My name is Eric Roberts and I specialize in internet marketing, website development, skateboarding videography and running a few personal blogs. This blog is centered around satirical gaming, business and lifestyle advice.
After some major delays due to host trouble and me falling into a coma, ProxyPier.com is finally back up and running. Besides some basic design issues everything is going to planned and youtube support is still strongly integrated.
You guys may have noticed that there have been absolutely no updates for the last month. This is primarily the cause of a serious brain/head and body injury that I sustained on May 27th . So here is how the story goes, keep in mind I have no exact recollection of the event or the week in general so all of this information is from stories told by doctors, family and friends.
On May 27th I received a phone call from a close friend of mine informing me that I should come down to the local park. The time was about 8pm but nevertheless I decided to head off as the time spent at home was becoming slightly dull.
I got dressed, picked up my skateboard and went off on a half mile skate to the park, during which it began raining, ergo causing the ground to become wet. Upon arrival and after some small talk I decided to apparently roll down a very steep and wet hill (not yet confirmed). Following this act of bravery and my 30 mp/h speed increase I decided to turn yet again into another hill. As I’ve been told the turn and the wet surface caused the actual skateboard to slip out and me to fall severely.
Falling backwards, my head and shoulder struck down with intense impact and for no definitive reason I instantly got up walked about a foot and then dropped to an unconscious state. Friends, being the great people that they are automatically ran over and attempted to revive me back, unfortunately that was not the case. After about five minutes an ambulance was phoned and my parents were notified, resulting in them frantically driving 5 miles and running over to my location.
Ambulance arrived placed me in a stretcher and was required to push me all the way back up the hill to the entrance of the park 
. Still unconscious, following a few vomiting and coughing blood incidents I arrived at my destination and was immediately escorted into the resuscitation ward . At this point, doctors and staff realize that something is severely wrong and after a few tests they determine the result.
As a result of the impact I’ve fallen into a coma which remains active for 6 days. There is also bleeding and incredibly high pressure in my brain. Life support is instantly attached, including breathing support, antacids and much more. To ensure my death doesn’t arrive as of yet, a hole is placed in my skull to further measure the pressure that is present. This is done by inserting a wire into my brain which is connected to a highly complex computer system.
A few more days pass and after several more near death events occur, signs of improvement begin to show. Towards the end of the sixth day my eyes begin to open and my brain commences its start up, unfortunately in a complete dream state. Upon waking up I manage to mutter two phrases which I still don’t know what relate to. These being “I’m sorry” and “Back 180″, both directed at my mother. At first it was assumed that I was apologizing for the incident, however I had absolutely no recollection of it whatsoever. And back 180 could be referring to a skateboard trick or a time where significant things happened to humanity.
In the process of confirming my consciousness a few basic questions were asked, all of which I happened to get wrong and proceed to act slightly racist.
Questions and responses have been written below.
First Day
- What is your name?
No comment, what is yours?
- Where are you? Do you know where you are?
In a motel
Are you guys Russian?
- Another question which i can’t remember now.
*A slightly fowl mouthed response followed*
- When were you born?
1996
Second Day
- What is your name?
Eric
- Where are you at the moment?
In a school
- Where are you from?
Sydney, Australia
No more questions followed. A week past and I began to gradually come to my senses, laying in my hospital bed sleeping for 22 hours per day. As the second week arrived, I had officially been awaken and taken off injections, I could clearly (for the most part) communicate however I was still being transported in a wheelchair, haha. In which I was having a jolly good time and requesting speed increases.
A few more days went by and this is really when my brain started acting up. Amongst a plethora of other things constant hallucinations, premonitions and dream feelings were experienced. The first time I hallucinated it was seeing a huge jet plane perched on a staircase/fire escape out the window, a bunch of peculiar events followed that.
I have experienced De Ja Vu my entire life, simply put it’s defined as an overwhelming feeling that a specific event has already happen and been experienced. This would happen occasionally, perhaps once a month beforehand, it would entail me seeing a dream of some sort maybe a year prior then being involved in that exact same brief moment of the dream later on in life. Strange thing is I would encounter this about three times a day while I was in the hospital, it hasn’t stopped since I’ve been out but has decreased dramatically. I didn’t mind most of this because it made the hospital experience slightly more exciting.
During this time my violent side began to come out, not physically but mentally, I kept having the thought that I was attacked and started thinking that I had turned into the anti-christ. It may sound a tad unnerving now, but at the time I was actually quite happy and competent. Luckily enough, my laptop was brought to me and a bunch of my good friends came down to visit, I guess that prevented the insanity from growing. Haha.
Finally and even up to this point, I feel like I’m still dreaming, the entire event seems like it has never actually happened and I should be waking up soon. Again, not a major bother to me because for the most part my brain and body are back in order and improving steadily. I was actually released a few days ago and being able to come home has greatly impacted my emotional aspect, besides the uncontrollable laughter everything is looking up. Ha.
Slight problem is that I’m not allowed to drive or fly for a few months and I have to see a therapist/psychologist a couple of times per week, which is quite an unpleasant experience (No offence). Oh and the fact that I may experience seizures if I immediately undertake tasks that are strenuous or just out of the blue. However, I highly doubt this will be happening. As for mood levels I’ve been as cheerful as ever throughout this entire time, it has been a great experience for myself, maybe not for my loved ones, relatives or friends but otherwise I’ve been fairly content and have stumbled upon a truck load of laughs, haha.
Apart from the occasional brain twitches, I’m feeling fine. Unfortunately, doctors don’t see it the same way and have notified me that I’m expected to make a full recovery by late August or early September, I’m quite confident it will arise prior to that however.
Strangely enough, the good news is that I feel a lot stronger physically and a lot more intelligent than I was before the accident. I’m able to remember events that occurred 12 years ago so clearly and vividly that it feels as if they happened yesterday. I have a much higher will to read and learn topics of interest to me. So I guess the theory stands true, good things DO occur from bad things.
Thanks for the read, this article has been very mildy summarized due to short term memory problems however if you have any questions feel free to ask.
Cheers
Eric
According to my research Facebook now gets a hundred or so million visitors more per day than Myspace does. This is unfortunate because, I was one of the first to actually establish a myspace and have loved it ever since.
Can’t deny the fact that Facebook is improving daily. 
There is a mafia 2 beta circling the internet and being downloaded from popular torrent websites. I fell victim to this, so I’m just letting you guys know that it’s a fake. It’s in the form of a .zix file which is a major hassle to open. After opening the file you are presented with over 4gb of errors and useless content, none of which works.
Just a heads up, if you want the beta wait a little longer for czech to release it.
“Today, the new bundle (ebook and video guide) was released. The course created by Eric Roberts demonstrates never before revealed methods of traffic generation.
Through torrents, that is. The book is fairly thorough and goes into quite a bit of detail regarding each section. Following the guide I infact did receive a decent amount of traffic overnight but I only tried it with one torrent.
The video guide which is included with the book is a little bit short but otherwise not too bad at all.
In my opinon for $9.99 (introductory price), it is a must have.”
You can purchase the guide at Torrent Traffic .com
Being a blogger and a writer I find myself giving others advice on how to achieve certain things. Before the estblishment of this site, I had another blog I was running, which I won’t disclose as of now. It was primarily based around the same niche of “Online Business and Website Development”, so I pretty much wrote out thousands of words worth of website promotion methods, backlink building and even potential marketing tactics.
The thing is, a lot of what I was writing was just regurgitated knowledge that had been left at the back of my brain to rot. For the most part I never actually did any of the things I told other people to do and although they work great in theory and have proved successful in the past, I seem to forget a lot of what I’m saying.
The reason why this post came about is because I have a few new website projects that I’m trying to get off the ground and I couldn’t think of any new innovative ways to promote them and then hit me. ”Hey, Eric”, I said to myself “Why don’t you read over your previous posts, I’m sure you had some valuable information buried amongst the midst of all that text”.
To put it simply I’m going to start listening to myself and I believe you should to. If you have a theory or an idea, put it into practice and see how it turns out. Don’t sit back and preach your theory, because although you may be sitting on a goldmine you could just as likely be sitting on a dud. I remember a while back I wrote a post on the methods I use to promote my websites, it was fairly successful because I really believed I knew what I was talking about (not to say I was wrong), I’m going to go back and investigate my ancient thoughts and see how it all pans out.
This is the first in the series of 10 minute posts, they are going to be short, sweet and identify an issue I’m facing. The truth behind iPhone repairs is that they are highly overpriced, if you are unfortunate enough to break your iPhone LCD or crack your screen, then you can be out upwards $200. Some places even refuse service and require you to purchase a brand new iPhone.
Fortunately for me my one came back from the shop today in relatively mint condition. It still has the prominant scratches of me digging into it with my knife triyng to pop the LCD out. Oh well, all in good fun I guess. Basically, what I’m trying to say is iPhone repairs are through the roof and I can see why. It’s a major hassle fixing it yourself and honestly just pay the extra $200 and get it repaired professionally.
Speaking of iPhones it seem as though today was the day that the App store hit it’s 1 billionth download, yes. That is 9 zeros. Ridiculous, just think how much money they are making!
A lot of long hard work has gone into the product of ProxyPier.com, many hours have been spent altering code, creating designs and cursing over mistakes. Well, today I’m here to present to you the Proxy which I’m glad to call my own. With a handful of new features and compatibility plugins, a new generation of Proxy is here.
(Unfortunately, due to recent hosting issues, the proxy has currently been down for about a month. This issue will be resolved very shortly, sorry guys)
Youtube Supported Proxy
The nice design compliments the overall performance of the site, it has a simple web 2.0 look with a big search bar at the top. Google Adsense is conveniently blended with the site and is easy to reach for those hard earned clicks. As of now the site is more or less compatible with all major social network sites INCLUDING Youtube.
The thing that makes ProxyPier so unique is that it has absolutely no pop up or pop under ads, thus making browing that much faster. From what I’ve heard, from myself. The Pier network of proxies is currently in production which now includes OnlinePier.com
In conclusion, if you are looking for a fast, effective and youtube supported proxy, then ProxyPier.com is the site for you. Remember, if you encounter any problems whatsoever, make sure to let me know and I’ll get it sorted as soon as I can.
Mafia 2 is predicted to raise roof tops with its new game engine designed by 2K CZECH, the visuals are stunning, the realism is unprecedented and the gameplay is oh so gritty. Well here is some information straight from 2K CZECH about what to expect for this highly anticipated sequel.
- The game takes place in “Empire Bay City” which has been created around 1950s New York City and San Francisco. Empire Bay City has been broken up into 20 distinct neighbourhoods, with absolutely no loading times between them. This means no lag either. The city’s districts will range from picket fenced suburbia to industrial estates.
- There is a lot of humor present, which lightens tense situations. There are many puns and references to modern day things that you should try to take note of.
- The game engine allows for 70 “unique, high-poly characters to be rendered on the screen at the same time”. Clothes are specially designed to react to the world in the game, your clothes sway with the wind and jackets flap as you brawl with unruly rivals.
- The game starts towards the end of the 1940’s, 1947 to be exact and ends somewhere around 1951. Through this time the city of Empire Bay undergoes some major changes and the player will be able to experience this. Modernized guns, cars, buildings and music will emerge as the time goes by.
- Car traffic will be much denser and there are new pathing systems which allow the AI to be more smarter and life like while on the road.
- The weather and time doesn’t change as you play. By this I mean it doesn’t change if you are free roaming when you are working through the story you will experience different weathering.
- There are realistic side missions which you can embark on if you choose, however they never actually strive away from the game’s plot.
- Cops are a bit more lenient on petty crimes. Evading police for minor infringements is much easier and speeding laws are also looser. As you become more notorious in the game the cops will also be less likely to cuff you
- You can buy cars, store cars and customize cars. Auto shops in the city allow you to upgrade your cars with hot accessories, such as side pipes, flames, hot rod engines and custom paint jobs.
- The cars are a little bit less “simulation” like this time around. Grace explained “We’ve taken a few more liberties this time, and made the cars that bit more exciting. There’s still a realism factor to it as you screech round a corner a hubcap might fly off, or the bumper will come away slightly.”
- You play as Vito Scaletta who was born in Sicily and is 5?11 in height and 200lbs in weight. He is the son of sicillian immigrant and he recently left the US Army.
All in all this game is on the verge of becoming one of the best games of 2009. I think it is the only that game that ever really had that authentic 1940s “gritty” feel to it. The world and atmosphere of Empire Bay City will make you feel as if you took a time machine back to the past.
In my opinon the number one rule to follow in any business endeavour is to NEVER limit yourself to only one area of the business. By limiting yourself to a specific region you are limiting profit and therefore hindering your business from growing. The basic prinicipal which you should live by is the “I have to try it at least once, because who knows whether it will work” theory.
When I first started trying to make a living online I found myself only focused on doing so through Google Adsense, which I later on learned was a big mistake. I had read stories of people earning thousands upon thousands of dollars each month from just running a fairly successful website. So as you would have thought my Adsense efforts failed quite quickly and I found myself dishing out more money for PPC (Pay Per Click) than I was receiving from actual ad clicks.
A few months passed and I realized that what I was doing wasn’t working so after some thorough research I came across affiliate marketing plans and other CPM networks. More time went by and my income started to increase so I figured I would incorporate all of what I had learned and see how it pans out. Easier said than done so don’t stress if you are reading this and are still dumbfounded as to how it all happens.
To cut right to the point more time went by and I started targeting larger areas of internet marketing, ergo slowly but steadily increasing my daily revenue. The thing to take away from this story is that whether you are running a barber shop or an ecommerce store you should always try to expand your horizons, think ahead and attract a wider audience. In order to acheive you sound make an attempt to try every new business opportunity AT LEAST once.
In conclusion even if you are happy with current income you must not stop there, but instead search for other ways by which you can increase that revenue stream. Something to remember however, is that if you see that a technique or method isn’t working for you, drop it. You shoudn’t wait half a year and put yourself in debt, set out a “deadline” for each method you’re using and if you are not making a profit by then, abandon the project and move onto something else.
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