I mentioned before, (I think), how frustrated I get with youtube. I'll do a search for a song and get 10 million results of live versions filmed with some jerking cell phone, or someone's karaoke version from their bedroom, done quietly because their parents are downstairs. Not exactly what I'm looking for.
So I found Imeem, which I've really gotten to love. The interface is great and the songs are album uploads. Some live versions, but not enough to overwhelm search results.
Long story short here, I'm moving my playlists over from youtube to Imeem and I just saw the channel views for my playlists, which I based on decade. If you ever wondered which decade had the best music, this should answer it. Here are my playlists and their channel views.
60's music videos.......8 views
70's music videos.......9 views
80's music videos.....609 views
90's music videos.....101 views
2000's music videos....41 views
Animation...............5 views
Broadway................6 views
Television..............3 views
Movie Soundtracks......11 views
4/24/2009
Blogging as income
I saw an article at the Huffington Post that stated that almost 1% of all Americans now earn their primary income blogging. There are more professional bloggers than there are firefighters in this country.
Well there is my part time work. That's what I need to do, because it's home based, and I could still homeschool and set my own hours. And I love to blog. I don't think Adamant Sun would go beyond what it is now though, just an online diary of a gay parent. But I can look into creating other blogs, perhaps food or gardening, or a life in the central valley type of blog. The idea is still percolating in my head, but I think this is the direction for me.
Do any of you make money on your blogs? Care to share any experiences, success stories or stories of failure?
Well there is my part time work. That's what I need to do, because it's home based, and I could still homeschool and set my own hours. And I love to blog. I don't think Adamant Sun would go beyond what it is now though, just an online diary of a gay parent. But I can look into creating other blogs, perhaps food or gardening, or a life in the central valley type of blog. The idea is still percolating in my head, but I think this is the direction for me.
Do any of you make money on your blogs? Care to share any experiences, success stories or stories of failure?
4/21/2009
Homeschooling
So here is what we've decided. I'm going to look for part-time work, and starting in the fall make my primary focus homeschooling Kristin.
Right now, she is reading two grade levels higher than her current grade level, and she is the top scorer in everything in her class. She's not being challenged and it's making her rebellious. We had talked with the teacher about possibly advancing her to second grade but were advised against it, because there are still some things, like punctuation, for example, that she has yet to learn. She can read, but she can't tell you the reason for the quotations or comma.
Okay, that makes sense, she's not ready to advance a grade, we don't want to skip over anything but the class isn't moving fast enough for her. Because it must move (it seems) at the rate of the slowest child, she gets bored. I'm fairly confident that come the fall when I start to teach her second grade, by the end of the school year, we will be wrapping up third grade level stuff. I just think she can move that fast. I am not in any rush, so it's not me, it's just keeping up with her ability level. I'd like to learn different homeschooling methods, if I could teach some Montessori principles, that would be fantastic. Between now and the fall, I need to get some information on the scope of homeschooling.
Right now, she is reading two grade levels higher than her current grade level, and she is the top scorer in everything in her class. She's not being challenged and it's making her rebellious. We had talked with the teacher about possibly advancing her to second grade but were advised against it, because there are still some things, like punctuation, for example, that she has yet to learn. She can read, but she can't tell you the reason for the quotations or comma.
Okay, that makes sense, she's not ready to advance a grade, we don't want to skip over anything but the class isn't moving fast enough for her. Because it must move (it seems) at the rate of the slowest child, she gets bored. I'm fairly confident that come the fall when I start to teach her second grade, by the end of the school year, we will be wrapping up third grade level stuff. I just think she can move that fast. I am not in any rush, so it's not me, it's just keeping up with her ability level. I'd like to learn different homeschooling methods, if I could teach some Montessori principles, that would be fantastic. Between now and the fall, I need to get some information on the scope of homeschooling.
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