Zomg blogger archives Category
ZOMG, this category is so boring and mainly for administrative purposes. I wrote over 1000 posts using Blogger between November 2000 and September 2002, and when I imported them into Movable Type back in 2002, I stuck them all here.
Drastic Decision
29
Sep
2002
In: Zomg blogger archives
I have made a crucial decision: it is a worthwhile sacrifice to make drastically less money if it means I can work in Venice.
Why is this? Two issues:
1. The only time I hate LA is when I have to get somewhere, therefore commuting daily would cause many bad hateful feelings. Example of anticipated internal dialogue: russin frussin goddamn crap drivers don’t know what they’re doing hate this fucking driving city freeway concrete bullshit why did Andreas make me move to this goddamn redlights and crap hate hate hate hate. Translation: Ariel harshes the world’s mellow.
2. Not commuting eliminates the need for a second car, which in turn elimiates an enormous potential expediture from my life. Less expenditure means less need for the money I would be commuting to make.
…Oh yeah, and a third: I like Venice.
What does this mean? A general buckling down of economic reality, but an increased ability to enjoy the freebies like bike rides to the beach, sitting on my porch, and thinking about that book I should be writing.
Spyware
27
Sep
2002
In: Zomg blogger archives
Last week, I started seeing a whole new kind of spam on my PC. System messages like this one started showing up on my screen at strange times. They look like Windows systems messages, but they were always advertising something.
I ran the version of Ad Aware that I had installed on my machine, but it didn’t find anything. So I uninstalled AIM, thinking maybe that was the root of the problem. (And besides: why use AIM when there’s Trillian around?). But that didn’t clear up the issue. Over the past couple days, I started getting the messages more frequently…at least once a day.
Then I realized that it had been six months since I installed Ad Aware, and that there were probably new updates. Which there were. When I ran Ad Aware this morning (after being greeted almost immediately after booting up by a spamming system message), it found 14 different spyware programs on my beloved PC. Most of them were Brilliant Digital’s handiwork, which you can read about here. I had installed (and then uninstalled) KaZaa two months ago, but I guess Brilliant Digital is a “sleeper” program that “detonates” weeks after being installed. And I guess uninstalling KaZaa doesn’t uninstall Brilliant Digital’s programs. Lovely.
Moral of the story: Go download the latest version of Ad Aware. Even if you downloaded it just a few months ago, reinstall it. Then run it. Then be horrified. I thought I ran a pretty tight ship over here (I’ve got extensive virus protection, and scan with Ad Aware weekly), but evidently I was wrong.
CPC mini-reunion
27
Sep
2002
In: Zomg blogger archives
Terra is in town from New York, and she and I and Amanda had a wee reunion.
Seattle Weekly: One Click Closer to God
25
Sep
2002
In: Zomg blogger archives
Is that supposed to be me?
My blogging article is live on the Seattle Weekly’s site now. I miss my original dek: Lessons from the frontlines of blogging.
Death on the Web
25
Sep
2002
In: Zomg blogger archives
Something unusual has just happened.
A Seattle acquaintance named Tobe was diagnosed with biliary duct cancer last year. It was unsettling, since he was young and not at all in the prime demographic for that strain of cancer. Although he and I weren’t more than passing acquaintances, I donated to a fund to get Tobe a new bed last year, and I signed up for his health updates e-mail list. I reached a point where I related to him primarily via his updates — I received them much more often than I had ever seen him around town.
Last night, I received this update. Goodbye, Tobe.
Aside from the sadness inherent in the death of a friend, it’s unlike anything I’ve ever dealt with to have it all online. What will happen to his webpage? Will those of us on the updates list get a written description of his memorial? Is it macabre to go back and read his story? Did he write it knowing he would leave it behind for others? Was it a gift? I’ve not quite untangled my thoughts.
Fluid Garments
25
Sep
2002
In: Zomg blogger archives
Clothing is meant to be constantly flowing. You’re not meant to purchase a garment and wear it until it falls off your body in rags. No! Clothes are meant to be passed around. I gave away bags of clothes when I moved, and I now realize that much of what I gave away were articles I’d purchased myself, and much of what I’ve kept are clothes that were passed, traded, or otherwise gifted to me. Other people’s clothing is always more interesting — you end up with things you never would have thought of as “your style,” but that you suddenly have strong affections for. Let’s look at yesterday’s attire (much of which I’m still wearing today, thank you very much):
Black shoes: TW somehow ended up with two pairs of identical Danskos. She gave me one. In return, I gave her a pair of sleek grey pants much too small for me, and pleasantly big on her.
Sailor jeans: Kim traded these to me right before I moved. She got a white squaredancing skirt, among other things, in return.
Black t-shirt: This was one of several black t-shirts Megasoul was shedding. She also gave me a pair of now-beloved white linen pants.
Brown duster: Tia sent this to me when she moved from Paris to Marseilles last year. She sent me a bunch of her amazing clothing, which is the advantage of having a godsister who A) is the same size B) lives in France C) is a clothes horse. Some of the clothes still had tags on them!
Orange scarf: Ok, I actually bought that — but it was only €12!
Undergarments: All my own. A woman does have her limits.
Drastic Decision
29 Sep 2002 In: Zomg blogger archivesI have made a crucial decision: it is a worthwhile sacrifice to make drastically less money if it means I can work in Venice.
Why is this? Two issues:
1. The only time I hate LA is when I have to get somewhere, therefore commuting daily would cause many bad hateful feelings. Example of anticipated internal dialogue: russin frussin goddamn crap drivers don’t know what they’re doing hate this fucking driving city freeway concrete bullshit why did Andreas make me move to this goddamn redlights and crap hate hate hate hate. Translation: Ariel harshes the world’s mellow.
2. Not commuting eliminates the need for a second car, which in turn elimiates an enormous potential expediture from my life. Less expenditure means less need for the money I would be commuting to make.
…Oh yeah, and a third: I like Venice.
What does this mean? A general buckling down of economic reality, but an increased ability to enjoy the freebies like bike rides to the beach, sitting on my porch, and thinking about that book I should be writing.
Spyware
27 Sep 2002 In: Zomg blogger archivesLast week, I started seeing a whole new kind of spam on my PC. System messages like this one started showing up on my screen at strange times. They look like Windows systems messages, but they were always advertising something.
I ran the version of Ad Aware that I had installed on my machine, but it didn’t find anything. So I uninstalled AIM, thinking maybe that was the root of the problem. (And besides: why use AIM when there’s Trillian around?). But that didn’t clear up the issue. Over the past couple days, I started getting the messages more frequently…at least once a day.
Then I realized that it had been six months since I installed Ad Aware, and that there were probably new updates. Which there were. When I ran Ad Aware this morning (after being greeted almost immediately after booting up by a spamming system message), it found 14 different spyware programs on my beloved PC. Most of them were Brilliant Digital’s handiwork, which you can read about here. I had installed (and then uninstalled) KaZaa two months ago, but I guess Brilliant Digital is a “sleeper” program that “detonates” weeks after being installed. And I guess uninstalling KaZaa doesn’t uninstall Brilliant Digital’s programs. Lovely.
Moral of the story: Go download the latest version of Ad Aware. Even if you downloaded it just a few months ago, reinstall it. Then run it. Then be horrified. I thought I ran a pretty tight ship over here (I’ve got extensive virus protection, and scan with Ad Aware weekly), but evidently I was wrong.
CPC mini-reunion
27 Sep 2002 In: Zomg blogger archivesTerra is in town from New York, and she and I and Amanda had a wee reunion.
Seattle Weekly: One Click Closer to God
25 Sep 2002 In: Zomg blogger archivesIs that supposed to be me?
My blogging article is live on the Seattle Weekly’s site now. I miss my original dek: Lessons from the frontlines of blogging.
Death on the Web
25 Sep 2002 In: Zomg blogger archivesSomething unusual has just happened.
A Seattle acquaintance named Tobe was diagnosed with biliary duct cancer last year. It was unsettling, since he was young and not at all in the prime demographic for that strain of cancer. Although he and I weren’t more than passing acquaintances, I donated to a fund to get Tobe a new bed last year, and I signed up for his health updates e-mail list. I reached a point where I related to him primarily via his updates — I received them much more often than I had ever seen him around town.
Last night, I received this update. Goodbye, Tobe.
Aside from the sadness inherent in the death of a friend, it’s unlike anything I’ve ever dealt with to have it all online. What will happen to his webpage? Will those of us on the updates list get a written description of his memorial? Is it macabre to go back and read his story? Did he write it knowing he would leave it behind for others? Was it a gift? I’ve not quite untangled my thoughts.
Fluid Garments
25 Sep 2002 In: Zomg blogger archivesClothing is meant to be constantly flowing. You’re not meant to purchase a garment and wear it until it falls off your body in rags. No! Clothes are meant to be passed around. I gave away bags of clothes when I moved, and I now realize that much of what I gave away were articles I’d purchased myself, and much of what I’ve kept are clothes that were passed, traded, or otherwise gifted to me. Other people’s clothing is always more interesting — you end up with things you never would have thought of as “your style,” but that you suddenly have strong affections for. Let’s look at yesterday’s attire (much of which I’m still wearing today, thank you very much):
Black shoes: TW somehow ended up with two pairs of identical Danskos. She gave me one. In return, I gave her a pair of sleek grey pants much too small for me, and pleasantly big on her.
Sailor jeans: Kim traded these to me right before I moved. She got a white squaredancing skirt, among other things, in return.
Black t-shirt: This was one of several black t-shirts Megasoul was shedding. She also gave me a pair of now-beloved white linen pants.
Brown duster: Tia sent this to me when she moved from Paris to Marseilles last year. She sent me a bunch of her amazing clothing, which is the advantage of having a godsister who A) is the same size B) lives in France C) is a clothes horse. Some of the clothes still had tags on them!
Orange scarf: Ok, I actually bought that — but it was only €12!
Undergarments: All my own. A woman does have her limits.
Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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