ass podcast. It's cool though. Maybe I'll catch up on what you've been up to now. Mother in law visit aye? You can always cruise the public tee rooms! Ha. I know what you mean about lack of interest. I get some. But never enough. I do mine because I don't have anyone to talk to around here except my roommate and its more a casual type of conversation - nothing really substantial. Don't stop podcasting Ben.
Ben you are so silly . . . so how can you afford to go on all these trips and to water world or whatever the hell it was and have no money to pay your hosting bill? You should pretend to be destitute so we'll feel sorry for you and donate some money.
Red blue envelopes? It would depend on the thickness of the envelopes. I'd pick the thick one. I like thick ones.
I didn't think of that but what if it was surprise bills? Then what would you do? You'd wish that you picked the other one. Or what if there were 100 1$ bills in one and 30 $100 bills in the other? ;)
Got ya didn't I? Thicker isn't always better. Well, not when picking envelopes! :)
I'll be honest with you. The trip, I only paid for a few dinners and a flight for two back from Brisbane. I didn't want to go to the theme parks because I never have been interested in them that much. It was just a waste of money because I never would go on a ride. I guess I grew a quick set of balls or something because I did all but one that was open. Anyway, money. Yeah.
The exchange rate for me to pay in Australian dollars is absolute crap right now. It's about 69 USD = 1 AUD which means if I were to buy something in the USA with the Australian dollar, I'm paying approximately 31% more. I'm seriously running out of US currency which is a bad, bad thing for me.
One of my rules has been "you won't overspend if you underestimate how much money you have." I do it constantly. I put myself into a frenzy when it comes to money.
Don't worry though, I still don't like to beg for money so it's not going to become a habit. If I get a full-time job (something I don't really want to do) instead of 2 casual jobs, then I won't be whining for cash. Trust me. :)
I hope that I didn't scare people away. Really.
Thanks for listening to my long-ass podcast. You're a gem in the darkness. I hope you're doing okay it sounds like you've hit some rough spots lately. You do know that you can talk to me about anything right? Feel free to use that. I know I'm not close enough but who knows what's going to happen, yeah?
I figure that a few weeks can let me gather my thoughts and such and get that fucking website done. It has some nice function, but it's not very pretty. :)
But anyway, thank you again for the inspiration and the comments. I caught you commenting as you listen though... heh heh, we know I've done the same. :)