I See You Seeing Me

My freshman year of college, Lisa and I would spend inordinate amounts of time (illegally!) downloading music and quizzing each other about bands. Although some of this knowledge was gathered from smart purchases, thanks to Monica's sharp eye, much of this was gathered from thoroughly scouring the internet and not being afraid to interrupt a conversation in order to Google something.

This hobby (obsession?) is hardly limited to music. I read blogs, research my friends' potential significant others, and, as of late, have become extremely addicted to the New York Times. Moreover, I keep tabs on all you people through Google Analytics. Usually this is to just see whether anyone bothers to read this (and whether I should bother to continue posting), but occasionally I'll play around with some of the features in attempt to see just how much I can know about my audience.

Well, today, in between cover letters, I stumbled onto the option of seeing the network location of readers. The results were mostly what I expected - SBC, Comcast, Sandra checking in from PWC - but the surprising bit was that someone from MDRC is reading my blog. Has read it twice, at least, and will perhaps log in again.

MDRC reader: I don't know if you like what you've seen, or even if you've seen that much, but since this isn't a cover letter and you came here out of your own free will, let me just say - PLEASE HIRE ME. Not only because I would be a fantastic fit for your company, but also because living in the suburbs of Sacramento when you're 22 is really not all that it's cracked up to be. And you and I would both benefit from a speedy interview/hiring process.

Just saying.