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Amazon manages my friends for me

Here I am again, lurking around Amazon's favorite people area, reading descriptions and upgrading humans. (I love that Amazon allows me to "upgrade" someone from a favorite to a friend. That's just twisted enough) The Amazon "About me" blurb is an art form. I'm now officially embarrassed by mine and am off to rewrite.

Some favorites:

Lance "I am never content but always at rest. I am never happy but always satisfied. I am never lonely but always alone. I am Stinky Butter Tarts."

Adam: "I used to like NWA. I used to like cheeseburgers. I used to like Frank Lloyd Wright. I used to like Philadelphia. I used to like skateboards. I used to like blondes. I used to like Deleuze and Guattari - without even understanding them. I used to like Sandra Bernhard. I used to like being in the Army. I used to like the color blue. I used to like ACT UP. I used to like staying up all night long. I used to like Armani."

Anil: "I'm a plain brown rapper. "

David: "I enjoy long walks and heated swimming pools. Lighting fires and watching the grass grow. What am I? Is that your final answer? "

Derek: "Has anyone else noticed that Amazon brought the tabs back? Sigh. "

Erika: "snork!"

Lane: "After everything I've done for you, THIS is how you repay me? "

Todd: "I make stuff easy for people to use. I live in San Francisco. My favorite color is #ff6600. My hair defies gravity. I am the greatest lover the world has ever known. "

Mike "Uh uh, not on MY sofa you don't. "

Michael: "I wear blue shirts. I drink orange juice. I drive a Volkswagen. I'm married. I live in a major metropolitan area. I'm in 'management.' And since 1996 I've purchased something from Amazon every 11.6 days, on average. "

I'm also puzzling over how I got on Jef Raskin's favorite people list (if it is that Jef? How many people are so efficiant they go to using only on "f"). Yes, yes, I admit it-- I look at other's favorite people list to look for my name.

You love me, you really love me!

p.s. I'm taking this friday off from freaking out over anything. Book? What book? Job hunt? What job hunt? Dirty clothes? What dirty argghhhh help me help me I'm buried!!!!

Posted at May 31, 2002 08:14 AM


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Enjoy that Friday off! Laundry can wait! Remember the "we work too hard" link!

Posted by PeterV at May 31, 2002 09:41 AM


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Job hunt? What happened to CarbonIQ? Or do you mean, "client hunt"? Inquiring minds and all....

Posted by Joe at May 31, 2002 11:02 AM


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You must have missed this post, Joe.

Posted by ralph at May 31, 2002 05:40 PM


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