Archive for July 29th, 2010

News for 7/29/2010

Quick update for today. Added a social media bar to appear at the bottom of most pages on the site so you guys can help get the word out for the site. Also added a new links section there on the right sidebar just above the calendar. Take note of the Who’s Online page at the top. Now you can see where the other visitors to the site are coming from.

Also made updates to the Videos section the other day. I’ll be adding more to that page as soon as I can, and I’ve also fixed the broken avatars issue in the Forums section.

String Theory

Have you ever had an experience that suggested someone else was in your house, and just thought “I don’t wanna know” and left it? Sometimes, fear of the unknown just seems like the preferable option than facing a real, concrete danger. Normally it’s nothing, though. One time, the beeper function of my wireless housephone went off, when I was the only one home. It could only be called from the living room. Another time, I swear someone took some change from my desk. They’re all probably just slightly disconcerting tricks of the memory.

But what would you do when something truly suggestive happens? Would you run, or just ignore it, like I did?

Last Monday was a normal day. I got up, brushed my teeth, changed into school clothes… All little parts of my morning ritual. It seemed like it would be another totally un-noteworthy day, until I saw the strings.

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