Another reason to shun the interweb.

I try not to do too many things at once online. I have this suspicion that somehow Google or Bill Gates knows - and keeps track of - what bills I'm paying, what movies I'm queuing, what fugs I'm gawking at. And if Google knows, surely the government knows. And if Bill Gates knows, I'm screwed. So when paying bills or doing basically anything on the interweb, I make sure I'm logged out of everything else.*

I realize that some companies check you out on MySpace or Facebook during the hiring process. I don't agree with this process (who I am at work has no bearing on who I am at home, now check my references and otherwise mind your own damn business already) but in the interest of not offending my former-high-school-currently-adamant-Christian acquaintances I try to keep my Facebook statuses (stati?) clean.

Once hired, I don't do anything identifying online at work other than check email and Google reader. My personal emails are fairly innocuous and if my current company fires me for catching up on my cheezburgers at lunch, well, then, it probably wasn't going to work out anyway.

Why am I rambling about this? I'll tell you.

I just donated to the "McCain, WTF" campaign because according to the email from Barack Obama in my inbox right now, McCain is "mocking the desire of millions of Americans to step up and take ownership of the political process" and lord knows we can't have that. And also I am going to get really tired of hearing "McCain campaign" on CNN really soon. It RHYMES. That's annoying.

So anything I can do to support the guy I want to win, I'll do.

The site said they are required "by law" to collect employer information on donations over $200. I plan to vote for him but I am growing weary of all the campaign emails flooding my inbox, and also I plan to buy a house someday soon, so my donation was far less than $200. My employer for this purpose was "Ididnot" and my occupation was "donatemorethan$200." Hey Senator Obama, it's called conditionally requiring fields. Look into it.

P.S. And good luck!

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* LIKE IT MATTERS. Hi, Congress!