The Zombieslayer

I’ve been blogging for 3 years now. I’ve blogged on 3 different websites, which is kind of funny. And I’ve even quit blogging for almost a year.

I started on blogger, then blogged for a friend’s independent site at pretentiouscritics.com.  My reviews are still on that site, but I haven’t been staying as active as I should be.  I just don’t watch movies any more.

Now of course, I’m on this site because my domain was available finally.  I really like WordPress better than Blogger.  Blogger will get you more hits, because it’s owned by Google.  That’s okay though, I’d rather have less hits and more control.  I like not only how WordPress has more themes, but you have so much more control.  I love the plugins it has.  I don’t even need one of those spell things when someone goes to post, because the anti-spam plugin I’m using now pretty much blocks all spam.

I also like how WordPress comes with all kinds of smilies.  I’m one of those people who actually use them.  Yes, I’m secure enough in my masculinity to use smilies.

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I started off blogging with no purpose.  It was more for fun, because it was modeled off my friend Dave’s site, except I had hot babes on my site.  As I became anti-celebrity culture, I stopped doing the hot babe thing completely and instead became a lot more political.  Most of you know me as a gun nut, but I’m expanding into other issues as well, especially replacing our dependence on foreign oil with Solar power.  Scientific American thinks we can do it, so I’d love to see it done.

Anyways, it’s been fun.  I haven’t been this content with blogging in awhile so I’m almost certain I’ll make it to four years without any hiatuses (except if I go on a hunting or outdoor photography trip somewhere). 

Congratulations to the Giants.  I knew they were going to win, and made a small bet that they’d cover the spread.  The thing is, I didn’t need those 13 points.  The Giants played a great game and Coughlin, the Giants coach, simply outcoached the Patriot coach.  He had some defensive tricks that wiped out the greatest offense in the history of the NFL.  He played it like a chess game, and won.

Speaking of well-done, I purchased two afghans from Tweety last month.  Let me tell you honestly - they are really good quality, and pretty too.  You could tell Tweety puts a lot of effort in them.  Right now, Mrs. Z is reading a book under the bigger one.  She chose the colors, which is a good thing because I’m partially color blind.  As a child, I thought the colors of the stoplight were red, yellow, and blue until I learned that that’s green, not blue.

Check out her work here.

And speaking of hand made products, has anyone ever been to Color Me Mine? I got invited to go with some friends.  Yes, I love anything related to art and as a kid, I used to make my own pottery.  If you have, let me know if it’s a good time or not.

I finally got zombie-slayer.com!

In case you’re wondering, everything is cool between me and the other Pretentious Critics. I just wanted to get zombie-slayer.com and I got it.

I also decided to change the theme. Yes, I’m well-aware the old theme is much better looking. This new theme though is simple and allows for more text. Now I can be wordy and it won’t look so cluttered. Let’s just say it’s more professional.

I got money on the Super Bowl. I’ll see you all after the game. Until then, tootles! Oh, don’t forget to update your bookmarks.

Update: I changed the theme again. Mrs. Z suggested this one because I am color blind. Thanks Lime for your criticism. Mrs. Z also said it was hard on the eyes so this one is much better and it’s not too graphical where it doesn’t load fast.

On the lighter side, La Cremiere has a post on Prince Charming vs Shrek.  Who would make a better lover? As someone who has been both, I find it an interesting read.  I especially find it an interesting read because I love reading a woman’s perspective on things.

On a serious note, Neal wrote an excellent piece on a way The Man screws over hard-working Americans by bringing in lowly paid employees from Third World countries to undercut American workers.  I guess tech workers were getting too much money and The Man didn’t like that.  So, here comes the H1-B visa and outsourcing, and to top it off, corporations get tax breaks while outsourcing American jobs.  And we wonder why Americans are so pissed off.  Read the article here.  It’s an excellent piece.

Have an excellent weekend my friends.  Tomorrow, I’m spending the whole day in San Francisco with The Badman to check out over a dozen bands.  Sunday, have a surprise for Mrs. Z and Junior.

I’ve been blogging for over two years now. I remember starting a blog after seeing my friend Dave’s blog, which was really good. Unfortunately, Dave rarely spends any time on it. I can’t blame him because he’s very busy nowadays.

Sadie Lou recently quit her blog, and it’s really sad. I loved her blog, for it was one of the most honest blogs on the internet. It’s just straight up, no fluff. I think I hold back too much, and I censor myself too much. I’ve written countless articles that I thought were too far over the line, so I never posted them. I can’t see her doing that because she’s the type of blogger with guts enough to post whatever she wanted to say. It’s really a shame to see her leave the blogging world.

I quit blogging once for almost a year, May ‘06 to February ‘07. I got burned out. I decided to come back because I liked doing it and missed it. I decided that if I were to come back, it would be because I loved doing it, and if it were a chore, I wouldn’t do it.

Then a friend of mine decided to make a website about movies. He wanted an all encompassing site that would have movies, music, and babes. It was my idea to add blogs to it, and I showed him how to use WordPress, which I prefer over Blogger. I’ve always been an Open Source advocate, because it’s simply the right thing to do.

So here I am, over two years old now. And yes, I’m still enjoying it. I think there’s a good chance it will live on to at least a third year, and hopefully many more. Yes, I will take breaks from blogging. And yes, I’ll go on vacation or go hunting a lot still, so if I don’t post for a week or two, and don’t visit your site in that time period either, don’t take it personally. If I quit blogging, I’ll let you know. Until then, if I’m absent, assume I’m out of town and away from a computer. I’ll definitely be away this coming weekend. See you later on next week. Have a happy weekend and a great Memorial Day (if you’re American).  I’m taking several days off and getting the heck out of Dodge.