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The mailing list is fixed.
There is new reading material on blackglass.org and a contest. I'd suggest you check it out.
Where will you be tomorrow? Where will I be? Glued to the tv, writing my review and preparing for the return of Spike, but more importantly enjoying the season premiere of Angel. Thank God!!!!
I'm absolutely torn. Next month is October and in three or four weeks time I will have to fork over an unbelieveable amount of money over to pay for hosting for blackglass.org for yet another year. This is of course if I stay with site5. I've been with them for two years, and I can't really complain. Sure, cgi screws up all the time, and I've had to actually switch to php scripts which are actually quite sweet but rather intimidating to install. The tech support does not treat you like an idiot and that is a plus, and they have a forum. Uptime is good. I just can't really afford it, and even though someone said she'd help me out for a few months if I did use the Visa, I hate owing money.
Then there's endore. It has the sweetest package I have ever seen, and the cheapest. A gig for $110. But then the phrase, "You get what you paid for," creeps into my head and this is why I can't make up my mind. Granted, I don't need all the bandwidth or the gig, or actually who am I kidding. I like the security. I would love to host more people and let them have more space. I'd like to make the domain more popular again.
N. and I already have a domain hosted with endore on their unix servers. The problem is we haven't used it enough to really tell if they're a good service. People who have used the service have used the Windows servers and they have raved. Great. Unix is different. I'll always be a Unix/Linux girl. They're using a new control panel that can tell me the disk usage for each directory. I almost went nuts when I saw that. That's the only thing Site5 does not have which endore does have. That and endore's tech support is iffy. Then again I did ask a newbie question, but it's not like they made it straight foward on the site. N. coldn't figure it out either, so if neither of us could then something must have been wrong.
I hate change. It comes down to that. But what do you do? My roommate says that I should ask my hostees for help because the whole thing behind my hosting them is almost strange without some form of compensation on their part. When I see it from her point of view I can understand, except it was my choice not to do that. It won't stop me of course from asking for the occasional donation because the truth of the matter is the domain does have a purpose and some of them in the past didn't care (still don't), and if they wanted to stay they could donate. Some who did care did donate, and I felt so guilty and yet so grateful. (Thank you, J!!!!) Then of course there is the fact that I can ask and they can laugh and pretty much say "fuck you" and "see ya," and in return I will say, "good riddance." I have a terrible complex. And the thing is, even if I were making money right now I'd still have the same dilema. People change servers all the time. See, it's not just about the money. I just don't like change.
I've been following this case for months, and at first I thought the husband had every right to decide for his wife. The articles back then weren't very informative about the situation and only said that this was her wish, she didn't want to live like this. I originally read this on Ragged Edge, which doesn't keep quiet about these matters.
Now, I think the best thing to do is to appoint a guardian. The husband's actions are just too peculiar. The article doesn't mention it, but others do, and if some doctors have said that she can be rehabilitated. For crying out loud I've seen footage on tv where it seems that she is responsive and in no way does that mean vegitative state to me. Something has to be done.
South Bend and Salt Lake City will not air Coupling due to its lack of morals among a group of thirtysomethings. Apparently they're supposed to be saints.
I just love cities that try to shelter their inhabitants from such degrading material. Afterall there's always NYPD Blue and CSI.
I need a new layout. All my sites need new layouts. When angels weep needs a new layout. Desperatly. It lists me as a second year law student when I already graduated. I also have tons of writings to put up. It needs a new layout. Damn the muse needs a new layout. My mouse needs to move on its own and magically create beautiful graphics that stun the senses and make the unsuspecting visitors drool with envy. I agree with Nik. Layouts should make themselves.
Alas, if life were only that easy.
Non-graphic updates to the blog will be made today. I actually already fixed the layout for individual entries. I just never want to see green again. I'm thinking of a Greek theme next, but I never actually do what I think. It never happens that way.
I also have to write a challenge between now and Wednsday. Pulling teeth just doesn't describe it.
Oh look, the RIAA strikes again. IMesh is their new target, and I bet they'll be as succesful as they were with Kazaa. Afterall, this report states that the recording industry's efforts have led to a 5 percent decrease in file-sharing. They should be so proud of themselves.
In the meantime thanks to this article millions of file-sharers have just been introduced to a new way of getting their music. Such sweet irony.
POTENTIAL SPOILER
I went, I saw, I loved Underworld. It's not without its flaws. I'm not too fond of the male protagonist as the new damsel in distress, and the actor who plays Kraven really should have died horribly at the beginning because he was just terrible. They could have picked someone else and the movie would have improved to maybe a three star rating for Mr. Ebert. Also, if Elders are supposed to be so strong then why pray tell was Emile not? If there is a sequel please give Michael Corvin something more to do, and next time, when you have some one explain the twist make sure they do so without an incomprehensible accent.
Other than that I loved the movie!
I liked the action, I liked the tension, I liked that the romance wasn't pushed, and I especially loved that the storyline was drawn out and slightly complicated. I loved everyone else's acting, especially the actors behind Lucien and Viktor. Lucien rocked. I think he managed to steal every scene he was in. The whole tone of the movie was perfect though I think I would have liked to see more of the mythology of both races. Another impressive thing about the movie were the werewolf special effects. Nifty. Scary. You definately do not want to get caught in a subway with one of these things.
It's a must buy.
Damn it! Only managed to watch the first half of the game before taking off to see Cabin Fever, which was a weird movie. I can't believe we're 1-2 for the season. I have absolutely no bragging rights now. Ouch.
I feel better today. Probably because VeriSign has just been sued for their SiteFinder service, which steals customers from Popular Enterprises LLC. They apparently have a similar service.
The article mentions that ICANN is investigating the SiteFinder service based on many of the complaints they've received this last week. I don't know what good that will do. This is the same group that granted VeriSign the .net and .com monopoly. Frankly, ICANN is a joke.
Things aren't well right now. I'm back in El Paso, and I may have to stay here longer than planned. I'm just tired. And not the best companion.
Want to make a backup copy of your favorite DVD? Well if the movie studios have their way that won't be possible. Citing the DMCA, Paramount and Twentieth Century Fox filed suit against Tritton Tech, alleging that their software, DVD Copyware circumvents copyright protections on DVDs, which could potentially cost them millions should the software fall in the hands of fileswappers.
I hope Tritton fights this one because here's a clear case of fair use versus the right of the copyright holder. I agree that the copyright holder does have some right, but the DMCA can not be used to be trample fair use, and so far the courts have allowed the MPAA and the RIAA to do just that. Maybe this one will be the one to stop it. I mean, if we can use CD-Rs to make back up copies of our cds why can't we do the same with our DVDs?
Millions of Mexicans are eating posole, preparing to revisit tonight a re-enactment of el grito with their families as firecrackers explode in the air and the men share a shot or two of tequila. What am I having for dinner tonight? Pollo.
Feliz Día de la Independencia, México.
Proposition 12 passed. This is a sad day for Texas.
Let's not talk about the Notre Dame v. Michigan game, shall we. I lost bragging rights after the second quarter, have probably lost them for the entire season. ::wince:: And I was so looking foward to giving the Texas fans/friends a little grief.
You know it's a bad sign when you find yourself actually wanting a character to die in a movie. For months I've been wanting to see The Other Side of Heaven, and when it arrived in the mail I was pleasantly surprised though peeved because The Pianist was supposedly next in our queue. We watched it tonight and what a disappointment.
I knew it was a Christian movie. I knew it would have one of those messages, but at the same time I had heard good things about the movie, so I really wanted to see it. Besides, I love Christopher Gorham (and I'm irked that I forgot to tape the premiere of Jake 2.0), ever since he was in Popular. So there he was, and the movie started out nice, but it was too nice and everything was resolved too easily.
A kid gets sick. He should die. Pray a little. Praise the Lord he lives!!!!! The gal's got a crush on the missionary but see our guy, bless his virgin soul, has promised his heart and other parts to his lovely non-native gal back home, so he teaches this gal about eternal love after she disrobes in front of him. He leads her to the beach, they chat about his Diviness, abd voila, she's enlightened and no longer wants to man handle his man parts. Problem solved! But not before gal's mother throws a fit, yet after ranting for two minutes and finding out about the white fiancee she forgives our missionary and hugs him, blessing his future children in the process. Everyone is happy.
This is why I wanted to throw something at my tv set halfway through the movie. This is why I desperately wanted, no, needed someone to die violently, horribly. I've lost two hours of my life and I want them back!
R.I.P. John Ritter.
I still can't believe it. I'm so very sad now.
Had a blast at the Evanescence concert last night, migraine and all. Don't ask me how, especially since people were smoking up a storm. Amy can sing and the guitarist and basists were drool worthy. I just love musicans. I really do. The only unsettling moment about the concert was the venue. It's not handicap friendly since the seats are positioned poorly, as in everyone stands and I could see jack. So after demanding to see the promoter of the event, the staff were very kind to find me a new spot so I could actually see the stage.
Sony Pictures is being sued by White Wolf and Nancy Collins for copyright infringement over the movie Underworld. They list 17 counts of infringement, and find at least 60 if not more instances were the movie borrows from White Wolf and Collins.
I especially loved the parts were the plaintiffs claim the vampires "embrace" similar to that of Vampire: the Masquerade yet no mention of it is actually made in the movie. That and much of the so called copying can also be referenced back to Dracula, which if I'm not mistaken is public domain. And, Masquerade itself is not original seeing as many of its ideas were taken from popular culture including Anne Rice.
In an unsurprising move the RIAA filed many, many lawsuits against file-sharers today and revealed its amnesty plan in its attempt to stop copyright infringement and increase profits. I think it just succeeded in alienating more consumers, and may have finally opened the door to finally bringing down the DMCA and itself.
It's rather interesting. The roommate and I were discussing how we might just start buying cds again from Universal since they finally came to their senses and dropped cd prices, but after this, I think the boycott is still on until after Christmas.
Migraine. Bad. Evil.
Darkness. Good.
Drugs. Even better, except for the slight respiratory distress part. Bad Zomig. Behave. But migraine is temporarily gone and yazzy is drugged. ;-)
The EFF is warning file-swappers not to buy into the RIAA's offer of amnesty because they can still be subject to liability. Any offer from the RIAA that requires you to file a notarized letter saying you have no files on your harddrive regardless of whether you own the song's cd or not should be scrutinized and thrown out; it's an association that hires law enforecment to invade your private files; an association that prohibits the defendant from seeing the evidence that is being used against him. I can see why they issued such a warning.
If you live in Texas and you're of voting age, now is the time to take a stand. Vote no to Proposition 12. A judge and a jury should be the ones to decide whether a doctor or a drunk driver will be held accountable to a plaintiff for damages, not the legislature. By taking that right away, you undermine the legal system and take away the only recourse we have to seek repair. $250,000 is not enough to bring back a loved one from the grave.
So insurance premiums are unbearably high. Why isn't anyone questioning the insurance companies for the rise in prices. And who's funding Proposition 12? Guess.
The parents called to tell me the game seemed like a lost cause. They were down by 12 points. After the phone call they were down by 13 points, so I went to the tv and I continued watching the end of season 3 of Buffy. What can I say, after receiving more bad news today, watching that seems to cheer me up especially since my alma mater was losing horribly.
After watching "Graduation Day, Part 2" I come back and we won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 29-26 in overtime no less. That must have been an excruciating game, but we won. Yay ND. Yay for the new football season.
Why is it that we in Texas don't get our bar results till November, but the lucky bastards in Oregan get to find out in September, the 10th to be exact. Assuming they're lucky that is. I swear, the Board of Law Examiners hates us.
Djimon Hounson is joining the cast of Alias as a villain this upcoming season. This is positively delicious. I love him as an actor. I can't wait.
Ploy or desperate move? What can only be considered as jaw dropping, Universal has decided to drop the prices of cds. The thing is, it might just be a bit too late.
An appeal was filed with the Supreme Court to determine whether the Bush Administration has violated the US Constitution by detaining the 660 prisoners in Cuba for over 18 months without a trial. They may not get a trial and they may not get released, and the sad truth of the matter is that the Court may decline to review the case as well.
Ok, so I'm a horrible person. I haven't been blogging as much as I should. It's because I hit another dry spell. Had a bit of bad news and well last week was my small descent into darkness culminating into my 'woe is me day' yesterday, and today I'm in my 'yay I'm me' mood. I don't know what that means, but it doesn't feel like the end of the world. And no, it doesn't mean that there will be an end to my Whedon-centric posts. Mwah ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So on we go with Whedon and the law. Trust me, I will find a correlation between the two.
Buffy won a Hugo, and for a wonderful screenplay might I add.
