The power of two
Every vote counts, right? (Florida: YES! Of course...) Well, in the primaries, they count for a lot more and in the runoffs, hell, it's like I'm personally picking the winners. It's a powerful feeling...makes me want more more more. So, imagine my thirsty feelings when I got Cylinda's too-late-for-her-but-not-for-
I'M JUST KIDDING. I would never commit voter fraud. But I like thinking that I could. The AJC says that "less than 10 percent of Georgia's eligible voters are expected to go to the polls..." So I could've had a huge stake in the outcome. I could've been a literal swing vote. I didn't mail it in, though. I want to break the law, but not in this way. Yes, I do have standards, thankyouverymuch.
But all my ethics and law-abidation goes out the window tonight if my candidate loses by a vote. I'm sending in that ballot and blaming the postal system for it arriving late. Fool-proof plan? I think so.
« August 05, 2008 5:22 PM | Post a Comment | 0 comments »
The Internet can be nice sometimes
This week has been a great affirmation of the business side of the Internet for me. I've bought many items online from Ruskies to Pennsylvanians (ack) to Canadians (ack ack) and I've never questioned the validity of any transaction. That may be naive of me, but whatever. Except for one eBay item (which I got my money back), I've gotten everything I've paid for.
So to be honest, when I say "affirmation," I really mean I experienced some outstanding customer service. That is rarer than rare these days. And I got it 3 times this week! See:
- I spoke to Customer Service at Paypal and got the resolution I needed within 5 minutes. And the rep was polite!
- I've been ChaCha-ing, not really 100% sure that I was going to get paid. But my earnings really showed up in bank account when it was supposed to. Amazing!
- And the best of show this week goes to Zappos. I bought shoes yesterday morning and I'm wearing them right now. I'm not sure if I'm being clear enough. RIGHT NOW I'm wearing shoes I bought online 28 hours ago. I did not pay for shipping. It was free. I literally have my Mephistos on my stinky feet right NOW. This boggles my Friday-addled brain.
Labels: Schemes
« July 18, 2008 12:53 PM | Post a Comment | 0 comments »
ChaCha
Tell me, have you ever:
wanted to finally win that damn team trivia played game at bars/restaurants?
settle a stupid bet with a friend over a stupider issue?
chat with random strangers incessantly?
use up all your text messages in your monthly plan?
No? Me, neither, but evidently, other people are not like you or me. They text (242242) or call in their questions (1-800-2-CHACHA) to ChaCha, a free SMS answering service. The answers come back within 5-10 minutes on their cell phone.
How do I know all this? I work at ChaCha. I'm one of their Guides and answer the inane questions all y'all have. And you really have inane, pointless questions most of the time. But that's ok because I like inanity. I'm paid for the inanity at $0.20 an answer. Yes, it's a goldmine. Actually, it can be useful if you don't have a smartphone with a web browser and you need to know where something is or the hours of a store.
Anyway, if you want in on this cash cow, sign up at www.ChaCha.com under the Become a Guide section. If you like researching on the Internets, wasting time on the Internets and answering pranky questions with your own killer wit, this is a possible job for you. You don't need to put my email address down in the referral field, but if you do, I take half your earnings! Mwahaha! No, I wish, but that's a lie. I get a 10% bonus for every question answered, but if you're not feeling goodwill towards me today, I understand. It happens.
If you get nothing else out of this promo for ChaCha, don't be so thick and realize that I'm trying to get you sign up and work for ChaCha using my email address, but I'm trying not to be obnoxious about it (for once). You can also take away the easy to remember text number (242242 which spells CHACHA) and ask any question you can think of. It'll be answered and I might be the one doing it. I'll try not to roll my eyes too much when I see it.
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