Friday, October 17, 2008

Don't be a dummy...VOTE SMART!


I am a firm believer in the saying "if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything" - I can't remember exactly who said it, nor does that matter (at least not to me). After watching the 3rd and final presidential debate I discovered my stance on politics...and it may shock you, but I am not a Democrat!

I will say that I lean so far left, that I should have fallen over a long time ago! While filling out my absentee ballot I realized that while this election will be a huge historic milestone regardless of the outcome...I am tired of hearing about the "presidential" and "vice-presidential" angles of it.

Forget raising income taxes...what about the local proposition in my hometown that wants to allocate $180,000,000 to a freakin' tennis and aquatic center?!?! It's time to wake up and be informed about this entire political process and not just the rockstars of the election! Before you fill out your ballot, find about about your state and local politicians. A good place to start would be Project Vote Smart...you simply enter in your zip code and they give you ALL of the information.

Now that I have provided you with all the facts, I gotta let you know that I heart Barack Obama and Joe Biden...I think they are the change America needs! But it doesn't matter to me WHO you vote for...just please know WHAT you're voting for!

STAND UP: VOTE EARLY TODAY OR ROCK THE VOTE NOV. 4TH!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Google me baby!


I love google! It is absolutely the best thing ever! I google random stuff all the time...most times just to see what pops up the search results. I am somewhat of a Google-stalker because like to google the cute (and some not so cute) boys that I meet to make sure that they don't have criminal backgrounds (THE FINE PRINT: Please be advised girls and boys this method is not fail-proof!) and hopefully to avoid all of the Crazies!

But now, I can google freely no more. Meet the new website that is revealing google-ers identities (well, really just their location) everywhere and ruining my fave pastime!

Ziggs.com


So here's the down and dirty of what I know about the website...
Anyone can sign-up and create a profile with general info about themself and Ziggs.com basically sets a booby-trap for google-ers. 

EXAMPLE: I signed up created a bare bones profile and tested it by googling myself...a link popped up that included some of the info I entered...I clicked it...and minutes later I received an email informing me that my profile had received a hit...the email shared the time of the search and the geographical location of my Google-Stalker (myself of course)!

Creepy huh? I disabled my account right away. I feel like somethings should just be unknown. Who knows, maybe when I'm an even bigger deal, I'll care but not today!

So, google me baby!