Its been very quiet around here. Probably a good thing. The new site (diysearch.com) is running very smoothly, not a single problem since the launch (on May 20). Its been seeing about 1,500+ visitors a week, which is significantly down from the peak back in 2002/3 where we were seeing that in a day.
I only have myself to blame for that.
Anyway, I’m working on another side-project, one that isn’t quite as involved as Diysearch, in fact I’m not doing hardly any development for it (thanks for that goes to Joomla, a nice fork of the Mambo server product). The idea is to build a “veterans” straight edge community, which I am calling Still True.
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I’ve finally started my book project. I’ve been thinking about this for over a year now, and finally have managed to start writing it. So, what is this? I’m writing a book on straight edge, as a philosophy, but from a very personal and reflective perspective. I think “thoughtfullness” is a word that is lacking and just darn right nont included in any definition of straight edge. I want to attempt to correct that. Straight edge is either derided as an all-male tough-guy gang or a fashion trend. Frankly, something I have lived my life by, for nearly 20 years, doesn’t feel like a trend, and I sure as hell don’t condone or support some of the stupidity purpetrated in the name of straight edge.
The book called, No Anesthetic, is being written here and there and will most likely come out next year, self published of course. I’m self publishing it for a variety of reasons. One, I honestly don’t think any self-respecting publishing house would touch a book with such a limited scope on a non-mass-marketable topic, two, hey, this is what I do. I would rather do it myself and three, this makes it simple and easy.
I give you How Not To Steal a Sidekick (a type of mobile phone).
Really, this is amusing and while sickeningly appauling (the story that is) this is the shotgun approach to justice in our modern world. I can appreciate it and think, good for him! Get the word out. In the face of uncontrovertable evidence (such as the thieves taking pictures of themselves), they should have to live with the outcome of their actions.
So, if you steel or “find” a mobile phone, use it, then threaten its owner with physical violence, then be prepared to suffer any and all consiquences.
