This week on SL seems to have been a little slow -- not just at Exile, but everywhere. I'm not sure what to attribute this to, but I have a feeling that this nasty flu bug that is making itself known may have something to do with it. Been there, done that, and it ain't fun at all!!
Despite being a bit slow, we still did really well this week in my opinion. Traffic is staying up - WAY up over what it was even a few months ago, which is a very positive thing! We have some utterly fantastic new members of staff - not to say all of our staff isn't fantastic, because they are, and we adore each and every one of them.
Last night was the Exile staff meeting, and wow, what a crowd! It was really good to see so many of our staff gathered together in one place, putting out awesome ideas, and giving thoughts and input. We've always said that, as owners, while we have the final say on things, we want and need to hear the thoughts of others - there might be juicy things we haven't thought of yet, or information that we need to be able to make a good decision on something. And it was GREAT to get so much of that last night!
Needless to say, there are more great things on the horizon for Exile, coming soon to an SL viewer near you!!
I had to laugh though, watching someone logging in their alts during our staff meeting for an event at "The Place Which Shall Not Be Named". (Kinda like Voldemort, only a place, see?) I mean, I was seriously laughing to myself. By the end of the night, it became obvious as to what they were up to, which was trying to knock Exile off of the SHX Top 40 board. Really? One person ... two separate entries at 0 days? That means that the person logged out of the board between events instead of staying in it and continuing to stream, as any other DJ would do. Gosh, my top score would have fallen off last night anyway, seeing as it was on 7 days. Just shaking my head here. I've said it before, and I will say it again - and it was something echoed at the staff meeting last night. Yes, its great to get up on the SHX Top 40 Board. We all love seeing our names up in lights. But I would much rather see mine up there, having been voted up there HONESTLY, without the use of alts. In my opinion, it seems a bit of DJ Fail if the only way you can hit the chart is by the use of alts bumping your score.
And guess what? Our traffic was still better. Neener. What does that mean? In short, darlings, it means that we had more asses in the seats than you did. Then again, I'm not surprised. *I* certainly wouldn't want to be at a place where the main dish served, is drama. :)
On the RL Front, its been a hard few weeks, as you know. First my Mum, then my housemate's Dad, and then just a few days ago, news that my bio-brother passed away at age 43 from ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease.
I can't help but to feel a profound sense of sadness. I've never met my bio-sibs. I've talked to my bio-Mum on the phone, and I have contact with my bio-Uncle via email. I guess I am just really sad that his life ended so soon, and that now, I will never get the chance to meet the brother who was only a year younger than I am. Its kind of weird, grieving for someone that you have never met. But, he was my blood, and my family, even if we never had. I can't even say that I will miss him, because of that.
I've been playing with my new iPhone quite a bit. I talked to Siri for the first time today. She and I had a nice conversation about the weather. Heh. I'm wondering if there is some way to make Siri sound like Tyrion from "Game of Thrones". Now THAT would be awesome. While I love my new phone (THANK YOU MASTER!!) its been hard, getting used to it! I keep trying to do things the way that I did them on my Android. Swype is not a feature of this phone. And last night I tried to Swype. LOL It almost ended badly, with gibberish sent in a message. And, I thought something was wrong with it for a bit, on route last night. The light was so dim on the screen! And, then I realized, when I had the overhead light in the car on, the screen was brighter. So I am guessing that it auto-adjusts to the lighting around, somehow. Very cool! I think I might install the gmail app, though, because I really do prefer it to the mail feature that this one has. Or maybe I just need to get more used to it. Today's app download is going to be GarageBand though. YAY!
On that note, dinner is in the oven, and I have to warm the tortillas. Tonight is fajita night, folks!
Peace and Love,
~R
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