Okay I sat down at the computer to type out lyrics to songs for children's choir tonight. Then I got sucked into a facebook time warp that led to me googling a recently found old high school friend because she is a writer. Google searches can be so entertaining, I think I have a problem.
Have you tried googling people you know? My mother and sister and I spent one entertaining afternoon googling the names of our entire family. Turns out my mom also sells real estate in Florida, who knew?
What about yourself?
I google myself starting with the basic first name and married last name. Really common name, Nora White, get lots of hits. In the past when I googled myself a naughty blond Nora White would come up. (Not me just in case you think I lead a secret double life with the same name.) However she doesn't show up anymore. This is my favorite find from today's search, a cafe press page full of items with this vintage Nora logo on it. I am seriously thinking I should get every item on this page.
Let's face it, I show up low on the Nora White google, I didn't even have the interest to look for me past page 2. So then I throw in my maiden name. #1 Hit is my facebook page. #2 is someone who is white and has my maiden name. #3 is an old photo of someone who I don't think is my relative. Of course now I am curious who this other Nora McCaw was and why was she being photographed with Higgenbothams? I also love the google asks Did you mean: Nora McCabe White. Or my favorite, Did you mean: Nora McCall? As if I didn't get enough of people trying to spell my name that way Google.
So after a hard morning wasting time on the Internet and then documenting it on my blog, all I can say is that apparently I am not such a big deal on the Internet, google isn't even sure I want to search for me. ; )
11 comments:
HAHAHAHA,sometimes I do the same. Especially, if I am alone at the hotel when I am away from home, like tonight.....
Fabiola
Oh how funny! That thong though, oy, it needs an overhaul. The least they could have done was add some lace or something--somehow. I need to try my name. I haven't done it in a long time, but I know nothing really fun will come up.
Funny post! I googled my married name just now and a WHOLE SLEW of stuff popped up for me, including stuff that I thought was set to "private". A little scary, so I'm glad I did it. With my maiden name, not so much came up. It's a very common last name, like Smith. When I added my middle name, it pulled up my dad - weird.
"facebook time warp" HOW TRUE!!!
I popped on to facebook last night to simply confirm a friend request- and before I knew it, an hour and a half had gone by.
Haven't tried Facebook or Twitter.
I probably shouldn't, my blog takes too much of my family time as it is.
I used to google myself all the time but I just came up with boring old articles I wrote a long time ago. Yours are great, though! The thong. BWAHAHA.
Of all the people I have ever dated, only one is on Facebook, and he's the one I'd rather forget completely. How does that happen? I google people all the time--especially the ones that aren't on Facebook or anything and you kind of feel like they fell off the planet. Where have they gone?
I can never find myself on Google. My first name, my married last name, and my maiden name are all so incredibly common that it isn't even worth typing them into the search engine.
*sigh*
When I google my married name, my cousin from South Dakota comes up a lot! She's a very popular and active college student. I on the other hand am very very boring! I don't remember what happens with my maiden name haven't done it in a long time! You write very well. You should give me lessons because some where along the way I stopped remembering how to use basic grammar. It's embarrasing!
and I can't spell!
Too funny ! I put my name in a google alert and get tons of obituary notices for people who died with the last name Robertson. Gasp!
Oh, you should so buy the matching underwear! Smiles!
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