1.6.09

It's not funny.


http://www.twloha.com/blog/postsecret-in-response-1

And, for posterity's' sake, the comments on Postsecret:

-----Email Message-----

The story of Renee and TWLOHA managed to find its way into my life when I most needed it. This story, movement, organization is truly beautiful and much like PostSecret, it gave me inspiration that no one person in my life could. Thanks.


-----Email Message-----

While on a trip with my team one of my teammates started spouting off about how pathetic cutters are. A few weeks later I told my coach how mad I was at him for it. She told me that she had felt the same way, because she had been a cutter herself. Then she told me that when she had told him off for it he showed her his cuts. I forgave him.

PS- Every time I think of cutting myself I write 'Love' where I want to cut. I can't tell you how much it helps.

14.5.09

The Pirate Bay Trial

I've been working on a paper for about three weeks now on The Pirate Bay trial, and finished it a few minutes ago. You can download it here. Sorry it's in PDF rather than posted at length on the blog, but I had to use Scribus to do some layout for it to get it to turn out nicely.

By the way, if you need a free publishing app, Scribus is extremely powerful and fairly easy to use. My only complaint is that it's ugly; the OSX version is a cobble of 10.4 Aqua, KDE, Swing, and custom widgets, which is not very appealing. But it's worth the ugliness.

26.4.09

I Wore Matt Bellamy's Pants!

This is what comes of me taking a shower when I'm sleep deprived:

"So, back when I was in high school, I heard about the Country Hoe-Down Square Dance of Awesomeness that was to be held in a fortnight.  So, I packed my bags and set off for the distant land wherein lay the location of said Dance.  After much toil and travail, I arrived at said location the day of said Dance.  Whereupon I realized that I was wearing The Sweatpants of Utter Geekness, which in case you did not realize, is a Bad Thing.  So, I was in much pain and distress over my situation, and I cried out in a loud voice, 'O curse me and my lack of the packing nature!  Where shall I find a suitable pair of pants to wear to said Dance tonight?  Woe is me, for I am a man who lacks style!'

"Thereafter I set off in a dour state of mind to find something to alleviate my situation.  As I wandered across the lands of aforementioned Dance, I didst come upon the Country deity Matt Bellamy.  (For those of you who deny that his music is country, listen to New Born.  That is pure country music, and if what you're hearing isn't country, your version is photoshopped.)  He greeted me, 'Welcome, child.  For you have traveled far in your journeys from distant lands to come to the Country Hoe-Down Square Dance of Awesomeness.'  I looked in awe and dropped to my knees and kissed his toe of awesomesauce.  He spake unto me, 'My child, is there anything thou needest?'  I answered and said, 'O Mr. Bellamy, I am in dire need of a pair of pants to wear this evening, for I only have The Sweatpants of Utter Geekness, and am ashamed of myself and am a reproach unto my kindred for wearing such an Abomination.'  He answered and said unto me, 'My child, you have not because you ask not.  Go now, and take this pair of my pants with you.'  Whereupon he handed me an extra pair of his pants.  I bowed and said, 'O Mr. Bellamy, I am forever indebted to you for the use of your pants this evening.  May you and your family be blessed for a thousand generations hereafter.' And he answered and said unto me, 'Go in peace, my child; your faith has made your pants well.'

"After this I rejoiced greatly in my heart and set about the process of putting on Matt Bellamy's pants instead of mine own Sweatpants of Utter Geekness.  I went to the aforementioned Dance that evening and brought glory unto myself and my kindred, for the pants I was wearing were great and magnificent."


N.B.
Thanks to Joe my Youth Pastor and Hannah from my youth group for providing the inspiration behind this story.  And the King James Bible; not sure how that got in there, but it did.  This was written in jest and not meant to mock anything or anyone; I mean, what were you expecting?