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Thursday, July 12th, 2001
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Haven't logged in for awhile and kind of missed this place. LiveJournal is like a warm cozy cacoon that you can come home to and ramble away. I think everyone needs a safe place to ramble in. Here, no one can stop you from going on and on about whatever it is that's clogging up your mind.
It's a very cool thing--especially when you think that someone may read what you wrote (or not) somewhere down the road. Maybe they'll read it a hundred years from now (wouldn't that be something if LiveJournal lived on even if you didn't)- or maybe they'll read it tomorrow and post a comment. However it comes out, the beauty is, you never know exactly how it will come out, as far as people reading your journal goes, and that, I think, is what makes this place so fun.
So-- I'M BAAACK !!!! (Did anyone miss me?)
Picked up a new friend since the last time I logged in. That's kind of nice. I wonder whether any of the people who I listed as my friends have even bothered to notice that I listed them. Maybe they did and they didn't care. Maybe they did and they didn't want to list me as their friend because they didn't think we could really be friends (wouldn't that be odd, I mean, it's not like they would be a real, true friend, just a cyberfriend- how non-comittal is that?). Maybe they're just so busy with their own lives (their real lives) they never noticed I wanted to make a connection. Whatever the reason, if you're reading this, and you're one of the people that I thought I wanted to be cyberfriends with, if it's not too weird, then list me too. At least then I'll know that you're out there. Are you out there?
Is anybody out there ????
Maybe I should be like one of those people who goes all over the site saying, "List me, List me, List me, I want to be your friend, List me!"
Hmmmmmmm ..... nah. Just not my style.
I'm kind of low key when it comes to virtual friends. And I make no demands. I just kind of like knowing that other people are out there and that I've connected with them, on whatever level that's comfortable.
So, connect with me (if you dare). I won't bite. Come on.
That's my pitch for the day. Take a chance.
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Thursday, June 28th, 2001
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Didn't think I would be back every day to leave an entry, but this Live Journal thing is so cool- I am really enjoying it. It feels great being able to express myself here and letting it all hang out for the world to see. Better than therapy!
We'll, I've been on the internet for more than a year now and am actually proud to say that I had my first scary e-mail yesterday. It kind of took me by surprise, really. But it was an honest to goodness virus that someone thought enough about me to send. Hooray! Now I can say that I really am part of cyberculture.
Opened my regular personal account and saw some mail from people I didn't recognize. Hmmm. But that's not so unusual because I like making friends on the internet. So, I thought maybe someone was reaching out... you know, responding to my Geocities site or something like that. Anyway, I open up this message to see what it's all about, and it comes with an attachment that tells me I should read it. That's all the e-mail says. Very cryptic. My curiosity was peaked. Maybe I had won the million dollar lottery or something.
Now, I am not a seasoned internet veteran, granted, but I can proudly say that I am no longer a newbie at this either. I've heard the war stories and tales of woe from others. Luckily, I had enough sense to join some newbie sites early on to get an idea of what I should expect here, or better yet, could expect here. So thankfully, I knew enough to know that you NEVER (and I mean this very sincerely) NEVER open an e-mail attachment from anyone- not even your own mother- without scanning it with a computer virus program first. That much from the elementary level stuck in my little pea brain.
And, I have to say that I had pretty much gotten into the habit of scanning all the e-mail attachments I get before opening them, and was pretty used to my server telling me that they were O.K. and to go ahead and open them.
One can understand then how it really threw me for a loop when I scanned this one and the program actually said:
THIS ATTACHMENT CONTAINS A COMPUTER VIRUS. DO NOT OPEN WITHOUT RISKING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM
(I am only paraphrasing, of course, but that is basically what it said).
Gasp!
....Delete.
Trash File... Empty Trash...
(Am I safe yet? I sure hope so. Everything seems to still be functioning properly. Aversion of danger successful.... onward ho)
And that was my first encounter with a scarey e-mail. Nothing serious or major, just my very first personal experience with an honest to goodness computer virus. I am no longer an internet virgin.
And computer virus sender- whoever you are- wherever you are, if you are by chance reading this journal entry, I just want to let you know that you are a very sick individual, hon, and you should seek help. Whatever thrills or jollies you get from this kind of behavior cannot possible equate with the financial and emotional loss a person would probably suffer as a result of falling prey to your twisted, sick, immature little scheme. Go open a Live Journal account or something and get out all of your passive-aggressive impulses there. You'll feel much better about yourself and won't have to wreak havoc upon others to get your jollies.
Or better yet, whenever you get the urge to do something like that again, go stuff yourself with some chocolate. I promise you will feel better within a matter of minutes.
MMMMM Chocolate! The drug of choice for people who no longer have access to the illicit and illegal stuff.
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2001
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Looked back at the journal entry from yesterday and really don't know what got into me. The Project is getting a trickle of steady hits, really. At least that's what the counter says.
Just wanted to come back from vacation and see the counter reach over 2,000. Disappointed to see it under 1,900 still. Ah well....
Anyway, it is hard to be noticed in cyberspace. Thank you Live Journal- for at least giving me a place to validate my existence.
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There are thousands of people on the internet all signed up for these "get paid" programs, yet very little has been done to create a community for them. Enter The Get Paid Project, the community for poor slobs like me who are trying to make money from home. Now that I have built it- will they come? No one seems to be busting down the door. What is it anyway? Everything at the site is basically free and anyone who wants to can promote their own program--using their own personal affiliate links. I just don't get it. Why won't they come and post program reviews? Don't they want to create this great on line community? Free promotion and resources all at their fingertips? What more can I offer?
All I want is to have this cute little hobby with my little niche carved out in the "get paid to be on line" cyberspace community. Is that asking for too much?
Frustration, frustration, frustration. I keep plugging away, despite all the odds. Maybe one day I'll wake up and people will actually be using the site.
Well....anyone.....anyone at all? Is anyone interested? How does anyone get noticed in cyberspace anyway? Is it really true that one has to pay to be noticed?
No! I will not succumb to paid advertising and paid search engines. I set out to do this for free and by golly I will succeed or go down trying. Why must one pay to be noticed in cyberspace? No! No! Damn the villains, they will not reel this one in.
Free! Free to post! Free to be noticed! That is my mantra- I will not let it go. I have a dream. A fantastic on line community for the "get paid" cyberworld.
Help me, someone, are you out there? Help me make my dream a reality. Just go to the site and take a look- that's really all I'm asking... just have a look, K?
http://checkitoutat.tripod.com/ezcash/
Be a part of my dream, turn it into reality. Post a free program review and become a part of The Project. Help me out, will you? I'm crazy that way. I just can't let go of my delusions.
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