During the course of any lengthy journey, it’s important to stop from time to time and find out where you are on the map. This allows you to check your progress and take corrective measures before you wind up hopelessly lost. Poor map-checking is how it once took me six hours (and a side trip to Delaware) to get to Ocean City while the rest of my group made the same trip in half the time.
I thought I had learned from that mistake, but evidently not. Today I took a few moments to find myself on the map and discovered that something has gone horribly wrong!
It’s been more than 2 1/2 years since I started Dividing by Zero. With so many internet success stories out there (Facebook sold for how many hundred million?), it seems reasonable that by now I should have one of the five most popular sites on the web, several million in the bank, a Porsche in the driveway, and a steady date with Jennifer Aniston.
That was the plan anyhow. Instead, my site is still largely unknown, though I do have the number one search result for chirping smoke detector; I only have enough money in the bank to cover my mortgage payment; and the car in the driveway is a Honda.
Still, I do have to admit, my situation could be a lot worse. The smoke detector thing is cool in its own way, I do have a car, and I can make my mortgage payment. And although I’ve never met Jennifer Aniston, at least I’m not getting drunken phone calls from Britney Spears or Paris Hilton.
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i have that same problem.
Which one? Getting lost in Delaware? Or drunken phone calls from Britney and Paris?
mainly paris… she’s more consistent. however, keira knightley is really texting me waaaay to much.
Yeah, you better be careful about that lest Kate get upset.
Tell you what, I’m willing to “take one for the team.” Send Keira over my way. It’ll be a sacrifice, but it’s one I’m willing to make.
kate’s already upset with all the phonecalls from paris and texts for keira! but i’m none too happy with that McConohey guy who’s hanging around (why does he never have a shirt on?! it’s April in PA for petesake!)
i’ll be happy to get her off my hands. thanks for being a team player!
*blink* Uh, that’s a bit ambiguous dude. I certainly hope the “her” you want to get off your hands is Keira. Don’t get me wrong, I’d be delighted to take Kate off your hands, but I’d be seriously questioning your judgment. (Plus, I’ve heard rumors that Kate’s kinda married to this guy up in Pennsylvania…)
hahaha! yeah it’d be keira. i’ll throw in matthew at no extra charge though.
as for Kate; that guy in PA isn’t good enough for her!
Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard about him too. But Kate seems to like him anyhow.