I was interviewed by USA Today’s Jayne O’Donnel a few times this week and real excited to see me in today’s issue! This was about virtual retail sales being hot this year, especially during these types of holidays. She was interviewing several people from several virtual worlds, such as secondlife, and IMVU.com. Jayne was interviewing me about IMVU and what I do there, but why explain everything here, just click the following link and read about what she had to say about this virtual blowout, and read about the interview I had, I am in 2 sections, so just search my name, Kevin Waggoner

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2009-12-23-virtual-retail-sales-avatar_N.htm

I am totally milking this, don’t judge me! D:<

Hello y’all, sorry for the quietness…

I’ve been busy on my end, been working on a new project which I am hoping will earn me quite a bit of money. Basically I am working on a new website to sell homepage and catalog layouts to users on a site called IMVU.com. It’s been hectic but hoping to get this up and running very soon (was hoping before Christmas but as it looks that ain’t going be happening).

If this goes well, depending on the traffic I get on the website, I’ll also sell adspace to Developers and groups (this will help as far as featuring developers and such as well as help keep the website running). If you want a peak at the Work In Progress (WIP) click the following link: WIP

Also, if this website is a success, I’ll start another project where I open another website selling actual website layouts and wordpress themes. I’m really thinking ahead and planning things out, it’s pretty much what can make or break my plans. This is a tough job (not so much as a job really since I get no REAL paycheck *sigh*) but I am positive everything will work out as planed… just need to FINISH the damn site haha!

Well that’s about it for now, and as an added filler, I want to share with you episode one of Freeman’s Mind, a YouTube series I have become addicted to. Enjoy, and thanks for visiting me at My Little Cornerstone…!

I am heart broken…

I went to the pet store and the moment I saw this gorgeous kitten in the cage of other kittens. I immediately felt a connection. God I want this kitten so much… I went to touch her and the second I felt her fur and she then began purring… I knew she was meant to be my baby. I have NEVER felt a stronger connection towards an animal before… she was the one… and I can’t have her…

This fucking sucks, and the more I think about it, the worse it gets, and to top it all off, I had already named her when I was petting her at the pet store…

I have always wanted a cat to call my own, I love cats. Yeah I have a snake, but there isn’t a connection, a snake can not show love to it’s owner (well… maybe, but that has to be one tame ass snake) I wanted the snake because I think snakes are exotic and I just wanted one. I love my snake don’t get me wrong, but he isn’t exactly a pet i can call, my baby…

I have a dog, yes, her name is Jenna. I love her to death, but there isn’t a connection like I had with this kitten. Jenna is more of, my sister’s dog, since Jenna prefers being around her regardless anyways.

My mom told me that I wouldn’t want a kitten around the house in case my bitch of a grandmother might do something to harm the kitten, which made me feel worse…

This goddamn fucking sucks…

Where to start, where to start…

Ok, well, I applied to a website that is based on article writing, basically on a wide range of categories and subjects, people called “Examiners” provide articles on their subject. They have yet to have a “Graphic Design Examiner”, so that’s what I am applying for. I have received their response and have to turn in one last sample article for them to make their final decision, I feel a good fortune in it for me since the director in charge of the arts and entertainment category had stated her and the team involved were very impressed with my writing abilities..so I take that as a good sign, unfortunately I am having huge writers block so I don’t know what to write about D:

Now to my laptop…

Remember about how I mentioned that I was having issues with my laptop? Well, I had gotten in back like not even a week ago and it STILL has problems, the morons at the repair company place gave me a defective hard drive so now my laptop will not work *flails*. So now I have to wait for a new box so I can resend my laptop so they can correct their defective correction..figures right?

Bleh…I guess I’ll return to figuring out how to write my last sample article, I really want this title, I’ll keep y’all posted, be sure to subscribe if you haven’t

First off, Piddling, not the word used to say peeing.

Now that is taken care of…

I have been doing random things online, some important things, and some, not so important

Ever since I mailed off my laptop, I have become overly frustrated. All these projects I need to finish, get started, and other things I need to do, I can not do it! I am stuck using my grandpa’s computer which I can’t do ANYTHING because I don’t have my programs on it, so I am stuck browsing the net and chatting on my messengers…oh joy..

It’s annoying really, I want to be creative, but I don’t feel like actually drawing, I want my photoshop, all these creative ideas and projects I want to work on, and I can’t. I guess this is really just a rant, pissed off that I can’t do anything except post in my blog, whoopee. I guess I’ll end it here, not really worth posting but I guess I will, tata…

So, my laptop died (shocking) about last week, reason why I haven’t really posted any new blog entries. But I have decided to use my grampa’s computer and gunna post at least this, so y’all don’t think I vanished. If you all have noticed, I have my domain name for my blog paid for, instead of http://mylittlecornerstone.blogspot.com/ it is now http://www.mylittlecornerstone.com/. Now it looks more professional. I have decided I am not going to use blogger as my blog’s hosting provider, I will have everything transferred to WordPress and on my own hosting space, where I can do what I want with no limitations, including my own favicon.

As far as my laptop goes, it had gotten really slow and froze 1-2 times a day, the fan would grind horribly, and the battery will not hold no more than 45% of the charge, plus the bottom gets really hot. So I mailed it off last week and it arrived to the repair place in Austin, Texas 2 days ago. Don’t know when I will have it back but in a couple of days I will call to get the status of the repairs, maybe if I’m lucky it is soooo dead I’ll just get a new one at no cost to me! Since my lappy’s insurance covers everything.

Now to more important things, my friend I have mentioned in my blog post “A Far Away Friend…“, he and his wife is coming to visit today with friends and family, I had gotten of the phone with him not too long ago about how he is on his way from San Diego, he is getting shipped to Afghanistan next month.

Since my computer isn’t here, I am unable to create all of what I want to make in photoshop, it’s hard, so many creative ideas and I can not apply to them, oh well, I guess I’ll go into a photoshop fit when my computer is returned. I did, however, submit something I am extremely happy with! I would post the link here but deviantART is being an ass and having server issues (oh joy), so I’ll add a new un-important post later when they fix what they broke.

Talk to y’all later and thank you for visiting me!

P.S.: Tell your friends >.>;”

So the weirdest thing happened to me yesterday. Me and grandpa went out to breakfast, things were normal, nothing weird. Then on our way to Wal-Mart, I called mom to talk to her a bit, she mentioned about how she needed to pick up her’s and my step-dad’s medicine and I told her that I could pick it up for her since me and gramps were on our way there after we were done at Wal-Mart.

I hung up with her and me and gramps did what we needed to at the store before heading over to Save-Mart to grab milk and my parents medicine. He said he will grab milk and have it paid for and then meet me out in the truck while I wait in line at the store Pharmacy. So after a while I was standing behind this woman (who looked to be in her early 20′s) and her little boy (who may have been..3?). Cute little guy, hyper as sin too, running all around in the dairy department (which is RIGHT there next to the pharmacy.)

He would look at me and I would give him a big grin, he’d laugh and almost tackle his mom and begin giggling. He would run around some more, drawing his attention back at me, I’d grin, say hello, wave, and he’d go right back and cling to his mom giggling. After a couple minutes it was their turn to go up, by the time the mom stood forward that little boy turned right around, started at me and head a death grip to my left leg, clinging. He looked up at me with a huge grin and said: “Daddy!“

Breakfast: 25 dollars
Trip to save-mart: possibly 5 bucks on gas
The look on the mother’s face when her 3 year old son called me daddy really loud in the store: Priceless

Oh lord the look on her face…bright red with embarrassment. After that she picked up her son and walked to the counter as I stood there trying not to die from holding in my laughter..it was to funny. So yeah I was a “Daddy” for a few seconds, I bet you guys really thought I had a kid didn’t you? I would love to hear about your weirdest moments, leave a comment, I’ll deffinately read them!

So I was informed by my mom the other day that there is a US Job Corps (first time EVER hearing about it). She gave me what info she knew and told me I should check it out, so i did. I was very intrigued about this Job Corps and it is all over the US. They basically train you for the type of CAREER that YOU want to go for, and it is all at no cost to me if I go for it. They give allowances, cash bonuses if you complete a goal, and provide free housing.

I will have to move when/if I get in to this, which is no big deal to me (I just hope I don’t have to room with anyone, I don’t like the idea of rooming with someone I don’t know, but If I so not have a choice, I can deal.). So yeah I am actually really excited and sounds like something I can enjoy, no more having to learn about bullshit I don’t need. I totally want to train for Computer Graphic Design if they have that type of training available (I don’t see why they wouldn’t, Graphic design is big in the US when it comes to websites, banners, etc.).

Did I mention I was excited? I am VERY excited, I will be calling this place (can’t remember what it’s called) fore more info and will be asking questions so I am informed more clearly and understand the ups, downs, side to side, in and outs. *bounces* excited excited excited lmao.

Now on a more personal note…..

I got to sleep at a decent time last night and I woke up at 4am. I feel absolutely great, I’m not sick anymore (If you are following me on Twitter I have mentioned how I haven’t been feeling well for a while.). I feel…hyper for some reason, filled with awareness. I plan on doing laundry today and cleaning my room a bit (It is a “tad” messy *lies*). My mice and snake tank is already cleaned so I don’t have to worry about them today, I may actually take Donnovan (snake) out for a bike ride with me today (and if not I will deffinately do that tomorrow) but first I need to check the tires and such.

Today just feels like a real good day for me, and, I am glad (well duh, who wouldn’t?). I am just in a real good mood, as if I feel like nothing can make this worse for me (except my grandma..I wont get into that lmao). So yeah, that is pretty much it, I will be posting about my little adventure for sure with Donnovan when we go for that bike ride. Have y’all a wonderful Morning/Afternoon/Evening!

I just came to realize one of the main reasons I don’t leave the house. I use to almost always hang out with a friend of mine, Michael , who had joined the Marines last year, gone through boot camp and all the other requirements to be an official marine. He is married to a wonderful woman, Courtney, whome he has dated for about 3-4 years before getting married. People often ask me why they married so young, sure they are 19 but they did have a strong relationship for 3-4 years, so to them it really didn’t matter.

His wife is also another really good friend of mine, we have been friends before her and Michael even met. I have known Courtney since freshman year and she is kind and caring to her friends and loved ones, and often times when I am not in the best of moods she is there to see me feel better, damn her funny ass jokes haha. I believe Courtney and Michael met during our sophmore year, I can’t exactly remember, I don’t remember much of High school honestly.

I have known Michael since about…second or third grade, and we kind of broke connection after fifth grade. We honestly didn’t like each other very much, he was the arrogant asshole and I was the one pissing him off (I got my do’s afterward lmao). Then connection were brought back after my family and I moved into our new home (we lived in an apartment) and just so happened to move into our house around the corner of where Michael lived.

Well, soon after, he had moved away with his wife, not exactly too far, but everything is far to me if it isn’t 30min away. He lives 5 hours south from me now, and got to visit him and Courtney once for a week. They had moved on base where he was stationed, he plans on them moving off base as soon as he returns from Afghanistan, as of which he is leaving in October. Courtney will be moving in with her grandmother, whome lives 30 minutes away from me, temporarily until Michael’s return, and then they will get a house off base.

All in all, I miss hanging out with them, they were the only people that made me feel like I had a life away from the computer, sad I know. It will be worse on Courtney though when Michael is shipped across seas, he will be gone for a year or so time period. This would be the longest she will be dealing without Michael’s presence, be she will know that everyone will miss him greatly until his return…