Interesting People mailing list archives
IP: Silicon Valley dark humor.... REAL DARK
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 17:28:07 -0400
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 13:48:03 -0700 To: dave () farber net, laubach () matmos com From: "Suzanne M. Johnson" <sjohnson () pobox com> Subject: Silicon Valley dark humor....Dot-com Diary January 2000: Moved to Silicon Valley for a job. My salary is 30% higher! I have stock options! The temperature outside is 65F in winter! California is the best place on earth!!! February: Still looking for an apartment. Freeways everywhere to take you places. Still love California! March: Found a one-bedroom apartment for $1900/mo. California is more expensive than I thought. April: Gas hit $2.29/gal. Somebody stole the gas from my car. This sucks.... May: A small earthquake! And this is what my mother was so worried about? Almost didn't feel it. June: A forest fire and a mud slide near LA. Who cares, this is far away from me! July: A big earthquake... Spent 4 hours trapped in an office. Boy, that was scary. We had no lousy earthquakes where I came from. August: Drought! They turn on the water once a day. This sucks big time! Somebody stole the water from my car's radiator. Why did I come to California? September: Decided to buy a house. Found a two-bedroom fixer-upper for $800K. Borrowed against my stock options for the down payment. Freeway traffic is worse. Today it took nearly two hours. One-way. October: My startup fired 90% of the work force, including me. The stock lost 98% of its value. My options are underwater. November: Had to sell my house. Couldn't make the payments. Found a studio apartment for $2300/mo. Traffic unbearable. December: Problems with electricity. They turn the electricity off several times a day. It's called "rolling blackouts". Someone stole my car battery. What do I do now? January 2001: I'm typing this, stuck in an elevator, in complete darkness. The battery of my laptop is dying. Silicon Valley is no more. Angry hordes of former dot-commers are looting in the dark. It was fun while it lasted. I'm coming back home.
For archives see: http://www.interesting-people.org/
Current thread:
- IP: Silicon Valley dark humor.... REAL DARK David Farber (Jun 06)