i have been salivating over gmail ever since i got first wind of this awesome service. like many around me, i have been selling my soul to anyone who has any invitations to offer. however, i have been unwilling to stoop to -PURCHASING- a free service from eBay or craigslist or the like. luckily, my faith in humanity was restored today by a kindly poster on craigslist offering invitations in exchange for what you can come up with. in the end, i walked away with an invitation by offering bruch reservations at the Ritz, and to burn copies of 3 Radiohead CDs.

I am so glad to know that there are people out there that are willing to do nice things in return for nice things.