The spambots have found my blog. Damnit!

I received 51 spam messages in the space of 4 hours - and for 2 of those hours I had a (not-very-useful, obviously) spam-filter installed. But I think I found some effective ways to combat the spam without requiring you to try to decipher a captcha. (did you know that’s what they’re called? i didn’t, until today.) I don’t think the methods are very useful unless you have a wordpress blog, though, and since, to my knowledge, none of my readers use WP, I’ll not bore you with the details!

Swedish roomie moves in on Thursday! Hooray!

So, um, even though I don’t watch tv, I accidentally watched several episodes of Run’s House tonight. Remember Run-DMC? You know you do! Anyway, Run’s House is a reality show that follows around Run, aka Rev[erend] Run and his family life.

At first I was only gonna watch the end of one little episode, but it turns out it is a GOOD SHOW! Much better than you or I might presume based on, you know, the premise of the whole thing. When I realized what I was watching, I was prepared to hurl the full force of my scorn upon the good Reverend and his offspring. Except, it turns out the family is pretty rad! Even his wife, who I wanted to despise as a wussy moron.

You’re a good man, Rev Run! Because I SAY SO!

I met my future roommate! She doesn’t know it yet, but she is MOVING IN. Because I SAY SO.

She’s the first person that didn’t cause me to wince and wonder to myself, “Could I really LIVE with this person?” Like the girl who was my backup choice… the one who said, “Well, I’ve never lived with anyone before so I hope I’m not too much of a total bitch! Ha ha ha!”

Yeah, ha ha ha.

Anyway, I like this chick. And, bonus, she’s got TONS of furniture which is useful because I have NONE.

ALLRIGHT! Let’s get it ON!

(Sorry Skeetmon. We can still do a roadtrip though. Come visit!)

By the way, when I answered that dude’s email (notice those are merely numbers 5 and 6 in his litany of questions), I really only did so because he irritated me so much. I didn’t NEED to tell him all the things I did. I only wanted to point out what an IDIOT I thought he was for asking me alllll these questions that were either clearly answered in the ad, or irrelevant.

Oh well. I’ve got a bunch of other unsuspecting potential dufi to interview over the next couple days.

Wish me luck! Or else I’ll be hitchiking down to San Diego real soon!

I wonder if the reason I don’t have a roommate yet is because I answer emails in the following fashion (relevant portions of my ad are followed by his questions are followed by my answers)*:

“I want to be comfortable sharing the common spaces and hanging out - again, I want to be able to live with you, be social and not just share breathing space.”

5. Do I get to share the common areas with you?

Yes, as I stated in the ad, I would like to have a fairly social relationship with my roommate. This wouldn’t really be possible if I banned you from the living room and kitchen.

“If you do have a pet, I would need to meet it before making a decision. Any extra deposit and rent would be your responsibility. Currently the pet deposit is $500 and the pet rent is $30/month. …

…There is a $200 deposit. This is independent of the $500 pet deposit. “

6. What does the statement “any extra deposit and rent is your responsibility”? Is that just in reference to the subject of pets?

Yes, that’s why the comments about pets were before and after it.

I mean, I’m not really being rude, but seriously. Reading comprehension skills, people.

In other news, I don’t have any money! I spent it all on rent last month! I haven’t even opened any bills yet, and they’re all overdue! I hope I meet someone who I will allow to move in sometime soon!