Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I'd say this whole blog experiment is going pretty well.  I'm not embarrassed by the appearance of my website, I have at least 2 or 3 people who read it regularly, and I even got other websites with actual readerships to link to me, like, three times.  Nice, right?

I'd say that I've pretty much accomplished what I set out to do.  But with accomplishment comes complacency.  I don't want to stagnate, I want to thrive.  I need a new goal.  So, along those lines, I was thinking to myself: what do I need to take this whole blog project to the next level?  Not in the sense of "how can I become a rich and famous douchebag not contributing anything to society except my rambling on the internets", but rather "what would make running this website even more awesome?"

The first step in the further awesome-ization of ObscureCraft was to start inviting other people to write, and its been pretty great.  I can't describe how wonderful it feels to see a new post come up that I didn't write.  it just... happened.  It'd be like coming home to find that the dog walked itself.  Dog, how did you do that?!

It's been difficult to determine what else I could do that would top that.  But I've finally decided.  I have a goal for myself.

Coming this summer: ObscureCraft will have an intern.

Think about it: there are 4 or 5 different colleges in Houston.  They must be filled with communications majors who won't be able to find paying work this summer because of the economy, but still want some experience.  So, I'll post on Craigslist, saying local website looking for communications major intern.  Duties include web and logo design and creative writing.

I wouldn't pay, but it would also take, like, 3-4 hours a week at most, right? Plus I could choose my (obviously female) intern based ENTIRELY on looks, because its not like what I do takes any real skill.  This is my dream. 

But here's the problem: even though it is a small commitment, the intern will want something in return.  She needs to be able to put this experience on a resume.  And the only way to give that any value is if this site increases its reach.  So, I'm only going to do the intern project if I get to 50 readers by April.

So: if you enjoy this site, or you just enjoy the thought of me attempting to hire an intern for a summer position writing for ObscureCraft, then I need you to find me more readers.  Help me help you, internet.  Spread the word.  Together, we can get me an attractive female intern for the summer.