We're Back... Well, Sort Of!
In an attempt to salvage the pieces and parts that
were once one of the first "social networking"/blogging sites on the
Internet, we decided to publish one final version of Something
Monthly! Instead of trying to get the four of us to write new content
(which ain't gonna happen) we have instead tried to give a feel for what
this site was like when we were somewhat faithful to update it -
many years ago!!
Most of our "monthly" issues started
like this...
And that's just 4 examples!! A few times
in our 6 year run (print and online) we actually skipped months :) It
got so bad that we had readers referring to SM as "Sometimes
Monthly!" Although we were trying to take SM seriously, the fact that
half of the content in each issue/update was anything but serious (see
"Of the Month") made that basically impossible. So trying to get 4 guys
to commit to a deadline was also impossible! Thus we were always running
late. Truth be told, all these years later we're still running late :-)
Our final version
The last official issue of SM was
November 2001. In that issue we actually said, "We
will try to put up December as early in the month as possible so that
you don't have as long to wait this time!" With the busy holiday season
that statement went unfulfilled and when 2002 brought changes to each of
our lives (don't worry, they were all good) SM went on hiatus. We did
use the site to announce new arrivals so the faithful could see pictures
of the next generation of SMers but other than that the site has
remained dormant. We have wanted to reconfigure the site to commemorate
those fun years, if only for the few that remember them, and that time has
finally come.
The right hand column is basically as it
was throughout the online years. We actually would use the Papa John's
link to order pizza when we would get together to plan the next SM
issue, but have yet to receive any kick-back for all the free
advertising! Each of the buttons on the left lead to the last new
content uploaded from the 4 of us exactly as it appeared on those pages
November 2001 (minus one thing from Bebo Land). The SM Archives button
will allow you to enjoy the best of the online version of SM and is
where you will get the most bang for your buck. We hope that as you
begin to browse through this snapshot into our past that you will find
something worthwhile.
From print versions to online versions we
not only learned how hard it is to create/edit a monthly
newsletter/website, but also just how much fun the four of us can have
reminiscing and contemplating our silly little lives. We often found
ourselves laughing so hard that we would beg for a chance just to catch
our breath, or end up crying (from laughing so hard, not because we were
touched by something one of us said) while we held our sore stomachs.
That time in our lives will always be remembered as the SM years! So sit
back and relive the past with us; who knows, maybe Something Monthly can
entertain you one more time!
Thanks for dropping by.- Ben, Shawn, Todd
and Stuart