Decisions, decisions

So, I’m considering buying a cassette tape converter. (which doesn’t always mean much – I’m good at talking myself out of spending money most of the time.) I’ve already re-bought some most of my old tapes, but I’ve got a bunch of mid-90′s folk, filk, and renfair tapes that are either completely out of print and unavailable or are out of print and expensively hard to get.

That’s not a huge hardship. I only get a real burning urge to listed to them every few years, (ah, nostalgia) and we do still have a tape deck in the house, but 1.) these are old tapes and every run though the player degrades them a smidgen more (not that I took stellar care of them back when…) and 2.) I’d have to dig though the damn closet to get to the storage bin, and that’s a lot of work for something I’m going to have to re-pack into storage. Also, 3.) I am quite used to digital convenience by now and would like to use some of these tracks in a modern (ipod-esque) manner.

So this may be one of my spring/summer projects. If I don’t get distracted first. :)

You want a what?

Yes, time to mock another craigslist ad. (God, I’m such a cynic…)

We’re looking for someone who is facile with setting up web sites, installing scripts, cpanel, email autoresponders, web 2.0 sites

I do not think that word means what you think it means.

AND, who wishes to learn internet marketing techniques including on page and off page SEO, list building, article marketing, membership sites, etc

We want some magic pixie dust to make our website better. Actually, we just bought the pixie dust, but when it doesn’t work, it’ll be your fault.

This is an ideal spot for a student just starting out.

We prefer a blank slate we can brainwash. Also, we’re going to pay peanuts and students work cheap.

Most of the websites will be constructed by others but need to be installed on our hosting accounts and adapted to our business systems which include tracking, linking, building content and backlinks, etc.

We just dicked over our last developer. Hard.

You will have the opportunity to learn internet marketing techniques, specialized internet marketing software, and observe/learn from senior web designers.

Want some kool-aid baby?

This is a paid position.

Technically.

Skill at copy writing a plus (article rewriting, sales copy, web site content, blog posting/commenting, etc.)

You will wear many hats and grow to resent them all.

Artist without a statement

I think I’ve figured out why I botch every attempt I’ve made at writing an artist’s statement. They seem based on separating the art/artist from the person, and I have no idea how I would go about doing that. I might as well write a biography and family history, combine it with a list of the mediums I work in and what I hope to achieve though my creative works (and why). That’s not a short essay, it’s a medium sized novel. That I still don’t know how to start.