Quick weekend update of pop culture ins and outs and personal news and notes from the land of Oklahoma.

Toad, Joey and I hooked up for an evening of conversation, comedy and YouTube. These li'l get togethers are my cathartic escape from work -- not only may day job but my consulting work and blogging and YouTube and everything I'm doing.

And comedy has become our new routine. It began with a guy named Doug Stanhope last week, and I highly, highly recommend this guy. If he comes to town, go see him. This was my favorite routine of his, and I should note that it's not a safe-for-work routine.

And this week, we watched Tommy Tiernan, an Irish comedian who is more of a story teller (and a terrific one at that) than a standard joke slinger. This is a bit he did regarding children, and there are a few f-bombs in there, so I wouldn't recommend it if you're at a place of business.

However, as the nights wear on and conversation goes the way of politics and work and life, we start watching YouTube. I show them all the cool videos I've found, and they show me the ones they've found. It's a clearly educational process within the realm of pop culture until about 2 a.m., when Toad and I are watching this:

Yes, that's the great Ronnie James Dio, and -- yes -- I was a metalhead in high school. That's odd for the type of music I play and write, but I have a wide variety of musical loves. And the entire metal era was not only highly musical, it's totally camp.

Imagine Dio walking into your place of business dressed as he is in the video.

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One of the aspects of working in the world of online news, given the unpredictability of the news cycle, is that one must learn to multi-task. Not just in the newsroom but at home, particularly if you do work on the side -- and I turned a profit in my first year of managing my online consulting and blogging efforts as a business.

However, I've found that I've become even more of a physical slob than I was in 2007, despite my New Year's resolutions and lofty goals.

Given that I write a ton about television and pop culture, I've adopted a new rule: There will be no watching TV ... without doing something else.

I will hit the treadmill every night while watching Idol, Dancing With The Stars or whatever. I'll iron. I'll fold clothes. I'll pay bills. I'll write. I'll do something.

If I'm eating, I'm working. If I'm pooping, I'm reading.

That's a bit much, yes, but it's an epiphany I've gained from watching one of my favorite YouTube subscriptions: Momo from The Momo Zone.

This Canadian videographer and musician has made it his raison d'etre to help people achieve goals as it pertains to the end product. His channel should be called "How to get stuff done," as opposed to some new age baloney. He offers practical advice regarding achieving creative goals while maintaining a high level of positivity, without going completely mad.

His online work is a veritable tool in my toolset.

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Now, to ensure that I don't burn out on the treadmill thing, I'm merely walking. I work up a little sweat given that I'm on the bugger for 30 to 45 minutes at a time, every time. However, it's not hard on my muscles or bones. I don't have to take a shower afterward; I merely dab off with a wet towel.

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I'm working to install Google Analytics on my site to get a better reading of traffic patterns on ryanwelton.com. And I'll be working to add different hostnames to ryanwelton.com such as idol.ryanwelton.com and oufootball.ryanwelton.com.

So, expect a few changes to the site in terms of structure but probably nothing in terms of content. That could be good, or it could be bad depending from where you view the world.