Groggie.com http://www.groggie.com/blog The personal blog for graphic artist Chris Blakley from Syracuse, NY. Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:48:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Our 11th Hour - 3 Upcoming Shows http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/our-11th-hour-3-upcoming-shows/ http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/our-11th-hour-3-upcoming-shows/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:34:09 +0000 Groggie http://www.groggie.com/blog/?p=1110 Our 11th Hour is playing three shows in the next few weeks around Syracuse. The dates and times are as follows:

Friday, December 26th @ The Mill in Syracuse, at 8pm

Friday, January 2nd @ Station 58 in North Syracuse at 8pm

01-09-09-lost-horizon
Friday, January 9th @ The Lost Horizon in Syracuse at 8pm
With Cursed From Birth and Paricia
$5 Ages 21+, $10 Under 21

http://www.myspace.com/our11thhour
http://www.our11thhour.com

]]> http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/our-11th-hour-3-upcoming-shows/feed/ Best of Random Deviant Hello: Volume 8 http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/best-of-random-deviant-hello-volume-8/ http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/best-of-random-deviant-hello-volume-8/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 01:55:01 +0000 Groggie http://www.groggie.com/blog/?p=1107 My “Untitled” self-portrait has been featured in the DeviantArt compilation Best of Random Deviant Hello: Volume 8.

]]> http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/best-of-random-deviant-hello-volume-8/feed/ Groggie.com on Alexa http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/groggiecom-on-alexa/ http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/groggiecom-on-alexa/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:32:15 +0000 Groggie http://www.groggie.com/blog/?p=878 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 options to advertising on Groggie.com. Nothing intrusive- so the main focus will always still be the content. To see what kind of advertising options are available, check out the Advertising page (the link is also available in the top nav bar on the right side).

The Google Pagerank is currently messed up because of some downtime problems I was going through at the end of November. Here’s the post about that.

]]> http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/groggiecom-on-alexa/feed/ Text Art - SPECIAL big Issue #6 http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/text-art-special-big-issue-6/ http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/text-art-special-big-issue-6/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 04:02:45 +0000 Groggie http://www.groggie.com/blog/?p=865 I was featured in another online article on DeviantArt for my design “Integrate the Type.”

http://news.deviantart.com/article/64102/

]]> http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/text-art-special-big-issue-6/feed/ Our 11th Hour - Self-Titled EP http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/our-11th-hour-self-titled-ep/ http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/our-11th-hour-self-titled-ep/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:58:45 +0000 Groggie http://www.groggie.com/blog/?p=855 Our 11th Hour is a post-hardcore/metal band from Syracuse, NY. Their debut EP demonstrates the ambitious writing style and technically difficult playing skill. With award-winning members and innovative music, Our 11th Hour hopes to begin turning heads before their first full-length album, “Of Halos & Hand-Grenades” is released.

The album will soon be available on iTunes, Amazon, and many other online retailers. You can download “Falling For You” for free here, on our official website, and on our Myspace profile! Come see us at a show if you want to buy a CD, and soon enough we will have other merchandise available.

Tracklist:

01 - Bleed Me Dry
02 - Falling For You (Free Download Here)
03 - Untitled 2
04 - 11th Hour (Part II)
05 - Epilogue
06 - Falling For You (Acoustic)

]]> http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/our-11th-hour-self-titled-ep/feed/ Downtime Issues http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/downtime-issues/ http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/downtime-issues/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:04:24 +0000 Groggie http://www.groggie.com/blog/?p=859 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) It would appear that the few days of downtime has adversely effected my Google Pagerank. Unfortunately, I’m no longer listed, but hopefully it will be back shortly when Google indexes my site again.

]]> http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/12/downtime-issues/feed/ 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/11/2009-mitsubishi-lancer/ http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/11/2009-mitsubishi-lancer/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:58:54 +0000 Groggie http://www.groggie.com/blog/?p=857 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 will update this post with some pictures when I get them uploaded.

]]> http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/11/2009-mitsubishi-lancer/feed/ Sinner [Drowning Pool Cover] http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/11/sinner-drowning-pool-cover/ http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/11/sinner-drowning-pool-cover/#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:39:54 +0000 Groggie http://www.groggie.com/blog/?p=850 So here’s an acoustic cover that has been in the works for quite a while. I recorded it around early/mid-2007 and finally found Jon IX to sing it. We were planning on doing a bunch of select songs from Drowning Pool’s first album, but it sort of fell through. Anyway, here’s “Sinner” featuring Jon IX on vocals.

1.) Sinner [Drowning Pool Cover] / 2:45 / 5mb

]]> http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/11/sinner-drowning-pool-cover/feed/ Wallpaper Directory Updated http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/11/wallpaper-directory-updated/ http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/11/wallpaper-directory-updated/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:47:10 +0000 Groggie http://www.groggie.com/blog/?p=847 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 rest are just a collection of funny pictures, other wallpapers, and a few of my own designs made into wallpapers.

Feel free to send me links to awesome designs or wallpapers that I should add to my collection! Anyway, here is the directory:

http://www.groggie.com/wallpaper

]]> http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/11/wallpaper-directory-updated/feed/ Our 11th Hour Entering the Studio http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/10/our-11th-hour-entering-the-studio/ http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/10/our-11th-hour-entering-the-studio/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:04:03 +0000 Groggie http://www.groggie.com/blog/?p=844 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 given away for free. It will also be available on iTunes and Amazon which will include a free acoustic version of “Falling For You.” “Bleed Me Dry” will be available for free on the band’s Myspace profile and official website.

]]> http://www.groggie.com/blog/2008/10/our-11th-hour-entering-the-studio/feed/