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Update #5
Written by Oak McIlwain, October 3rd, 2008   

Rather than give an update I would like to vent for the week.

Fuck everyone and everything.

Amen.

See you next time.

P.s. Balls.


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Update #4
Written by Oak McIlwain, September 19th, 2008   

Last weeks update was missed due to laziness.

Oops.

A few challenges have come up with the scraper. They are interesting though. Not show stoppers. Things are still going really well. I can’t wait for the design to start getting done. It will be really cool. I’ve decided that the idea definitely suits a phased approach so I don’t have to get everything done to get the site live first. Also this will help with the SEO side on things which is going to be one of the main areas of emphasis. Something that I am going to put a lot of time and money into. It’s quite crucial to the whole idea really so I can’t wait to pump some good work into it.

I believe the designer should be free to start he project in about two weeks. Well he better be! =P

Anyway not much else to report. I have scraped well over 1000000 records from the internet and possible closer to 2000000. The pages scraped would probably only amount to about 10000 or so. Not really sure and don’t really care.

Work should start to ease up in about a month and then I’ll have some really clean days to crank out some of the good oil.

Forgot to mention by the way that this marks the one month anniversary of the project. Things are going well. They could always go better of course. As long as I have something live by the three month mark I will consider things to be on track and I think this is well within reason.


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Update #3
Written by Oak McIlwain, September 5th, 2008   

Yo. It’s time for Friday Update Y’all.

As the spring carnival approaches things are getting pretty busy at work. I think this is a test the universe has thrown at me at just the right time. I could easily just stop work on my new project but I haven’t. Having said that, I haven’t been able to work on it a huge amount this week.

I have passed on the design spec to my designer and I think he is so awesome that he will make me a nice little logo as well. That would rock!

Other than that it’s been work on the scraping component. Things are getting very close to completion for the first draft and I think the database is pretty well finalised. Almost =]

Things have slowed but they are definately still moving. I hope I can keep it up as the load increases at work.


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Update #2
Written by Oak McIlwain, August 29th, 2008   

I have been doing Reddot LiveServer training at work this week and therefor have not been able to spend much time on the project.

I have spoken to the web designer about the design and he is happy to do it. I have also written up the basic requirements to send to him today or early next week.

I have also done a small amount of work on the scraping component.

Next week is shaping up to be very productive. Can’t wait.


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Update #1
Written by Oak McIlwain, August 22nd, 2008   

Since the last post I have done the following:

  1. Got a quote for merchant banking facilities.
  2. Set up the hosting account for the site and linked it to the domain.
  3. Finished the first draft of the database (I’m sure this will require a few changes)
  4. Started programming the scrapping component of the site (Going well)
  5. Continued to listen to audio books that inspire me on this pseudo mission.

I would say more but you know the rules. Only what I have done, not what I ‘will be’ doing! =]

This post is the first in a series of ‘end of week’ updates I will be posting from now on.


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Financial Freedom in Six Months
Written by Oak McIlwain, August 19th, 2008   

yes, it’s crazy but so am I, so it just might work.

It’s time to give it a go. This is my first post in this new financial freedom category.

I have set myself the challenge of being financially free in six months. It’s a big call. A massive challenge and a very exciting one. Many have said they could do it in three years, one year and so on. I know a local guy said he was going to make a million dollars in one year (and I think he did it). Big whoop. I’m going to be completely financially free in just six months time without breaking a sweat.

I am going to do this by creating a completely automated online business that delivers $2000 after tax to my account per week. Don’t worry, because I’m such a nice dude I’ll be donating at least 10% of this to people in need and also using it to help fund my new healing center concept.

I have registered the domain for the business and began work on the database. I will be outsourcing anything that I don’t want to do myself or anything that is too highly skilled or will take too much time.

Apart from this post that sets out my goal, I will only be posting “have dones”. What do I mean by this? I mean I’m not going to rabbit on about what I am “going to do” I’m only going to tell you what what has already been done.

Well I know no one reads my blog (and why would anyone? I mean I know I’m good looking but god can I talk some crap) so I best wish myself good luck.

See you on the other side.


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She Flutters By
Written by Oak McIlwain, July 4th, 2008   

A butterfly
Flutters By

A treat to eyes
No one lies

A treat for me
No one sees

A feat for you
If you please

She Flutters By

Gathering wood for a fire
The scent of earth
Damp moss and crumbling bark

A slight chill hangs in the air

I take a moment to watch the trees
Swaying against the grey above
For just one moment lost in love

I strike my flint across the stone
Look at you, how much you’ve grown

But still the same essential truth

I breath in full with tightened lungs
She opens me and climbs the rungs
Spinning like the helix wheel
Now I’m aware, beginning to feel

So I turn and walk away
And walking ever since I’ve been
Into the dark and unknown lands
Into the unseen shifting sands


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Buy and Sell Online for Free!
Written by Oak McIlwain, June 26th, 2008   

I am very pleased to announce the launch of the Beta version of the site tengo.com.au. This site allows Australians to buy and sell online in an extremely fast and easy fashion. If you have anything you no longer need or if there is something you want to buy quickly and cheaply then visit tengo and help us make this amazing free service a success! =]

A good place to start is the help page: http://www.tengo.com.au/help


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Picks Nickers
Written by Oak McIlwain, June 24th, 2008   

Picnics are fun when women run, naked into the flames
Glorified, I almost died when I saw the snake clearly
Scales and all. Standing tall upon the altar
Give her a set of wings; Set aflame her holy halo

A journey that starts at the base
Working in dismay all the way up through the crust
I’ve told a lie; so boldly. I’ve begun to cry; dissolving slowly.
It’s just a mix you know. Whatever has been will come again.
In miracles we must trust.

Governed by the demons is the part in me most true.
For I in me is I in you.
Guaranteed a peaceful end. There is no need to pretend
Creatures all, great and small come to bathe beneath my hollows.
The one that sees; truly free, Is the one that never follows.

In the middle of an endless field
The picnic rug becomes a shield
Against this harsh and terrible world

A world of eyes it has become.
A world where no one sees the sun.
It’s time to turn away,
From the rug,
From the field,
From the endless stream of nonsense
Dripping from the dark hole in the guts of humanity.

An open heart will dance and sing. Any beggar can now be king.


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Oh the Muslims
Written by Oak McIlwain, June 12th, 2008   

Oh the Muslims
Oh the Muslims
Don’t let them take your land
Of the devil worship they are learned

Oh the Muslims
Don’t leave your cattle untended
Not for human pleasure are they intended.

Thine holiest of Jews
Thine holiest of the lord’s sheep and lamb
In the ass I pillage thee
Thine ass of holiest loins and quiver I do

The thought of it snapping
And the rotten flesh spilling through
To my loins; oh joy of joys

Is it not a shame that no octopus
Has seen the tentacle porn
Oh the shame you useless and unworthy octopi
I taunt you with the tentacles

In the name of the beaver
The lover and receiver of Karl’s rod
Jealous is the rails evangelist
He thinks there is gold glittering
But finds only a placid dildo strap

In the hind quarters you are pillaged
In the hind quarters
The ownzone is your home
Stay there; do not roam

Is there a race?
Oh holy and secure lord.
Is thine the race of superiority?
Those that drink the golden syrup
Are fed by your greatness

Above and beyond the dome of royalty
I see a beggar; in rags he is clothed
His name is your mother or fatty
Whatever takes your fancy?

So be told now nooblets
It is heresy to be a slave to yourself
Let go of those earthly bonds
And turn to the art of slaughter


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