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The first time I tried to buy jasonenglish.com, another Jason English had beaten me to it. Actually, his girlfriend did. On the site, That Jason said it was a birthday present. To celebrate, he posted pictures of himself skating in hockey pads on a homemade rink. I can’t say I had bigger plans for the domain. That was 1998.
Several years passed before I would again have $9.99 to spend frivolously on a web address. By then, a new Jason was calling jasonenglish.com home. Jungle Jason. And his Safari Magic.
Over the years, the number of people who emailed me the link to Jungle Jason’s Safari Magic was north of 237. Sadly, I just checked and learned Jungle Jason is no more. Can’t wait to see who moves in next.
When I finally purchased some Internet real estate of my own, I opted for jasonenglish1.com, which looks bad in pixels, but we’re all learning to love it (”all” being me and my 11 readers, many of whom are spambots.)
So the first question of the last Friday Happy Hour of 2007 is this: 1) Who’s the master of your domain (name)? If Internet averages hold, at least 84%* of you will find a porn site when typing your name and adding dot-com.
2. If your company forced you to participate in a Secret Santa-esque gift exchange, and the rules stated you must buy your co-worker a poster to hang in his or her cubicle, what poster would you buy?
3. If you could go back to college and do it all again, would you still pick the same major? The same school?
4. Who’s your favorite game show host?
5. Let’s make Week-After-Christmas Resolutions. Something you vow to start doing, but can give up on January 1st. What’s yours?
As always, answer only what looks appetizing. We’ll be back with weekly random questions on January 4th!
*This is made up.
1) sadly, nobody is the master of my domain, apparently i’ll have to be my own master
2)i would probably get an art print
3)i would have to go back to high school to change anything about college, so no changes to be made :)
4)alex trebek
5)i vow to drink every day between christmas and new years (and yes, this is a change for me)
posted by tami on 12-21-2007 at 9:57 am
My domain name is held by a very scary looking female body builder who uses the site to show off her workout routine. I REALLY want her autograph.
posted by Karen on 12-21-2007 at 10:03 am
Oops, forgot the other questions.
2)knowing the tastes of my co-workers, probably something from the Library of Congress. We’re library people here.
3) No, and no. Different school, different major.
4)Definitely Trebek.
5)Take naps.
5)
posted by Karen on 12-21-2007 at 10:06 am
This is the last Friday Happy Hour question of 2008? Man that’s a long time to wait….
1. I am the master of my domain as of early October. Someone suggested I do it in case I suddenly become famous.
2. The wiry cat suspended from a branch with the slogan “Hang in there” poster. CHEEEZY
3. No, and HELL no.
4. Alex Trebek, thanks to SNL
5. I vow to get work on time everyday next week. Then back to normal after New Years
posted by Shane on 12-21-2007 at 10:08 am
1) My name turns up some dude’s webpage with three pictures and some pseudo-philosophical quote on it. Actually, typing my name into Google usually turns up a ton of stupid stuff. Luckily, none of it is attributable to me… I try very hard to retain some web anonymity.
2) I would impose my preferences on the recipient by purchasing a poster I like (mua-ha-ha-ha). Possibly one of those blueprint posters of stage wrecking plans from Mallrats… or any demotivational poster from despair.com.
3) If I could find a way to do college all over again, I’d find some way to force the system to grant me financial aid so I wouldn’t have had to work full time to pay for school and carry a full load simultaneously. Bleh.
4) Peter Sagal (Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!)
5) I vow to be more optimistic and less cynical… I don’t think I could keep that up for over a week anyway…
posted by Jason! on 12-21-2007 at 10:13 am
1. I AM THE MASTER OF MY DOMAIN! I have not updated it since shortly after I aquired it, I just keep paying for it because you never know…. Currently I have a picture of 18 year old me at the Republican Party of Texas convention as a delegate posing with a picture of my then Congressman. I have moved out of that district, he has since retired, and I am now an independant hoping to vote for either Obama or McCain, whichever one is nomintaed. My how things change…
2. I would get a giant poster saying “I DON’T CARE!” Then I would point to it whenever he starts out with his useless dribble.
3. Same college, same major, no regrets.
4. That guy from the original family feud.
5. I vow not to go to work starting tomrrow, and ending Jan. 2.
posted by Witty Nickname on 12-21-2007 at 10:14 am
1) I own my domain, and a variation there of.
2) Probably something linux geeky.
3) Didn’t go to college, so I’d take Culinary arts, at univ of Hawaii.
4) Pat sagak was the biznass.
5) I vow to work as much as possible, to make some bonus cash.
posted by Phill on 12-21-2007 at 10:15 am
I have an amazingly common name, but other than a .se (sweden), there’s nobody with a .com. the .se domain is the home of a very porn-y looking singer.
I got stuck with an odd one for my secret santa this year. He’s a plumbing inspector with 8 homeschooled kids (homeschooled for religious reasons) with a heavy stutter and a pet donkey. ugh.
Same major, different college. I didn’t realize until I’d almost gotten my BA that the school a half hour away was one of the best schools in the country for Geography. Oh well. I’m a high school dropout with a masters degree!
I always liked the guy from Lets Make a Deal. Monty Hall.
I vow to….um…. wow, drawing a blank here…. um… i got nothin.
posted by jenny on 12-21-2007 at 10:15 am
1) Apparently, my Internet namesake-site holds information pertaining to International Artists Promotion, available in English and German. The pictures. The background images. Oy vey. I’m going to have to invade and conquer. My name is suffering intense shame.
2) I would buy a poster of Zach from Saved by the Bell. Or a motivational poster. My coworkers have earned it.
3) The same major of avoiding core classes for two years before dropping out to take only Japanese and private cello lessons? Nah, wouldn’t change a thing.
4) Bob Barker. Hands down.
5) Not doing bad things I’ll regret. Although I’m going to try to hold this up after January the 1st, I’m guessing that’s when it will spring a leak.
posted by Sarah on 12-21-2007 at 10:26 am
1. Nobody owns my name in domain, but I locked down theYerg.com.
3. College all over? Guh. I would do communication at Slippery Rock again in a heartbeat.
4. Bob Eubanks. Even use it as an alias from time to time.
5. Stop masturbating.
posted by Yerg on 12-21-2007 at 10:27 am
1) It appears that I can be my own master, should I choose to do so.
2) Night Ranger. Or some guy wearing only a towel with glistening skin straight out of the shower. Something really stupid and embarrassing.
3) I would probably choose the same major–I might make different choices with my career path, though. I love what I do (video producer and editor), but I don’t love where I do it (large insurance company).
I would stick with my school. It’s kind of a funny story. I graduated from Sangamon State University in Springfield, Illinois. The university was taken over by the University of Illinois a year after I graduated. The alumni association sent me a letter and offered me the opportunity to purchase a new diploma for 40 bucks that said U of I instead of SSU. No way, dudes. It’s not like I bring my diploma to job interviews with me. In my mind, I have a collectors item.
4) Trebek’s kind of pompous, but still probably my favorite. Jeopardy is really the only game show I can stand to watch.
5) I vow to relax as much as possible and not show up for work until after the first of the year.
posted by bre on 12-21-2007 at 10:31 am
1. My domain name is non-existent. I even tried my maiden name…I feel left out.
2. Poster: One of the “Demotivators”
My favorite is this:
Limitations-
Until you spread your wings, you’ll have no idea how far you can walk.
3.In this scenario, do I have lots of money to go to my favored college?
4. Trebek of course!
5. I vow to quit working entirely until January 2nd. This will not be difficult for me, as I’m on vacation.
posted by natlynn on 12-21-2007 at 10:32 am
1. A real estate agent
2. From “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. You should see the nuthouse we work in!
3. Electronic engineering still, at UNB still
4. Alex Trebeck
5. Chocolate
posted by mike on 12-21-2007 at 10:34 am
1. My name’s not taken… Nor is that of my girlfriend… Hmm…
2. Something inspirational… Perhaps the one with the kitten dangling from a tree branch and the phrase that says, “Hang in there.”
3. I would love to know what college is all about. Alas, I am merely high-school (and Navy) educated.
4. I actually like Pat Sajak, although I watch Jeopardy far more than Wheel.
5. Taking Day-Quil and Ny-Quil cocktails. If I’m over this flu crap before New Year’s, I’ll be stoked.
posted by Tim on 12-21-2007 at 10:36 am
1. My domain name isn’t taken yet. :(
2. The Office… everyone here quotes the show like crazy.
3. Same major- differnt school… I wish I would have moved further from home and experiences more trips.
4. Bob Barker
5. I vow not to b*tch at my boyfriend. He is always saying that I’m too negitive and b*tchy, so I’ll try hard to be.
posted by questgirl on 12-21-2007 at 10:46 am
My first and last name .com doesn’t come up with anything, but allison.com redirects me to the Rolls-Royce website. Classy.
posted by Allison on 12-21-2007 at 10:53 am
1. Wow my domain seems unoccupied. I never find a good email address, never thought the domain name will be available!
2. Snoopy or Charlie Brown poster
3. Same major..CS (programming feels powerful - ability to Create)..different school for bachelors definitely…but like someone else said that’d mean doing better in high school first!
4. Currently, Peter Segal of NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me and also Roy Blunt Jr…he’s not the host, but a panelist on the show.
5. I vow not to worry about how I am wasting precious years of my life..I’ll worry next year.
posted by septer on 12-21-2007 at 10:58 am
1. Meganromer.com is owned by a different Megan Romer, who makes greeting cards and stationery. Very lovely, but she lives in England and with the exchange rates, they’re pretty far out of my budget.
2. Probably a French art nouveau print or something.
3. I only went to college for a year. If I had it to do over again, I wouldn’t have gone at all - really!
4. Trebek, all the way.
5. I am going to be metropolitan for that week (NYC visiting the in-laws), then I will give it up and go back to my small-city ways.
posted by Megan on 12-21-2007 at 11:06 am
1. Jessica.com is, surprisingly, not porn, but one of those generic redirection sites. Jess.com is a real estate company in Ocean City, NJ.
2. The idea makes me roll my eyes. Any devotional or motivational posters I would buy for irony’s sake would be taken at face value (and adored) by most of my co-workers.
3. Same college, yes, absolutely. Same major? Studying French isn’t the most useful major but it led to a great career so I guess I’d stick with that, too. How gratifying!
4. Someone with the brains of Alex Trebek and the social skills of Pat Sajak. Although, Alex’s awkward jokes and pompousness are the reasons why I love to hate him.
5. I resolve to NOT set my alarm clock between Christmas and New Year’s.
posted by Jessica on 12-21-2007 at 11:06 am
1. No one is master of my domain….sad but true.
2. That pathetic Hang In There Baby cat poster. tee hee
3. Didn’t do the college thing….
4. Gene Rayburn, defintiely. Match Game & Match Game PM rule. Perhaps maybe Ken Ober from Remote Control.
5. Stop having mindless, meaningless, endless sex?
posted by QT314159265 on 12-21-2007 at 11:10 am
1. Some buy who makes glaringly bad music.
2. Hopefully I would find some poster with Sally Struthers on it or some other obscure pseudo-celebrity.
3. I would major in geopolitical studies at East Timor university and still not have a job in my area of study, as it is now.
4. Chuck Barris, because in between killing people he had a cheesy gameshow. If his story is true it’s a little disturbing and if it’s not, he is one big, big nutjob.
5. Start every morning with a good stiff drink
posted by sje2007 on 12-21-2007 at 11:17 am
1. None, but there is a site with the first letter of my first name and my full last name. Who knew?
2. No Well Behaved Woman Ever Made History
3. Same school (a Playboy top-10 small mid-west partying school in the mid 70’s). Same major (whatever it was)
4. Jeff Foxworthy (Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader)
5. In 4 1/2 hours I’m on vacation for 11 days. I will not log on to work until Jan 2nd. (Well maybe just to clean up the spam)
posted by Sue on 12-21-2007 at 11:31 am
1) No one, just the “site not found error”
2. “Me Next Please” from explodingdog.com
3. Probably not, but since going back is not an option, why dwell. Anyway, I would probably end up doing something drastically different from my major — as is the case today.
4. Bob Barker in the 80s, what can I say, I love The Price is Right.
5. I’m going to enjoy the snow in the mountains … I’ll be in Wyoming with the fam before heading back to NYC.
posted by kt on 12-21-2007 at 11:37 am
1. Since I share my name with a newly single country singer who has, at some point, danced with other stars, I get her website when I search for my name dot com. Search of my maiden name brings up a Brit singer. Guess I should take up singing.
2. A Brian Kershisnik print of people balancing spoons
3. I’d choose a different major, say something in textiles rather than accounting, because if I’m not going to finish college (I didn’t) at least I would have taken some fun classes. Yes to same college though. It was the only place I would have stumbled upon the greatest guy in the world.
4. Soft spot for Bob Barker. Although my fave game show is Jeopardy.
5. Stressing about my research paper (I went BACK to college after a 15 year hiatus)
posted by SaraLuna on 12-21-2007 at 11:41 am
1. No one is the master of my domain.
2. I love the demotivator posters. But I pretty much think a poster of Chuck Norris would be an instant hit. XP
3. Major: No. School: Probably.
4. Ryan Seacrest. I might have to kill myself after admitting that.
5. Post-Christmas Resolution: I’m never going to work again after today. ;)
posted by Ashley on 12-21-2007 at 11:48 am
1. There is no master of my domain… that will have to change.
2. Something with Dilbert… silent protest and what have you.
3. yes, but I would have stayed another year.
4. Alex Trebek is a GOD!!!
5. I’d give up anger, but it’s so delicious
posted by allyson on 12-21-2007 at 12:06 pm
1. Few people can actually pronounce my last name, so “Server Not Found” will be the master of my domain for the long term. If I were to create my own site, my name wouldn’t be involved.
2. I’d have the website pic of one of our partners here made into a poster. Why? It’s a funny picture, and as a poster, it would make everyone cringe.
3. Same school. Difft major. I wish someone had told me that it doesn’t matter what kind of degree you get if you go to a liberal arts school.
4. I can’t believe no one has said Richard Dawson (pour some out)… He was so creepy on Family Feud.
5. I resolve to eat chocolate every day.
posted by liz on 12-21-2007 at 12:55 pm
1. www.melea.com says “Yep, I agree. This sucks. I may do better someday.” I agree completely.
2.Vintage Rock-n-Roll poster - Tiffany or New Kids on the Block, you know, something great.
3. Culinary school - anywhere!
4.Hmmm… Marc Summers? Double Dare!!
5.Post Christmas resolution: Willingly call all family members.
posted by Melea on 12-21-2007 at 12:56 pm
1- Porn site? I wish! mine’s a REALTOR.
2- That one from “Brazil” that reads: “Don’t suspect a friend-REPORT HIM.”
3- Yes on both. Only differences would have been to start a band and play more Ultimate.
4- Bob Eubanks. He helped bring the Beatles to the Hollywood Bowl.
5- Watch “A Christmas Story” as many times as possible. Providing someone double-dog-dares me.
posted by Joe Maz on 12-21-2007 at 1:01 pm
Hey Joe! I triple dog dare ya!
posted by Jason! on 12-21-2007 at 1:09 pm
1. a sprinkler company
2. Monty Python, Silly Walks
3. I’d pick the same major(s) and the same school(s), but i want to get my masters.
4. ken ober on MTV’s defunct ‘remote control’
5. Week-After-Christmas Resolutions: to quit smoking cigars
posted by shelly on 12-21-2007 at 1:12 pm
1- I owned mine until a couple months ago when I gave up on the notion that someday I would learn how to make a website.
2- I think I’d go with a full-size poster of myself, made at Kinkos, only so I could see the look of horror-masked-with-a-polite-smile upon unwrapping.
3- Yes and yes. Loved college. And wouldn’t do a thesis this time either.
4- Maybe the guy from Blind Date? Understated.
5- Will open my mail instead of moving it, unopened, from one pile to another around the apartment.
posted by Samantha on 12-21-2007 at 1:14 pm
My first and last name take me to a generic place holder, but if I add my middle initial in I get redirected to…
www dot johnlscott dot com
which is some real estate site. I don’t see any reference to my name on the site so it’s kinda odd.
posted by Mike on 12-21-2007 at 1:17 pm
Actually, this is the last Friday Happy Hour of 2007…
posted by Mike H on 12-21-2007 at 1:20 pm
1. a country western singer
2. keith millard in action
3. absolutely not and probably not
4. bill anderson from fandango
5. resolution: smoke more
posted by Nate on 12-21-2007 at 1:33 pm
1. My domain name is non-existant, but then I tried my maiden name- Ashley Simpson and came up with a whole hell of a lot of crap!
2. MC Escher- those things are hypnotizing to look at! Or, Monty Python silly walk.
3. Same major, but I’d probably accept my invite to Julliard- scholarship free, than go where my scholarship took me..
4. Peter Segal- he’s the best! And Karl. While he’s not the host, he sure does some great clues!
5. Week after: Eat as much crap as possible to give myself something to over-come for the new year… cookies, cake, pie, candy, things NOT good but taste OH SO GOOD. You know. “non diet” foods!
posted by Ashley on 12-21-2007 at 1:34 pm
1. My domain name has been held by a woman for about five years, hes never used it, but told me she was going to put up a site to sell sexual enhancement drugs…nice.
2. A Demotivator, definately!
3. Nope. Would have fled to the west coast when my parents told me they wouldn’t pay for me to study in London. Defiant and childish, I know, but such is the way of things.
4. …Bob Barker. I’m sure lot would agree that he gained some respect from Happy Gilmore.
5. Week-After-Christmas Resolution: to spend more time with family.
posted by Lauren Jordan on 12-21-2007 at 1:37 pm
For those that don’t know, the web is being archived and you can view the history of domain names at archive.org.
Searching jasonenglish.com reveals it was first archived June 2nd 2003 and the last time on Nov 2nd 2005. You can also view a cached version of the site.
*I am not affiliated with archive.org, I just use it a lot to check on my old domain names ;-)
posted by Trevor on 12-21-2007 at 1:41 pm
1.) My domain is available! Wish my life was exciting enough to fill it up.
2.) No cubicle. But since I work with mechanics, probably some cheesy beefcake poster from the 80’s.. Like the one with the guy at the door..”Buns n Roses.” Snarf.
3.) I would have taken a year off, then gone to the University I ended up at from the beginning. Oh and I would NOT have changed my CJ major, but I WOULD have graduated.
4.) Pat Sajak is a lunchbox. Alex Trebek fo sho.
5.) Sleep in until 11am everyday.
**Joe Maz.. I TRIPLE dog dare you.
posted by mrs.djs on 12-21-2007 at 1:43 pm
My domain is held by an Australian country music singer that refers to himself as Mr. Versatile. Really, I’m not kidding…
posted by Quix on 12-21-2007 at 1:48 pm
1) My .com is taken up by a drummer of some sort. Pretty classy site, actually…way nicer than I could have made for myself, so well done!
2) Probably something motorsports-related, since that’s what everyone would expect of me. Or, I might go for a vintage fire-safety poster, if I could find one.
3) Changing majors would mean having a different job, so no way!
4) Jeff Foxworthy. Big fan for years, and now he’s on my favorite game show. Life is good.
5) Not to spend so much time on the Internet at work.
Guess I’ll start n–
posted by Mike on 12-21-2007 at 1:59 pm
I was gonna back out on #5, but after two TRIPLE dog dares, I suppose I’m stuck. Thtuck? THTUUUUCK!
posted by Joe Maz on 12-21-2007 at 2:26 pm
1) I have a really unusual last name, so no hits for me on .com .org, or anything else. But I googled myself recently and found there were actually some women in the US with my same name (I identified about 4). One 19 year old poetess in Texas, a track and field HS star, and someone who went to Space Camp! It’s so wierd for me to see my unique name somewhere else that I couldn’t help but think of them as doppelgangers :) Go Space Camp me!
2) Demotivators, definitely!
3) No and Hell No. Believe it or not, a liberal arts degree from a liberal arts college worked out just fine for me. Although I would have liked to have taken more frivolous classes.
4)Peter Sagal all the way, Baby!
5) Wow, I love this idea. If I don’t have to make it a permanent goal, then I will do the impossible for a week. As of now, I vow to stop criticizing myself for one week. No joke. Happy holidays to me!
-PS to Joe Maz, I hope you know that TBS runs “Christmas Story” for 24 hours straight starting Christmas Eve! Hehe! Good luck buddy!
posted by Jen in California on 12-21-2007 at 2:51 pm
1.) I have no domain. Boo. But that’s what you get with an unknown last name.
2.) No poster. Snow globe.
3.) I would go to Juliard and major in vocal performance. Biggest regret is turning that down for business school.
4.) Bob Barker. The best
5.) To kiss a new person every day.
posted by Julie on 12-21-2007 at 2:57 pm
1. A url I’ve desired for awhile has been squatted by the jerkoffs at DOMAIN NAME SALES CORP. since the beginning of time.
2. First instinct is a chimpanzee holding a kitty, but honestly I’d much rather see the Ninja Turtles on someone’s cubicle wall.
posted by Austin on 12-21-2007 at 3:02 pm
1) Nobody owns my domain name. If i had something interesting to tell the world i’d probably buy it.
2)I’d make one of those faux motivational posters. I’d take a picture of my co-worker working in their cube then have”Purgatory-Working for low pay without a chance of growth.” under it.
3)I never finished college. Even more sadly i think i would go do it all again. My major was sex and partying. Fun.
4)My favorite game show host has got to be Jeff Probst from survivor. I have to say his name because he’s my 2nd cousin.
5)I vow to come in just to swipe my card and leave (Outside Sales so i get paid anyway).
posted by Jared Probst on 12-21-2007 at 3:09 pm
1) My site under “Greg” is available, but my site as “Gregory” is under construction.
2)That one with Marilyn Monroe’s dress flying in the air.
3) Haven’t gone to college yet.
4)Ben Stein. “Win Ben Stein’s Money” was the best show on television for a long time.
posted by bobthewalrus on 12-21-2007 at 3:34 pm
1.) Apparently an artist my domain name.
2.) Something from despair.com
3.) No and maybe… Depends if I could go back in time. Then the answer would be yes. Otherwise, Hell no.
4.) Wally Hotvedt from “Let’s Bowl”.
5.) I dunno… But I think next year I want to go somewhere where they do not celebrate Chirstmas for Christmas.
posted by stuart on 12-21-2007 at 3:35 pm
Now “best show” in my last post is a link to an ad… I feel so dirty.
posted by bobthewalrus on 12-21-2007 at 3:47 pm
1.) Darn…I happen to fall into that rare 16% category. And I was so looking forward to viewing porn at work.
2.) Definitely something having to do with Dungeons and Dragons. Or something medeval. I mean seriously, the guy looks like a Final Fantasy character.
3.) Different major, same school.
4.) Alex Trebek. The guy is really really smart.
5.) Flossing. I’ll do this everyday and then quit on the first. Who in the hell flosses everyday anyway?
posted by Angie on 12-21-2007 at 3:48 pm
1) No one. Guess no one wants to be me. :-(
2. Anything from despair.com. Especially ones that relate to leadership, or in our case, a lack thereof
3. No and a BIGGER no.
4. Gene Rayburn. He always seemed so cheesey.
5. Something I have to start doing but then give up. You mean like free-basing cocaine or shooting heroin or something?
posted by Pragmatic Cynic on 12-21-2007 at 3:53 pm
1)boculjan.com does not exist. however, *I* am the master of iwannabeaculjan.com
2)something completely off the wall, with a little bit of throwback value. she-ra or something.
3)I’ve just recently gone back to college and it’s pretty decent. So i dont guess I would change anything.
4)Drew Carey, just because he mentioned using Mimi as one of the Price is Right girls.
5)Working out. But I’m not sure I could stick with it that long.
posted by bo on 12-21-2007 at 4:48 pm
1) Apparently, Rolls-Royce. You type in allison.com, and you get the International Rolls-Royce homepage. I kid you not.
2) A very large poster of Zac Efron in “Hairspray.” You know, the one where you can count every blackhead and blemish.
3) Depends… I am just a wee bit too young to go to college.
4) Does Cat Deeley from “So You Think You Can Dance?” count? If not, then Bob Barker. =P
5) Of course, I thought I had remembered all the questions, but on the last one I drew a blank. I glanced up to see if the previous flosser’s comment could tip me off. Hmm. Nope, not a drug reference.
Anyway, I will stop eating chocolate. Yeah, right.
posted by Allison on 12-21-2007 at 4:51 pm
1) I know for a fact it used to be porn. I looked it up in the wee early internet days (with my mom looking over my shoulder) and we both received quite a surprise.
Now, however, there’s no content on the site, although it *is* registered - To Alberta Hot Rods. Huh. Go figure.
2. Easy. Over at Despair, Inc.
“Customer Disservice”
“We’re not satisfied until you’re not satisfied.”
The joy of working in a call center. Oh, yeah.
3. No and no. I’d go to a smaller school and I’d major in something worthwhile to my pocketbook (like accounting). Boring, yes, but at least then I’d have the cash to do what I’d really like to do, instead of having a ton of student loan debt and ending up in a job that has nothing to do with my major and pays chicken feed.
4. Chairman Kaga. It’s all so dramatic!
5. Quit watching television. There’s nothing good on anyway (until Avatar starts again … yes, I’m an adult, but it’s a dang good show!).
posted by Stephanie on 12-21-2007 at 7:36 pm
1. no one has my name as a domain. thank god.
2. i’m glad i don’t work in a cubicle, and doubly glasd i don’t have to withstand what my gang-banging co-workers consider “tasteful cube decoration”
3. i don’t regret what i did in college, but i’m glad i’m going back to get a more useful degree (i got an a.a.s. in ornamental horticulture, i’m going back for a b.s. in biotechnology)
4. the guy on the distraction show
5. i’m not sure there’s anything i can think of that i could do or not do, although i suppose i could make a resolution to not spray my cat with the water bottle for no good reason until the new year. lol
it’s just so much good clean fun.
posted by Sue on 12-21-2007 at 8:53 pm
1. The master of my domain (name) is some guy in London who bought it years ago and hasn’t done diddly with it. The placeholder hasn’t changed since I first looked it up & contacted him in about 1993. He also owns the domain name for my family name, and it links to the same placeholder. Thankfully no p0rn.
2. An Apple “Think Different” poster (especially if said cow-orker was a PC fan.)
3. Not on your life, and probably not.
4. Um, not big on game shows.
5. Look for a new job so I can dump my current gig. Today was a terrible horrible no good very bad day. Anyone headed for Australia soon? I could hitch a ride in your suitcase; you won’t even know I’m there.
posted by Dave on 12-21-2007 at 8:54 pm
1)I alone am the master of my domain (both when I use only my first name - once considered one of the most popular names - AND when I tag on the unusual last name)
2)No cubicle either… but I’d try to find a life-sized Christopher Walken that I could look at…
3) No, if I had talent in such areas, I’d go for a Music Composition degree or film school. Probably would need to go elsewhere
4) Bert Convy
5)Making the decision to quit making resolutions I can’t keep
posted by Amy on 12-21-2007 at 11:09 pm
Addendums…
1) I would actually be the master, if I did actually have a site. But I don’t - and as said - no one else does either!
2) If no Walken, sub with life sized Philip Seymour Hoffman
posted by Amy on 12-21-2007 at 11:14 pm
1. Some home furniture website in Chinese. o_O It’s funny since their name hardly matches the website whatsoever.
2. Something funny and tasteful at least.
3. No and no. It would have saved me the big bucks. Maybe it’s not too late…I should have gone into nursing.
4. Bob Barker. The Price is Right is always awesome.
5. To go out. And if I had the option to make an ever-lasting resolution, it’s to stop worrying so much. :T
posted by Lisa on 12-21-2007 at 11:35 pm
1)My name domain is a sad story of a mom and her 5yo son who went missing several years ago, at this point.
2)I would buy a poster from despair.com. Probably talking about retarded groups.
3)If I could go back to when I could decide where I could go, I would take the opportunity that was given to me to go to NYU. Who knows what I would have majored in, but I would be a different environment with many more options than what I ended up doing.
4)George Gray will have to always be my favorite game show host, since I actually met him when I was a contestant on the daytime “Weakest Link”.
5)I resolve to not read any “Best of” lists. (I can just catch up on them the first week of January).
posted by thatothrgirl on 12-22-2007 at 10:26 am
1) No domain that I know of for my legal name, although several of my aliases are taken.
2) If my company forced me to do a Secret Santa I would fire me (self-employed) but were I to be in my old work environment at the airline I’d opt for a poster from “Terminator” or “War Games”. Chaos is My Friend…
3) I think I’d just skip college entirely. I’ve got 4 Associates’ degrees, two Bachelors, and a Masters. None of them provided me with much beyond a few year’s employment in areas I came to dislike. I’m easily bored. Most everything useful I’ve learned came from the School of Hard Knocks and The School of Being Given a Task to do Somthing About Which I Know Nothing and BSing My Way Thru It Until I Get It Right. Like I said, I’m easily bored.
4) Trebek, of course. Love his inane “interviews”. Naturally, Frick and Frack, the Tappet Brothers, would rank up near the top somewhere.
5) Dunno who it was that posted it first, but I’ll start each day with a glass of 100 proof Stoly, followed by a glass of 140 proof Schnapps. Then a nap.
posted by Doc on 12-22-2007 at 10:59 am
1)My domain name does indeed go to a porn site
2)I would probably do some investigation work to see what the person liked and buy accordingly.
3) Yes for the major, no for the school.
4)Bob Barker, definitely
5)Be more social and less sarcastic
posted by Tamara on 12-22-2007 at 11:15 am
1) Definitely a porn site… bummer…
2) Either the complete sonnets of Shakespeare or the Periodic Table of Elements. No reason, just random.
3) Same school, same major (education), but would probably stay longer and add a business double major as well… maybe study abroad.
4)I haven’t had a TV in six months, so I can’t even tell you who is hosting game shows at the moment.
5) Writing more hand-written letters. I go through phases once in a while when I really enjoy this, but then I get impatient and want my keyboard back.
posted by Katie on 12-22-2007 at 9:03 pm
1. No one owns my domain name. I guess my name isn’t common enough. Yay me.
posted by Janel on 12-22-2007 at 11:34 pm
1) No one is cool enough to have my name as their domain! HA!
2) Either:
Homer Simpson “Beer: the cause of and solution to all life’s problems!”
or
“Motivation” If a pretty poster and a cute saying are all it takes to motivate you, you probably have a very easy job. The kind robots will be doing soon.
3) I would do it all over again and still be an archaeology major at the same university! Come on, we were right next to FU!
4) Bob Barker is #1
5) I vow to give a real, heart-felt thank you to at least one person a day at work… and mean it!
posted by The Cass on 12-22-2007 at 11:47 pm
2. The “Is this GOOD FOR THE COMPANY?” poster from Office Space. Bonus: you can make it yourself.
4. Don’t know about favorite, but least favorite is definitely Trebek (though Jeopardy rocks). I shudder with hatred especially when he does voices or those awkward q.&a.s with the contestants. Just awful.
posted by ellen on 12-23-2007 at 5:04 pm
1)my full name and my maiden name draw a lank, but just my first is pr0n-esque
2)I believe (I’m a SAHM, but same answer regardless)
3)sure, but maybe more programming classes
4)Gary Moore (to tell the truth) or Gene Rayburn
5) never good at resolutions, no matter how temperary
posted by Yonit de Metz on 12-24-2007 at 8:38 am