The internet makes all of that possible! Thank you for enabling stalking!! =] I seriously never paid much attention to what I would post on my away messages each day or each time I changed them. I would put quotes from movies, tv shows, or songs I liked or relate to. At times I would put my plans for that day, when I would be back and how to get in touch with me! Locations such as school, work, mall, shower, getting dressed, and downstairs even came up! From reading my messages you could know my life story of the day.... I would wonder how people knew what kind of mood I was in, or how they knew I wasn't feeling well, or was stuck in class til 7, so text me! Then I realized, it was my away messages...
At times I found myself checking up on my friends! Oh No!! I started to become a random away message checker!! =\ AHHH! What was my life coming to? Now with the new AIM, you dont even need to have 100 little windows opened with buddy info, the new AIM is stalker friendly! They allow you to have one window open and it will just change info as you click on a new screen name on your buddy list and ... they even gave you more info, like when your buddy last updated their profile & put up that current away message!! So, apparently, I wasn't the only away message checker- others were doing the same thing!!
So, I now came to the conlusion, I'm going to be a little less informative when I put up my away messages from now on.... maybe I'll just be "AWAY" or "not here" you certinaly wont catch me with messages such as "shower, eating, or sitting here, im me!" I'm going to become a little less available!! Have fun stalking me but don't expect much help from those aways of mine.......
Atleast I know I am not alone, found these messages & they are kinda funny...
"Checking away messages. It's like stalking, but no one knows you are doing it. I even have people's names on my buddy list that I don't know, but I hear they have really good away messages. Some people really put their all into away messages. There are the people who document their every move: "I am taking a shower, but when I get out, I am going to pee, shave, and then iron my pants. Call me if you need me before I go to the mall at 2pm." Then there's the creative one: "I am away from my computer right now." And of course there's that one from the really cool guy: "Yo its friday night, I am drunk, and not sittin up lookin at away messages" Funny how that guy never seems to go idle." hahaha
"Don't you get so annoyed when people leave away messages? I mean, if they're away, why don't they just sign off? Stupid people."
"Real Men of Genius. Today I salute you, Mr. Compulsive Away Message Checker. While most people are out living life, you are at home reading about it on your computer. Right-mouse-clicking and Getting Buddy Info, or even using the little Info icon at the bottom of your Buddy List. Sure there are people on your list that you haven't talked to in years, and would probably consider you a stalker for keeping them there, but that doesn't stop you from reading their away messages...EVERY DAY. So click open a fresh new Buddy Info window, Marauder of the Mousepad, and don't wander too far from your computer...because you never know when someone will be back." hahaha
TIME FOR A SHOWER!!! (you wont find that on my away....!! ) =]
