Thanks to Mary for sharing this one with me today:
I already addressed these items on my facebook wall in response to the post, but for people who aren’t stalking me and/or hate facebook, here is what I said about the video.
So many things.. okay:
1) I CAN feel it in the air tonight
2) are you hiring him? big mistake if you don’t.
3) worst wedding DJ? how about worst wedding period? look at that place.
4) after he bangs around that girls boobs he just shrugs it off like its no big deal, in fact she seems to not think much of it either. just slappin’ boobies, whatever, totally normal.
5) epic transition from the conga song to phil collins.
On a somewhat related note, in the posting on facebook vs here vein, I am gradually trying to move away from using facebook. I’ll likely provide more information on why later on, but basically it comes down to their egregious violation of privacy which I’m sure you’ve heard in the news. Anyway, more on this later.
Nothing in my online world is worse than those “25 Things” lists that have infected facebook indicating the inevitable downfall of this once somewhat exclusive, mighty social networking site. I remember MySpace way back when it was not horrible, well that’s a lie I don’t remember that. But what I mean to say is, people once used MySpace, then it became the lawless, ghetto wasteland that we know it as today. The influx of terrible applications, parents, adults, coworkers, young kids, convicted felons, struggling bands and stupid viral posts like the “25 Things” are what brought down MySpace and what has begun to destroy the usabililty, usefulness and not-being-annoying-ness of facebook.
“… interesting facebook story. Last night somebody (presumably in a dimly lit basement internet cafe in China) hacked Mary’s account and asked her friends (specifically, Mikey, who knew it was a scam) to wire her money in Africa (attached is his conversation). Pretty awesome, though it has proven an invaluable albeit unexpected lesson.
I sincerely hope, for your sake, that your travels to China don’t leave you in need of money, because none of us will believe you.”
February 3rd, 2009:
Mary
hi
7:32pmMichael
yo
7:33pmMary
How are you doing
7:33pmMichael
great! i became an uncle today!
7:33pmMary
Wooow
7:34pmMichael
my sister is adopting a child from Peru, and they got all their info today
how are YOU doing
7:34pmMary
Am ok
But not happy
7:35pmMichael
whats wrong?
7:35pmMary
One of my college need my help and i can’t assit her
7:36pmMichael
?
7:36pmMary
She need me to help her send some money and i don’t have enough on me
7:37pmMichael
oh man
that sucsk
do you need to borrow some cash?
7:37pmMary
Yea a lot
Yea can you help me on it
7:38pmMichael
yea absolutley
how much do you need
7:38pmMary
Well i don’t no how much you can help out
how much can you borrow me
7:40pmMichael
would the real Mary Connolly please stand up
7:41pmMary
Am here
7:43pmMary
Michael
talk to me
It was some one you were talking too
Am so sorry my box was hacked
7:44pmMichael
how much money do you need- i can bring it over tomororw
7:45pmMary
don’t come coz amn
not in
7:46pmMichael
ok when will you be home? i’ll come by this weekend with un-marked bills
7:48pmMary
Am out for the week end michael
7:48pmMichael
ok well when should i bring over all this cash?
there’s just so much of it
7:49pmMary
Are you pulling my leg’s micheal
7:49pmMichael
are you pulling mine? ” MARY ”
7:51pmMary
Nope am not
Seem you don’t be live me
7:52pmMichael
alright great
let’s do a wire-transfer
7:52pmMary
So how is your sisiter doing
7:52pmMichael
what is your account number
mine is : 7
7:52pmMary
It as been block am owing the bank some momey
7:53pmMichael
ok so how should we do this
7:53pmMary
Can you go to western union and send it
7:53pmMichael
no problem
7:54pmMary
That would be more easy for you
But you will have to send it to the person i want you to send it too
Micheal if you no you are playing wit me let me no ok
7:55pmMichael
no i am in. who should i send the money to?
7:55pmMary
It’s going to africa
Can you be able to send it there?
And i need you to send it now
7:57pmMichael
ok
i’ll just go to western union and transfer “money” to “africa”
they’ll know just what to do!
8:03pmMichael
well fake Mary, it was nice meeting you. Good luck in Africa and with your financial problems. take care now, bye bye then
These pictures (friends of a friend) came up in my Facebook newsfeed yesterday. I have been wanting to plan a spring skiing day this season with jeans and a sweet jacket like that so badly. I’m going to begin searching every goodwill store from now until April.
“A great excuse to force the dildos that live below us to listen to “Monster Mash” through their ceiling until 5 am”
Come on out to Allston (the Salem of the Metro Boston Area) for the first ever 41 Coolidge Halloween Party. Perks will include:
* A guaranteed comfortable, giggly atmosphere due to steady stream of weed smoke billowing through our second-story windows from below
* A sure-to-be-fantastic array of variations on the classic ‘slutty ____’ costume (i.e. devil/nurse/nun/Mother Teresa/Appellate Court Judge).
* Crimmins
* Every 5th Sarah Palin (or ‘Tina Fey playing Sarah Palin’) costume drinks free!
* Slurred, incoherent conversation and semi-rhythmic dance-movements after 1 am
The more socially acceptable websites that I spend my time with.
Rob on Facebook: Andy still stays away from it, Casey is almost ready to tentatively approach it, but myself like millions of others have fully embraced it since having the doors opened to it early in my college career.
Rob's Freeskier Profile: Need to work on hanging out here more but Dave persuaded me to join back in the opening days and it is a sweet site he put together.
