Okay, first read this article, which is found in The Onion.
Then read this article, which is Blogger’s Helpdesk’s advice on what to do if such an event happens.
it’s pretty funny that Blogger decided to respond to these privacy issues by offering some advice. some of it is quite good, such as the suggestion of using a pseudonym (*cough*aaron*cough*), or delisting yourself from Google (which i probably need to do). The self-censorship stuff just sucks, and while it’s probably a good idea, it really makes keeping an online journal that much less helpful in terms of as a personal development tool. Writing “I hate so and so” or “i wish i could kill someone” in your blog, even as a joke, can lead to serious (often ridiculous) consequences. And because it’s public, you could get screwed over because of some not-so-nice thought you have some odd Tuesday. for thinking!! just for THINKING IT!
anyway, i’m clearly too tired to be coherent right now, but here are just a couple more incoherent mini-rants.
jer left for india tonight. BLARGH!
i really like that michelle branch song ‘breathe.’ it’s purty. :)
i really really really like the two new outkast singles too, hey ya and the way you move. man, why do they rock so much?!
iTunes is a lot of fun!
i’ve finally got my RSS shiat going.. finally!! you can now subscribe to this site if you use an RSS news aggregator.
i’ve got two weeks worth of house renovations to pick up after. that’s one week of mess due to prepping/deprepping for fumigation and one week of mess due to plumbers being at our place repiping everything. the bad part was that walls had to get knocked down to get to our rusty old pipes. the good part is that our unit is done, we have nice new fixtures, a new water heater, and actual water pressure! hooray for prickly hot showers! but that also means i’ve got a lot to clean up after. our kitchen floor is pretty gross, and the drop cloths they laid across our carpets missed a few spots. our bathroom was super nasty with plumber stink, but i cleaned it up and made it sparkly clean on friday. :) at least that part is almost done. >__