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By Linda Roeder, About.com Guide

URL::
http://www.elijahsadventure.com/

Age - How old are you now?
16

When did you start your site?
Sep 20, 2000

School and work status - Full time student, graduated, do you work, etc
Junior in Highschool I work at an ISP, and try to model on the side

Hobbies - What do you like to do, besides keep this site, what clubs/organizations are you involved in?


I fly powerkites (kitebuggying, jumping and surfing). I also like to jog on the beach.

Location - Where are you from? Where are you now?
Jacksonville, Fl. I now live in St. Simons Island, GA.

Where do you work on your site? Home, school, library, other?
I work on the site at my job.

How did you learn Web page design? Do you use HTML to create your site?
I learned webpage design from teaching myself. Obviously yes.

Why did you start writing your Web site?:

I originally started writing just as a hobby because there isn't much else to do. Now I just use it as a place where I can freely express my thoughts and opinions and have others enjoy them.

Do you communicate with readers of your site?
But of course.

How much email feedback do you recieve from your site? Is it mainly positive or negative?
I occasionally have very very nasty emails, thats why I created a fanmail section. 99% of the emails are positive.

Have you met any new friends because of the site? :
Yes.

Has your motivation changed over time?
Somewhat, now I am trying to use the website to find my soulmate, on this wonderful thing we like to call the world wide web.

How has it changed your life?
I have about 30 minutes less out of my life each day. Sometimes more.

Do your friends and family know you keep this site/read it? If so have you had any really negative experiences as a result? If not why?

My friends read my website religiously. My mom knows about it, but she doesn't bring up topics that I bring up on the site simply because it would just be weird.

How has your Web site benefited you? Your friends? Or total strangers?
It's benefited me by giving me something to do.

If you had to do it over again from the beginning, what would you change?
I would have started much much sooner, and I would not have occasionally dropped the ball like I have in the past.

What are your favorite things on your site? :
My philosophies section

When looking at other people's Web sites what do you look for as a viewer?
Something that is able to capture my attention and create a thirst to know more about the author.

What is "one word" that would describe your site?
psychotic

Because of your site do you consider yourself a Web celebrity, an exhibitionist, a public figure, a writer, an innovator, or something different?
I would say a cross between a wannabe web celebrity and an exhibitionist.

How do you tackle the mechanics of Web design and how do you deal with your frustrations when you can't do what you envision.
Dreamweaver. Read a book on how to solve your specific frustrations...

Why do you think people are interested in you and what you have to say? :
I think people are interested in what I have to say because its so original. It's a fresh taste of an old life.

What compels you to design beautiful pages and to write from the heart (beyond just the usual question of "why do you write a Web site")?
My yearn to express my feelings to as many people as possible.

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