20.2.08
iRead, iWrite, iPuke
I got email from iRead the other day. iRead, the facebook application you install to keep track of the books you are reading, have read, and want to read.iRead emailed me to ask why i haven't finished a book yet. Aparently, it's been sitting in my "reading" box a little too long. The email went something along the lines of: "Are you done with this book? Did you just forget to rate it on iRead?"
I wish I hadn't erased it in a fit of anger, but it was really obsurd. Did I enroll myself into some sort of virtual book club? Did I need facebook nagging me about reading too slowly? I was iRate.
(a sidenote: i just went on facebook to confirm the name of the application, got sucked in, and ended up clicking around for 30 minutes)
posted by a girl @ 20:23
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13.2.08
My multiple choice life
I decided that now that the stock market has crashed, it would be a good time to check up on my investments. Unfortunately, I had forgotten the password for not one but TWO websites. I spent a long time on the phone with customer service that day.That wasn't the weird part; no, it is almost normal for my coworkers to hear me imparting my Social Security Number upon someone with an Indian accent in "Dallas" or "Chicago". The weird part was that thanks to more stringent security measures, I was asked mutiple choice questions about my life.
"Based on public record information, I'm going to ask you some questions," the guy said. Then he gave me three options for previous addresses, previous counties lived in, and other "public record" information. I had to select A, B, or C. This happened at the second institution too. It took a lot not to laugh.
By the way I lost a bunch of money, but answering multiple choice questions all about me more than made up for it.
posted by a girl @ 09:53
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