Monday, September 13, 2010

OMG, Omegle.


If you know what it's like to be a bored teenager living in the 21st century, you probably also know about online chatrooms..

So here's the story: I was bored out of my mind. I couldn't even come up with something random to blog about. Suddenly the idea of talking to someone equally as bored as me seemed like a good idea (don't ask me why). I googled "anonymous chat room" (because honestly, what else is there to do on the internet on a Sunday night). The first page that came up was Omegle. It didn't sound too bad, an anonymous chat with a random stranger. Well, let me tell you this, alright, it was pretty bad! And these conversations that I've copied here aren't by far the worst I've had.

Now, let's me show you how you can easily stereotype these anonymous (and very weird) people.

There's the foreign stranger:

You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
Stranger: 你是台湾人吗/
You: Haha
You: Uh, okay, nice yo meet you too
You: DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH
Stranger: 你是台湾的吗
Your conversational partner has disconnected.

..who also, apparently, likes to push the disconnect button.

There's the pervs:

You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
Stranger: hi
You: hey random
Stranger: hw old
You: 18
You: ...
You: and you?
Stranger: m/f
You: f, and YOU?!
Stranger: m
Stranger: u horny
You: Umm, not really, bye.
You have disconnected.

Then there's the illiterate, pervy stranger:

You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
You: Have you ever read a book?
Stranger: asl
You: I asked you a question stranger
Stranger: ...
You: So are you gonna answer or what
Stranger: are you female
You: yeah, and I suppose you never have then
Stranger: are you hrny
You: omfg, this is impossible
You have disconnected.

There's the let's say something random and then disconnect strangers

You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
Stranger: i smell bacon
You: i smell eggs
Stranger: Yay! perfect breakfast
Your conversational partner has disconnected.

And then there's just the disconnecters (they don't say much at all really)..

You're now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
Your conversational partner has disconnected.


So the lesson learned today is: If you ever feel like chatting with a random stranger; don't.
Peace out, PW

Thursday, September 02, 2010

I'm back. With a MacBookPro!


It's been a while, I know. That's because, as usual, my computer shut down. So this time around, I bought a MacBookPro 13". I can't tell you exactly how I feel about that yet, except that it's so much prettier than my previous black computer. What I can tell you for a fact, though, is that I'm back and I'll be updating soon!

Lots of love, PW