THE NET
: "I give my employer a great deal of my time and creativity and I consistently do an outstanding job. It's unfair and stupid to look over my shoulder every minute to see if I am really working. Because I am a creative person, watching me every moment and forbidding digressions, even if they seem unrelated, would squash and squander the very thing that makes me a valuable employee."
-- member Carolannie, p. 20
HOME
: "Being able to grill in the front yard while wearing your underwear is my chief issue for livability. The deer don't seem to mind a bit."
-- member DigitalCrayon, p. 115
WORK
: "Temping wasn't such a bad job -- it kept my interest since I never knew where I'd be working, and I learned several different kinds of skills I'd probably not have if I hadn't. Temping also let me sample jobs and let me see if I could conceive of myself working there the rest of my life (most of the time I knew I couldn't)."
-- member charPEF, p. 79
HOME
: "I grew up hearing from my mother that I should live with someone before marriage. This was not a widely held view at the time, to be sure. But in her opinion (and now mine), dating someone does not give you the whole picture. To go from movies and dinner to marriage would frankly scare the hell out of me."
-- member nvolkers, p. 138
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HEALTH
: "Upon leaving my employer, I suddenly became ill with acute pancreatitis. Had I not opted for continued coverage, I would have had 1.25 million dollars in health costs! Plus, external physicians that billed a total of $10,000."
-- member Johnny_Poppyseed, p. 224
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HOME
: "Not only is buying a house completely out of my realm of financial possibility right now, but I wouldn't like the idea of being tied down to a property, even if it were possible. Job opportunities in my field can appear (and, alas, disappear) at a moment's notice, and it behooves me to be able to become mobile fairly quickly. Further, I am more comfortable in big cities -- I need stimulation that strip malls and manicured lawns just can't give me. As an urban-centric mammal, apartments are part of my preferred natural environment. And, for the foreseeable future, that means renting."
-- member sneeboo, p. 121
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WORK
: "The interesting thing about telecommuting is that it blurs the workday. You start when you get up... wake up, turn on the computer, shower, get E-mail, coffee, respond to E-mail... start lunch, keep working, eat while you read, work, or make notes. And you don't stop working at 5:00 sharp. I found that I work more time at home instead of watching the clock."
-- member Matt Hauser, p. 92
FOOD
: "I cut out animal products because of my horror at how animals suffer on factory farms, but I was happy to discover all the health benefits that came along with my decision. I hardly ever get sick, I have more energy, my skin and hair are healthier, and I never have trouble maintaining my weight. I'd be vegan even if there weren't a single health benefit, but it's so nice that there are!"
-- member alison22, p. 190
MONEY
: "I put all my credit cards in the freezer in a bowl of water that turned to ice. I look at them longingly every once in a while when I'm grabbing the peas and pearl onions or mint chip ice cream, but deep in my heart I know they're where they're supposed to be and shall remain forever more."
-- member Amaranth, p. 294
FOOD
: "We added 1 ounce of high grade marijuana buds that had been steeped in vodka to twenty-three liters of beer. Man, it was good."
-- member Waldhorn, p. 205
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