Friday Five

Just because some of us spend a lot of time in the Interbunny, it doesn't mean that all of us have the time or desire to maintain webpages. S'why I have a LiveJournal. Oh, well.

1. How much time do you spend online each day?

Workdays? At least 7 hours.
Weekends? Probably an hour or so. If that.

2. What is your browser homepage set to?

Home - Google.
Work - Intranet homepage.

3. Do you use any instant messaging programs? If so, which one(s)?

Home - Yahoo!
Work - nothing. Feckin' firewall.

4. Where was your first webpage located?

Don't have one.

5. How long have you had your current website?

Don't have one.

Oh, yeah.

Something very petty, but I'm a little pissy at our local newpaper right now. They published a gushing piece about Lyn-Lake, which is the commercial district I tend to revolve around. It's fun and funky, with great theaters, restaurants, and shopping. It's also still overshadowed by the ultra-hip and mega-commercial Uptown just six blocks to the west. That's not going to stay that way for long, as gentrification is creeping its way east in the form of new condos and townhouses springing up in former parking lots.

Fine. I can deal. My immediate neighborhood will probably stay funky-esque for a few years at least, because there is nowhere for gentrification to come in. We're packed. However, I do resent my favorite place to wander and people-watch becoming the New!Hip!Thing!! It happened with Uptown, it's happening with Lyn-Lake. I live in the city (and avoid downtown on the weekends) to get away from the suburbanites, and they keep invading. What happened to NorthEast becoming "hip"? Why aren't they all up there???

Yeah, I know. I sound like an aging cranky pretentious hipster. Okay, the first three are accurate.

Still.

Maybe I need more sleep.

Get offa my lawn!!!