CL Rehab
Okay, confession.
You can't be a good rock star without a major addiction. And yes, I have mine.
My name is Jana (hi Jana) and I'm addicted to Craigslist.
I know, I know, it sounds a little fantastical, but it's true. I know that CL is full of junk and a waste of my time. It's just that I've had so many good experiences. Like here's all the stuff I found on Craigslist:
... And most of my friends.
So put yourself in my position. Would you want to give it up?
Now that I have Craigsphone, my problem has gotten worse. Two or three times a day, I scroll through all of the bizarre ads about foot fetish parties and unpaid internships doing other people's laundry thinking I'm going to hit the jackpot. And yes, I have triumphed over the unorganized, inappropriate mess many times in the past. But my successes are waaaaaaayy out of proportion to the amount of time I spend on there.
Maybe I'm just too picky. I'm kind of a grammar snob. Here are the reasons Ill ignore an ad:
So yeah, maybe I'm too selective. But maybe that's why I've had 95% good experiences.
Maybe I can make a computer program that would filter out all these ads and send me what's left in a daily email. That would be awesome. But... It would also take away the joy of the CL hunt.
I spend way too much time thinking about this.
This is why I need to go to CL rehab.
You can't be a good rock star without a major addiction. And yes, I have mine.
My name is Jana (hi Jana) and I'm addicted to Craigslist.
I know, I know, it sounds a little fantastical, but it's true. I know that CL is full of junk and a waste of my time. It's just that I've had so many good experiences. Like here's all the stuff I found on Craigslist:
- Mike, my guitar player
- Brett, who lets me play laptop in his band
- My last three apartments
- My TV
- My DVD player
- The art in my bathroom
- An art student who let me talk about religion on camera in exchange for prints of his art
- The dog shelter where I volunteer
- Several of my music gigs
... And most of my friends.
So put yourself in my position. Would you want to give it up?
Now that I have Craigsphone, my problem has gotten worse. Two or three times a day, I scroll through all of the bizarre ads about foot fetish parties and unpaid internships doing other people's laundry thinking I'm going to hit the jackpot. And yes, I have triumphed over the unorganized, inappropriate mess many times in the past. But my successes are waaaaaaayy out of proportion to the amount of time I spend on there.
Maybe I'm just too picky. I'm kind of a grammar snob. Here are the reasons Ill ignore an ad:
- ALL CAPS
- too ... many ... ellipses ...
- Stupid misspellings (like people who say they want to get signed to a "lable")
- Whining about loneliness (You live in New York, surrounded by millions of strangers. You think you're the only one who's lonely?)
- Acting as if getting signed to a major "lable" is going to result in a 100% caviar diet
- Talking about how much you like clubbing and poppin' bottles (just go to the liquor store. At least there, if you have to wait in line, you'll be indoors.)
- Talking about how you want to find your "ride or die bitch" (That's supposed to make me want o be your friend?)
So yeah, maybe I'm too selective. But maybe that's why I've had 95% good experiences.
Maybe I can make a computer program that would filter out all these ads and send me what's left in a daily email. That would be awesome. But... It would also take away the joy of the CL hunt.
I spend way too much time thinking about this.
This is why I need to go to CL rehab.
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