October issue drafts done

Cutter's Log - Stardate 8002.11.90
Current Song - Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)

I don't have to worry about writing anything for Highland at least until next month around this time. Now I think I can concentrate on some NISB stuff for a change.

Last night I found myself going on a short drive just to think about some plans for the site. I was thinking about advertisments going on the site. I figured just one banner ad on the front page, and a seperate sponsors page. Rates are okay, I think. By the time I got to that idea, that short drive became a long one: I turned around at Mendota.

Luckilly, there was a 24-hour gas station that sold 89 oct gas for $3.65/gallon. Back home the 89 oct is $3.99. I needed a fillup.

On my way back I thought about a fundraiser idea. A 50/50 raffle came to mind.

When I got home my dad was awake and I told him about my drive. He said that i shouldn't use the site as the main source of income. Sometimes I thought about leaving Shell and just doing the site, but I don't want to do that now.

So I'm stuck at square one, but a couple of ideas and concepts came about. The advertisement idea is something I'd like to propose to the message board community one day. Maybe that'll help me travel to some more games and do more with the site.

Until then, with work and school absolutely suffocating me, I'm stuck doing nothing. I haven't been able to get fresh content up and running. Maybe I can go back to doing a bunch of athlete Q&As and team/item features. The Q&As are easy to set up and do, but the features involve travel and commitments.

Most everything goes on during Tuesdays and Thursdays. By the time I leave class at 5:30-6:00 PM, I can only go so far to catch an athletic event. Looks like the best things out there are Dakota, Orangeville and EPC volleyball. Just not enough.

I've also thought about pushing the Story Submission concept all around creation. I already have one person do that. I had Plano football covered last year, and with the Rock Falls athletic website shut down, maybe I can entice their boys basketball writer to submit something.