Saturday, March 13, 2010

Unexpected usages

Most people have two sets of computer routine - a precise order of applications they need to launch/sites they need to browse everyday, one for work, one for home.

My work routine is usually Outlook, Lotus Notes, then News.

My home one used to be Gmail, Facebook, Messenger and Hotmail. Recently, I've added e-Harmony in the quest to check my yellow-match count (which is still at zero, curiously enough). As I go through these people's profile, there is always the same things people like to say about themselves. "Things you are most thankful for", will always have Family/Friends/Health and or Education. People always notice people's smiles first. After a while, every Mike/Taylor/Steve/Edward all merge into one single stereotypical white dude in the 30s working in Finance that loves his friends and family, is not religious but spiritual, maybe wants kids one day and loves outdoor, exploring new parts of the city/world and eateries.

Except what they read.

While most of them quote Freakonomics and/or the Malcolm Caldwells as their latest enjoyment (yawn), and I had one dude saying he read auditing books for fun (seriously, he must be the nerdiest black dude ever), some people have other books that seem to be more interesting. I find myself skipping their profile and to their book choices now...

Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom Robbins
Tell Me No Lies by John Pilger
Youth in Revolt by C.D.Payne 
Etc, etc, etc. 

Who would have thought that e-Harmony is an excellent way to find good books to read?!

2 comments:

  1. looking for something to read during my next trip... or maybe i'll just carry Brad's 小紅 (as mom calls it)... any suggestion?

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  2. those e-harmony description are so.. generic.. basically the right thing to say to find a perfect match, but i'm pretty sure 99% of these are all BS.. if i were to make one e-harmony profile, it would be witty and different. If you manage to merge them all into one category, nothing's going to stop the other female readers to do the same.

    And let's face it, no yellow person will match your messed up personality :P HAHHA

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