working from home, i don't have access to an IT department to help me with my computer problems. i am lucky this thing continues to plug along despite my inability to understand it much. anyway, yesterday i signed up for this service called Norton Jump Start. i paid some money and then logged on with a man named carlo. he virtually "hooked up" with me and could see everything on my computer. his purpose was to clean it up and help it work faster.

he was really really nice and very helpful. my computer is just zipping right along today.

but like i said. he could see everything on my computer. he was going through my files and my pics and my well, everything, and it truly felt like the dude was ruffling through my underwear drawer.

he was like "so this picture labeled "girls girls girls" on your desktop...do you need that?"

i felt myself explaining that the picture was of my college girlfriends from our annual reunion. i don't think carlo cared much, because he kept right on digging through my undies.

"looks like you work from home. do you have a payroll?"

GET OUT OF MY UNDIES, CARLO.

"i see you have a web cam. how often do you use that?"

OUT, CARLO.

"and itunes. do you use that much?"

NO CARLO. I SUCK AT TECHNOLOGY. I STILL HAVE WILD BOYS FROM DURAN DURAN ON MY PLAYLIST. AS YOU CAN APPARENTLY SEE.

"you really have tons of useless stuff on here. should we just get rid of it?"

SURE. CAN WE DONATE IT TO THE GOODWILL? SOME OF THOSE UNDIES ARE MY OLD FAVORITES.

this went on for over an hour. i was uncomfortable the whole time. i know this is what all the computer fixer guys do--they look through your stuff--but i guess next time i will be a little more aware of what i label things. and i will clean out the drawer a little bit first.