{"id":4853,"date":"2011-11-14T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=4853"},"modified":"2011-11-14T06:40:08","modified_gmt":"2011-11-14T11:40:08","slug":"where-has-shag-been","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2011\/11\/14\/where-has-shag-been\/","title":{"rendered":"Where The Heck Has Shag Been?!?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"OnceAs you read this, you’re probably thinking, “ONCE UPON A GEEK?<\/strong> I remember that old site. Hasn’t it been dead for months?”<\/em>\u00a0 That’s pretty much true, but I’m back!<\/p>\n

From 2008 through 2010, ONCE UPON A GEEK featured a new post every weekday.\u00a0 Sure I missed a few days here and there, but for the most part you could find some new geeky missive here five times a week.\u00a0 It was an absolute blast! Running this blog provided me with opportunities I never would have had otherwise.\u00a0 I met numerous people through this site which led to things like: blog crossovers, podcast guest appearances, complimentary products for review, and interviews with comic creators such as Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn (the creators of Blue Devil and Amethyst).<\/p>\n

I’m one of those bloggers that closely watches the hits to my sites. With my background in Marketing, I find the viewer statistics fascinating. ONCE UPON A GEEK far exceeded my expectations! When I was posting regularly, we typically got around 1,500 hits per day. We just recently passed one million hits overall! That’s right, ONE MILLION HITS! Insane!<\/p>\n

WHAT HAPPENED?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Towards the end of 2010, I was feeling burned out. I’d become something of a slave to this site. I absolutely loved writing about all things geeky and the relationships I’d built, but I was wearing myself out. I have a family, so the only time I have to blog is late at night. I was surviving on approximately 4 hours of sleep a night (often only 3 hours). I’d stopped watching TV, rarely read comics (which is what I was primarily blogging about), and had practically given up on novels. I missed unwinding. I missed enjoying my hobbies.<\/p>\n

I knew the answer. If you stop loving something, stop doing it. It’s a no brainer. Unfortunately, I hadn’t stopped loving it, I was just tired. So in the beginning of 2011, I cut back the number of posts. I originally had planned to post once a week. That fell apart around June and I’ve rarely posted since then. While I haven’t posted in recent months, I still love ONCE UPON A GEEK. I’m very proud of the content here and often have new ideas for posts.<\/p>\n

WHERE HAVE I BEEN?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If I haven’t been blogging here at ONCE UPON A GEEK, where have I been?\u00a0 Well, somehow I’ve managed to keep myself plugged into the interwebs over the past year. Below are some places you may have found me:<\/p>\n