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October 06, 2005

New Digs

I have been posting you know, well not here anyways but ideas do frequently waltz across this cortex of mine and I can assure you that they have been catalogued internally. I often catch myself in the act of affirming those very ruminations fit for blogging which, apparently, is now a verb I have begrudgingly allowed into my vernacular.

As I mentioned last time, I have moved into a new place which was quite a polarizing experience. During the actual packing the buddhist monk that swims just below the surface of my unconscious broke through his meniscus of silence to notify me of all the unnecessary junk I had only to be choked by my inner Republican's blue cigar smoke and gruff reminders of how pitifully empty my new place is.

I feel as though an apology is in order for all the soccer moms out there that I so readily berate when they discuss drapes, area rugs and the like. I used to think those commodities were for suckers; the sort of folk who had no imagination and considered excursions to Home Depot as the highlight of their weekends. This is a difficult thing to actually put to permanent record but I was a little disheartened when I realized my Saturday would be spent in Maine with the relatives instead of sashaying betwixt the aisles of Walmart, joyfully filling my cart with all manner of domestic amenities. This new pad is decidedly bachelor, I don't even have any gorram handsoap.

I've started to watch television again, and by 'television' (or TV by the savvy) I mean my computer screen as it displays the bountiful catch made possible by bittorrent and Dr. Limewire. I say 'television' because that was the medium it was originally meant for and it is clear to me we are in the middle of what pundits call a paradigm shift. I'm told this whole process is 'illegal' which I think is a pretty ridiculous statement. Wait just a moment here...aren't I a customer and doesn't that inexplicably make me always right? I don't want to schedule my day around half hour bursts of commercial ridden, lackluster programming with no guarantee of a potent entertainment payoff. I'd rather break for lunch and enjoy a Tina's Burrito while I catch up on my favorite show all without leaving the confines of my desk, free to pause stop and rewind as I like.

Apparently there is something called 'Teevaux' that exists and fulfills these roles, but I'm honestly not interested and I've got money I'm willing to spend. If a system could be erected in which I could download these programs faster and with consistently flawless image quality (DivX please!) I would be willing to part with my hard earned cash in exchange for aforemention services. You see, I'm never going to channel surf ever again and that means that these entertainment companies can either 'fight piracy' and sink endless boats of capital into a fruitless endeavor or they can create an infrastructure to turn a profit.

I sound crazy don't I? It really wasn't my idea you know...

Posted by Jon at October 6, 2005 01:25 AM

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Posted by: Beezoo at October 6, 2005 02:24 PM

Posted by: Mark at October 7, 2005 04:10 PM