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BroBomb
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Hello everybody, I've got a new ski blog at www.brobomb.wordpress.com

I realize that is a lame free blog, but the plan is to get a less-lame actual domain eventually, but for now that's what you're stuck with. The layout is ultra basic, but that will change once I convince someone with a degree in the internet to help me out (thats you mothership82).

So if you've watched every edit and responded to every forum topic, then maybe take a second and check it out. The big dream plan is to make it a decent internetazine/blog that focuses on ski culture BS and product reviews.

Check it out, leave a comment, hate, love, do your thing.

Thanks BRO!

Sep 21 2009 1:33PM
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barberdude
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The basic setup looks good for right now. Articles so far are an amazing start. I'm on board to help make this blog happen!

?->hipster->skateboarder->snowboarder->skier was spot on and everyone should give it a read and leave some comments.
Sep 21 2009 6:09PM
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BroBomb
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After school/work bump.
Sep 21 2009 6:37PM
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jonkreation
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Good stuff. Intelligent humans would probably like this.
Sep 21 2009 10:33PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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that's cool. i like it
Sep 21 2009 10:41PM
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skiingonskis
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i like the way you write man
Sep 21 2009 10:44PM
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BroBomb
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Thanks dudes.

Everybody keep checkin back. I'm gonna try to add content pretty often. I just added a poll so go leave some opinions.

Sep 22 2009 3:18PM
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barberdude
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^ I would do anything to tail tap any piece of garbage, stick, rock, trash can, etc right now. In the end it means I'm on my skis. Hopefully less than 2 months till ski season starts.


Starting some crazy lynda.com Wordpress tutorials tonight. Lets give this page some visual love.
Sep 22 2009 6:58PM
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BroBomb
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WE WENT LEGIT. Check us out with our own domain.
Oct 6 2009 12:23AM
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paige.
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I am really liking how your articles are written. They have good ideas and seem very well thought out. I enjoy your sense of humour. Web layout is neat, simple.

That said, you are using the stereotypical snobbish blogger's voice; judging people and things from behind the anonymity of the computer screen with a holier-than-thou attitude (kind of like I'm doing right now, sorry about that). My friend had a blog about fashion awhile ago and it sounded pretty much the same as yours. Same with a lot of the other blogs I have read (although your articles are generally much more extensive and better written). I don't see this as much of a problem because although we see a lot of this in other areas, there aren't any blogs like this for skiing.

Just a few thoughts generated at 2am, sorry if they make no sense or contradict each other.
Oct 6 2009 4:14AM
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BroBomb
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Voice is definitely one of those endless struggles for any writer, from the greatest novelist to the newest crappy snark blogger. We all naturally write what we read, but I think good writing (at any level) steals the best, but puts it back together in a fresh way that avoids cliche.

Good stuff, are you a writer?

Oct 6 2009 5:27PM
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