Thank you, Jane (of
Escribitionist), for
this. I wouldn't call myself a Grammar Whore, but it's good to know that I'm not the only person who's bothered by the decline of the English language in rap music. Yes, I realize that Nelly did the same thing with "Hot in Herre", but you can't really hear that. It's always sounded like just plain "here" to me.
Friday Five - Online.
1. How much time do you spend online each day?
Several hours. On average, two to three hours. Sometimes I don't even need to be on, I just stay online so I can run AIM.
2. What is your browser homepage set to?
The Hunger Site. See that plug at the bottom of the sidebar? That's important. I have it as my homepage so I don't forget. There are five related sites: Hunger, Breast Cancer, Child Health, Rain Forest, and Animal Rescue. All you do is click the button in the middle of the page, and the site sponsors donate money to help that cause. You pay nothing. Yeah, there are banner ads all over the "thanks" page, but the most pop-ups I've ever had is two (for all five sites). That's a really small price to pay for charity.
3. Do you use any instant messaging programs? If so, which one(s)?
I run AIM just about every time I get online. I also have Yahoo!Messenger, but I never use it because no one else does.
4. Where was your first webpage located?
Geocities. The old Geocities, back when it wasn't connected with Yahoo. There were little communities based on what type of site you had: Athens for sports sites, Hollywood for entertainment, and Enchanted Forest for kids. I was on the 7000 block in EF, I think. The page sucked. It had no style, just a lot of virtual pet adoptions. And I decorated it with icons for Christmas, but then I moved, so that stuff stayed up for ages. So sad.
5. How long have you had your current website?
I've been blogging for a year now. My "website", per se, is at
Freewebs, but I only use that for hosting pages (my writing and fanlistings). I host my images at the wonderful
Boomspeed.
Ergh. I had to go to the optometrist today. I always hate that, especially the glaucoma test machine, the one that shoots a puff of air into your eye. It makes my eyes water. The doctor was really nice, though. I had my eyes dilated, and she managed to get all three drops in each eye on the first try. I'm terrible with drops; I have sensitive eyes. (That's one of the reasons I don't even want to bother with contacts.) My prescription hasn't changed, which is good. Now I know my vision hasn't worsened since the eighth grade. I had to wear these dorky disposable-type sunglasses home, and then I couldn't see properly for hours. It felt like such a waste of time to sit around watching tv when I should have been working.
Speaking of which... I should get back to that know. Stupid school.
