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#Craigslist, #Job Hunting, #Jobs, #Work, #Scams, #Internet, #Google It, #Google

Now, I know most people are thinking, "How to spot a scam? On Craigslist? This isn't 1995, you know. I'm hep to the whole, Nigerian Prince thing. I barely sent him any money last time!"
I thought myself pretty good at spotting scams, and really, haven't been taken in by anyone, but in my quest for a new job I've found that there is a lot of freaking crap on craigslist. I believe a real job can be found there (my last job was found there as well as a a few interviews recently), but in my desperation I've started replying to ads that look almost legit; they aren't "OMG TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE", and seem like, well, it could be a real posting. Most aren't. I don't think it's too big of a deal - my resume is out there on a few job boards, what more are they getting from me? But it gets annoying. So here are a few techniques I've been using to detect the scams.

#Future Endevours, #To Do List, #Job, #Work, #Personal

It seems like I never buy the things I need (or rather, really, really want) when I have the chance. Hopefully when I get a new job, I can change that.

#Movies, #Blu-Ray, #Update, #Personal, #Video Games, #C#, #Programming, #XNA Framework

So, things have gotten a little better. Of course they aren't great, but I'm working on that.

#Bored, #Work, #Personal

So here I am, working but not working. I am sitting at my desk in this call center, waiting for a call, hoping one doesn't come, but at the same time so bored out of my mind I really wouldn't mind the interruption. I hate this. Why does life take these bad turns? I've never known it not to. Is it just me? Or is this life for everyone?

#Bored, #Work, #Computers, #Dumb

Everyone loves a bullet point. Marketing especially. Showing a prospective customer advantages of a product quickly is the name of the game in advertising. But it seems more and more what should be standard in our products are touted as extra features.

#Blog, #Personal, #Work, #Bored, #Update

So, a friend of mine recently told me that I am the crankiest person he knows. The CRANKIEST. That to me is like angry+old. When you don't have the energy to do stuff about the things you complain about, so you just complain louder. Definition from wiktionary:

Hmm. Well, I can see that I guess. But I haven't seen this friend in a long time, and I'd like to think I've become at least less cranky. I'm working on getting rid of the crank altogether. But I know that I can sometimes get easily upset, etc.
Moving on. Life has been really good lately. I just had my 90 day review and did pretty well; no major problems to speak of. I still love my job and my coworkers. I don't really like it when it's this slow at work, because then I do stuff like this blog and feel like I'm wasting time. But there's just not much to do right now.
I also finally officially moved to Chico. My g/f and friend all got a really sweet house. I'm having a blast setting up my room. But I need a tv stand, or to mount my tv on the wall...
I think I'll go bother phil. This is even boring.

#Coworkers, #Girls, #Dumb A's, #K Some a, #Ironic, #Sarcasm

People that work with computers are lame. I hate them. They sit around, in their nice chairs, drinking starbucks coffee and saying "Oh maybe I'll check my electronic mail!"
What the hell is electronic mail anyway? The mail comes in the MAILBOX; if it's electrocuted, you'll get zapped. Like Ernest in that movie. MAN WHAT A FUNNY MOVIE! I wish I had electricity shooting powers! Then I'd shoot everyone with computers and they'd be all "Oh I'm so shocked!" Oh that is RICH.
Girls are especially dumb, and should not use computers. They will only break nails as they type electronic mails and then that means the men using the computers will have to type even MORE electronic mails to catch up, and since everyone using a computer is retarded, it won't ever get done. Monkeys are really the ideal candidate for the situation, since monkeys often steal my mail and probably other people's electronic mails as well. I caught a large monkey stealing my mail once, but nobody believes me.
I've been to a couple websites lately and they sucked. Like 'google'. I went there and there's nothing even there. Just some box for sending more mails. I tried to send a mail but instead it threw a bunch of ads at me for things related to the mail. What a worthless site that is!
Hmm, the libary is closing soon, so I better get going. It's been fun. If you're reading this, you are an idiot, because you are most likely at a computer. If this was sent through regular mail, please put me on the list to receive the internet in my regular mail box, because I've been trying to get it for a long time and the idiots at AT&T are no help, they say it can't be done, but someone I know said anything can be done with the internet, so why not making the internet come to me by post?

#Job, #Work, #Personal, #Broke

Or at least for me. I've been out of work for about 2 months, and finally got a job, and it's a great one to boot! Data Entry, $9/hr, full-time, benefits after 90 days. Start Friday morning. Off to watch Chobits.

#Windows, #Computers, #Networking, #File Sharing

Okay, I just had a hell of a time trying to get my computers to network together, and I figured, since this seems to happen every so often to me, and I know many others have this trouble, I'll write a little article about it, so neither I nor anyone else can ever forget. I'm hoping this will be a definitive, one-stop-fix all tutorial for Windows Network Troubleshooting. If interested, check after the break.

#Cartoon Network, #ATHF, #Bombs, #Bomb Scare, #Boston, #Post 9/11 America, #Real News, #Guerrilla Marketing

In the wake of a Boston bomb scare which turned out to be nothing more than Guerrilla Marketing, it seems that the CEO of Cartoon Network has officially stepped down, and CN parent company Turner has payed over 2 million dollars in restitution to the city of Boston. Probably not what CN envisioned when they launched the ad campaign, but then again, who could have foreseen this? Was CN wronged? Is this just kneejerk reactions to a post-9/11 America? Or did you also think the little Moon Man flipping you off was about to esplode? Vent in the comments!

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