October 12: Recuperating, No Poet of the Week, No Cartoon, Technical Difficulties

Today, I had to recuperate from my weekend at the Wisconsin Dells.  Exhausted and run-down.  That's how I would describe myself.  I called early this morning to cancel my class, even though I spent a good portion of my time at the Kalahari correcting essays.  I'm still not feeling 100%, but I will return to my daily grind tomorrow.  I have no choice.

Being away this weekend has filled me with the desire to carve out a little more time for myself during the week.  I have felt a little insane recently, what with the chaos of work and school and my sister's death.  I am less patient.  Less focused.  Less energetic.  Less everything, except tired.

I haven't picked out a new Poet of the Week.  I didn't have a chance to draw a new cartoon.  Wasn't feeling particularly inspired to do anything besides sleep.  Tune in tomorrow for our regularly scheduled programming.

Right now, Saint Marty is experiencing technical difficulties.  Please stand by.

August 14 Make-Up 2: Technical Difficulties

I am currently experiencing technical difficulties with my laptop.  I picked up a new computer from the university this afternoon, and I've been trying to configure the networks all night.

I finally read the fine print on the instructions a little while ago.  It seems I need to be on campus in order to get my new Lenovo Ultrabook Twist operational, so I will be taking another trip to the university tomorrow morning.  Hopefully, I'll be up and running soon.

Stay tuned.  We will be joining Saint Marty already in progress.

Standing by...

February 20: Technical Difficulties

Sorry I didn't get yesterday's post up until today.  We were experiencing some technical difficulties.  Translation:  I couldn't figure out how to upload pictures from my digital camera.  I had to rely on my computer whiz sister to work through the problem.  As you can tell from my last post, the wrinkles have been ironed out.

So, I told you I would give you some more details of how this blog will be changing/improving.  All of the new features are based on the advice of my blog-stalking friend and aimed at bringing in new followers.  I appreciate all of my loyal readers who have been with me since the beginning.  Now what I'm trying to do is become a friggin' Blog of Note and spread the good news as I see it.  So, tell your friends, sign up as a follower, and insure your place in heaven.  (OK, I can't really guarantee the last thing, but I'll say a prayer for each and every person who becomes an official follower of "Saint Marty."  It's the best I can do.)

Here are some of the suggestions my friend Blogstalker gave me:

1)  Change the name of the blog to something snappier.  Hence the new name and site.

2)  Use more personal pictures.  As you can tell, I even used a picture of myself in the last post, and I hate pictures of myself.  Expect more candid shots.

3)  Have some kind of gimmick or hook.  Not sure what I'm going to do for this.  I'm considering the 40-day desert fast diet, tips for performing exorcisms, and writing in tongues.  Just a few things I'm kicking around.

4)  Give-aways.  My friend says people love free stuff.  I'm not sure what I have that anyone will want.  I'll try to work on corporate sponsorship.  I think a free car might attract some attention.  The best I can do right now is hand-made rosaries (and they're not made by my hands--I'm craft-tarded).

Those are the coming attractions.  I hope you'll hang in there with me during this time of transition.  Just a few more steps on my road to sainthood.

Bless all of my readers.  Keep an eye out for the give-aways.  Saint Marty's sure there's something in his attic that may make a good segment on The Antique's Roadshow. 

Anybody interested in a teddy bear the size on a water buffalo?