Should be back online shortly. Everyone say Thanks Dreamhost!

AND WE ARE BACK AFTER HAVING THE CHANGE I WANTED IMPLEMENTED 5 HOURS AGO PUT IN NOW!!

I was reading through some of the comments from when this new theme went life and the biggest issue was that the smaller body resulted in smaller images and some felt navigation was off.  I have remove the left sidebar, move the post categories to a separate menu and page up in the header, and the main body will allow for much larger images.

Also, the comment link on the home page is now climbable which was a complaint from when the original theme launched.

Hope you enjoy and if you notice and odd issues please let me know.

Thanks,

Pony

Well the brackets are out and everyone has a favorite NCAA Basketball team.  I thought I would setup a group over at Yahoo for all the fans of Funtasticus and see who can take home the crown.  Entry is free and only take s a second so please join in and get your bracket set.  You don’t need to be a college basketball expert to enter — just pick who you like and hope for the best just like the rest of us. The winner will receive a new Funtasticus.com t-shirt with one of two new logos!

Group Info:

Join by clicking here!

Group ID#: 117865
Password: funtasticus2009

Basic Rules:

Brackets are locked on Thursday prior to the first game – around 12PM EST

Each person is allowed 2 brackets.

Standard scoring is in place for each round

If any other sites would like to add some prizes or sponsor the contests just contact me and we can make this even more rewarding!

A college cutie?

Do you fill out a bikini better than anyone?

Are you a model?

Or do you just like showing off?

If any of those questions apply to you we want to show you off to the fans of Funtasticus.  If you have a friend that would fit those questions let her know!  We are looking for new original ladies that haven’t been all over the web.  Undiscovered talent is all over the world and we believe that just isn’t right.  We will feature all original Funtasticus hotties in their very own post that will be seen by over 20,000 people a day while it is on the front page.  Not only that, but you will be featured in our Funtasticus Originals Section which will be heavily promoted with our partner sites.  So what do you need to do to get on the site?  It is easy!

Provide use with the following information:

Name:

Age:

Location:

Contact E-Mail:

E-mail us at  webmaster@funtasticus.com

Send over some pictures that show off why you should be featured.  Holding a sign that says Funtasticus.com will get you bonus points since it will prove you are aware the pictures will be going online.  I am putting together a list of prizes/rewards for the ladies that make the site and a t-shirt is being designed that will go to the Hottie of the Month voted on by the site visitors!

As part of their marketing efforts, they have created a relatively funny viral video: Americans in Paris with the tag line: “What you do when you travel, none of our business. How we bring you the last deals in Advance, none of your business.”

you can also join as a club member that gives you access to special club discounts on various packages. In addition you also get the following benefits:

• Receive 5,000 loyalty points
• Save up to 65% on nearly 15,000 hotels in 1,000 major cities worldwide.

What appealed to me about LastMinuteTravel.com is it’s simple and user-friendly design and navigation, such that you don’t feel lost in a web of links and directions. Joining as a club member could also potentially save you a bit of dough if you travel often enough. Thus, if you are in the midst of planning a trip, why not give LastMinuteTravel.com a shot and see if you can get a better deal with them compared to the other big boys out there? You just might find something better…

Anyway, anyone here are resolution-makers? Care to share some of your resolutions for 2009? Personally, I’m not such a big resolution-maker. Would be nice to get to know some of you loyal readers and supporters of this blog. Don’t have to share really personal stuff but anything that you might be aiming to achieve this year, would be great to pen it here.

Enough of my rambling (longest post in terms of text in a long time), here’s wishing all of you a great 2009 ahead! I know I’m eager for a fresh start! “Auld Lang Syne!”

ps Taking today off to recharge my batteries and with all the parties and celebrations going on, I don’t think you will miss one day of fun stuff right? Check back tomorrow and I guarantee you won’t be disappointed.

Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful World,
With the wonderful water round you curled,
And the wonderful grass upon your breast,
World, you are beautifully dressed.

The wonderful air is over me,
And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree
It walks on the water, and whirls the mills,
And talks to itself on the top of the hills.

You friendly Earth, how far do you go,
With the wheat fields that nod and the rivers that flow,
With cities and gardens and cliffs and isles,
And the people upon you for thousands of miles?

Ah! you are so great, and I am so small,
I hardly can think of you, World, at all;
And yet, when I said my prayers today,
My mother kissed me, and said, quite gay,

“If the wonderful world is great to you,
And great to Father and Mother, too,
You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot!
You can love and think, and the Earth cannot!”

We received more than 20 submissions and we shortlisted 5 of the best and opened it up for voting by everyone. Here are the 5 best shortlisted entries:

Entry 1
How confident are u with your brand of super glue??? -- shuaib

Entry 2
At that moment Chysler’s CEO realized buying the factory’s welders on eBay wasn’t such a good idea after all…. -- dbolten2

Entry 3
The 2010 Lego Car is now available. -- tbo

Entry 4
Check this out, I’m gonna tear it up! -- Ender

Entry 5
The New IKEA car.
Free Delivery. Self Assembly. -- Cream

And the winners are….

Champion: “The New IKEA car. Free Delivery. Self Assembly.” by Cream

1st Runner-up: How confident are u with your brand of super glue??? by shuaib

2nd Runner-up: At that moment Chysler’s CEO realized buying the factory’s welders on eBay wasn’t such a good idea after all…. by dbolten2

You can see the rest of the entries here: http://www.funtasticus.com/20081107/best-tagline-contest/

Congratulations to Cream!! You have won US$20! Please leave your email as a comment here using the same computer you used to submit your entry (checked by IP) so we can be sure you are the correct person. We will contact you on payment details!

One of their latest articles, title “Gadgets to Consider When Traveling” is a good example of the type of useful content this blog offers. The whole basis of this article is to give travellers ideas of more easily overlooked travel gadgets. Pretty useful and relevant stuff. In order not to steal their thunder, we shall not reveal the gadgets they talk about, but you can read it via the link above.

Another very good article that we came across recently is “34 Recommended Software Downloads”, which should interest a majority of computer enthusiasts and nerds. A very nice list indeed. A screenshot of the very pretty layout and graphics of the blog can be seen below.

Thus, with the examples above, you can get a good idea of what you can find on gadvetadvisor.com. They have a few basic main categories of articles namely: Computer Software, Gadgets, Computer Hardware and . As mentioned before, this blog is still relatively new, but it is obvious that the blogger is trying hard to win more loyal readers over. As such, you can expect to get a regular stream of new articles and content, written in a more personal form to attract you to keep returning. If you are into this stuff and have some spare time, you can visit the site and check it out for yourself.