Every now and then, the access logs on my pages go nuts. I get a very high number of visitors who depart instantly. It's an indication that one of my brothers - who both link me - was slashdotted.
No technical hacks here. No home-made pipe organs, wasp-sucking machines, cartoons of Commodere PETs, DIY scanners or digital cameras, utilities along the lines of jhead, or anything else of any interest to the average slashdot reader. Sorry. See you. My entire geek status as far as the slashdot reader is concerned is based on 1. this guy is my brother and 2. this other guy is my other brother, and 3. they both read my blog and they both link various parts of my site. It's not genetic. I need them to help me with even simple tasks, like building a loft in my apartment, changing a DNS entry, or replacing a broken PC card modem. I'm too lazy to do a real design on this page, but if I did, I'd need help - Chris had to explain css and declarations to me when I did one on the other site. No, you wouldn't find the other site interesting either.
Me, I can't talk about a technical hack with you: I only have the vaguest idea what a technical hack even is! I would, however, happily engage in discussions of organic agriculture, the books of Ursual Hegi, perennials, the Canadian Arctic, Fred Eaglesmith, sea kayaks, the impact hypertext has had on the way we write, the role wilderness plays in our collective and individual identities, the Vinyl Cafe, my theories on Tim Hortons coffee cups, and general rants which go along the lines of "If I ruled the world". I could also happily talk about how I feel living within the commuter zone of a city I have nothing to do with, the relationship between what language I'm speaking and my personality, and Lawren Harris. I can even natter on about never deluding myself into anonymity on the internet, or that I think the statement "everything happens for a reason" is a big crock of cop-out.
So, sorry to disappoint. Me, I think I'm interesting enough the way I am. I'm all cocky like that. And unless I'm convinced otherwise, I'm going to keep believing that I'm plenty interesting.
Just don't come here looking for a wasp sucking machine. Though I wouldn't mind a wasp sucking machine myself.
Posted by Johanna at September 27, 2004 04:11 PM