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The Music Industry Screws Me Over Again!

Once again the music industry has found a way to screw me over, as well as countless other people. By now you've probably heard of the DRM seal of approval being locked onto every song you buy on CD or download online. What does this do? It prevents perfectly law abiding people from ripping CDs to their computers so they can then put the music on their mp3 or iPods. Oh and I'll get to iPod/Apple in a minute. Anyway, this little ball and chain keeps music from being transfered illegally, right? WRONG!!! A big W-R-O-N-G! With a few programs and a little bit of time I can ruin the audio, but atleast I have the satisfaction of removing the DRM lock. The music industry needs to put more pressure on programs like Limewire, as well as people who download music illegally to stop it. But until then I'll continue to by my music just to listen to it on my computer.

Awhile back Apple released a online store for music called iTunes. iTunes fit right in with the iPod, iMac, iMovie, iRack, iDryer, iStove, iHouse, and iOwntheworld products and applications. This wonderful program might seem like the perfect solution to people looking to download one or two songs from Albums, then transfer them directly to their iPod, and it is. Notice how I didn't say anything other than the iPod. Yeah, that's because that music you buy then try and transfer to anything other than an iPod has an enhanced DRM lock on it made of fluffy bunnies that attack you if you try and break it. Call it a copyright protection lock, I'll call it BS lock. This lock prevents any other mp3 from playing that music unless you break the lock with alot of work and time.

What does this all mean? It means my $120 video mp3 is useless, and now I have to try and find cash to buy an iPod just so I don't have to go through all that crap everytime I buy a song LEGALLY. I guess their BS worked on me. Don't ask me why I continue to support just a stupid industry... oh wait it's because it's not the artists fault.

Sorry I needed to vent that. Now time to stand up and smash a pricey electronic item.

I WISH DEALTH UPON THE PHELPS FAMILY.

Thank you to by gay friend who pointed this out to me. This family has so much hate to gay people, they have gone to far lengths to protest this. Included disturbing grieving families who are trying to bury their sons and daughters who are killed in war by holding signs that say "God hates fags." and "Thank god for dead soldiers.". These are the same people who were planning to protest at Tim Macleans funeral, saying "God is punishing nations that accept homosexuality." These people believe that if your child is killed, they deserved it.

I have lost hate for everything else but these people. I have focused my energy on trying to bring down these EVIL FUCKERS! God help them if they dare step anywhere near me.

In the following two videos, you can see Tyra Banks.



In this video, the Phelps are trying to get police protection from the PUBLIC.


News Anchors aren't generally supposed to take sides on news stories, but take a look.

This will make you laugh or cry...

This will mentally disturb you for LIFE!

Back, yes I know...

I suck at keeping a blog updated. Well I hope you all enjoy the new layout. It's a little brighter! There are a few topics I will touch on today which include Olympics, Toronto explosion and the Russian/Georgia war.

First off, the Olympics kicked off with a wonderful opening ceremony on 08.08.08 (a number considered lucky by the Chinese. Oh and I wouldn't touch the Tibet situation with a ten foot pole. I can see China put their heart and soul into hosting these games. I am glad to see China get a chance to show how beautiful their country really is. At the moment China is in the lead with 8 medals, six of which are gold. The USA has 6 medals, 2... OK I JUST GOT AN UPDATE! USA is in the lead with 11 medals, 3 gold. China has 8 medals, 6 gold. Korea has 5 medals, 3 gold. Wow, congrats to everyone! Oh and Canada is in 64th place with a grand total of zero medals. (I'm sure that will change.)

WELCOME TO BEIJING!

An explosion rocked Toronto at 4AM this morning (Aug. 10th). A propane factory went up in flames and typically the propane exploded. If you watch the videos on YouTube, it almost looks like a bomb was dropped. The two big questions now are: Why did this happen and WHY THE #@$% WAS A PROPANE FACTORY IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD?! I hear the one firefighter lost his life, and an employee from the factory is missing. I would like to see the government actually take a look into this, instead of sitting on their lazy asses like normal.

I heard that Russia and Georgia are at war. All I really have to say on this issue is that Russia needs to respect Georgia's borders. Stop the war, talk like Georgia offered, and lets settle this already. How many people need to die?

Agree or disagree with any of my thoughts above? I want to hear from you! LEAVE A COMMENT!

I AM GUILTY BECAUSE I AM A CRACKER!

I want to know how many white people are sorry for what "THEY" did back many years ago when the black people were used as slaves. How about the residential schools "WE" (YOU and ME personally built BEFORE we were born) made those natives go to.

I feel 105% guilty because of somebody else's actions!!!!! Why? I have WHITE SKIN!

I am at fault when those white cops in the US constantly shoot black people because they believed they had guns. I should have flown there, and stopped them because I am white.

*END OF SARCASM*

I agree what "has" happened was horrible, but just because I am white, doesn't mean I feel the actions of others were justified. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE, I AM NOT AT FAULT, AND I WILL NOT HANG MYSELF BECAUSE OF IT.

Sorry I really needed to vent that.

Eight hours on my feet!!! SORE!

Yeah so I had my first 8 hour shift in produce this morning/afternoon, and it SUCKED! I thought 6 hours was rough, and hell I was right, because 8 hours was fucking HELL! My legs are worse than my feet... because they had to bare my weight for that amount of time. Well I told my manager I will do the 6 hour Thursday shift, and the 8 hour Saturday shift, and the 8 hour Sunday shift, and the 4 hour Monday shift, but I won't be doing any more 8 hour shifts. I might do them once in a while as long as I am paid full time wage on those hours.

What made today worse is my co-worker asked me to hold his hairy balls today (Kiwi fruit that was deformed and looked like a pair of nuts). Also this red onion was on the floor by this guys foot, so I said "Excuse me, I just have to grab this." and he said "Grab whatever you want little boy". Now I wanted to just dismiss that as a joke (his tone sounded like a joke) or I misheard him. Any which way I got the hell outta there!

Also I am going to pick up my PSP on THURSDAY!! Yay much for meh! I am sooooo jumpy about it I just have to buy some accessories for it tomorrow, just to cure my craving for PSP OMG PSP OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG PEA ES PEA! (Sorry for the insane burst) Beh Beh!

Review Friday!

I thought I would start something new. I noticed some other people that blog do reviews on products or services they use, so I thought why shouldn't I give it a try. Every Friday, I will post on my blog, a review of a product I just bought or a service I just used. I hope you enjoy!

Product/Service Name: 5 Gum
Price: $1.50
Purchased from: Save-On-Foods
Packaging rating: 8/10
Actual product rating: 8/10

I really enjoy this gum. After seeing the commercials on TV, I was in the store and I saw it on the shelf and thought I would try it. I am glad I did. I will try and walk you though. After buying 5 Gum, I ripped off the plastic wrap which had the UPC and ingredients. I was left with a pretty neat looking box, and I mean that in two ways. One, it had a handy tab to hold the flap closed when not in use, and second, it was a cool little black box. Look at the photos below:


Inside each piece is wrapped in a blue foil wrapper.

There are 15 sticks of gum. The taste is incredible but the only thing is, it lacks strength (not "spicy" enough). That is more personal preference I guess. It comes in 3 flavors, of which I have tried just the one "Cobalt". The flavor does last longer than most all other gums, which I am sure a lot of people like in gum. One other flaw I should point out is that it is a little bit much for packaging (Foil wrapped gum held in 3 bundles with paper, inside a box, and inside plastic wrap), which I care about because its a lot of waste. Other than that I highly recommend you at least try 5 Gum!

OMGWTFBBQ!?!?!?!? Another blog post...

My apologies for that brief bit of insanity, but it was necessary because I am making another blog post! I KNOW! AMAZING! I just thought I would fill you in on my life up to this point.

First up, I got a job at Save-On-Foods! Yeah so now I can save and get that all important Sony PSP I want sooooo bad. I want it mainly because my friend showed me it when it was first introduced, and I was amazed. Maybe it won't be as exciting anymore because times have changed and things become old, but I will find that out after I spend my $170. If anybody of you have a PSP, let me know what you think of it, what games I should get, and also if the movies are good quality or sh*tty graphics.

Next on my agenda of things to discuss would be the music that should be playing right now (If you haven't already muted it). It's Edmonton's newest radio station, Capital FM. They play everything oldies, and as everyone assumes, it's meant as a replacement to Cool880 which is going to switch to all news format. I liked Cool880 but never gave much of my loyalty to it. That's why I thought I would become loyal to the newest addition Capital FM. One thing I was uber-impressed by was the "jingle" I heard just 10 or so minutes ago. It was something like "Capital FM, Sherwood Park's radio station.". I know Capital FM is based from Edmonton, as are all the stations I get, yet I have never heard any other stations refer to Sherwood Park as one of there listeners. It's nice to know that at least one station realizes they serve communities surrounding Edmonton as well!

In closing I wish to apologize to the other members of CPTDB.ca for my abrupt departure from the board. As I stated before I "boiled over" and needed a break, and I will be coming back as soon as I can. Please realize this had nothing to do with anybody from the board, rather from my school, job, and family life colliding all at once. I am hoping I can be back... well maybe even today! Hope to talk to you all soon!

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