Posted 6/23/08 - Joshua
Everyday the Sports Dollar brings all kinds of really useful tips on how to blog and make a little money. Today I want to do something a little different. Today I want to focus in on how to survive a typical blog work day.
For me this is really a grind. I spend anywhere from 8 to 10 hours a day in my office, between two computers. And for those of you who think this isn’t a job well I got news for you, I do the same thing my parents do for the government. They sit at a desk 8 hours a day and I’ll tell you this, I am way happier with my career than they are.
However some days, hell maybe even most days, I need to take little breaks from the research and the writing, and from the school work. Yes my friends I even go to College online.
Besides from checking in on my son, changing a diaper or two, or just taking some time to play with him I have constructed my office environment with one thing in mind, how to keep Joshua sane as he writes and researches all of his stories and blog posts.
I have all the usual stuff a die hard sports fan has. I have a TV that is essentially on a sports channel all day long. I also have Sirius Radio which when on is usually on the NASCAR channel. I have my laptop set up to play DVD’s if needed. But since I am online anyway I have found a few sites that really help me with the stress of it all.
The first is AdultSwim.com. There I can watch some short video clips of hilarious shows, or play truly off the walls games that just make me smile. But recently I have been spending a lot of my downtime over at Hulu.com.
Hulu offers clips or whole episodes of just about any show one could think of. I found them in a search for old News Radio episodes, but recently my downtime has been spent catching up on older American Dad episodes.
My wife has even got into the act when school or something has her all stressed out; she goes and watches old SNL clips on Hulu to help her cope with her online stress.
The point of this is, yes we could all waste all of our earnings on fancy toys to help us deal with stress, or we could put our earnings into our pockets and go to Hulu and watch cool stuff for free.
Time to join ClickBooth to help monetize your site, don't you think?
Surviving the Grind
Monday, June 23, 2008Posted by kellex at 6:03 AM
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8 comments:
I really agree. I just found Hulu today as well! You have to live and a life before you blog. It can be hard to balance.
Yup got to have fun or the blogs can get dull and feel forced
thanks for the links, will check them out.
sports talk radio is a sports bloggers best friend.
I'm a sports radio fiend...it's almost embarrassing.
agree again. Hulu is awesome and has very good quality.
I can relate to changing diapers and writing. Most of my writing takes place during naps or late at night, after the kids are asleep.
keelex
What shows do you listen too
about two years ago I had the fourtune of meeting and befreinding JT the Brick. He is a great guy and has a cool show
Listen to Colin Cowherd almost every day...Dan Patrick's new show is also way better than his previous one on ESPN. Some Jim Rome...and then there are some local shows here in Portland that aren't too bad.
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