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It’s hard, okay? Mturk pays in trickles. After a year, I haven’t even reached 1/10th of my goal. $12.121. Pathetic. And what’s that $0.001 tacked on at the end there? Did a requester really pay me a fraction of a cent?

And then there are all those DVDs that I bought that frittered away my travel money. Fine, I may have a copy of the Sweeney Todd deluxe version now, and the first three seasons of Quite Interesting but do I watch them nonstop? No, I don’t because by the time I got them, my fan love has waned and I had moved on to other fandoms. Makes for a waste of money, I guess. I should have just save my Mturk cents for my Metrocard.

And now I have a new goal, which is Paris. Ha! Let’s see how far turking will get me this time.

The only nice thing about today is the news that Terry Pratchett will soon be SIR Terry Pratchett. He says he’s flabergasted, but we his fans are pleased for him.

In these hard times, I’m willing to explore anything, even the AME Cross Trader to aid in my forex transactions. I’m now trawling the webs educating myself about the market and how this product can help me. It’s only proper for the website to include a disclaimer that “The AME Cross Trader is not a “set and forget” EA that you turn on and magically make millions of dollars. Instead, it is a tool that can enhance your trading.” Given how easy it is to lose money on the speculative markets, one really has to be fully informed before one embarks on any trades.

Ecommerce For Everyone allows people to sell Amazon.com products on their website. It’s similar to what the Amazon affiliates program offers, except that instead of signing up as an Amazon affiliate directly, Ecommerce For Everyone has three three at-cost packages to set it up for you: E-Commerce Lite for $9.99/mo; E-Commerce Pro for $19.99/mo; and E-Commerce Platinum for $29.99/mo. Discounts are available for those who get the bi-annual or annual plans.

The site features a demo video that better explains  how the system works.

Three good things about it:

  • the website has a forum where users can interact with other users and discuss site promotion, ask for solutions or critiques, or air concerns;
  • it also provides online and toll-free (386-8682061) tech support;
  • nothing to download or install.

You can sign up for an Ecommerce for Everyone package, or you can sign up for the Amazon Affiliates program. I guess your decision depends on your comfort level with the net.

Winter turns to thoughs of warmth and what could be warmer than a soft furry cat nuzzling against you in bed? It’s a good thing my tabby Peaches is trained to wee in her special corner before getting in bed with me. I remember an old orange tom I used to have. It’s favorite spot was on top of the television, and one really cold night, he really let himself go. On top of the television. Lazy cat. I wish I had known about the website Your Special Cat then. I could have taken advantage of some of the tips about cat urine removal. Boy, there are quite a few articles about urine there. As well as cat vomit, cat colds, and hairball. No Lolcats, this site. It’s filled with practical advice.

I’ll say this, the links and products are interesting, and now that I know that there’s such a thing as personalized cat checks, I’m tempted to get a set to use when I buy Peaches’s special needs. But probably not when I buy stocks or pay for my mortgage, though. Mweh.

The website confused me, though. It didn’t have a clear header so you don’t really know the title of the blog, unless from the URL. The sidebar containing links have a pink on violet motif, which makes them hard to read. I’m also bothered by the off-center alignment of the cat photos: are they really supposed to be right-aligned? There’s so much empty wasted space beside the photo, and it’s right in the middle of my field of vision. Perhaps it’s just Firefox; perhaps it’s just me.