How I buy bread

Buying bread. Its not sexy. No one’s ever going to make a film about (well, possibly Ken Loach). There will be no telethon. Jean Claude Van Damme isn’t going to be sweating and flexing over my weekly wholemeal.

For someone like me, too ill to work and, for the moment, forbidden from even making the attempt lest it delay my recovery or - heaven forbid - make me worse, life can be kinda boring. Stuck inside all day, wondering if this hour will I have enough energy to refill my water bottle and go to the toilet? Luckily, the Internet was born. Amazingly it hasn’t collapsed under the shear mass of porn - yet - so there are still some useful sites around.

PayPerPost is one of these sites. Strangely enough, they pay people to post (that’s “write an entry in a public online journal known as a blog” for anyone born before 1987). Most of the time the advertisers are looking to create a buzz about a product or buy some blog reviews.

With whatever money that doesn’t go to the supermarket I’ll be saving up for my driving test, and to have a little seed money for a couple of month’s time when I hope to be able to start a little bit of work again.

Exciting huh? Told you there wouldn’t be a telethon. But maybe, just maybe, a light at the end of the tunnel.

Disclosure:

Of course I meant…

Oops! I meant to say in the last post, every comment, link, smoke signal and pigeon comes without Wordpress’ annoying and pointless nofollow attribute (preventing you, my lovely reader, from getting linky love).

Love away, its a free-for-all here at Nathy Towers :)

Now with added nofollow

That’s right folks, every link in a comment on this blog now comes with extra Google Juice (TM).

Be extra nice and I’ll throw in a free tickle too :-)

tired

birthday round-up will be posted tomorrow. Exhausted to the point where coordinating my hands enough to butter toast is a major challenge.

red moon, and other delights

Mike’s new blog wassupjack is a frankly kinda bizarre tour around his brain (sort of like this place really!). I especially enjoyed his lunar eclipse photos, some really great shots.

Definately a blog worth a look if you fancy something more than a little unusual. If you’re more into vanilla news, stick to the BBC.

Dosh for responses wins uber-monitor

CASH for COMMENTS where you can learn how to get paid for making comments, are bribing us to link to them with a blogging contest to a free 24″ wide screen LCD monitor. The contest is being sponsored by Elite Baseball Instruction dot Com which gives baseball training videos in hitting, pitching, infield defense, and outfield playing. He is also giving away a Free 4-Hour Workweek Book to enter early and the winner will be updated on the same blog post to drive traffic to their own site. Click here for more details the 24 inch LCD giveaway.

can you really win $1,000 in cash for learning how to be prosperous?

The nice people over at www.Rich4Life.Us are holding a contest where if you sign up for their 7 free lessons on the science of getting rich, you can win $1,000 cash just by blogging about their site. For being an avid reader of John’s site, if you win you get the bonus $2,000 SGR package automatically. Go check out there site and see what you think - remember, information is power.

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win an ad on johnchow.com

Tim Schroeder of eMonetized.com is giving four people the chance to have their own 125 x 125 banner ad shown on John Chow for free. Your can read more about his John Chow Banner Ad Contest Here.

20 useful expressions for high-stress days

Stephaine send me this list late last night, had me rolling around desperately clinging onto my stomach trying to keep my sides from just splitting open. I’ve bolded the one’s I especially liked that apply to me most. Thanks Stephaine :) Enjoy!

  1. Well, aren’t we just a ray of f_cking sunshine?
  2. Not the brightest crayon in the box now, are we?
  3. A hard-on doesn’t count as personal growth
  4. Do I look like a f_cking people person?
  5. This isn’t an office. It’s Hell with fluorescent lighting
  6. If I want to hear the pitter-patter of little feet, I’ll put shoes on my cat
  7. Did the aliens forget to remove your anal probe?
  8. Let me show you how the guards used to do it
  9. And your cry-baby whiny-assed opinion would be …?
  10. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer
  11. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed
  12. Do they ever shut up on your planet?
  13. I’m trying to imagine you with a personality
  14. I can’t remember if I’m the good twin or the evil one
  15. How many times do I have to flush before you go away?
  16. You say I’m a bitch like it’s a bad thing
  17. Can I trade this job for what’s behind door #2?
  18. Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?
  19. You look like shit. Is that the style now?
  20. Aw, did I step on your poor little bitty ego?