Going Down

Well, it’s already 2010 in my homeland. I logged on to see how it went in Sydney, and it’s funny that a Scuba article was right there on the front page. A story about diving with Sharks. 

I’ll take it as a sign that I’m going to get a  lot of diving done this year! I sure hope so. I had meant to get a bunch of diving in last year, but taking a job at a SEO company and teaching acting on weekends ate up all my time, and I ended up not getting my feet wet at all. This year, I’m not going to let anything get in my way!

In February I’ll be headed up to the Texas Dive Show. The one in Houston 2 years ago is where I met so many fabulous people who helped get Going Down started. I hope to meet some new wonderful people this year. Double bonus that it’s also on Valentine’s weekend so Matt and I get to go somewhere out of town together!

We’re working on some new ways to get Going Down funded so we can go out and just get filming. As all you divers know, Scuba isn’t exactly cheap. It’s even more expensive when you’ve got a crew to feed! While the idea of Going Down is Scuba Diving locally on a budget, we’re not local to every location, so we’ve got more expenses that the average diver. So instead of looking for a financial sponsor for the entire series, we’re now thinking about partnering with people for individual episodes. This makes it much easier for companies to get their name out there. It also helps localized companies. It should be a win-win for everyone invloved. We can get out there and film each episode and the budget allows, and you don’t have to wait for us to have enough money for 13 episodes before we get out there!

Well, Happy New Year Everyone! May 2010 bring you many adventures, both in Diving and on land. Be Safe, Be Happy and Have Fun!

I had a request for an RSS feed on Going Down, so I think I now have one set up properly… Better go test it out and let me know if it’s working properly. Then you can keep up with the new Scuba happenings on Going Down automatically.

In the last couple of days we’ve had so many visitors to the new website. I always wanted this to be an interactive forum and get feedback from everyone, so today I’ve created a Discussion Forum. In the interests of it not being taken over by people flogging off viagra or get rich quick schemes, you will have to register, but it’s super easy. You don’t even need to wait to be approved. Just go make yourself an account and a password will be sent to you.

So make yourself at home and get to know your fellow dive enthusiasts!