I'm posting this photo not only because I really liked it (and capturing pics of Bemis is almost impossible) but most importantly, that day marked the one year anniversary of www.thisyearsparty.com. I didn't really think about it or realize it until after the fact. I mean I got emails with warning notices saying I needed to pay for round two on the domain and everything but this is big. The idea of This Year's Party started in March 2007 when I nearly went to about 20 shows that month. Literally, I was at a show every single night. This is big for me and I'm sort of dumbing it down but this is huge. This website was created and birthed on April 3rd, 2007. I didn't have any staff. It was just me and my little old camera. I began working on the website that very day. Now I know the REAL birthday as in the opening of the site isn't until this summer but that day, April 3rd, marked the beginning of a tremendous journey I embarked on at only the age of 18. I didn't know what I was getting into and sometimes I still wonder if I know what I'm doing but I must be doing something right when I'm reaching all time highs with hits on there in less than a year.
The response I've gotten from that website is huge and it makes me keep working for it. I know at times I get ultra stressed because I have so many ideas bubbling and boiling in my mind and I'm just one person. I don't always believe I can make everything happen on my own. But this is my project, it's my baby. I'm honestly thankful for the people who helped be build it to what it's become and all of the people in the future who will somehow miraculously pull me through all of this as they have been doing from the beginning without even knowing it. All of the fans who listen to the bands we talk about and even the fans who visit just to learn about the latest bands in the music scene are the only reason I keep funding this website. I love what I do no matter how overwhelming it gets at times. I get so stressed out over it because it's my only baby and I just want it to be great and do well and I want it to continue succeeding as it did in it's first year of being online.
This website brought me a lot. I know this seems like some lame acceptance speech but I just want everyone to know how much this thing really means to me. It gave me something to hold onto when there wasn't anything going on in my life. I had nothing. So little old me picked up my camera and went to shows and did what I thought was impossible. Everyone that I needed to meet, somehow was at my feet before I could even begin my search and they were willing to help out without anything in return. I couldn't ask for anything more. I've spent thousands of dollars funding this website, to be honest and I never in a million years would have imagined it would have all come back to me. I didn't care because it became an addiction.
I don't believe I'm a perfect editor in anyway. In fact, I'm a sloppy editor who takes weeks to put anything up. I've kicked so many bad habits and even enjoyable fun positive habits from my schedule just so I can put this website into my schedule full time. I'm not asking for world fame, in fact I wouldn't mind if I was just a blur on the computer screen but I do want the website to be a success in anyway possible whether it's reaching just the East coast or the world. I'm trying my best to be better. I cancel a lot of plans to get things done as bad as that sounds but the website is no longer a hobby, it is a job. A job that I honestly enjoy no matter how big the work load (and it is a lot). I wanted this to be something I could do alone and managing the site as a whole is definitely something I manage alone. I love that the staff enjoys it as well. I liked that I could share it with some people and we all just eat up the experience. It'll be an amazing learning experience for all of us.
I'm just excited. I definitely am planning some sort of celebration for the one year of opening. I'm not sure what it will involve but I know it'll be something great and I'm hoping the staff I have now will be the same so we can all share our year long experience.
I'm lame, I know but, this is a big deal to me.
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u write well. Im just driving by. and nice blog? do chk me out sometimes and if ulike what u read, please do blog roll me and i will be back...and i have a book release party on April 24 from 7 to 10 at the MBar on Peters street, do accept my invite if u can make it
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