I recently signed up for a YouTube account to upload videos – as opposed to signing up so I can argue in comment threads. Upon registration, YouTube suggested some other people to follow based on my gmail. Which is cool if it’s my bff Sarah, who’d selected on “Let others find my channel if they have my email address.” But there were way more people who’d selected this than I cared to know. I now know 1) their age, 2) their username (see my blog about usernames), 3) what they watch when they’re logged in, and 4) what they’ve said. In one case, I saw a comment one of them made on a video. And it wasn’t like “lol that kitteh was too cute!” More like his opinion was dumb. And now I know it.
Word to the Social Media Wise
November 10, 2009
Trust
November 5, 2009Is the conviction that the leader means what he or she says. It is a belief in two old-fashioned qualities called consistency and integrity. Trust opens the door to change.
- Peter Drucker in today’s “7 Habits” Franklin-Covey organizer.
Wow, the Paiges Have Internet Presence(s)
November 3, 2009I visited Platial.com to update my map in leiu of updating my blog…I’ve missed some important blogging the past month or so. (But it’s ok, I’ve been calling my mom more to actually TELL her about my life.)
…And I discovered plaitial.com/paiges. She’s in Oregon and emo. Not me. Then it hit me: I’m on the Internet, and you and I know that. But you don’t necessarily know which Paige is me. I do, and I ignore those other ones because I like to live in a world where I am the ONLY Paige (especially with the I as in iiii.com). I am THE Paige. I’ve met two who call themselves Paige. The first one I could only muster a “Hey, you” to and the second one I ran into at the Georgetown lacrosse camp. I didn’t need to say anything to her, just check, dodge, and keep running.
I thought maybe I should use this outlet to narrow down reality of Paiges (with an I) for the folks who read this: my Internet usernames relating to my real name are UberPaige, Paige356 and sometimes pcrasmus. Nothing else. And if you know of one, let’s have an email, not a retort blog post, ‘k? The other names out there are by impostors. So there you have it.
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October 31, 2009The Zen of Sarcasm
1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not
walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Don’t walk beside me either.
Just pretty much leave me alone.
2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken
fan belt and leaky tire.
3. It’s always darkest before dawn. So if you’re
going to steal your neighbor’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it.
4. Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced,
you can’t be promoted.
5. Always remember that you’re unique. Just like
everyone else.
6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
7. If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try
missing a couple of car payments.
8. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile
in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile away
and you have their shoes.
9. If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is probably
not for you.
10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach
him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day .
11. If you lend some-one $20 and never see that
person again, it was probably a wise investment.
12. If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember
anything.
13. Some days you’re the bug; some days you’re the
windshield.
14. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
15. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it
in half and put it back in your pocket.
16. A closed mouth gathers no foot.
17. Duct tape is like ‘The Force’. It has a light side
and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
18. There are two theories to arguing with women.
Neither one works..
19. Generally speaking, you aren’t learning much when
your lips are moving .
20. Experience is something you don’t get until just
after you need it.
21. Never miss a good chance to shut up.
22 . Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping
pill and a laxative on the same night.
