I hate to write about the site on the site because it’s not usually a very good use of anybody’s time. But obviously, things have cooled down a touch around here lately. So here’s what’s up.

The weekend posts are no more. They were fun, but if I can’t do them every week, they don’t make much sense to me. Lately, I have not been able to do them every week.

As for the rest of the site, a funny thing has happened over the past year. People have been asking me to write for them, sometimes for the TV, sometimes for the web, and they’ve been offering to pay me in exchange for my trouble. I’d done this before, in the form of a 9-to-5 job, but never like this. They call me a “freelancer.” I prefer to think of myself as a writing mercenary¹, as mercenaries are more badass and wear cooler clothes. (Don’t believe me? Watch any movie ever to feature mercenaries, then come back and try to tell me they aren’t working it. Go on, I’ll wait.)

Geek Out New York is a labor of love, and it continues because the world always needs more love. At the same time, my pocket always needs more money, so the mercenary duties have to come first sometimes. I know you understand, sweet America.

As always, I recommend you subscribe to the feed. It alerts you when a new post goes up. Handy.

My recent successes are due in no small part to the support I’ve received from GONY readers; thank you. Of course, I also blame you for my recent failures, especially my rejection from So You Think You Can Dance Season 5. So it’s a mixed bag.

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1. Actually, the word “freelance” originally meant “mercenary.” ↑