...But Why Would I Want To Do A Thing Like That?
I Just Want To Be Invisible!
Thursday, Jun. 26, 2003 | 6:27 p.m.

I cannot believe I'm hiding out on the Internet. It seems as if every time I log onto AOL, there's someone wanting to IM me. Most of the time, I don't feel like chatting, and if I do, I want to chat through my Yahoo Messenger. I dislike AOL with a passion.

To escape being seen logged onto AOL, I made up a new screen name. I'm keeping this one to myself. Sometimes, even if I'm only on the Internet, I just need a little solitude. I hope that this new screen name will provide a bit of what I'm looking for. Besides, I really hate the beeping noise that my computer makes whenever someone sends me an IM. That kind of thing could contribute to an early nervous breakdown on my part.

Signing onto my Yahoo Messenger is about as bad as AOL. The only exception is that I can be logged on and be invisible. At least when I'm invisible I'm still able to chat with the friends I feel like talking to.

Which brings me to my next point -- have you ever noticed that the person you want to talk to is never logged on when you want to talk to them? Usually, when this is the case, people whom you do not care for are the only ones signed on -- and they always decide to chat with you at that particular moment.

I think this is one of life's little fuck ups. Life likes to laugh at those who have to (more or less) live it.

This is why I fully support giving life the finger. The only down side to partaking in this event is that life's finger is always much bigger, and somehow manages to make shooting a bird seem much more offensive than it actually is.



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