I am a poor college student and a mechanical turk. I love theatre and political science- basically the same thing. I spend far too much time online anyhow, and found out about mechanical turk a few months ago. I don’t really, truly work at it, just a few HITs here and there, but it’s so nice to actually earn something with my noodlings. I’m going to use whatever I make towards my books next semester. I wasn’t going to even do this HIT, because I am not so fond of the writing ones- I write enough papers, and I’d prefer not to write even more in my spare time. But I actually went to the diaries site and looked it up, and the whole project was interesting, so I chose to contribute. And, after all, who really would turn down a quarter? Every little bit helps. I’m watching a movie with my boyfriend and a mutual friend and just typing away. I didn’t meet my sales goals at work today, which was depressing. Sometimes it’s just like that, no matter how hard you try. Mechanical turk doesn’t have goals, which I really appreciate. I don’t really set myself any. Interesting, the need for human mental faculties instead of computer capabilities. I wish the pay was better, I’d certainly do it more. I work my regular job tomorrow, selling useless items that people enjoy but don’t really need, at staggeringly large prices. These people should do some HITs and understand the worth of a penny, but then again, if they didn’t buy stupid stuff I’d be quickly out of a job.