It's film festival season, and I can't afford to go. So I am cleaning. And so far only one thing has come of it. It's called a revelation, and you need to hear it, or it won't do me any good.
Trinkets are created by the devil to drive poor people trying to tidy to end of their rope.
I have several boxes full of cute little things that I can honestly say I loved when I got them but right now I want to burn. Or melt. Or shoot into orbit. Or some equally destructive thing.
Don' get me wrong. I love gifts with a passion. I love giving them and I love getting them. But right now I really would look a gift horse in the mouth and send it right back.
One of the funny things is that I haven't bought any of it myself. I don't buy trinkets. I'd rather splurge and buy a game of a book or even a cute little notebook (I have myriads of those). But I don't buy trinkets.
And please have mercy on e and stop giving them to me. 'Cos I do love them I am not going top throw any of them away just yet, but I don't have anywhere to put them and they aren't giving anyone any joy being either lost beneath all the other trinkets or packed away in a box.
So yah. I do love my trinkets I really do, but please have mercy and give me no more.
If you wanna get me something nice but cheap get me a tiny notebook or something.
Thanks in advance.
that is all.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Music industry rant
(Warning: This rant may come to contain strong language. It will beyond any doubt. contain lots of caps, and whatever language errors that don't get picked up by spelling checker, as I doubt I will proofread. Sorry about this.)
You know what? I HATE the music industry. With a passion.
First they make copy defences which will literally RUIN you stereo equipment. I kid you not. Some guy in Norway had his 10.000kr (almost 1800 USD according to Google) ruin because of an CD made by EMI. And yes I am positive it was EMI because they have contracted Bertine Zetlitz. It was in the Norwegian newspaper. And it got there because EMI would not refund his broken equipment. Even thou it was their CD's copy defence that broke it.
As a rule I, fiancé, and lots of our friends don't buy CDs with copy protection. They are easy to spot, because they aren't labelled CompactDisk on the CD itself or anywhere in the cover. The reason for this is because the inventors of the compact disk intended CDs to be playable on any CD player, and the copy protection makes this impossible. Therefore they demanded to stop having their inventions associated with these abominations. That is right kids, according to the inventors of the CD copy protected disks aren't even CDs.
The reason for the copy protection is of course the hindrance of file sharing. Well NEWS FLASH ARSE HEADS!!! it's not working. If anything it makes it worse. Since it's nigh impossible these days to buy real CDs (that is without the copy protection) I don't buy CDs AT ALL!
And another thing, back when I used to buy CDs, every single CD I bought, with out fail, I bought because someone had downloaded it for me, and I liked it. 75% of my CD collection arouse this way. The other 25% was because I liked that artist from before and wanted their newest album, or because it was gifted to me. And the ones that were gifted to me was most because I had listed to a downloaded version that I liked.
And this is not just me folk. Statistics show that when Napster was launched the CD sales did not fall. Oh noes people. They ROSE. ALOT!
And then you have the little whiny kids. Like Lily Allen. I like Lily Allen's music, I do. But I lost all respect for her when she went public saying "file sharing is awful and it ruins the industry and wahwahwah". This from a woman who wouldn't even had a career if it wasn't for filesharing on MySpace. How on earth does a woman who would still be living with her MOM most likely if it wansn't for file sharing think it's okay to say things like that?!
And then there's YouTube. YouTube is a wonderful internet community where people can share music videos. I have discovered a shit loads of wonderful music on YouTube. People don't bring CDs to a party anymore, we just hook our awesome speakers up to our computer and play all our party music from there. But the music industry obviously has no idea the amount of free commercial that can be had from YouTube.
So they get one video after the other taken down, or have the sound removed or make them area specific.
Which basically is what prompted this rant. I wasn't allowed to listen Bjork on YouTube because the fact that the videos were even there was apparently a copy right violation. BAH! And take Lene Nystrom. The singer of Aqua. I gave up trying to even FIND one of her videos which we poor norsefolk were even allowed to watch. Because apparently you have to live in USA or some other hell hole to be able to watch the music video of a FUCKING norwegian artist. I LIVE in Norway for Fs sake!!!
And one more thing. By sending fines to people who downloads fines at 450 GBP per song, which about 25% just pay, no questions asked, the music industry makes more money of people downloading than they make by SELLING their actual product.
I most probably won't buy a CD in a music shop EVER again. I'll buy my CD's from the artist directly when I go to concerts.
And seeing as I detest Ipod and all the hassle with them I will never get Itunes, and I will never pay 2 USD for a song which will only exist in Itunes and will be lost if I have to format my harddrive.
And one more thing. To any music industry lawyers reading this. Downloading is not illegal. Uploading to others is. Well, I have never uploaded anything. I don't seed and I don't spread music in any way. So it's no use suing me. You can take your biased judges and you circumstantial evidence else where. You ain't gettin' a penny out of me.
You know what? I HATE the music industry. With a passion.
First they make copy defences which will literally RUIN you stereo equipment. I kid you not. Some guy in Norway had his 10.000kr (almost 1800 USD according to Google) ruin because of an CD made by EMI. And yes I am positive it was EMI because they have contracted Bertine Zetlitz. It was in the Norwegian newspaper. And it got there because EMI would not refund his broken equipment. Even thou it was their CD's copy defence that broke it.
As a rule I, fiancé, and lots of our friends don't buy CDs with copy protection. They are easy to spot, because they aren't labelled CompactDisk on the CD itself or anywhere in the cover. The reason for this is because the inventors of the compact disk intended CDs to be playable on any CD player, and the copy protection makes this impossible. Therefore they demanded to stop having their inventions associated with these abominations. That is right kids, according to the inventors of the CD copy protected disks aren't even CDs.
The reason for the copy protection is of course the hindrance of file sharing. Well NEWS FLASH ARSE HEADS!!! it's not working. If anything it makes it worse. Since it's nigh impossible these days to buy real CDs (that is without the copy protection) I don't buy CDs AT ALL!
And another thing, back when I used to buy CDs, every single CD I bought, with out fail, I bought because someone had downloaded it for me, and I liked it. 75% of my CD collection arouse this way. The other 25% was because I liked that artist from before and wanted their newest album, or because it was gifted to me. And the ones that were gifted to me was most because I had listed to a downloaded version that I liked.
And this is not just me folk. Statistics show that when Napster was launched the CD sales did not fall. Oh noes people. They ROSE. ALOT!
And then you have the little whiny kids. Like Lily Allen. I like Lily Allen's music, I do. But I lost all respect for her when she went public saying "file sharing is awful and it ruins the industry and wahwahwah". This from a woman who wouldn't even had a career if it wasn't for filesharing on MySpace. How on earth does a woman who would still be living with her MOM most likely if it wansn't for file sharing think it's okay to say things like that?!
And then there's YouTube. YouTube is a wonderful internet community where people can share music videos. I have discovered a shit loads of wonderful music on YouTube. People don't bring CDs to a party anymore, we just hook our awesome speakers up to our computer and play all our party music from there. But the music industry obviously has no idea the amount of free commercial that can be had from YouTube.
So they get one video after the other taken down, or have the sound removed or make them area specific.
Which basically is what prompted this rant. I wasn't allowed to listen Bjork on YouTube because the fact that the videos were even there was apparently a copy right violation. BAH! And take Lene Nystrom. The singer of Aqua. I gave up trying to even FIND one of her videos which we poor norsefolk were even allowed to watch. Because apparently you have to live in USA or some other hell hole to be able to watch the music video of a FUCKING norwegian artist. I LIVE in Norway for Fs sake!!!
And one more thing. By sending fines to people who downloads fines at 450 GBP per song, which about 25% just pay, no questions asked, the music industry makes more money of people downloading than they make by SELLING their actual product.
I most probably won't buy a CD in a music shop EVER again. I'll buy my CD's from the artist directly when I go to concerts.
And seeing as I detest Ipod and all the hassle with them I will never get Itunes, and I will never pay 2 USD for a song which will only exist in Itunes and will be lost if I have to format my harddrive.
And one more thing. To any music industry lawyers reading this. Downloading is not illegal. Uploading to others is. Well, I have never uploaded anything. I don't seed and I don't spread music in any way. So it's no use suing me. You can take your biased judges and you circumstantial evidence else where. You ain't gettin' a penny out of me.
Counter Strike
I have 1922 pages to read by 5th of november. Not counted my homework. Which I really should be doing right now. But I have to hang up the clean clothes first.
So I am gonna embed you a very nice song, and do some house work before I do some homework and go to bed.
So I am gonna embed you a very nice song, and do some house work before I do some homework and go to bed.
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
It's my well I tells ya!!!
The Well by Rimfrost
Rimfrost has turned her embedding of on this strip, so being the nice person that I am, I am going to do the right thing and post a text link to the cutest Ring comic ever.
Even if you link back, if it's not specified that you can just click-save-upload, then you shouldn't. It's rude. Internet is NOT a place of freebies, the fact that it is on the internet does NOT mean that it's automatically up for grabs.
Art theft is RUDE, mean, and illegal. So play nice kids. Now go read the strip^^,
Rimfrost has turned her embedding of on this strip, so being the nice person that I am, I am going to do the right thing and post a text link to the cutest Ring comic ever.
Even if you link back, if it's not specified that you can just click-save-upload, then you shouldn't. It's rude. Internet is NOT a place of freebies, the fact that it is on the internet does NOT mean that it's automatically up for grabs.
Art theft is RUDE, mean, and illegal. So play nice kids. Now go read the strip^^,
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Music for rainy days
It's 20:57, the sky is a sicky dark orangy red sort of colour (gotta love that light pollution right?), and it's raining.
I got home about an hour ago and my shoes are still dripping (yes litteraly, Keds are not made for rainy weather) where they hang in the bathroom. Ditto with my jeans and umbrella.
But I have youtube and webcomcis. And I haven't updated in forever. So here's some music for rainy days. Right after this link to the cutest webcomic ever. Questionable content. You all need to read the archives. It's only 1507 pages, and the art gets better after a while. As does the storytelling^^,
EDIT: Broken link fixed
Now for teh MUZAK:
All the clips with the original footage had disable embedding by request, so this is the best I could do. Sorry.
It features Sarah Brightman and Alex Vega from the Spykids movies. It's from the gothic splatter musical Repo! the Genetic Opera.
This is Koda Kumi, a new discovery of mine. Fun video as well
Most beauiful song ever. If I ever get around to getting good at 3D animating I'm making a video for this one. I've had the storyboard in my head for almost a year now.
Can't be bothered locating the way superior Manu Chau version of this, so you'll just have to make do^^,
And for last I'm gonna show you some of the most amazing pole dancing I have ever seen. Try tto look past the fact that it's a half naked chick. The women dancing hanging from veils at the circus wear no more clothes than this, but for some reason that is socially acceptable. Try to see the amazing things she gets her body to do please^^,
(besides the song is awesome)
EDIT:
How stupid of me. I almost forgot the theme song to the most awesome after school cartoon EVAH XD
And while I'm at it:
Oh and:
Hammer me please, Dr. Horrible. Making googoo eyes at Dr Horrible.
To lazy to find one with footageXP
Purdiest version EVER^^,
I'm gonna stop now. Will try to resist the temptation to add more.
I'm so gonna use this post as play listXD Hoping some of you will do that as well^^,
I got home about an hour ago and my shoes are still dripping (yes litteraly, Keds are not made for rainy weather) where they hang in the bathroom. Ditto with my jeans and umbrella.
But I have youtube and webcomcis. And I haven't updated in forever. So here's some music for rainy days. Right after this link to the cutest webcomic ever. Questionable content. You all need to read the archives. It's only 1507 pages, and the art gets better after a while. As does the storytelling^^,
EDIT: Broken link fixed
Now for teh MUZAK:
All the clips with the original footage had disable embedding by request, so this is the best I could do. Sorry.
It features Sarah Brightman and Alex Vega from the Spykids movies. It's from the gothic splatter musical Repo! the Genetic Opera.
This is Koda Kumi, a new discovery of mine. Fun video as well
Most beauiful song ever. If I ever get around to getting good at 3D animating I'm making a video for this one. I've had the storyboard in my head for almost a year now.
Can't be bothered locating the way superior Manu Chau version of this, so you'll just have to make do^^,
And for last I'm gonna show you some of the most amazing pole dancing I have ever seen. Try tto look past the fact that it's a half naked chick. The women dancing hanging from veils at the circus wear no more clothes than this, but for some reason that is socially acceptable. Try to see the amazing things she gets her body to do please^^,
(besides the song is awesome)
EDIT:
How stupid of me. I almost forgot the theme song to the most awesome after school cartoon EVAH XD
And while I'm at it:
Oh and:
Hammer me please, Dr. Horrible. Making googoo eyes at Dr Horrible.
To lazy to find one with footageXP
Purdiest version EVER^^,
I'm gonna stop now. Will try to resist the temptation to add more.
I'm so gonna use this post as play listXD Hoping some of you will do that as well^^,
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