Ooops!
Oh dearie me, the AOL cock-up! The revelation of search-engine queries for some customers, albeit with cunning "numbers-instead-of-names" (which proved doubly distressing for Mrs. Marjory 1127908 of Orange County, CA), should be sending shivers down all our spines. I for one stray into some very dodgy territory in search of material for articles, essays, stories and poems. I'd always kidded myself that if I didn't inhale - I mean download, of course - then it didn't count. Goodness only know what my Google profile must be like.
For instance, in the last few weeks alone, I've done some research into Countess Elisabeth Bathory, Ed Gein and (no particular connection implied) the Ku Klux Klan. In the spirit of pure curiosity, I've sometimes checked out what the Satanists are up to, and in a more know-thine-enemy way, the Bush administration. The results were chastening; the Satanists ambitions seemed to be limitied to selling a few goat-headed T-shirts and black scented candles, whilst the Bush administration appear to want to destroy the world. Surely in a sane universe.......?
So anyway, what have you Googled in the last few months? I wrote a whole blog entry (the last one, if you're interested) under the influence, and didn't remember a word of it until I re-read it five minutes ago. I can certainly believe that I've typed a few curiosities into search engines whilst a bit squiffy. Mind you, having read a few examples of those released by AOL in The Guardian yesterday, I can at least be fairly certain that my spelling and punctuation will be well above average, even if the content is a tad weird.
For instance, in the last few weeks alone, I've done some research into Countess Elisabeth Bathory, Ed Gein and (no particular connection implied) the Ku Klux Klan. In the spirit of pure curiosity, I've sometimes checked out what the Satanists are up to, and in a more know-thine-enemy way, the Bush administration. The results were chastening; the Satanists ambitions seemed to be limitied to selling a few goat-headed T-shirts and black scented candles, whilst the Bush administration appear to want to destroy the world. Surely in a sane universe.......?
So anyway, what have you Googled in the last few months? I wrote a whole blog entry (the last one, if you're interested) under the influence, and didn't remember a word of it until I re-read it five minutes ago. I can certainly believe that I've typed a few curiosities into search engines whilst a bit squiffy. Mind you, having read a few examples of those released by AOL in The Guardian yesterday, I can at least be fairly certain that my spelling and punctuation will be well above average, even if the content is a tad weird.
posted by holojojo at 10:24 AM
4 Comments:
Bathory and Bush in the same paragraph? I'm not sure she'd be happy with that.
Still, at least that Forest Gump of a president has had a bit of a kicking recently.
I google during my day job - for professional reasons (yes really!) which is quite an amazing concept, as well as using various other wizzy stuff that would have been considered magic 15 years ago.
Actually I think Bathory and Bush in the same locked room would be quite a laugh, and my money is on the lady here.
I've always though Forest Gump was a bit of a sad commentary on the state of American politics (I mean, after Ron anything is possible, surely) but compared to GWB he's the lesser of two evils, surely?
Getting paid for googling sounds fair enough; more power to you, pal. I'm a poet and sometime political satirist myself, but that doesn't pay the 'leccy so I also work in a bar.
15 years ago I lived in a commune/squat and running water was a spiffing new wheeze, believe me. It was great when we learned to kncock flints together.
Hello Holojojo,
Ah Ron, yes. We all thought we'd get nuked back then.
Given the choice between sex mad Bill and the funda-mental retards, I'd go for love not war any day.
Oh, and googling is not the only thing I do at work - its just part of it. I've got into a position where all my paid work is on the ethical side (I hope that doesn't sound anal). Its taken a bloody long slog to get into that position, but I am damn well enjoying it while it lasts. And yes, I feel bleedin lucky.
And as for a commune, I've been there too... but I bet some right nutter got you into that. (no offence to your blog title and all that)
Finally, the intellectual side of your blog shows you can write damn well. I've just started mine. Have you ever earnt money with your scribblings?
Sadly, nonestones, shortly after this I "died" (see above:)
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