Like in almost all my posts on here talking about carabs, I mention that I hate the Locations section within the site. Well it will be a while until I can get my CMS, Project Bill, up and running. For now I will be adding in some more useful information. Like maps and tail/activity info. So click around the Locations page and let me know what you think.

I signed up for Google Analytics last Sept and to track my sites. Here are the stats for carabs..

04/01/2008
site:carabs.com returns: 24,000 pages
Yahoo site explorer: 34,506 pages
Analytic stats: March 1, 2007 - April 1, 2007

• 391 Visits
  • Previous: 470 (-16.81%)
• 3,086 Pageviews
  • Previous: 3,861 (-20.07%)
• 7.89 Pages/Visit
  • Previous: 8.21 (-3.92%)
• Traffic Sources: (how did people get to carabs)
  • 17.14% Direct Traffic
    • Previous: 15.53% (+10.32%)
  • 24.81% Referring Sites
    • Previous: 27.66% (-10.31%))
  • 58.06% Search Engines
    • Previous: 56.81% (+2.20%)
      • Top Searchs:
        1. site:carabs.com specialized - 14 searches
        2. carabs - 10 searches
        3. www.jerseyshorenow.com - 9 searches
        4. georgia tavern road in howell - 7 searches
        5. jungle habitat west milford - 3 searches
        6. specialized fsr xc comp - 3 searches

Once again my numbers are down. I had a few days that were Very solid (at least 15), but many others with only 5 or so hits. I did not do much to the site all March. i really did not add much or update my blog, even though I said on here I would. So my poor numbers are definitely my fault. But that will change

My plan this month: I already started using the google maps API to get better location information on the the site. I KNOW my “Location” section is weak, and I have a plan to improve that. I also want to start reviewing all the search engine referrals and trying to make all my text a lot stronger. This should help a good bit too.

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So dating is rough to start. I know that. And removing the whole personal connection you get when meeting someone in person (rather then meeting through the web), makes things tough to get to know someone. I mean when talking to someone in person first you really get to see how they handle themselves in a conversation. You really can see how they look at you while you are talking.. really see if they are for real or just talking out their ass. You can easily see if you find that extra connection that allows you to know if there is a potential for a second date. But now try to get to know someone on a dating level.. while trying to get past the whole internet dating stigma.. only able to share yourself through email. It’s tough to be “romantic” via an email. Its tough to show your personality through some text. I try to over come this by writing/sharing/reading/asking question. But the responses I receive from some people are just such a waste.

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So it has been a really interesting month since I last wrote. Realizing the potential of my life. Saying goodbye to poor thinking. Saying I am sorry to past heartaches. Seeing that my Year In Review is not really worth writing about. And its up to me to make sure my 2008 Year in Review next Jan is going to be a bit more interesting.

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I have recently became a fan of this Italian fella on YouTube that is just one of the best drummers I have ever been able to get into. I guess I enjoy his “work” so much because he is so my style of playing. So who is this awesome fella? His name is Andrea Vadrucci. He is from Salento, Italy. He seems to have a pretty solid career so far playing with many bands in Italy. His site is currently only in Italian, but the Google Translation tool did help me a learn a bit. you can check that translation out here as well. I would strongly recommend anyone that enjoys some solid, impressive drumming, check out the following:

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Argh do I hate me. Well.. I don’t hate me. But I can say I am somewhat embarrassed of me right now. I turned on my profile within the good old Internet Dating realm again and found it Very hard to answer certain questions right now. Especially with how I present myself within my profile. I always write “Active, outdoorsy, always doing shit.” You know what I did yesterday on my day off? I bought video games and had McDonalds. Sooo gooood. And the question “How long have you been single?”.. well thats a scary one too.

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So I would say the last few weeks has been an amazing experience. I hate to even admit it, but I am Very happy that I went through everything I went through with my EX. I mean at the time your emotions get the best of you, things feel horrible, life is ruined.. you know all that fun break up crap. But if you can get past that, and actually learn from that.. Wow.. what a great feeling. Read more »

I am not very good with my weight, eating habits, working out habits. I guess I am like most people and have highs and lows and good times and weak times. I do love to eat, but I love to feel strong and healthy(-ish) MUCH more than I like to feel now. But I have found myself turning back into the “fat kid” once a year? Damn.. Unhealthy much?

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I have been working on a project (here and there) over the last year or so that will run this website, and run the other sites I maintain. Its called Project BILL. I have finally reached the point that I could use it to maintain a simple site (like this one). So I took the last week and got it done! This is just the first change in many for this site. And i hope to have a few larger updates/upgrades in the next 6 months or so.

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