The Red and Black

The best part about the internet is that anything that occurred in this century is guaranteed to be found with a quick Google search. That can also be the worst part about the internet.

With that in mind, when I see a phrase such as "a wall of empty liquor bottles" associated with an article about me, it raises red flags. Not only as a journalist, who sees that line as superfluous and distracting from the main focus of the piece, but as a future job seeker who fears that the line will ultimately come back to harm me.

Never mind that of that "wall of liquor bottles," only one or two of those are mine. Never mind that the collection, so to speak, was amassed by four roommates and various friends over a span of 10 months. Never mind even that the site of empty alcohol bottles is modus operandi for college apartments and even on-campus dorm rooms. The power of the word might give the inference that I have problems knowing my limit with alcohol. And that scares me.

Fortunately, the Web 2.0 trend lauds user-generated expression, so allow me to add this addendum so that whenever someone (e.g. a future employer) finds this article and frets over my dependability, I've got my own defense label.

Otherwise, great read, though I hear that Ross Miller character is somewhat of a worrywart. :)

Good Story! I enjoyed reading it.

I love digg.

DeviantArt is a more My space type of group environment. I think that it is getting to close to a dating site than a art website. Soon I think that all the socializing sites people have to visit in a day are going to get old fast. We need something new with these in my opinion