On the road again...
I'm taking my first trip to California in almost 15 years this weekend, or more accurately, today. I'll be back Tuesday, but the big question isn't really "How long will you be gone?" or "What will you do when you get there?"

The big question, really, is "How many spam emails will you get before you return?"

I get most of my email through an AOL account, and they purport to have new spam-blocking features. That makes sense, since they are the largest ISP in the United States, they have a responsibility to make sure they're also not the easiest to target. However, I don't really know how effective the spam blocker is...I still get between 20 and 40 ads per day in my inbox, and none of them really interest me.

Except the Britney Spears and Shakira ones. Those I open.

The rest, though...
-I don't need Viagra. I'm 23, almost 24, but I'm not Bob Dole. Last I checked, the plumbing still worked.
-I don't need fake Viagra. If I'm not going to buy the real stuff, why do companies think I'll be willing to buy something that's just as likely to just be mustard powder colored with off-brand Windex?
-I don't understand what the deal is with "Webcam girls." I remember when this started, and it was just called "Streaming video." Why do I want to look at choppy soundless images when I can download "Emmanuelle in Space" off of KaZaA in 12 minutes?
-My penis does not need enlarged.
-I hope.
-I don't want a mail-order bride. Have you seen "Birthday Girl?" I don't want that shit happening to me.

My favorites, though, are the "Eliminate Debt free!" ads. Why is it that I, as a consumer, have to pay 40 bucks to read my credit report, and yet these fly-by-night Russian banks can obviously get it for free? I love this country.

That said, the over/under on my spam count for the next 5 days is 100.