In case you missed it in comments on earlier posts (and I'm sure there's far too many for you to absorb!), there's now an LJ RSS feed for the Chaucer blog - chaucerhathblog.
My parents always taught me not to borrow money, and I suppose that stuck - repaying it may take away all the benefits of getting whatever it is you got the loan for. (No time to take a break! No money to explore your interests! No life!)
You should hip folks to the current anti-MySpace movement. MySpace is being used by its owner (Rupert Murdoch) to erode internet freedoms and is openly censoring its users. Notice how now that every major crime story focuses on the criminals online usage/msg board postings? Not a coincidence. Just like those BSC kids that burned the churches, the government is making its case for censorship/wholesale spying on US citizens by implanting the thought that these crimes could be prevented by monitoring EVERYONE'S internet usage.
You know what's really interesting? I noticed that every time kids' journals/blogs are brought up in a negative light, they're always MySpaces. Like, I was thinking about that last week, even before you mentioned that. This would so explain why.
Imagine how hard it would be for someone to trace "Cleolinda Jones" back to you and your real name. Now think how amazingly quick the government is able to trace seemingly anonymous webpostings back to alleged criminals/terrorists. There's collusion going on.
Well, keep in mind that on MySpace you're invited to give them your real name - it's not displayed, but if someone searches for, say, "Laura Smith" they can find the blogs of all people whose real names are Laura Smith. It's supposed to help you find old friends. I don't know whether MySpace has a secret motive or whatever for doing that, but finding a criminal's MySpace is as simple as typing their name in and seeing what comes up. And since most other blogging services don't have that feature, it makes sense that MySpaces would be what typically come up in those stories.
I can't imagine anybody else in the role. Think he played nice long enough to work out a send-off episode? It'd suck all to hell if he just died stupidly one day, but I don't put it past those guys.
I wonder if they'll put him through the ringer or if he just leaves town or something.. It didn't sound as if Mr. Hayes and the boys parted on good terms :P
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Might be a cultural thing? I'm in Asia.
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Go here for more info: http://www.infowars.com/articles/science/myspace_trojan_horse_of_internet_censorship.htm
That link contains links to the groups currently protesting Internet censorship on MySpace.
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Imagine how hard it would be for someone to trace "Cleolinda Jones" back to you and your real name. Now think how amazingly quick the government is able to trace seemingly anonymous webpostings back to alleged criminals/terrorists. There's collusion going on.
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And damn, I didn't know Isaac Hayes was a Scientologist. Huh. Wonder what they'll do about Chef. That's sad.
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Prufrock is possibly my FAVORITE poem ever, I whore it out to EVERYONE and I think that re-write just MADE MY WEEK!
HELLS YEAH!
ok, maybe I'm a little too excited, but wow that was awesome.
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