This is somewhat in response to a blog i enjoy everythingisinspiration.com--specifically an entry about communal living. I am almost first in line for anything that looks, feels, sounds, or (most appropriately) smells like community.



My fascination for communes and gardens and summer camps and winter camps and sharing and caring is so ingrained in me that it's become, in many ways, the proverbial thorn in my conservative-ish family's proverbial side.

Note: Big family dinners rarely end without a reference to "Obama: Ally's King", Sweden & Why It Will Never Work Here, and the more reasonably presented but still very very pessimistic "Oh ya... you'll love a commune til someone didn't pull their weight".

But what's a person who loves community to do when there is a great discrepancy between their actual lives and a full fledged sharing homegrown zucchini lifestyle.

The answer: (for now) The Internet.

It sounds like a weak answer--a poor substitute-- but check these 2 most recent needs being met via twitter & facebook status update.

NEED: Flip cam to bring to a focus group that pays $100.

allystoltz: anyone near have a Flip Cam (Ultra U1120) they could let me borrow for one day in October? I would be forever indebted to you.

lesinski: (LMU Lion & Old Flame of a Friend): I don't think I have that exact model, but you can borrow mine.


NEED: Free Physical For The Cruise Ship Job... $400 value

allystoltz: anybody know how I could get a free full physical? it's for a job...get your minds out of the gutter.