RIAA Shuts Down LimeWire

It has finally happened.

YaHoo! News: Court shuts down LimeWire music-sharing service

I can't say that I am all that surprised that LimeWire was finally shut down. Considering all the viresse that your computer could catch and the fact that the RIAA is batshitcrazy this really isn't a shock.

I do still find it shocking that the RIAA insist's that people exchanging music led to the collapse of the music industry and not the fact they they were charging people $25 for a domestic CD. Of course the greed didn't effect things at all! I'm surprised that they didn't go after the companies that produced blank CDs because with out them people would never have know cheep it actually was to produce CDs.

I know I have not purchased as many CDs as I did in the past. 1998 was when I saw the $25 CD and refused to buy them. I couldn't afford it. Hearing about kids getting their CD collections stolen and having to re-buy them all was painful to listen to. When Sony had their 15 minuets in the news with a bad program on their CDs, that was the final nail in the coffin.

I did buy one new CD this year, sadly it was Lady GaGa. The price was a more reasionable $15. But still too much in my mind. I definatly need to look into buying from iTunes or the like.

If you are wondering what I listened to during this lull of purchasing, I was listing to the radio and what free songs I could find on my iPod.

Shingles The Aftermath

Shingles The Aftermath: Why I am so Paranoid.

This is pretty much how I think of things. I have had Shingles, it was not fun. And by 'not fun' I in turn mean that stabbing myself in the side would have been prefferd.

My experiance with it was the infection traveled down the length of one nerve from my spine. The infection took on the form of bumps very much like chickenpox. In fact I belive Shingles is a part of the Chickenpox virus. The same cures for the itching chickenpox can help ease the itching in Shingles. But there is a very good reasion that doctors prescribe painkillers...

It hurts.

It hurts so badly that just about a week before my Shingles showed my side felt like the mussels were being slashed. The pain was so intense that I set an appointment with a doctor. The day before I went was when the spots showed and a coworker said that I probably had Shingles.

Fortunately there is a prescription that prevents most of the spreading. This was good because I didn't have to miss any work. Unfortunately I was an idiot and passed on the offered painkillers. If I leaned too far forward my shirt would touch my back and I would wince and cringe. This also happened every time I breathed and basically life sucked for two months.

Now for why I am paranoid.

My Shingles were triggered by some mad crazy stress. The kind of stress that you are left shaking from for two days. Now when Iver I am stressed I get just a little worried if I am going to trigger the Shingles again. Why? Because Shingles never totally goes away. It is always there and could come back.

So please take my word and if you get Shingles take the offered painkillers.

Bwah?

I would love to know why 48 people in the United kingdom swung by here on the 8th of October.

Heck, I didn't even make a post that day. Not that I post all that much. But! The confusion it brings into my itty bitty little world is astounding in and of itself. It also totaly threw off my views per month ratio. Oh well.

I would also like to know why my mouse is trying to make my computer implode and for the love of god why can't I make that weird noise to go away. I have a very bad feeling that it is a virus. Some times I just hate the internet. :-(

ZOMG Stress!

I just love it when my at work stress leeches it's way into my dreams. The fact that they are customer service and hostage-esq make it just that much better. Also they really suck at building confidence.

Dream 1:
Monday nights dream i was shopping with my mom. She was paying for her purchase and a girl was attempting to push a head. I mentioned i was next and thought nothing of it. Then the cashier skipped over me and was insulting and so was the girl. The manager brushed me off then the woman walked away when she was done. it made me feel awful.

Dream 2:
Then last night i went to a circus and was being kidnapped by them. I was trying to run away and had a plastic fork in hand and there was something tied around my ankle. It was try and get that off or ignore it and run. then the two guys after me said they got a new bull whip and that should teach me. I panicked and very briefly considered killing them all with the fork.

This was all in the end of the dreams. The beginning was actually nice and interesting. Is it too much to ask to get to sleep when I'm asleep?

Lend Me Your Ear!

This is, sadly, less about Mel Brooks and more about the fact that I cornered my dad and got him to listen to me rant about blogging.

Now let me point out that my dad is a saint in situations like this. He will ask all the right questions. It's insane. He has sat through my yakking about EverQuest for several hours on a car trip before. For that alone earned him sainthood in my books.

So, while he was trapped with me at Denny's we got onto the topic of blogs.

He seemed mildly interested in it. I gave him what answers I could on how it works and where I promoted and such. He made some good points about things I was probably doing wrong. I mentioned my fashion-esta sister should start one. Manly so I can snoop but she always has fantastic stories.

I'm hoping my dad starts one. If only to give him something to do after he retires. But all in all I had a wonderful time.

Sketchers Review Part Two

So, remember that little warning that I basicaly totally disregarded? The 'start wareing your shoes a little at a time to get used to them'? Yeah, that one...

While my legs didn't feel like they were hurting, they made it very clear that they were not happy with me.

I have almost twisted my ankle twice when jumping. It wasn't anything for the record books but it did catch me off guard. I haven't noticed any extra flexibility or weight loss. What I have noticed is better circulation. Which is nice, I guess.

Right now I don't see myself getting anther set of shape-ups right now. Possably next summer but for the winter I will not.