Connections Are Everything

They often don't clean up before they leave. I always wipe everything down first.

What websites can't you do without?

Gay.com. Craigslist. Yahoo.

Is the Internet addictive?

I believe so. Suddenly it's six hours later and you were only going to be online for 30 minutes. I have a friend who has no interaction with people anymore because he can do everything online.

What's the strangest thing you've witnessed here?

Wet transsexuals trying to get out of the rain.

Do you ever look up people you know on the Internet?

I might check a little. Here and there.

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Debbie Jerome

Unemployed Law School Graduate

West Hollywood

What are you doing here tonight?

Looking for jobs online.

What's the most annoying thing people do in an Internet cafe?

Sleep at their computers. And snore. Or talk to themselves out loud.

What websites can't you do without?

LawCrossing.com, my law school site, and Monster. Also my bank account, to see what's going on in there. Which is not much.

What's the strangest thing you've witnessed here?

I met a guy who told me he was a porn star. He was tall with white, scruffy jeans and this dirty, disheveled, 1920s blunt-cut wig that kept moving to one side when he scratched his head.

Is the Internet addictive?

If it wasn't, they wouldn't have 24-hour Internet cafes.

Do you ever look up people you know on the Internet?

Yes, old classmates.