Wow that was fast. On the blogosphere for what - 5 days, and already blocked and unpublished? Impressive. I had no idea I was so awesomely subversive. You want to read my blog? Blogger here says "YOU CAN'T HANDLE MY BLOG!!"
If I'm ever unlocked, I promise to be even more offensive and subversive. That should quadruple my followers, possibly to as many as 12.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Debt Relief
Like most Americans, I am severely in debt. In my case, it’s crushing student loan debt from grad school (but hey, it’s not like my minimum monthly loan payment is 40% higher than the rent I used to pay on my old apartment...oh…wow…never mind.). Every day we read about banks failing and people defaulting on their mortgages and how the credit crunch is probably going to make it impossible to borrow money in the near future. Bad times. Then I see this on CNN.com today:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/03/eviction.suicide.attempt/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
So let me get this straight – all I have to do to get out from under my loans is to shoot myself? I know this sounds kind of cold, but come on, this lady didn't even die! And for all I know she shot herself in the foot or something! The sad truth is that if you told me I could have all of my debt forgiven if I’d just shoot myself somewhere other than the heart or face, I’d actually have to seriously consider it.
My other favorite part of the story (in case you missed it) is this quote from the neighbor who found her:
"Then she kind of moved toward me a little and I saw that blood, and I said, 'Oh, no. Miss Polk musta done shot herself,' " Dillon said.
If I’m ever laying on the floor bleeding and my potential rescuer says (out loud) that I “musta done shot” myself, I’m going to officially abandon all hope.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/03/eviction.suicide.attempt/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
So let me get this straight – all I have to do to get out from under my loans is to shoot myself? I know this sounds kind of cold, but come on, this lady didn't even die! And for all I know she shot herself in the foot or something! The sad truth is that if you told me I could have all of my debt forgiven if I’d just shoot myself somewhere other than the heart or face, I’d actually have to seriously consider it.
My other favorite part of the story (in case you missed it) is this quote from the neighbor who found her:
"Then she kind of moved toward me a little and I saw that blood, and I said, 'Oh, no. Miss Polk musta done shot herself,' " Dillon said.
If I’m ever laying on the floor bleeding and my potential rescuer says (out loud) that I “musta done shot” myself, I’m going to officially abandon all hope.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Blogging
What’s up blogosphere? I don’t really know what you’re doing here. I’ve never really understood the whole idea of blogging, as I can’t imagine that I have anything to say that you’d find all that interesting. But you’re here, and after that enticing intro, I’m sure you’ll never leave.
The thing that’s always kept me from starting a blog is that I feel like the Internet is giving us way too MUCH information about what people are up to. See, e.g., Facebook. I like Facebook because it’s an easy way to keep in touch with people I otherwise wouldn’t. And I’d never start dating someone without checking out her Facebook page – not only for the pictures (did she used to be fat? did she ever have really short hair?) but also for the info section (I’m out if I see any Bible quotes that aren’t used ironically). But people feel the need to post these updates about what they’re doing every second of every day, and it is killing me.
Here are some actual samples of “updates” I’ve received from friends in the recent past, with names hidden to protect the innocent:
“X is working” – You, sir, should have a blog to tell us more!!
“X is waiting for pizza to show up” – Don’t worry, you’ll be relieved to know there was a follow-up post informing us that the pizza did, in fact, show up. The worst part is that it was from Domino’s, which I would think twice about ordering from if I were literally starving to death.
“X is homework” – First of all, that isn’t a verb, so I hope it’s grammar homework that you’re working on. Second, this post is from a relative of mine who is in high school. I do not typically hang out with people who are “homework”.
I do enjoy reading these updates for the most part. I just don’t need to know about every facet of your daily life. So I get that you’re enjoying a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but could you just consider whether this information is really worth sharing before you post it? I only want to see updates like “Eric is regretting hooking up with that 40 year old cougar this weekend; tequila = muy bad!” THAT would totally make my day.
So you should know up front what this blog will NOT be. This isn’t going to be some awesome travel blog that gives you insight into new and interesting places (although I do travel a lot and I’ll post cool pics sometimes). I’m not going to cover your favorite sports team in an obsessive level of detail (although I will ramble about sports-related issues at times). And I’m not going to provide any “inside” insight from famous people about current events or politics.
But some people have encouraged me to start a blog (apparently enough time has elapsed that they’ve forgotten just how bad the column I used to write for my high school paper was), and I’d forgotten how much I like writing (even if I’m the only one reading this). And I promise to only write things that I think are interesting and worth reading. So thanks for checking out my blog and I hope that we both continue to enjoy it.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m homework.
The thing that’s always kept me from starting a blog is that I feel like the Internet is giving us way too MUCH information about what people are up to. See, e.g., Facebook. I like Facebook because it’s an easy way to keep in touch with people I otherwise wouldn’t. And I’d never start dating someone without checking out her Facebook page – not only for the pictures (did she used to be fat? did she ever have really short hair?) but also for the info section (I’m out if I see any Bible quotes that aren’t used ironically). But people feel the need to post these updates about what they’re doing every second of every day, and it is killing me.
Here are some actual samples of “updates” I’ve received from friends in the recent past, with names hidden to protect the innocent:
“X is working” – You, sir, should have a blog to tell us more!!
“X is waiting for pizza to show up” – Don’t worry, you’ll be relieved to know there was a follow-up post informing us that the pizza did, in fact, show up. The worst part is that it was from Domino’s, which I would think twice about ordering from if I were literally starving to death.
“X is homework” – First of all, that isn’t a verb, so I hope it’s grammar homework that you’re working on. Second, this post is from a relative of mine who is in high school. I do not typically hang out with people who are “homework”.
I do enjoy reading these updates for the most part. I just don’t need to know about every facet of your daily life. So I get that you’re enjoying a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, but could you just consider whether this information is really worth sharing before you post it? I only want to see updates like “Eric is regretting hooking up with that 40 year old cougar this weekend; tequila = muy bad!” THAT would totally make my day.
So you should know up front what this blog will NOT be. This isn’t going to be some awesome travel blog that gives you insight into new and interesting places (although I do travel a lot and I’ll post cool pics sometimes). I’m not going to cover your favorite sports team in an obsessive level of detail (although I will ramble about sports-related issues at times). And I’m not going to provide any “inside” insight from famous people about current events or politics.
But some people have encouraged me to start a blog (apparently enough time has elapsed that they’ve forgotten just how bad the column I used to write for my high school paper was), and I’d forgotten how much I like writing (even if I’m the only one reading this). And I promise to only write things that I think are interesting and worth reading. So thanks for checking out my blog and I hope that we both continue to enjoy it.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m homework.
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