The changes

UPDATE: When you clear the cookies from your internet browser, the new hit counter recognizes you as a new visitor, and counts you again. I had been constant clearing my cookies and added about 5 or 6 to the counter without knowing. I'm resetting it because I'm anal, and knowing that the number was incorrect was bugging me. :)

With a new year, comes new experiences. Some good. Some bad. Some great.

It's 2011. Changes are coming! To start out, I've added a few things to the widgets on the right side of the page.

1. There is now a hit counter for the site. It's going to be counting unique users only, meaning it will only count you once. I had one that I was using before, but this one is much more simpler and I've managed to sift the annoying advertisements out so all that was left was a simple number.
2. I've added a Formspring button. Formspring seems to be slowly blowing up on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. If you don't know what Formspring is, it is a site where you can anonymously ask me, or any other user with a profile, anything you'd like, anything at all. If you ask question, I'll be sure to try to answer it in a future blog post.

That's all I have on the widgets-side of things, but I'm looking for a couple more. If you've got any suggestions, sound off in the comments below.

Now onto slightly more serious things. I was going to go a little negative with this post, but with everything else I have to talk about, it would be too out of place. So let's move on from that and go to a happier place...my house. It's been completely torn apart, repainted, re-carpeted, and reorganized. My room has a lot more space that it did before. My flat screen (I got a flat screen for Christmas, by the way :) ) is now at the foot of my bed, making it a lot less straining to watch television or play a game, not that it was before. My closet still needs to be painted, as will the outside of the house eventually.

My lifestyle is changing rapidly with the return of school and the return of an actual social life, which I am thankful for. I don't spend all my time at home playing games or watching tv. My PS3 is mostly used for music at this point. My sleep patterns are finally back to normal too. Waking up at seven or eight during the week for classes will do that to you.

Speaking of classes, they are going great. I've had five Psychology classes, which I am flying through easily right now, and I've had two Cardio Kickboxing classes. Psychology is great. I have two friends in the class. That makes everything so much easier. You can bounce questions off of each other without worry of being judged as knowing less than everyone else. That's how I see it anyway. And it turns out my "Cardio" Kickboxing is more kickboxing than a plain, simple aerobic cardio workout. We're actually using sparring pads and throwing punches. I assume the kicking will come later. Right now, it's all about finding our stances and punching the shit out of each other. Good times... I actually wish I had this class more often. It's only two days a week, which isn't enough for me. Gimme more!!!

I might post again later today. If I don't, then I will tomorrow. I have so much to talk about. 'Black Swan' and Dream-speak anyone? Yesss.

It's 2011 and THE CHANGES have begun. Here's to creating some more!