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Wednesday, October 24, 2001
Okay! I know that many people who spend an excessive amount of time on the interent do tend to get out of touch with reality now and then (trust me I've been there!). But today I have come across something that I know that once people are sucked in, its going to really cause some problems. I was on my forum when I came across an ad for the following. Now this is just creepy. You pretty much escape all reality and live in your own little world at the cost of $20 a month. The flash advertisement even bragged about the company hosting virtual weddings with their "dreamscape" program. More and more chat companies are turning to 3-D or more "virtual reality" based chats. Some are just for the fun of a more visual approach (like unichat... its so cute!) but some seem to try to envelop the user into their own little world in their heads, allowing them to be whatever they want and do whatever their mind can take them. Now I'm sorry, I'm an avid net user, but I really think things like this are quite dangerous for certain types of people, especially those who are extremely reclusive in actual life. I've know many people very well who have been glued to their computer montiors and can chat their fingers off, but they cannot funtion in an ordinary social situation because they feel they're not "people persons" or just can't make friends. Its really sad to see people, especially friends, go through something like this because there's some great people out there with amazing personalities, but they get sucked so far into their imaginations that they rarely come out for a breath of fresh air. Tuesday, October 23, 2001
Hey peoples! Well it's 4:26 eastern time and poor Dot is stuck at work! Yes our heroine is sick and slaving in the fileroom of the horrid Department of Enviromental Protection (what a joke). Her co-workers have all left her, except the infamous wigger, Dusty, who is sitting at the computer listening to bad rap music while numbering documents. She is stuck fixing the mistakes of certain peoples who's names will not be mentioned... *cough* and is bored out of her mind... Why oh why? Wanna make Dot happy on the job? Email her and tell her how much you love her! Or just do nothing... she won't care anyways because she loves you! haha... Friday, October 19, 2001
From an artical on CNN.com concerning the latest bout between the Israelis and Palestinians: "Firefights broke out with Palestinian gunmen after Israeli tanks rolled into two areas of the West Bank earlier in the day. Two people were killed. The Palestine Red Crescent Society said they were a 10-year-old Palestinian schoolgirl on her way to class in Jenin and a 24-year-old Palestinian security officer in Ramallah." That really makes me sad. And we complain about how miserable our selfish lives are.... Thursday, October 18, 2001
Ya know, I've realized that I have been posting in this less and less... the same goes for writing in my personal journal at home. I tried to figure out why cuz I know I have several people who drop by here regularly to see what's sqirming around in this minisqule brain of mine and they're probably bored cuz all I have are rants about my job. I'm not reading any thought-provoking books... although I'm in the middle of Friday Night Lights... which is a good book but I can't get into it very much because it is simply a look back at going to high school in Bristol, not something I look forward to. I haven't had any big experiances in my daily life that have changed my way of thinking... even though the attacks happened I haven't really given much thought to it... it doesn't bother me that much... My job STILL sucks, but I'm getting used to it... I guess the only reason why I haven't had any reason to post in this is because for once I'm actually enjoying my life. Although it is not perfect, I really have no reason to complain. Eversince I started Don't Call Me Punk I was scared that no one would like it... for it's a MAJOR change from the previous content of "Animegirl's Page", and at the same time it shows how much I have changed over the years, from a idealistic otaku, to a semi-realistic cynic... but even that isn't an accurate description of myself... But this past year I've been suprised with the acceptance of the website! And lately we've recieved guestbook entries and e-mails from people telling us "your page kicks ass!" or Carmen who has given us LOTS of praise on her page and just the rare isntant message from a fan... you don't realize how much we appreciate that! But of course its not just about the website, I've also got the coolest bunch of friends anyone could ask for, both on and offline. As much as my job stinks I donno what I'd do without Sarah and James. They really keep me going in that hell-bound file room! And there are two others in particular that mean the world to me. It's gonna stink leaving them all behind when I go to Savannah, but I know I'll have a new life waiting for me there... and a piece of toast... So if you're wondering "what's happened to Dot?" I'm sorry. I'm a slacker... but a happy one! Thanks to all of you who have showed Beth and I your support of DCMP! WE LOVE YOU! No really! We do! Tuesday, October 09, 2001
ARRRRRRRRRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHH! I updated the site today and boy do I have too much to do. Basically the plan is to do the basic update, then go through and fix the navigation problems. But I really don't have much energy to do so at the moment... *sigh* I kept getting e-mails from people telling me that my art links don't work, and I couldn't understand why until one dude emailed me the link to the page he was viewing... it ended up being a super old website I used to run before don'tcallmepunk... I can't believe they were able to access my artwork from there... unless they looked it up on anipike... and that could have been the case... oh well :) Monday, October 08, 2001
Well it looks like I might be getting a promotion at work soon... James (the only SANE person in my section and the head of the file room) has 4 job offers now, so he has to reccommend someone to Nancy (the new supervisor) to take his place. He told me that he is going to ask her to give the job to me, which is a very strange thing because I've only worked there for 5 months, AND I'm the youngest employee. Normally you have to be 19-20 and have worked in the file room for a year. But James assured me that I was the most qualified for the position, (apparently I know more about how the file room works than some employees who have been working there for THREE YEARS! How pathedic is that?) and has taken the inititive to teach me the things of the file room that I'm not supposed to know, but is helpful knowledge anyways. I'm excited about this because it's a pay increase, but at the same time there's going to be some HARD feelings towards me for a while. *sigh* I'm going to Georgia... I'm going to Georgia... I'm going to Georgia.... I need a car... I need an apartment... I'm moving to Georgia... Thursday, October 04, 2001
1. WHAT KIND OF HOME DO YOU LIVE IN? will the answer I give be read by millions of strangers? What? Only tens of strangers? Oh not even that many huh? okay... 2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? 3. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? 4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME? 5. FAVORITE MAGAZINES? 6. FAVORITE SMELLS? 7. FAVORITE SOUND? 8. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD? 9. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? 10. FAVORITE COLOR? 11. HOW MANY RINGS BEFORE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE? 12. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME? 13. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL? 14. STORMS - COOL OR SCARY? 15. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? 16. IF YOU COULD TALK TO ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE? 17. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK? 18. WHAT IS YOUR ZODIAC SIGN? 19. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI? 20. IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB YOU WANTED WHAT WOULD IT BE ? 21. IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR WHAT COLOR WOULD IT BE? 22. EVER BEEN IN LOVE? 23. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL? 24. FAVORITE MOVIES: 25. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS? 26. WHAT'S UNDER YOUR BED? 27. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NUMBER? 28. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? 29. SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? 30. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? 31. PERSON YOU SENT THIS TO WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Today I took my FIRST test in my geetar class... and guess what? I GOT AN "A"!!!!!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Tuesday, October 02, 2001
You took a trip And climbed a tree At Robert Sledge's party And there you stayed Till morning came And you were not the same after that You gave your life To Jesus Christ And after all your friends went home You came back down And looked around You were not the same after that You were not the same after that You see em drop like flies You took the word You see em drop like flies -- Ben Folds Not the Same The reason for my recent postings of Ben Folds songs is because they have alot to do with what I've been feeling lately. The first song, "Still Fighting It" really hit home to me because I'm stuck in that age where I'm supposed to decide what I want to do with my life and expected to act more "mature" and all that crap. Yet I'm still wearing cartoon t-shirts and jeans, messy hair, messy tennis shoes, and still act like a 12 year old. But at the same time I have noticed a big change in myself and my attitudes about the world around me. Before I'd think in terms of "Oh that's wrong because, and that is right because, she's a teenage mom I don't feel sorry for her cuz she got what she deserved, or you're a bad person because you do this, this, and this, and everything else that I don't do." Now it's more like "Okay, she's a teenage mom, I really pitty her for being so pathedic that she couldn't wait and didn't use a contraceptive, and I pitty her because now her life affects her child's as well..." or "You do some things that I don't do, but you have many good qualities about you. I would appreciate you being my friend... just don't ask or pressure me to do anything I don't want to." I donno, I've lost much of my interest in anime (but I do hold Hayao Miyazaki's works close to my heart and the OOOOLLLDDD episodes of Sailor Moon!! hehe). I don't really feel anymore "grown up" than I did two or three years ago. Its funny how you change but you, yourself, never realize it until someone points it out to you. And that's why I've become so attached to that song... it really reflects how I feel. For example: Beth invited myself, Cody, Chris, Ashley, and Julia, to go see Zoolander for her birthday. So we all went to Tallahassee and pretty much hung out at the mall and watched the movie. The entire time I couldn't help but feel detached from everyone. For one thing, I am the oldest of the entire group. Everyone is about 15-16, and I'm 18. I used to hang out with them at school all the time because they were the ONLY artistic/abstract thinkers in Bristol. We had great times at school and each others houses, but since I've moved to Bristol, Beth and Ashely are the only ones I get to see regularly. Being with everyone again really made me feel very depressed because I can't hang out with them like I used to anymore... and that idea really really hurts. And also just the fact that I'll be moving soon, and when I do I won't get to see them anymore except when I come back here for holidays. |
