Below are the 4 most recent journal entries recorded in nerdglow's LiveJournal:

Saturday, December 31st, 2005
10:28 pm	Random Quote Well, I've fallen ill, and have these Random Quotes just sitting here that I hear throughout my day. I don't feel like posting them in xanga, so those of you lucky enough to read this, I'm sure you'll at least crack a smile like I did. Today's Random Quote: "How do white people and asians constitute interracial porn?!" -said by a rather disgruntled and requestedly anonymous friend while searching for... ok, it was porn. Jon (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, March 7th, 2005
9:25 pm	Subjects are short phrases summarizing the entry and enticing the reader to continue. I'm very confused. I come here to write something, but everything I write just doesn't sound right. Nothing seems to be able to express the way I feel right now. It's awful not being able to tell it, because normally my superfluous vocabulary can generally get the job done. But this time, words just don't seem like enough. There's something deep in me that I haven't felt in awhile. Some deep yearning and happiness and desire and joy and hope that normal words just can't properly denote, without losing the luster of the original. I feel doomed to an eternity of holding my breath. Never saying what I want, only saying what seems right. I speak a lot less than I think, which although, does keep me out of trouble, it also keeps me from life. I don't speak my mind, my heart, nor my soul, and they're starting to want a bit more air time. I don't know what to do with myself, because myself is starting to get bottled up. I could live the life of a recluse, only coming out when I must, and staying to myself. But this isn't the life I want. I want more. More friends, more fun, more love. I want to shout to the heavens what I feel, but I try not to (it'd cause a bit of a commotion). It stays inside for now, but I feel that it may not for long. If this force within me isn't unleashed soon I may explode in a sea of rage or love or laughter or tears or whatever it is I yearn to set free. I can't take this much more. I want to let fly what may, but I don't know if I can handle the consequences. For whatever is let loose will cause some sort of rebuttle from the world. It could be good, it could destroy any hopes and dreams I may have. It could do a multitude of things that I thought would never happen or happen over and over until I die. I'm drifting off within myself. Any nonsense from hereon out isn't my fault. Or perhaps, it ends here for now? Maybe some other time it will be unleashed, but not tonight. To let this out I need quiet. I need focus. I need motivation. I need to be alone. These are things I don't have now, nor for some time will I have. Good night. P.S. I promise to start making these stupid things shorter. Current Mood: depressed Current Music: Optimus Rhyme. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, February 21st, 2005
10:05 pm	My digital rights are being taken away. And it sucks. I'm sure all or most of the 2-4 people who read this know of all the crazy piracy issues flying around these days. Whether it's more people being sued for downloading music or being sent to jail for sharing a movie, it's all over the internet. I'm going to admit it right now... I'm a bloodthirsty pirate. I have (at least) 3 movies on my computer I downloaded off the internet (not counting anime). Every one of the songs on my iPod (613) was downloaded. But you know what? For every one movie on my computer I downloaded, there's 5 more I ripped from DVD's I own. For ever 1 song downloaded illegally, I have 3 songs ripped from CD's in my possession. Yes, I download things, but usually only things I couldn't find anywhere else. But that's not really the point is it? I downloaded copyrighted material, and should be punished. But here's the thing. Now, the entertainment industry is deciding for me that I shouldn't be able to back-up my ever so fragile DVD's onto my harddrive. And why should I? If they break, I'll just have to buy another copy resulting in more profits for them... and we all want that. And why stop there? Perhaps I shouldn't be copying my CD's either. I only need one copy. The convenience of having a back-up isn't worth the risk if one of them were to, gasp, fall into the hands of someone who didn't buy it. But wait, let's go even further they said. Now, it's becoming illegal to not record commercials using devices such as Tivo. What's this going to lead to? Will it be illegal to change the channel during commercials too? Will I not be able to get popcorn during advertisements before a movie? Perhaps I'm being to critical. Maybe I should look at it from their perspective. People could use these technologies for evil! What about VCR's? Everytime something new comes out (see: radio, VCR, cd burning), the entertainment industry gets uppity and starts suing. Back in the 80's, they tried to sue Sony into not selling the VCR, which today is responsible (also through it's DVD influence) for over 1/2 of the movie industry's revenue. When the radio came out, music mongols came out in droves to oppose it, and we all know where it is now. So here's what I'm saying. If we let the entertainment industry win in the 30's (or whatever) we wouldn't have the radio, and probably not CD's either. If we let the entertainment industry win in the 80's, we would be out the VCR, and DVD's as well. Not only are these decisions altering how we view our movies and music, they're altering the innovation of our world. Without the need for DVD's by movies, it wouldn't be near as widely accepted. Meaning no Ps2, Xbox, or anything in between and beyond (i.e. next generation platforms). The Dreamcast (Best. Console. Ever.) would have been a sad display for our young minds. It's also illegal for me to have an HDTV tuner in my PC (meaning I can get HD-TV through my PC). I have one. I'm proud of it. I can make myself the nightly anchor on 60 minutes (which I do with great pleasure). So in closing I say these things: 1. Let's set down all this theft stuff. If we look at history, we see that these innovations lead to even more innovations, which are now used in our everyday life. Think of what we could be missing if these things become illegal. 2. This is definitely not what I was going to write about when I first got on here tonight. I just had to get it off my chest. It's been bugging me for awhile. In actuality, I was going to talk about this girl I'm interested in. I even wrote down all this poetic crap I keep thinking in my head. It keeps me up at night. 3. Looking back, I don't think my writing prowess does this argument justice. Go to EFF.org. look around. It's a neat place. Of particular interest to me right now was their endangered species list. It's a good read, and says what I'm saying here a lot better. 4. There's a lot of stuff I can't say, because I ran out of time. Oh well. I hope I made my case well. Peace be with you. Current Mood: Nerdboy 4 life. Current Music: illegal dude! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, October 28th, 2004
10:14 pm	erm........hello? Hello everyone (or no one)! Welcome to my first livejournal entry! Things you can expect from me are: Sporadic updates)I don't expect anyone to read this anyway Pleas for friends) So I know if someone is reading this Loads of mood swings) Depending on what time of night I'm writing (It will be night 90% of the time) I'll be uber depressed! Correct spelling and grammer) Am I psychotic, or perfectionist? A quote of the week/update) Just because I hear so many things throughout my life that future generations should remember. Are you ready? I know I am! Get ready for some...fun. I think... If you read this, e-mail me to update! Maybe I will! I could always use more friends anyway! Just because I can, my email is jono0007@gbronline.com My AIM is Nerdglow0007 READREADREADMEMEMEME Current Mood: yeah...cynical Current Music: Nerdcore Rap (Comment on this)