I've had this low level paranoia running through my life lately.

Like people I've never met know where I am and what I'm doing.

Seems like everywhere I look there is some news story about the government having a new, more pervasive surveillance system. I can look around on google earth and see everywhere I've ever lived in pretty good detail.

I bought a book-on-tape version of 1984 recently. I got through virtually all of the tapes, and I couldn't wait to find out how the story ends. The final tape seems to be a mislabeled copy of Elvis' greatest hits. I'm not kidding. I was about to find out what happens in room 101, and in stead I hear "Jailhouse Rock."

Innocent mislabeling, or Ministry of Truth conspiracy? You tell me.

I just feel like when I'm at work, hundreds or even thousands of people are listening to me. I can't see them, I can't prove they exist, but I still feel they are there. Like I have no privacy even when I'm in a room by myself.

Then I remembered I'm a radio announcer, and I had been on the air since 6 that morning.

Maybe if I want privacy, I need a different line of work.

Now I get this strange feeling like my thoughts about the subject are open to anyone in the world. Like they can read them on the internet or something.