Don Reisinger

Was there any doubt that the one game that actually requires some skill, I’m just not good at?  Sure, I can beat GTA IV and work my way through a Zelda game with ease.  But when it comes to balance?  Chalk it up to my love of tech or something because brothers and sisters, I just can’t perform.

And to make matters worse, I watched Ashley wax the floor with me.  Not only did she take me for a ride I won’t soon forget, she did it in such a way that made me feel like less of Wii Fit player and more like a downright loser.

Now I should note that I do well on the strength exercises, but when it comes to balance and yoga?  I might as well skip it before I even think of doing it again.

Long live Wii Fit and my inability to play half the game!

Now on to something that I’m a bit more adept at — sleeping.

Oh wait, one more thing: have you noticed that I’m updating more often now?  Expect it every day from here on out.  I envision this blog to be the inside look into what’s going on in my personal life, so definitely come back each day to check it out.  Even better, subscribe the RSS to make your life just a little easier.

Until then, I’ll see you all on Twitter, Plurk, or just about any other flavor of the year that comes across my desk.

Later.

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So here’s the deal: the design of this site sucks….bad.  I need help to make it look better and have a bunch of ideas for what I would like to see here.  Any ideas on how I can go about doing that?  Any help in the comments would be GREATLY appreciated.
Don

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So it’s been a while since I’ve written anything on the site and quite a few things have been going on.  First, I guess I should say that I no longer write for NewTeeVee.  I worked with Om Malik, Carolyn Pritchard and Liz Gannes for quite a while over at NewTeeVee, but I left the site on amicable terms last week.  I wish them all the best in their future endeavors and hope everything goes well for all parties involved.

I also have been quite busy working on a slew of new projects — four to be exact.  Unfortunately, the “powers that be” aren’t allowing me to talk about any of these projects, but I can say with all certainty that you’ll like each and every one of them.  That said, I would urge you to have patience.  In this business, I’ve quickly learned that nothing happens overnight and you’re forced to wait forever just to tell people something is going to happen.  Of course, as I write this, there’s a good chance I’ll be able to announce one of them tomorrow, so we’ll just have to wait and see what happens.

I’ve been getting numerous emails about my future endeavors and allow me to say that it will in no way jeopardize the relationship I have with the places I currently write.  The Digital Home and its sister podcast will be alive and well and my IT World column will continue to strike fear in the hearts of executives; don’t you worry about a thing.  Regardless, I think you’ll really enjoy what we have planned and I’m looking forward to bringing it to you sooner rather than later.

Aside from all that stuff, I’ve also entered the world of social networking in a big way.  In the past week, I’ve joined Facebook, Last.fm, Friendfeed and Xbox Live (my name is Dondigital13 if you want to play), along with my existing memberships on Twitter and Pownce.  So far, I’ve enjoyed using each and every one of these services and I’m really starting to get into the whole social networking thing.  Believe it or not, I think it’s pretty neat.

I also want to take this time to thank you all for your continued support.  Although I can’t give exact numbers (they don’t like that kind of stuff), I can say that everywhere I write and talk is being enjoyed by so many more people than I ever thought possible.  It’s a great feeling as a writer to know that that many people are willing and excited to read your work everyday and I appreciate each and every person.  Trust me, if it weren’t for the readers, I wouldn’t be working in this business and living such an exciting life.

Thank you.

And on that note, I’ll be signing off for today.  I hope to update this almost daily from here on out — I know, I know, I’ve been promising that for a while but I’m really going to do it this time.

Thanks (again) for reading.

Later.

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So today started off with a bang and sort of petered out as the day went on, which was extremely disappointing.  I don’t know what it is, but when I want emails to come in, they simply don’t and when I don’t, I get hit with a monsoon.  Weird.

I’m trying to update this more often (Really, I am!).  Today I was planning on writing a couple of entries in here, but I needed to bring the dog to the vet — he may have a torn ligament in his back right knee, but we’re trying some drugs first to see if that will work.  Let’s hope so.  Aside from that, I saw a huge growth in the number of Twitter followers today, which was weird and unexpected.  Does anyone have any idea why?

In a few hours, I’ll be making my way to a wake for my uncle’s brother.  Those are always uncomfortable.  Oh well.  I guess that’s life.  Besides that, you have to go to people’s wakes or else they won’t go to yours.  Thanks, Yogi.

So, like I said, I’ll be trying to update this more often as the hours become days and the days become weeks.  Give me some time though — this website has been up for months and I still have about 5 posts.

Yikes.

We’ll build up though, for sure.

I also hope to have some special announcements for everyone soon, which you can find here in the coming days.  I’m basically trying to do more and do it more efficiently, if you’re looking for a hint.  If not, take a hike.

Later.

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Sorry, but my most recent column on CNET didn’t go over too well with the commenters.  Oh well, I’m used to that.  Either way, it looks like the Sega fanboys are still out in force and all they really want to do is take everyone who beats up their favorite company to task.  As for me?  I couldn’t care less.  The darn thing was a piece of crap that ruined the company.  And just to make them happy, it’s true — I did (and still do) love my Dreamcast.  Honestly, I wish Kalinske never made that stupid blunder of releasing the console on the day of the announcement and I wish Sega would make another console.

Chances of that happening?  Slim and none.

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