The Bracelet Heir (and polls)

Say hello to Zack Funke, my editor and friend. This is the bracelet heir.

If you have read my earlier posts (esp. Last Will and Testament) you will have known vaguely about this shady character. But here he is now, clear as a bell. We both go to the same school and share many of the same subjects together. We are very much alike in our interests.

Me and him were in the same class in kindergarten, and we've known each other ever since. We both spent nine years at the same school, St. Mary's. It seems Zack's always been there, whether or not I wished it. Even when I started ridiculous schemes, he was there laughing and playing along. Like starting my own country. Or planning a all-out invasion of the seventh grade. Or writing a blog.

This last year though we have become somewhat closer to each other. Something about high school picked us out and recognized that we were alike, so it paired us together. We share three classes together - English & speech (same teacher) and Conceptual Physics. So just like the years before, he's always there, playing along.

Zack is very bright and has made straight A's for most his life. I'd probably have his grades, but I don't study or finish homework diligently. Oh well. You can't have everything in this life, but I think with Zack there's a good balance. He's smart, athletic, social, and quirky. I think that over the years I've inspired in him something I've always had: a joy in the randomness of things.

So now we've got a nice little duo here. Joe & Zack. The inspiration and the brains. The hand and the pen. Better watch out, blogging world. Because two heads is better than one. Hopefully I can get him to write a blurb sometime next week. We'll see how things work out.

Now, before I close on a good note, I'd like to ruin the moment by telling everyone about how the polls scored. Last week I set up a poll that asked, "If I put a poll on my blog, would anybody vote in it?" The replies were 1. Yeah, I would. 2. No... 3. This is a retarded question and I refuse to answer it. Here's the results! Drum roll please!
1. Yeah, I would 5 votes-62%
2. No 0 votes-0%
3. This is a retarded question and I refuse to answer it 3 votes-37%

I will now hold a poll on advertising. This is an important one; be sure to vote.


"I get by with a little help from my friends." - The Beatles

Blog Changes

If any of you have been reading, and I'm sure you have, you probably have noticed the difference in the template and heading. Do you like it? I did. My last one was way too bland, and I couldn't get my computer to change that horrid picture behind the heading. This is much better, and I'm able to download pictures now.

Of course, this sort of thing comes with a catch. Apparently the only place I can upload pictures to my header or videos to my blog is through the school. So I'm supposed to handle all the technical aspects of the blog now from school. I'm not sure how I'm going to do that sort of thing in twenty minutes. Oh well, I'll figure something out. I'll probably be playing around with the templates alot, so don't be surprised if my blog looks alot different every time you see it.

I took a look at my profile again today and found that my views had soared to an amazing thirty- three views! That's eleven time three! I would've wished for a more divisible number, but that is impressing. That means I get about two profile views on average a day. I'm gaining some steam here.

If any of you voted on either of my polls, thank you very much. The first one (If I put a poll on my blog...) will be closed Wednesday at noon. So if you haven't voted yet go ahead. Funny I got so many votes, I though it was more of a rhetorical question. Luckily I haven't got any 'no' votes yet.

I bet you're still waiting for the picture up there to appear, aren't you? Well tough luck, that is my picture.

In other news, I've been thinking lately about my blog and I decided that I'm going to pick one of my friends to be and editor for it. He'd have to help me out deciding the templates and figuring out a logo for the blog. I also have a friend with a digital camera, so we can maybe count on some more pictures of me (I know, I can't wait either.) And in a couple of days I'll put up another poll for whether or not I should put an advertisement up on my blog. While it may be a soreye, it will earn me money. But I won't put it up without viewer's consent.

But that's enough technical stuff for now. Remember the kid who I talked about in some of my previous posts who I said got my bracelet if I died? Well tommorrow, you'll all get to meet the bracelet heir...


"We blog. Small, yet solid, spheres of life, shot-gunned out there into cyberspace." - Brian Richard Cieslak