I’m almost an original. In fact I’ve completed over 24 thousand HITs on Mturk since I started. Like others, when I first arrived at the site I thought I might make a little bit of extra money here or there. Of course back then there were only about 100 hits available at any given time, and I couldn’t do most of them because they were transcriptions and I had no speakers. Thinking that I might make a little extra money for household goods or other types of things I’ve now earned almost $2k on the site over the time I’ve been working it. I pride myself in finding the right HIT at the right time to maximize my profit potential. It was also quite rewarding the first time that Amazon contacted me to ask me for my opinion as one of the top turkers, and then sent me a gift with a hand written card about how I ‘share my reputation on Mturk with few’. In the world of anonymity that is Mturk (and this HIT) it was nice not to be anonymous for once! Now, since this is a 'memoir’ I will mention that life at Mturk has been sweet, it has provided my satellite radio (equipment and all) for the past two years and will be providing me with wireless internet going forward. The reason I say this is because it provides me enough income that I can add those things to my budget that I would otherwise have had to leave out. Thus, may I say, Turk On!