Do you ever sit there and think how does the rest of the world effect me? Well I do. That morning I saw an article about the snowball effect of a Saudi oil pipeline bombed by Iran and how the cost of fuel will go up. Concerned I wondered how this will impact me filling up my tank.
That Tuesday morning I logged on to my Google adsense page to discover yet again my account had not been approved due to a laundry list so long I didn’t know where to start. Google adsense will be on this blog soon. Yes it’s annoying, but I have bills to pay. If people click on an ad I’ll get a percentage from the click. Anyway when I was trying to figure out what to do I received an sms from the Ghanaian lady wanting to get a pickup for an ultrasound. Damn I’m not ready. What time? 8.40 am. It’s 8.00 am and I’m trying to figure out why Google is not approving my account. I’m reading pages and pages of information and I can’t make head or tail of why they keep declining it. I told her it’s not possible for me to get down there in time. Then I went back and saw three key lines that need to be in my privacy policy! It’s not that my blog is offensive or full of adult content, it’s three damn lines. I copy and pasted these lines and dumped them into my privacy policy. Then I get another text ultrasound at 10 am. It’s now 9.10 am after pouring over Google’s policies and procedures. Fair Dinkum I’ll be there. Raced into the shower and cleaned myself as quickly as possible. Tried to find clothes. They’re down stairs. Bolting down I kicked my toe on the foot of the bsnister. Ouch! Fudge bucket! Strewth! Crikey! Nantucket! Ran back upstairs dressed myself. Didn’t pack a lunch. It takes over half an hour to get there. Her appointment was at 10.10 am and Google said 9.51 am. From her place to the ultrasound facility it takes 11 minutes to get there. I got there at 9.49 am. Boom! She jumped in the car and said you’re allowed to be 20 minutes late if you have an appointment. Wow OK good to know for next time. She told me she was having a boy! She wanted a girl, but the dad wanted a boy. I said your boy will probably grow up to be your protector and he will probably value you more than you will ever know.
After dropping her off I asked her if she needed a lift later? Maybe was the response. I took that as a yes. Rolling the dice later on this one.
Next passenger was an international business student. He needed to be dropped off at uni. He was late for class and had missed his bus. The gentleman showed me a sneaky way on how to get to his building. Thanking me profusely he gave me a 5 star review and a tip.
Throughout my day I was trying to figure out how to get paid for my blog. Google ad sense was being a pain. I had waited 2 weeks and then another 2 weeks. So I said bugger this, I’m finding something else. Every time I’d start reading I’d get another ping. Shouldn’t complain, but there are days when I’m just sitting there waiting for my next passenger or customer. When I think I’m going to be slow I’m busy, whereas if I think I’m going to busy I’m slow. It’s a double edged sword. Maybe I should think I’ll be slow all the time and just see what happens?
I had a geologist student next over at the community college. He told me how interesting archaeology is and that he wants to look further into it. I said do it man, it’ll open your eyes more. It did for me.
Meanwhile I noticed petrol aka gas prices have gone up 8c because of Iran. Gee thanks. Why you gotta bomb things?
Then I picked up Russ. He was needing to be dropped off at the Marriott. Work. I asked him what it was like. He told me interesting and I said maybe you should do a blog about all the people you have encountered working at hotels? He agreed with me. Any famous people? Yeah, can’t think of anyone right away. Shame.
Went to the airport where I picked up Peyton. She is a gaming vlogger. It’s like a blog but with videos. She videos people playing Word of Warcraft and other games. She used to play, but now she just films it for money and makes a decent living out of it. Ha cool. I have thought about videoing stuff and putting it online, but then you have to get people to sign waivers and that’s a pain. Additionally you might have to blur faces out. Yeah Google! I can still see my face on Google street view in La Jolla San Diego.
After dropping her off I thought I’d wait for the VIP I dropped off in the morning, but she decided to get a bus with her friend instead. Ok then. Another time then.
After 6 trips I called it a day.
