Author: Pearl L

This is so neat. Salon.com Technology | Personalize me, baby

See, what’s awesome about Napster is that you really do get to discover new music! I actually do go out and buy CDs if I like something I downloaded. don’t believe me? hehehe. those itemized credit card invoices don’t lie~!

All this talk about piracy.. everyone talks about piracy being a bad word. but what it’s really about is access… more people have access to the artist’s work, can enjoy it, share it, and maybe develop an interest in the artist. No longer is it limited to whether a band has a deal with a big time record company, if their company paid enough to get their music on the radio. A listener isn’t just stuck with what the local radio stations are spinning. It’s access to more music, better music and at the same time, it helps make that connection between fan and artist. granted, right now, the most downloaded artists are the ones like Madonna and so forth, but as technology improves, smaller artists will be able to better take advantage of this increased access to their music. services like the one talked about in this article are the key to making the whole “discovering new music you actually like!” dream a reality.

hehe. two cents for you. :)

Since school got in, I’ve been having really long days. class starts around 10, and I’m running around on campus or just not at home until 8 or so, usually. what’s the deal?

today, I’ve been running on a weird caffeine high since about noon when I went to kerckhoff for a caffeine fix. Ran into patrick and related my “naked in las vegas story.” (lesson learned: mom was right: a jacket is a good idea.), chatted for a little bit, and sprinted to my english discussion. my friday schedule is kind of yucky, since I basically sprint from bunche for a lecture, then to moore for another lecture, and then back to bunche for a discussion. It’s pretty NOT cool.

I’m at work right now, but it’s friiiiiiiiiiday! I’m so busy tonight too… I’m sort of rushing alpha phi omega, this coed community service fraternity, and there’s an event tonight. after that, I’m watching billy elliot with some friends. I’m really looking forward to the weekend — when I can sleep in and finally get some work done.

Oh, and I found out today that I’ve been reading the wrong version of beowulf for my english class. doh!

So how does this sound: History major, double minoring in English and Anthropology? Heh. I’ll be in school for, oh, another decade? (yes~!!)

no, but actually.. I’d like to be out of here soon. watching so many of my friends graduating, one kind of catches that spirit as well, that “heading off into the real world.. aaah!” kind of energy that bursts like dandelion puffs into the springtime air. Done! Finished! Gone!

Wow. Makes you feel your age too…

so my friend chris taught me this neat trick the other day. you hold out your hand in a fist, and you raise your middle finger.

That’s right. flipping the bird!

I’m excited now. I think I’ll practice this on people and things who/that annoy me.

I really want to do habitat for humanity. have you heard of it? It’s a volunteer organization that builds houses for people in low-income areas. (all this talk about saving the whales… but people need homes too!)

lately I’ve been feeling like my life is really useless. Ok, scratch that. I’ve *always* felt quite useless. You live your life, but you can’t live it just for yourself. The idea is to make things better around you, right? Maybe it’s that crazy bay area in me roaring its ugly head, or just a strange wind winding through LA… something’s making me want to get back into the grip of things again.

I want to change the world.

Say it with me! doesn’t it sound cheesy at first? Sure it does.. but maybe, little by little, we can! Make life better for one person around you, brighten someone’s day, do something good for someone else out there. Just one little thing. *one* little thing!

I feel like I want to change the world again. affect change. explode into the light, and reflect its gorgeous aura all about me. I haven’t felt like this in a while…

Maybe I can do something. I must. Otherwise I’d just be a waste of precious resources…

TWO WEEKS TO U2~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

I can’t believe it. I’m so excited. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!