Dear Glenn,Although I think
your diary is cool, I don't understand half of what's going on
(ie, the purpose of some things). It seems like you have a
lot of things going on "in the background". The
Updates page helps, but you've only done that recently. Can
you clue me in on some more of the behind the scenes stuff?
Maybe that would help me. Thanks.
--A Regular Reader
In the background? I'm not
exactly sure what you mean by that, but I'm guessing that you're
talking about the Judeo-Christian themes of creationism, abstinence,
and pro-life that are prevalent in the journal.
No?
Oh. Never mind then.
You must be talking about the hidden pages, copyright
infringements, and general oddities in Way Out In Left,
right?
Sure, I'll clue you in, or at least try to......
There are quite a few hidden pages
in Way Out In Left. For some of the pages, I have
good reason to hide them. However, most of my hidden
pages are hidden just for sport. For example, there's no real reason to hide
a page called And Yes, We Sit Around In The Evenings And Watch The
Oven. It's just
a picture of me roasting a hot dog over a smoking television
set. Nothing out of the ordinary, really.
And speaking of me, my picture does appear in this
journal. Strangely, people have asked me that
before. So here's my answer: my picture shows up four different
times. But all of my pictures (except one) are in hidden
pages. It just suits me better to have my picture off in
the corner somewhere. I'd like my words to be the focus,
not my big ugly mug.
So where are these hidden pages, you
ask? Go find 'em yourself. It's not that hard.
I think there's seven of them (or maybe eight), so happy
hunting.
I've always contended that if by
some literary miracle I happen to become a famous writer, I'd
have to pull Way Out In Left off the internet.
Why? Well, I have the slightly illegal habit of using
copyright material without permission. For example, the little
Way Out In
Left logo at the bottom of every page was taken directly from TurboStats
software. The
Shrimp?
entry was heisted straight off Arnold's Donuts website.
And even in Fine.
Here. Enjoy 'Em. I didn't have permission to use any of
those pictures.
Actually, now that I
think about it, pretty much every picture or graphic in
this journal has been lifted from somewhere else. Hmm.
But who the hell cares? The chances of me becoming
famous are fairly slim. Then again, maybe I'll have a
little reverse-irony thing happen and I'll become famous because
of my blatant copyright infringements.
And
as for some general trivia about the journal, here are a few
things that are going on "in the background", I
suppose:
» On the
Beginning
page, if you continually hit the reload button on your
browser, you'll get about 21 different quotes (or if you're
lazy, just view the Page Source).
» The Fred
Sanford entry, It's
The Big One, is supposed to have sound, but
apparently it doesn't work for everyone. Too bad.
The theme song for Sanford & Son was the best
television theme song ever.
» In looking
back at #52:
Make A List Of Things I Want To Do Before I Die,
I'm happy to report that I've done numbers 5, 7, 9, 23, 28, and
30.
» And no,
that's not a real review in
Online
Journal Review (I get that question quite a bit).
Hope
that answers your questions, Regular Reader Person. If not,
I'm sorry, but I myself have no idea what's going on "in
the background" half the time...
