Groggie.com

Here’s what I’m currently working on in order to get the new version of Groggie.com up to speed. It is going to be a long aggravating process like it always is. I’ve neglected my site for so long that I’ve lost most of the daily traffic that I used to get, so I’ll be working [...]

We had a server migration a while back which messed up a lot of features on the site. I’ve been very busy with work and Our 11th Hour, and have not had time to dive in and fix everything. I got a bunch of things working today, and I’ll slowly be fixing everything else. I’ll [...]

Our initial Self-Titled EP is available now online at music retailers all over the internet. Here’s a list of places you can purchase our album:

Tracklist:
01 Bleed Me Dry
02 Falling For You
03 Untitled Two
04 11th Hour (Part II)
05 Epilogue
06 Falling For You (Acoustic)

My “Untitled” self-portrait has been featured in the DeviantArt compilation Best of Random Deviant Hello: Volume 8.

Groggie.com has received enough traffic to be ranked by large web traffic websites such as Alexa! It may not be in the top 10,000, but is under the 1,000,000 mark (That’s good for something, right?)!
Check it out on a few of these stat-tracking websites:
Alexa, Technorati, Compete, Yahoo! Site Explorer

Additionally, I’ve decided to add a few [...]

I was featured in another online article on DeviantArt for my design “Integrate the Type.”
http://news.deviantart.com/article/64102/

I had some issues with my domain late last week, but have finally solved them. I always seemed to have a day or two of downtime every year when it came time to renew my domain name, but now I’ve fixed it and should not have the annual problems that I have previously encountered.
(12/09/08 Update) [...]

I just picked up my brand new 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer today. It’s a 5-speed manual and is impressive to look at to say the least.

I know a lot of people like my directory of desktop wallpapers, so I just added almost 200 more images to it. It now has 325 wallpapers in it. Many of the images are t-shirt designs from Threadless.com that I’ve turned into desktop wallpapers. A bunch more are from other online t-shirt retailers, and the [...]

On November 22nd, Our 11th Hour will be recording their debut demo EP at Subcat Studios. The tracklist will include “Bleed Me Dry,” “Falling For You,” “Untitled 2,” and “11th Hour (Part II).” The demo will be available for $5 at any show, but for the release party, a set number of copies will be [...]

Today I implemented a targeted custom Google search at the footer of every page. It’s cool because it gears your search string to the creative arts such as design, photography, animation, and writing. Best of all, it returns search results right within Groggie.com! Give it a shot and let me know if you have any [...]

I’ve finally coded up a layout that I’m happy with for my professional portfolio at www.christopherblakley.com. “Finally” is an understatement- I’ve been trying to come up with a design that I didn’t shudder at after mocking up since the old design. It’s tough to create something that is user-friendly with a relatively simple design without [...]

“A Darkness” has been accepted into the Anton Art Center’s exhibition called “Buy This” in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. It will be featured from September 12th until October 3rd.

I’ve decided to add a second sidebar to the main index and single post pages of Groggie.com. I want to use this for current promotions that are going on. Right now it’s just a widget of what I’m currently listening to (Becuase I know that everyone is just dying to know), and a link to [...]

“Integrate the Type” has been accepted into the Art Kudos International Exhibition which begins on August 15th. It will be viewable at www.artkudos.com once the opening date arrives.
(8/15/08 Update) The exhibition is now live at: http://www.artkudos.com/2008/186_1.html

I was featured in an online article on DeviantArt for my design “Integrate the Type.”
http://news.deviantart.com/article/52161/

Just got my new electric guitar today that will complete my setup for quite a long time. I got an Agile AL-2000 with a Floyd Rose bridge from Rondo Music. That’s where I got my other electric as well. Eventually I’ll be putting a custom raised pickguard on it to complete the look of it. [...]

I just bought what will hopefully be the last acoustic guitar I buy for a very long time. It’s a Tacoma Roadking that I got used. It’s in fantastic shape and plays like a dream! It’s got a solid sitka top and solid mahogany body which is one of the things that turned me on [...]

Today I finally got my actual diploma in the mail. Turns out my 3.66 GPA from last semester pushed my cumulative into the Cum Laude range. It sucks because I should have walked the stage with a gold tassel along with my red and white ones. Oh well, that’s how it goes sometimes.

I just finished migrating all of the posts from my music blog directly into the main website. This way I don’t need to post everything twice. Groggie.com/music now redirects to the music/audio category on this blog. All of the previous songs are here so nothing has changed, and any future songs will be posted right [...]