Putting Out The Fire(wall)

I am usually not the routine kind of person, I don’t need a plan and I go with the flow. Not when it comes to my mornings at work. I get in, get coffee, read emails and then go to work. And by work I mean read all of my blogs/websites. Here are some of my regulars in no particular order:

http://www.popsugar.com/

http://justjared.buzznet.com/

http://www.seaofshoes.com/ (she is pretty badass for a 17 year old)

http://www.bravotv.com/ (especially after a great episode of RHW!!! All the reality stars blog)

http://gawker.com/

http://ny.eater.com/ (yes we are foodies too)

All three of the Kardashian sisters’ Blogs (definitely a guilty pleasure)

I also visit various magazine websites for legitimate gossip (People, Usweekly) as well as check some celebrity tweets

So my boss decided to start his own company and as a loyal employee (eh hem a better position and higher salary) I decided to go with him. To my dismay as soon as our network was put in place I was BLOCKED, yes BLOCKED, from both Perezhilton (of all sites it had to be perez…the Mecca of celebrity dirt that I just can’t get enough of) and Facebook. What’s a girl to do? How was I going to see the progression of an old friend’s weight gain or my ex’s engagement?

Then a miracle occurred, a friend sent me a photo pasted in an email and I accidently clicked on the photo, it brought me to facebook!!! A place I hadn’t been to in over 4 months. I swear I heard ahhhhh and saw the light. My day went from boring to fun in a matter of seconds. Try the trick and you’ll be amazed at how simple it was all along to start socializing (aka stalking) again at work.

We never took it too far until recently. We were really missing Perez and let’s face it we spend enough time on the damn computer all day that it’s the last thing I want to do when I get home. Problem solved, rules are made to be broken…there is a loophole. My favorites that I’ve learned are proxy sites to access websites and blogs that are usually blocked on our server. I found that http://dowl.info/ is your best bet and could take you anywhere from youtube, twitter to our personal Mecca – perezhilton.com. You can only imagine the dance I did with my feet under my desk when I hacked in to the gossip control center. Some of my friends have praised me for discovering this site. Just in case dowl.info does not work for you (some companies just won’t make it easy on you!) here are other proxy sites:

http://ipsilo.info

http://studentfirewall.co.cc

http://proxy-friend.co.cc/

http://recessforeverbypass.info

You can even try typing the IP number in the web browser instead of the URL but this is not always a sure way in. Proxy sites like the ones above are your best chance at cracking your company’s system. Unfortunately for us youtube is still a no go; we will keep you posted.

It’s not 5 yet, get back to work!