Weekly Updates [09-06-2021]

             Another week is here and it is time for the first update in 4 - 5 months and I am happy to have this back in the rotation of posts and I know this don't make a lot of room for other topics and this kind of does spark posts 6 or 7 days a week but maybe something to consider for the future but here are the updates:

Everything About Reality TV Podcast Archive: As you know Everything About Reality TV has been off air over a year now and has not returned under that name and has been archived on the website and we overhauled the menu bar since then. As you all know we have an archives page where we have images from the Podcast that has happened in the past and by clicking on it takes you to the archives. Anyways I will cut to the chase Jim and I have to update the font color and size code so it is the same coding across the website entirely. We will be beginning this once I complete, Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive and Jungle Fury Notes and send them off to Larry in the mail.

Website: I think Jim and I are done with adding in new features to the website and have no plans to add anything else in the very nearby future but we are happy with the website's current configuration and it has proved to be successful which is good. 

Blogs: I know with the addition of this weekly post this doesn't leave much room for topics and maybe with the popularity of posts it is time to go back into more posts like talking Sundays through Fridays with Saturdays off or back to the 7 days a week again, that is hard decision to make right now but I am keeping to the 5 days a week for now up to the point of events getting back to maybe 6 posts a week on weeks events but something to talk about down the road. 

Power Rangers Collab: I am officially now working on typing up notes as I have completed watching Jungle Fury and I am moving into typing up the notes and hopefully can get it done in a week or two from now and I can get em shipped out to Larry so we can get recording episodes. I will let you guys know when I start RPM, it will not be for a little while.

                 Anyways that is my updates for the week and not much for updates and we will see what this week brings with content. I will be keeping you guys up to speed on things and excited for this week and what it brings for me. Until tomorrow, have a great rest of your day everyone!

Chris

Stages For ChrisBOnTheWeb Getting Back To A New Normal

                I know I spoke about this before but things have progressed, changed since then, especially after talking to The Video Projects Team Alum, Eric about Larry's return to the studio and me seeing him again sparked some inspiration for this podcast. I thank him for this inspiration. So as the title says there are stages for getting back to what will be a new normal after all of this but here are the stages:

Stage 1- Go to some gatherings here and there: As you guys know, I have actually gone to a soft opening of Halton County Radial Museum and we are planning to return for Streetcar rides again this fall I am sure. Also South Simcoe Railway is on the list there and Silent Lake Fall colors as well so smaller things like that is a start for getting back into a new normal.

Stage 2- Getting my Co-Host back into Studio: Stage 2 is indeed getting my Co-Host, Larry back into the studio but right now that is not the case of it happening with cases back on the rise but we are still aiming for February 2022 when him and I head into Samurai and Super Samurai early next year but I am working on preparing for that talk with him eventually. 

Stage 3- Local Events: This is the next phase is me returning to local events and there is only a few events locally I'd go to and I have mentioned it on a post before but this is the second last stage before the 4th and final stage.

Stage 4- Return of All Events: This is the final stage and it is the return of all the events but that is a long road for this to happen and I do not think I will be on Stages 2, 3 & 4 for quite some time but will be excited when I hit this phase!

                 Now the phase I am on right now is Phase 1 with the small things right now and I am not looking into Phases 2 and on right now but eventually it will happen just not right now. My ultimate goal is to get to Stage 2 by next year but cases have to go down first before Larry gets back into the studio again and like I said cases down. Anyways that is today's post, hope you all have a wonderful long weekend and I will be back Labour Day Monday for the update blog. 

Chris                       

2 More Things On My Bucket List for Tobermory I'd Like To Do!

                  There are two more things I'd like to do in Tobermory are things I have not yet done with the trip and I took my time to write because I do not remember what the second but writing this part I just jogged my memory so without further ado here is my list of 2 things I'd like to do before possibly wrapping up going up there as I am running out of things to see and do but will always cherish the memories that's for sure but here is my list:

1) Fall Cruise on the M.S. Chi-Cheemaun: Hopefully if things get better soon, I'd like to do the Fall cruise from Tobermory to Owen Sound when the ferry goes back to it's winter birth for the winter time while we have the white stuff on the ground and would be neat to see it in the winter but we do not live anywhere near Owen Sound. 

2) Cruise Around The Islands: There is a 2 hour cruise I'd love to take around the islands on the Great Blue Heron and that is a big big if as of right now we're still in a pandemic right now and nowhere near close to being able to do a lot of normal things right now and probably isn't the right time to be traveling or going on a vacation but it is on my bucket list and my dad's not getting younger it may not happen but least it is on my list either way.

                      There are my 2 things left and I am sure by the time this happens and if I get to do both especially the 2nd one definitely make a visit to the Norisle up there if it is still sitting in the one part of the shores of Manitoulin Island or South Baymouth. but hopefully I can do both but if I had to chose one it would be the Fall Cruise but we'll see and maybe we'll get a chance to do both but this pandemic has to end or it will not happen and my goals will be gone but who knows I have to remain positive. Until tomorrow's blog post have a good rest of your Thursday!

Chris

Excited To Have a Bus In My Area Again!

                  I am excited, I am ecstatic to have a bus back in my area and it isn't my first bus in a year as Monday, I took the bus partially home then got a ride from close in since the bus isn't running but it is what it is and I decided to try the On Demand and I am writing these posts ahead of schedule so I have em out as I am a very busy person and hard to track down with my busy, busy schedule with working on trying to catch up on a lot of work. However that is besides the point as this is all starting next week on Tuesday and I will be talking about it Wednesday next week but either way I am booked up all of next week in topics which is amazing. I haven't been on a bus in a year which is a long time and usually for those who know me extremely well, I am a bus enthusiast and rely on it for travel and I haven't travelled on it for a long time and this week was the first time on a bus heading home unless by the time you see this post, I chickened out completely but more then likely took it anyways. 

                 However since the route actually existed it will not be taking the normal route it takes as it is servicing the south end a but and my end going to the mall so it will be different in a route and will be definitely interesting to travel on and this is why next week I will be reviewing the new route. Because after the experience I had this week with the On Demand bus and getting a bus back to my own end and they weren't listening to me on the phone which didn't end well, I hung up and blocked the number. We got to our cross over to find out there is no On Demand Bus whatsoever intersecting the normal route to the On Demand back to my area which really isn't a long ride but it is stupid the way they have it. Anyways I emailed them and said show this to your supervisor or manager or whatever, that I am not pleased one bit. I will not post the screenshot as it has intersecting roads and not about to give out my location on my my own website. I will be using the main bus that is returning to service finally with the modified changes but that's OK it beats the issues I had this week with that service and I am excited to get back on that route next week!

Chris

The Return of The Weekly Updates on Mondays?

              To be honest I miss the weekly updates on Sundays which went to Mondays but it hasn't been a thing since I kind of disburse the team part in the last few months and there hasn't been an update since Monday, April 26th, 2021 which is like 4 months since I've done the weekly updates since all the drama went down but that is now in the past, I have moved on and happy to be on my own at this point since The CBOTW Show went under. You probably noticed lately, I have been keeping you guys up to date on things here and there but I think it is time to return this popular blog to it's old time slot Mondays at 11 am EST. It has been long coming for the return of this blog and I already updated my board so now I only need to do 3 topics and I know what about events wouldn't that be on Mondays technically? I haven't gotten that far with re-organizing things yet for the return of events. I will be sure to fix that eventually. 

             So starting next week, it will be back on the schedule and again I will have to remember to schedule around the event side of things and probably another podcast for next week perhaps but I am excited to have this back. Honestly, it has done extremely well on the website in the past and I should of kept it on the list to be quite honest. However now it is coming back and 4 months of not having weekly updates has really affected because you guys kept liking those posts and retweeting the posts so it goes to show it was a good popular post. I know it wasn't easy with 5 posts a week and one of the reasons why it went away but it seems every time I post an update you guys read what I have to say so this is why the decision to bring it back to the website. Anyways it will be returning starting next Monday at the usual time and till tomorrow's post have a great rest of your Tuesday!

Chris

Things I Wanna Accomplish This Year and In The Future!

                Got some major goals for this year to complete as this year has been a really tough year not just for me but also my Co-Host Larry. We have been all over the place with recording and what not but this is what I wanna accomplish this year:            

Power Rangers Collab: The bigger goal for this year to get done is getting all all caught up with the Collaboration Podcast and back on track for the podcast as we have been all over the place with recording for the past year and we really need to try and get back on track and with the podcasts getting shorter and seasons shortened it will be a bit easier to do. 

Entertainment Man Podcast: Getting the notes finished for 2022 and the plan for next year for this podcast as you guys seem to actually enjoy the episodes each and every week and something to listen every week. Anyways I am still planning to return for 2022 going into my 3rd season of this podcast despite it's only been around almost 2 years now. 

Everything About Reality TV: I know this podcast isn't around anymore but myself and Jim need to actually need to update some of the code on the website to change the font color and size so it is all the same size and color across the entire website. 

                    I wanna also talk about the things I wanna accomplish in the future and it is really only one thing on my list at this time:

Re-writing The Photocopier Story: I know I have spoken about this publicly about this and as I have said I wrote a story, 3 to be exact and I know I do not know a lot of what I said and no way for me to actually get copies of the stories so I can re-write and even improve on the stories but I plan on actually re-writing em as we head into 2022. 

                  Anyways that is the post for today and I actually am considering bringing back the weekly updates as I always seem to update you guys on things and I am going to talk about it on tomorrow's post as it was a popular post each week but will explain tomorrow on the post and what I am thinking moving forward. 

Chris

Facebook Restricted x2!

                  Yeah I have had my share of problems with the platform recently and quite frankly not been in a good mood since last night and honestly getting more and more frustrated with the platform and starting to wonder if I still wanna be a part of this platform and to be honest it's not easy because if I left Facebook then Jim and Billy would be left but let me explain what has been going on with me:

Restricted From Streaming: Not once but twice I have been restricted from streaming on the platform and I cannot stream right from the website so that's sounding like some kind of bug but also I got locked out of my account as someone is trying to get in but I have 2 factor authentication on and other ways to login. So something is going on with the website to be quite honest. I will be trying to stream through OBS when my 30 day ban is up at the end of September. 

30 Day Ban from Posting On Facebook: Really this is the second 30 day ban this year which really puts a damper on me being able to post and I am so thankful to have Jim on board to help  and relay any updates from my Twitter and/or Instagram and Billy to keep things at bay and that it doesn't get out of control and I don't think it will with 26 - 27 members in the group and if you wanna be a part of it it is on the right hand side near the top bar where the logos are. 

                    I know a lot of you guys are wondering what happening with that situation so I had to explain what is going on. I will not go into all the details of what happened but Jim and Billy are both there if you guys need anything or have any questions. Both of the guys can communicate with me through IM since I am not blocked from sending messages to and receiving em from my Management and Moderation Team so please feel free to message em if you got any questions whatsoever with content they are there to help. I will still be on Twitter and Instagram and will answer DM's but that is today's post, have a great weekend and I will talk to you all on Monday! 

Chris

I Won A Writing Award In Elementary School! (Throwback Thursday)

              Way back I am talking 20 years ago, I wrote stories. It was the photocopier that had it's own life stories and unfortunately they were destroyed by an individual and I never had a chance to re-create that story whatsoever, however I do remember it was a trilogy of 3 of them that I did. If I remember the 3rd one which I do not remember the name of the 3rd book but I remember the fact it was a short story not like a huge book. I really wished I had back-ups of the books on the computer. Anyways I got an award I believe it was for my second story or my 3rd but all I know is I got a trophy and it is on my top shelf and hasn't been brought down in many years but I truly deserved that award I put a lot of effort into all the stories. I might get into re do the stories and maybe I need to put more oomph into it, meaning bigger and better storyline in the short stories so it is definitely a possibility and I plan on doing some writing when I get some free time and that is coming up with me closing in to the finish line of notes for at least 3 of the collabs.

                I just wish I knew the title of the final book but that is gone and I do not remember whatsoever what it is so this might be the opportunity for me to actually come up with a catchy title. Anyways that trophy means the world to me and I never ever wanna let it go. It is a very treasured memento to me and I think it will be something I will treasure for the rest of my life. Actually it was 20 years ago 2 months ago to when I actually won this trophy. I cannot believe it has been that long since I actually won this and there was a photo taken of me with it but it was lost and not sure if the teacher who took it is still there which I can contact her to get it sent to me here and I believe she could of now retired from teaching so it is a disappointment but I can always take one now of me now with it and maybe it is just time for me to take a picture of me with it 20 years later. Anyways that is my post for today, I will talk to you all tomorrow on the last post of the week. 

Chris

Power Rangers Collaboration Podcast Updates!

                I want to give you guys an update on things. By the time this comes out, I will have completed Jungle Fury and onto typing Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive and Jungle Fury notes and getting geared up for RPM which will be the last one for 2021 and I probably start working on it after so it is done and then I can take a break and start working on Entertainment Man Podcast's 2022 schedule. However this update is about the Collab not the other podcast. I am going to provide you a recording schedule that is tentative right now but here it is:

Thursday, September 30th, 2021: Power Rangers: Mystic Force

Thursday, October 14th, 2021: Power Rangers: Operation Overdrive

Thursday, October 28th, 2021: Power Rangers: Jungle Fury

Thursday, November 11th, 2021: Power Rangers RPM

Thursday, December 9th, 2021: Future Plans for Power Rangers Collaboration Podcast. 

                  Soon as I finish notes for Mystic Force, Operation Overdrive and Jungle Fury I'll be mailing them out to Larry as you guys see September 30th we will be back to recording the podcast again and trust me, I am very, very excited to be returning to recording this series and it has been almost a month but by the time we get back to the collab, it'll be officially 2 months since we recorded last. I am aiming for Friday to release the SPD episode finally but Tuesday at the latest but stay tuned to social media for more details! That is my update on the collab, I will talk to you all tomorrow morning at 11 am EST. 

Chris 

The Binding of Isaac After Birth + and Spelunky 2 Updates!

                    I have an update on The Binding of Isaac. I got to play a bit over the weekend while on an hour break from working hard. The first update out of 2 is I had Isaac who threw bombs at things which mind you it was like Dr. Fetus in the vanilla and was quite easy to handle after a few fail attempts and I went all the way to the end and completed the challenge that I was doing. Also I have since my last update month or so ago unlocked the flooded caves which is really cool and you can literally hear the drip, drip, drip sound which is cool and gives it an cool floor to play.  Also the burned floors that look like lava and fire is cool but the only problem it is a bit darker and harder to see what is what but I am adjusting to them playing it a bit more and getting use to it. The other update is I tried a Samson run and went pretty far, I went to MOM but ended up dying after but soooo close to the end yet again. I have noticed that I am going deep into runs these days and everyday I am getting better and better at this game. I wish I can put the dedication into Spelunky 2 which I will get into next.

                    As I said I wish I would do a lot better at Spelunky but I seem to some how end up dying and fast and I do not like those yellow dude that roll up and rolls around the floors and hits me and to be honest, I hate these dudes... Really frustrating to be honest! I can also tell you the truth, I have given up on Spelunky 2 all together.... I cannot seem to do anything right and is not worth my time and I think I am just done with this all at this point. I rather play videos game that I would do better at and is at the bottom of my list at this moment. Anyways that is my updates for gaming and if I got anymore, I will do another post on another week. Until tomorrow, have a great rest of your Tuesday!

Chris

Figured Out Why I Keep Getting Restricted From Streaming On Facebook!

                I figured out why the heck I kept getting locked out, it was a Facebook bug because the second time around this happened and I got restricted, I found a way around resetting the password to my account and I can view and see Facebook no problems whatsoever.  However the problem now is I am restricted once again from streaming but when I get unrestricted I will test streaming through OBS and if that doesn't work then I will never ever stream to Facebook ever again at this rate and nothing I can do about it whatsoever. This site is a pain in my butt and I can ensure you I did not break any of their rules whatsoever. All I did was go live and they tried to lock me out and restricted me. Not pleased whatsoever. If I poof and they ban me from the website then so be it but I do not think they will whatsoever as I am not breaking any rules and oh I will fight it honestly. 

               So that is the story with Facebook and I had an original post for Blue Jays but rather keep my thoughts to myself. This website has to fix their flaws because it has become more and more buggy and to be honest, might not even bother with going live anymore and any news that I may have will be pre-recorded from here on out at this time. I think this is the best move and at least if I wanna go live I can do that via Instagram Live but I just feel like those days have passed by and a thing of the past and only real reason I keep OBS is to do these small updates so you guys know what's going on with ChrisBOnTheWeb.  Anyways that is today's little ramble post about social media, hope you guys enjoyed me complaining about Facebook and I will talk to you all on tomorrow's blog post post. 

Chris