you would think saturday involved nothing but play, i'm so happy to see it. actually, i had planned to work today, but frankly am wiped out this week.
easing into the day mundane topics:
the ads at the tops of the journals:
i'm not thrilled about 'em. perhaps part of the advertising profits aol is making could go toward reducing our monthly bills. they should have to give US a kickback, and let us approve which ads can be displayed on our page. no, that won't happen...but neither will they be removed, now that they're here. i doubt i'll leave...unless, of course, texas holdem poker appears in flashing lights.
i have this thing about texas holdem - mainly, because they have spammed my internet journal as many as 250 times in a day with their ugly ads. if they can't buy the space, they'll take it in the comments section. i was having a carpal tunnel relapse from deleting so many of their "responses" to entries. and they get sneaky about it - they'll try to disguise themselves by publishing profound quotes. they made interesting reading, but....*click*. they're gone, now. and comments are closed. the internet journal is for more private entries, anyway.
i did follow some former j-landers to blogger.com, just in case aol slaps texas holdem at the top of the page. it's called...Letters to the Internet, of all things. if you decide to move your journal, please let me know where you go. i've enjoyed reading all of you so much. feel free to post the link in here somewhere.
glasses and socks
does anyone have a problem keeping drinking glasses? if so, have you noticed the mysterious cracks that appear in what you thought was heavy glassware (they usually fall apart in the dishwater), or do your glasses suddenly and simply go where socks disappear to? i think my problem keeping them is a direct result of having them IN the dishwater, and then someone else comes along and tosses a plate or something else heavy on top of them, not sure. but i've come up with a solution. libby, and all those other kitchenware people, should make pyrex glasses. pyrex lasts forever, and would be MUCH more preferable than (ick) plastic tumblers. and they should be ugly, so that no one wants to be seen in public holding one, and therefore, leave them in the kitchen where they belong.
well, i've rambled enough for one morning. it's time to start the day - holiday cleaning, laundry, grocery run, visit the folks..
wonder why i'm so wiped out.
5 comments:
Well, right now I see BOA above your ad. Its a pretty good company (in my opinion) so you are looking good. LOL. Actually, I think the fact that ads are put on space AOL gave already-paying customers, without their permission, is pretty bad. But I guess not having a journal, maybe I can't understand some of the seemingly emotional uproar. Afterall, AOL is not your real life.......hopefully. That is what I tell them at work, about work, too. Hey, I just had a thought, maybe I say that because I don't HAVE a real life. :-) Anyhow, when I started reading the journals, I was so impressed at the support that people gave each other. I know there was some bickering too, but overall it seemed to me, the support for each other was great. I hate to see people letting AOL upset and tear apart the J-Land community that was already going. I thought it was pretty special.
Regarding the glass dissappearing subject, that seemed to happen to a set of juice glasses I have/had. I had 8, now I have 3. Don't remember breaking all 5 but somehow, they are gone. And they used to make some sort of pyrex mug. I bought an old green one in a collectables type store not long ago. At least I think it is pyrex. It is non-breakable. Guess I better go for the whole set and drink juice out of those. Holiday cleaning.....bah humbug.
I am in the process of moving ... still plan to stay in touch with your journal though.
Donna
Dust Bunny Protector
Mara I'm not leaving, but I do plan to protest...I asked someone to make me a graphic that say "DO NOT BUY/USE ANY PRODUCT FROM THE ABOVE BANNER AD..THIS IS A PROTEST...TELL YOUR FRIENDS TOO"....didn't think that this would be much of a selling point to an ad committee do you? I'm mad that so many left..I know we can still visit but it's like having your cousins move cross country and not be on the same block as you any more...dam it...Sandi http://journals.aol.com/sdoscher458/LifeIsFullOfSurprises
I have to say that I never quite had that problem with my glass ware. I do have plastic tumblers but I hide them because I hate washing them after they have been sitting somewhere for like forever. No one leaves the glass ones laying around though. I know it doesn't make sense, I do my best to deal with these issues.
Dianne
Glad you're not leaving. Neither am I, for now at least.
Lori
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