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Debating whether I’m going to the day job tomorrow. Had freezing rain all day, and a couple of inches of snow. By tomorrow we’re supposed to have 3-5 inches more of the crap, with high winds anticipated. I’d rather stay home and read ‘Red Dragon.’

I turned in my request for vacation next month. Soilwork is coming through Iowa, and less than 30 miles away from me. I’m totally in. Plus, they’re playing in a 150-200 person club. I’ll be lucky if they don’t literally rock my face off. Next on my wishlist, please come back Rammstein! They came through with Slipknot and System of a Down back in 2001, but I had to miss it for a college class that had 100% mandatory attendance for the semester. To this day the fact that I missed Rammstein makes me sad inside

Speaking of Rammstein, I spent Saturday morning listening to the new album by Emigrate, a side project by one of Rammstein’s guitarists. It’s a pretty good effort, but some riffs seem almost directly transferred from existing Rammstein songs. I didn’t care much for their politics either, but I usually don’t if I’m not listening to Hardcore bands. Overall, I give it a plus, and I do plan on doing an in-depth review at some point.

I went and saw the doctor today. Bronchitis and sinus infection. Just my usual monthly infections. Working with burning metal and aerosolicized petroleum producs takes its toll on my asthma.

It sounds like next weekend I’m going to go read for a part in an indie movie they’re filming close to here. I’m probably just throwing away part of my Saturday, but I’ll be hanging out with good friends, so it’ll definitely be a laugh.

Finally, here’s a recipe for your enjoyment: Buffalo Chicken Salad.

Take 6-8 boneless/skinless chicken tenders and place in crock pot with 16oz Hot Sauce and 1 stick margarine. Cook on high for three hours.
Crush 1 handfull of original Doritos or taco chips in the bottom of a bowl.
Add Lettuce.
Shred chicken and place on salad.
Shred pepper jack cheese over everything.
Enjoy!

Tags: Cooking, Gurus, Linkdump, Music, Plugins, Reviews, Site News, WordPress by Jotun
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I woke up this morning to a nice surprise - another $30 in my ClickBank account. In 8 days I’ve made about $50, and spent about $50 on Adwords, so I’m breaking even. However, that $50 is across 4 campaigns. Breaking it down, I’ve spent in the range of $25 on my campaign that’s making me money. So I’m essentially getting a 2 to 1 return thus far. But like the investment companies tell you, past performance is no guarantee of future growth.

I think I’m getting a broad idea of how this works, and I’m looking forward to doing more tweaking and seeing where I end up. I’m looking forward to getting my ClickBank check, since it’ll make me feel like I’m actually an accomplished affiliate marketer.

My first reward - a Sobakowa pillow. Sleeping on buckwheat husks might seem like some kind of hippie practice, but I have never slept as well as I have on those pillows. On a related note, my mom has been going to acupuncture for years now, and she’s started teaching me some of the doctor’s techniques. Some of them work freakily well, which makes me believe a lot of the stuff from the orient has legitimate value. It seems that in Western medicine’s rush to treat the body, the soul has been overlooked.

Speaking of, have you seen the Kinoki foot pads? Basically they’re an ace bandage that you put on your feet overnight that draws out ‘toxins’ and the like. The general consensus on the internet seems to be that it’s bullshit. I had my mom ask her acupuncture doctor about them. He swears that they work, but then said that an ionizing foot bath would work better, and come out cheaper in the long run. That might be treat number two.

Paul has a great post up on How to Scale a Campain. Very good, no-nonsense tips, although I’m doing it in reverse and starting at Google, and then moving to Yahoo (eventually).

Jonathan Volk has an enlightening post on why he Uses Landing Pages. I’ve been trying direct linking so far, but I’m planning on moving up to landing pages soon. The main reason I haven’t so far has been due to lack of time. He also has a post dealing with scaling campaigns as well. I’m trying to condense all of these scaling tips so I can wrap my head around the general themes.

5 Optimization Tips to Create a Good Website. Nothing revolutionary, but good advice nonetheless.

Screw You Google. This looks like an interesting experiment, but I’d still rather dance with the devil in the pale moonlight.

Alt Search Engines is a pretty sweet place to check out niche search engines/appliances.

And now to wrap things up, here’s a cooking tip:

Take one bag stir fry veggies.
Add one can of condensed chicken gumbo soup.
Cook until the water is gone.
Serve.

That’s some good eating!

Tags: Adsense, Affiliate Marketing, Internet Marketing, Linkdump, Recipes by Jotun
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