Once Again, I Lied

This is going to be a quick post.  Nothing too special here, but I’d just like to point out that this post was supposed to be about the special lady in my life.  Unfortunately, said post has been postponed for a later date.  Once again, I have planned a blog entry only to delay it.  Something I do all too often and the reason for this entry’s title.  So I’d just like to give two quick updates this time around.

The first is regarding GamerSyndrome.  Yes, that’s the first site I started writing for since I began my quest to become the best games journalist in the world.  I have nothing but good things to say about that site.  And although I am not as involved in it as I once was, I still contribute to the site every week with at least two posts.  The site is seeing an increase in traffic, major changes and additions are being made, and I can tell that it’s going forward.  And while I may not post as much as I used to, I am still proud to be a part of the GamerSyndrome team.

The second update is regarding StarCraft.  After writing for StarCraft Fan for the past seven weeks, I now own a copy of the game for PC.  It’s installed and ready to go, and I’ll likely get started on it this Saturday.  I can honestly say I’m excited to get started on that game.

That’s all for this post.  Next post I’ll try and talk about my current relationship status.  Keyword: try.

Nevermind, Can’t Play Zelda

So here I was thinking I would start playing through The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the second time, a feat I have been wanting to accomplish since probably 2007, but no.  It was not meant to be apparently.  I’ve been serious about starting my second play-through of that game for the last two or three weeks, but something always comes up that simply does not allow me to do that.  *Sigh*

Hell, I can’t even say I’ve been keeping busy lately.  Truth be told I’ve been getting lazy a bit more than I’d like.  It’s funny, because I say I’m getting lazy, but I’ve actually been making pretty decent money.  I mean, it’s not a real living, but I’ve had enough for the immediate expenses.  I was literally making less than half of what I make now when I was actually “busy.”

But anyway, I’d like to be uber productive, especially since I have a few writing gigs that pay now.  I really have no idea if I’ve mentioned this before, but I started writing for two new sites.  The first ia Bright Hub, which pays $10 per article.  Not shabby at all, and I could probably make some decent green if I got productive.  But then I discovered the catch.  Apparently, in order to write as much as I want, I need to have over 150 views.  (Until then I can only publish five articles per month.)  Now I don’t know if that’s on a single article or overall, but that’s the prerequisite.  I’ll know by the end of the week if I reached that milestone (hopefully).  You see, I contacted my editor, told him I’d write the reviews I didn’t get to submit last month due to me not meeting the 150+ views, and pitched a few new ideas.  So right now I’m just waiting to see what he says and to see if my ideas got accepted.  Here’s hoping.

The second writing gig I got was for StarCraft Fan, this blog that focuses entirely on StarCraft.  It’s been a lot of fun writing for that site, and it’s nice to get an upfront payment for my articles.  Granted I’m only allowed to write five articles per week, but that work has landed me some gas money and then some.  This was originally supposed to be a five-week gig, but I’ve been writing for the site for seven weeks.  Hell, I’m not going to complain, that’s for sure.  Keep me on all year if ya want!

I made some quick cash writing a sociology piece about the homosexual community.  I’ll be writing about that one in detail the post after next.  Anyway, that money was put to good use on Valentine’s Day.  I’ll be writing about that in detail three posts from now.

As long as I’m talking about my writing (I had no idea this would be a career-based post.), I guess I’ll close this entry by mentioning my latest opportunity.  I emailed GameZone and basically applied to write for the site.  I got a response asking for more details regarding my experience as well as my resume.  So this morning I polished up my ol’ resume, updated it a tad, and submitted the necessary information.  I doubt I’ll get the job, (Gotta love my attitude, eh?) but it’s already one step higher than I’ve gotten with some of the other writing jobs I’ve applied for.  2010 will be my year, and if I don’t get this job, I’ll get the next one, or the one after that, or the one after…  Well, you get the idea.