A friend and I were talking about email and IM slang protocol.
He and his wife had just put an ad on an east coast Craigslist board. They were looking for a babysitter. "You gotta see it, it's hysterical. I'm going to forward it to you," he said. I'm fairly flexible on spelling, slang, and informal typing, but this I had to share. (Originally in blue font, I wiped the name and phone number. Otherwise it's unchanged).
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"hi, i am responding to ur ad on craigslist about needing a babysitter. it said u needed some one asap so i thought id email u. about me... well im a 17 year old girl from carver, but am moving to nh, not sure when but within a few weeks and of course id let u know. most people wont even consider temps but i picture it as helping out for a little while so u have a little extra time to find the right person. though im only 17 i have a whole lot of experience and im willing to share them with u and also references. i have my lisence and small car. i have driving experience because i took a car trip down to north carolina by myself and i drove the whole time. that was like a 15 hour drive per day. i thought i was going to be moved to nh by now but i had lost contact with the person i was moving in with so im sticking around for a little while longer. (i got back in contact with that person just we have to look for anothe r place) so i gave my 2 weeks notice at the place i was working at on aug. 10th and my last day was aug. 24th. i am currently out of school but looking to get a GED then going off to college. i have experience with all ages from newborns to special needs adults. (i have been living with and caring for multiple special needs adults since i was about nine) i also am used to caring for multiple children and different behaviors (my mom did alot of foster care while i was growing up) like i said, i dont know how long ill be staying but it gives u an option of making sure u have the right person. if ur interested my name is xxxxxx, my cell is broken right now but my home number is 1 xxx-xxx-xxxx, u can call or email and ill try to get back to u asap! thanx for ur time!"
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Kill Whitey
This (probable)Great White Shark washed up near my work, so I went to go check it out. I knew that some chump had already finned it and it's teeth had been pried out.
It's against federal law to possess any body part of an endangered species. This guy didn't know that, and didn't seem to care that I was recording him.
I asked him what he was going to do with the flesh. "I'm making a sword", said the sharkskin swordsman.
OK Computer
The information is back.
After over a month without a functional computer at home, our Dell Dimension has stayed "on" for hours.
This is what it took:
1. 6 Phone calls to Dell,
2. A new motherboard
3. 1 misdiagnosis from "Mandi" at Dell Tech
4. Hella patience
But we're back. And it's having it's same old effect on our routine. One of us sits apart from the other (in this, and many, cases, me)in a little room doing things of minor importance. The other sits out in the real world and does real things, wondering WTF the other person is on the computer for. Yay, computers.
"Kill Your TV" bumperstickers bug the hell out of me. Really? You hate TV? More than anything else, so much so that you have to brag about it? Can't put something on there like "Love Your Enemy" or "Infinity Is a Trip"? But I do get the sentiment, especially with regards to computers.
We haven't not had a computer (yes, double negative, so what) in 10 years, easily. Without it, it's so obvious what the impact is. Myspace page needs maintenance. 250 unread emails, most of which aren't really important. CC pollution. Youtube stuff to watch. Blog *cough* needs updating.
But after our excursion into the computer-free lifestyle, I'm happy to report that people out there are surviving just fine. Yes, it sucks at times, especially when all of your phone numbers are in a Google account and you can't price-check motels. But by and large, the negatives of sitting screen-bound on a computer are way worse for us than for, say, TV (which brings us together, and closer to Larry David. He so awkward).
We will work on controlling the real/virtual world balance. Be it resolved. Now I'm going to "hi-five" repeatedly with a nine-month-old on the floor.
After over a month without a functional computer at home, our Dell Dimension has stayed "on" for hours.
This is what it took:
1. 6 Phone calls to Dell,
2. A new motherboard
3. 1 misdiagnosis from "Mandi" at Dell Tech
4. Hella patience
But we're back. And it's having it's same old effect on our routine. One of us sits apart from the other (in this, and many, cases, me)in a little room doing things of minor importance. The other sits out in the real world and does real things, wondering WTF the other person is on the computer for. Yay, computers.
"Kill Your TV" bumperstickers bug the hell out of me. Really? You hate TV? More than anything else, so much so that you have to brag about it? Can't put something on there like "Love Your Enemy" or "Infinity Is a Trip"? But I do get the sentiment, especially with regards to computers.
We haven't not had a computer (yes, double negative, so what) in 10 years, easily. Without it, it's so obvious what the impact is. Myspace page needs maintenance. 250 unread emails, most of which aren't really important. CC pollution. Youtube stuff to watch. Blog *cough* needs updating.
But after our excursion into the computer-free lifestyle, I'm happy to report that people out there are surviving just fine. Yes, it sucks at times, especially when all of your phone numbers are in a Google account and you can't price-check motels. But by and large, the negatives of sitting screen-bound on a computer are way worse for us than for, say, TV (which brings us together, and closer to Larry David. He so awkward).
We will work on controlling the real/virtual world balance. Be it resolved. Now I'm going to "hi-five" repeatedly with a nine-month-old on the floor.
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