Why Facebook Ads Suck

(Larger Version)

This is why Facebook ads suck. It's clearly marked "Status: In a Relationship", yet I get an ad inviting me to some sl** site

(the "status" is more to get people to leave me alone, and yes Amy fully knows about it)

A portion of my book was submitted to TCC for entry into ChannelMarker

I submitted a portion of a book I'm working on to TCC ChannelMarker, the student literary magazine. I will know around March if they publish. April is when the next ChannelMarker is published.

I've specifically submitted Chapter 6 of Deep Freeze which comes from Rachel's Story 2. (that's the whole idea: to make you want to read more)

More info:

• ChannelMarker
• See my submission on my website RaggieSoft.com
  

Sorry it's been a while

Sorry it's been a while. Been up to other things

Happy 7/11: FREE SLURPEES!

Tomorrow is 7/11. That means FREE* Slurpees!!!




* 7.11 ounces FREE

Happy 232nd Birthday, America

Today is America's 232nd birthday. I'm going to be working tonight 5:30 PM - Close. I don't expect a big crowd since everyone will be heading to the fireworks. I'm getting a Federally mandated $9.75 pay today (1.5x pay due to the Holiday) so no complaints here :)

I now have a real website*

I just got paid and I paid for a "real" website. Coming soon, RaggieSoft.con will be my home for almost everything. This blog will not move and will remain on Blogger (I'm too lazy to change it).

I'm using 3Essentials Hosting, the same service as BlogNetNews.


* I just paid for it, so it takes some time to get set up

Goodbye Jessica Blaine

Jessica Blaine, someone who I hardly know, announced her goodbyes to everyone today. Apparently, she's moving with her brother to New England. Jessica, you will be missed.

Political School

So I just had a major political lesson yesterday at the City Council Retreat.

• Apparently, Council Objective #1 is "Be friendly to bloggers" ;)
• VB Cares about a bus system. Since Council wants light rail so badly, here's the scoop: Before the Feds will even TALK about light rail, year-round bus service has to be increased by 20%. (at last: it sucks having to be home by dinner time; maybe I want to work a closing shift). Slowly but surely, it'll come.

My offer to ALL HRT Staff and VB City Council Members: Let's go for a bus ride. I'd like to take you on a tour of Fareset 4 (what HRT refers to internally as Virginia Beach; it's a Farebox thing). Important parts to head to (in no order):

• Route 12: The 4:45 PM bus leaving 20th & Seaboard (good luck between I-64 and Kemps River)
• Route 29: almost any trip (U.S. 58 and First Colonial anyone?)
• Routes 1/36: Heading outbound trying to get me home to TCC when I take the long way from Cedar Grove (this is when I'm lazy and don't want to transfer buses)
• Route 20: Pembroke & Hilltop
• Route 33: U.S. 60 between 17th St and 40th St (during Summer only)
• Routes 30/31/32: Take note that with my existing 30-Day Pass, I am unable to ride (solution: this is how it's done out west)
• Route 27: Usually late every trip on Saturday. Biggest problem? Making that left from U.S. 58 onto Newtown
  

General Booth / Nimno Parkway

VB: is there a reason there's a missing part of sidewalk on Nimmo between General Booth and Newstead?

BlogNetNews.com

Thanks for adding me. A link back to you was already added as soon as I found your site. Agrigators

Now back to my Regularly Scheduled Program...

Now that everyone knows my real reason for this blog, which is that I want to work on transit policy without giving any thoughts to the political side of it, I feel good going back to my regularly scheduled program as they say on TV.

As much as I do not like the VBTA, I will not stoop to the lowness that either one of them or one of their supporters stooped to.

The VBTA

Apparently, someone who is from, or supports the ideas of, the Virginia Beach Taxpayers' Alliance is trolling both my blog and Avenging Archangel's blog. Sorry VBTA, but I actually enjoy riding the bus. Many sections of my book Rachel's Story were written while I was sitting on board a bus. I can't wait for The Tide to open so that I can breeze out of Downtown while people in their cars sit in the gridlock of City Hall Ave.

Too bad, but I'm not afraid of the VBTA. I will continue to push for expansion of mass transit that is reasonable (meaning no high priced SkyTrain - which is what Reid wants yet doesn't want to pay for since he won't stand for the tax increase required for such a system).

Please be sure to read Avenging Archangel's blog entry concerning this attack.

Transit Politics

Well, it looks like I'm starting to be known in the political arena? In a recent blog entry, I got a nasty gram from someone who...well, I'm not going to go there.

Obviously, I'm a big proponent of expanding mass transit including light rail for the whole region. I currently live where HRT service kills off around 7 PM (6:45 PM to be exact) and does not run on Sunday. I don't need much and I certainly don't need some elevated automated system to get me around (which is much more expensive than standard light rail). I've been on light rail before (Portland, Oregon's MAX and Tacoma, Washington's Tacoma Link) and it's been nothing but amazing. I start on a bus to get me to the station, then the train takes me into town. The best part is watching all the cars bumper to bumper while I breeze by on the light rail train. I can work on my book (see the Rachel's Story link) which is something that's impossible while driving.

I'm more interested in promoting transit then dabbling into politics for the most part, but sometimes, I have to say something.

Introuducing Labels

I am starting to use Blogger's Labeling system to tag my blog entries for easier comparison. I have gone back and tagged some older entries (and I'll continue to do so from time to time) as well.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to me. 23 years old.

Disney College Program

It's possible that I might be leaving for Walt Disney World. I must decide by April 21st as they have a job offer for me @ $7.13 an hour. As I write this blog entry, I'm leaning on STAYING HOME but I will not make my final decision until the 21st. I have (attempted, but with no replies) to contact Tamara of HRT. I'm very torn if I want to go or not considering I was just recently appointed to the UCAC.

Assuming I do take the offer: I would be in Florida from May 19th to January 2nd.

Learn more about what Disney offered me?