An End and My Goals
Well my blog came to an end last Thursday. Untimely, unplanned, and really because of stupidity on the part of yours truly. Some friends noticed, but being a Friday in SE Asia during this event and the low day for blog activity, most people did not even know.
Now I was supposed to come up with a clever way to kill myself, or get too busy for blogging, or have to choose between my missus or the blog. That was the line I was thinking for the end meme, Wuching tagged me with. But no, I seem to always do things to the extreme. Once again the simple theme becomes complicated.
What did I do? Well for close to 24 hours there was no Simple America. Why? Cause I was a dead beat. Did not pay my webhosting for more than a month. And still the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to go up over on Wall Street. Shows you the impact I have on world affairs.
How could I let something like this happen? Read now the chain of events. I went to a restaurant for lunch with my office. I paid for our lunch with my credit card, which I left at the restaurant. By the time I realized my loss, I was miles away and too damn lazy to go back. So I reported my lost credit cart, which cancelled that card number. I happened to use that credit card to pay for my webhost at Yahoo.
In my blur blur focus only on taxes state of mind, I forgot to update my Yahoo account payment information. Yahoo did send an email asking for payment when the credit card did not work. I read that email the day after my blog returned to service. Why? Unfortunately, I did not have my email working at the time because of the new laptop was getting tweaked for maximum functionality. Now I do have my email working. Any email sent to my Tengu account after April 10th to last Friday bounced by the way.
I changed the payment history three hours after I noticed the site was down. Honestly, I thought it was just system maintenance at first. I went to read the maintenance schedule and discovered my no payment. I corrected this by updating my credit card number immediately.
Then I waited. And I waited. Went to bed. And waited summore before they finally got me back in operation. Thankfully they did not sell my domain name to pornographers during my lapse. I am grateful I did not have to wait three days to resurrect my blog, but how many folks would have noticed my disappearance on the weekend?
I’m back. Did you miss me?
I have also been tagged by Sweatpeamy with the goals tag. For this tag I list five to ten goals that can range from the obtainable to the entirely riculous, your wasting my time writing this idea for me to read.
My goals are (drum roll):
- Start a new business, so I can better fend of the tax man and take care of my family.
- Provide my kids with a superior education so they can take care of me when I’m old and drooling.
- Make enough money so I don’t need my kids to take care of me when I’m old and drooling.
- Make a world tour of all my favorite bloggers. Can I overstay my welcome?
- Become a published novelist with a world following.
- Write a screenplay that Steven Spielberg begs to direct, and Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock cannot refuse.
- Let my wife retire and become a Tai Tai.
- Get a 30 foot yacht and learn how to sail it.
- Receive a PhD in history.
- Get to a healthier weight. 195 pounds would be nice.
April 30th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
When you come here, I will show you personally how to brush your teeth in the bidet! *grin*
SA: Hahahaha. Blue Bidet Brushing Ribbons!
April 30th, 2007 at 12:29 pm
Wheeee!! Last chup of the month!
*huggggg*
SA: Red *hugging* Ribbons.
April 30th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
Shucks… the Emperor beat me to it! Grrr!! LOL!
Oh dear… choy choy choy! No End! No End! Luckily simple-america dotcom is still here! And that itself, you deserve many H U G S !
SA: The Emperor is, well the Emperor. No beating him! LOL!
Yes Ressurrecting hugs are in order!!! *HUG*
April 30th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
yatta!! Me third!!!
SA: White Yattaaaaa Ribbons!
April 30th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
No.9, PhD = Permanent Head Damage? LOL
SA: Oh, I oledi got that. haha
April 30th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
LOL I did notice. Your rss feed for the LOST posting came through on bloglines with no problem, but I couldn’t access your blog to go comment!
I asked about it on my blog in response to one of your comments. Glad to see you’re back up and running!
SA: It was so frustrating. But my own fault. Glad to be up and running too. Blog withdrawals are harsh. Talk about the shakes. haha
April 30th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Good to have you back as a paid up member of society!
SA: It’s good to be back. Hate it when I let things drop through the cracks.
April 30th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
no wonder couldn’t chup at the last post, LOL! sorait, Simple America is alive n kickin’ now!
SA: I know. Was missing you for sure. Cannot remember the last post I had with out a word from you. LOL
April 30th, 2007 at 6:42 pm
maybe they would sell ur domain to some hot asian girls site? LOL LOL!
anyway, gr8 to hv u back!
SA: That would have been fitting. Probably forgive them for a free password. LOL!
Glad I am blogging instead of yelling at Yahoo!
April 30th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
May your goals be realised. Missing you then.
SA: Sure hope I can realize them. Hopefully I won’t drop off again.
April 30th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
of course we miss you..
no wonder i couldn’t load your site, i even told my hubby “see la, china government so crazy la, my friend’s url has a word america, so they just blocked the url and not allow me to access”..ok, now the cloud has cleared ..
SA: Sorry for not being up.
I have had friends go to Beijing and Shanghai and they could not load my blog there. I am so evil. haha
April 30th, 2007 at 7:23 pm
u have better goals than me!
SA: I don’t know about that.
April 30th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
Come to Alex! Come to Alex!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s boring and spectacular at the same time! Now that’s the most awesome combo anyone could ask for!
Come to Alexandra kiwiland!
SA: I like boring yet spectacular. Just my speed. Don’t warn the hedgehogs.
April 30th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
sound like lots of unfortunate events..no worries everything is all good now…
Come to Sydney!! I’ll bring ya around!!
ps and PHD?! I’m already suffering from permanent head damage!! You sure you want to start???
SA: Thank goodness all is well.
There is a chance I may be in Sydney next year. My daughter is going for sure, and the missus wants to follow.
Me getting a PhD is a eat full do nothing goal. It would be pursued for my own greedy purposes. To learn more about Asia and write novels.
April 30th, 2007 at 10:56 pm
Yes yes! I tried to visit but no page found o_O Glad you gave it the kiss of life and brought it back!
SA: Yahoo was pleased to. They like that kaching kaching from my credit card. hehe Sorry I dropped off.
May 1st, 2007 at 1:30 am
I would have noticed if Darrius is not sick and I have time to blog hop! I hardly have time now as he demands more of my time and my mom just wont let me stay in front of the PC after Darrius zzz! For once, I miss Penang….. bleah~
SA: Thats okay. Darrius wants his mommy. haha Sounds like your mommy wants you too. keke You are just a popular girl .
May 1st, 2007 at 2:28 am
i did miss you.
SA: *hugs* Miss me no more.
May 1st, 2007 at 6:19 am
Yay! You are back you are back you are back!
Certainly miss you la. =p
SA: Hope to keep on top of things. No more dropping off.
May 1st, 2007 at 8:18 am
I have been rather busy and had not come to visit you.. didn’t realise you were ‘killed’ and resurrected.
Part of an Easter act?
SA: I was making the same corelation. So not only do I lose my site, I blaspheme too. kekeke I’m just a big mess.
May 1st, 2007 at 8:19 am
I would like a PHD too.. it’ll be nice for someone to call me Dr..
SA: That would be cool. You have a Masters? What type of curriculum would you like to follow?
May 1st, 2007 at 9:29 am
i kinda figured something like what you mentioned happened. Sure sounds like something that’ll happen to me too.
SA: Hated every minute I was down. Hope you do not disappear. Hang in there.
May 1st, 2007 at 10:49 am
I noticed your site was down for the whole of Friday..btw, was expecting you to say your goal was to quit your job or something!
SA: Thursday and Friday was horrid with the blog down. I aim to make goal #1 real this year.
May 1st, 2007 at 2:30 pm
I noticed a long silence without replies on our comments, thought you were really busy. But I managed to load the homepage, nonetheless.
SA: Got so busy with 12 to Midnight and fixing my email. Just could not visit anyone. Be glad when things slow down.
May 1st, 2007 at 4:58 pm
Cannot overstay your welcome: how can you overstay forever?
Misschu!!
SA: Oh thanks Plinksan. I’m so glad you have been posting more frequently too.
May 1st, 2007 at 8:54 pm
No wonder I couldn’t access your website on Friday! I thought it was the stewpid office computer that wouldn’t let me in… hehehehe.
Glad you are back! I missed you and my daily Simple American fix! *hugs*
Cool goals, btw!
SA: Nope. It was stewpid me.
Glad to be back. Especially for the hugs. *hugs*
Thanks for the compliment.
May 1st, 2007 at 11:53 pm
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May 2nd, 2007 at 1:11 am
‘course we missed ya! thanks for doing the tag! and by the way, although i love tom hanks, how about keanu reeves?
SA: Actually the movie script I lost when my old lappie died would be perfect of Keanu Reeves. Will write it again. It is good to write down your goals now and again. Thanks for the tag.
May 2nd, 2007 at 5:28 am
Hmmm…I notice your goal is to recieve a phd in history, not to do the work for it. That sounds like the way to do it, actually.
And, I have been so far away (well, I was on a road trip for almost a month) that I didn’t notice that you had been gone, which is just as well, as I would have been worried!
SA: Oh you travelled? Cool. Blog material for later.
A history PhD would be no work for me I think. I love history. Already pick up books and bacsically devour them when time allows.
May 2nd, 2007 at 10:45 am
sorry to hear about your card loss and the trouble you had to go thru it. Heh. I like your goal list. We share a few! Like No. 1, 5, 6. I thought your tai tai one was such a ‘awwww’
SA: I need to be more careful and pay attention to the little details, like paying my bills.
It does not surprise me that we share those goals. I think that is one of the things that brings me to your blog. Watching another writer at work and actually pay the bills writing.
Lyn and I have talked about writing a screenplay but we both have been so busy. One of these days I’ll catch her. Writing is the quickest way to get the missus promoted to the Tai Tai world. 
May 2nd, 2007 at 11:54 am
awww
i m here!!!…too bad i got here too late….
it would have been intersting to click on ur link and be brought to a pornography web site…wooooooooooo
SA: No porno for gals that use cutie icons. Maybe a spankie for being so late, but you were traveling so I may have to forgo
my pleasureyour punishment.May 2nd, 2007 at 8:44 pm
*faint*
don’t ever end ur blog ok!!!! hehehe i’ll go texas find u!! =P
SA: I sure hope my blog does not end. Come find my anyway.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:59 am
I’m BACK..
Kkkkkkk…
not too late, right?
getting a PhD means permanent head damage woh..
LOL
SA: Ohhh!!! There you are doc.
Glad to see you back in one piece. Late? For what, dinner? Kkkkkkk
Yep permanent head damage. Nothing you cannot fix right with some band aids lor?