We celebrate this day because we liberated ourselves from a government which we saw as tyrannical.

Now, with the RIAA suing individuals (corporations were treated as people in court so that they could be sued by employees, did you know that?), or at least planning to, there is less definition between government and corporation.

Does the company you work for demand the loyalty that you’ve previously reserved for your country? Think about that.

I propose that in honoring this day, we figure out just exactly what our nation is. I also propose that if it’s not what you want it to be, you step up to the plate and change it.

What, you ask, am I doing? I’m trying to figure out if I’m in the City of Lansing or the Township of Lansing so I can figure out which local government I’m going to get involved in.

So, I got all of my stuff in the living room packed. I also got my IRC logger bot back up and running, this time in Xchat on my Linux box, instead of in mIRC on Windows. I’m pretty happy with that. Now I just have to modify the config of the Linux log parser to output what I want it to output. And pack my bedroom. That’s gonna be a task.

My gaming buddies are leaving for Origins today. I might go to see MIB II with Genny this weekend, I’m looking forward to that.

My imagination has kicked into overdrive. I’m not sure if it’s good or bad. used to say that her muse hurt. Mine seems so much more liquid, so much more… not a sword to the stomach, but drowning in mercury.

Hasbro is going to send me a brand new RiD Optimus Prime, free of charge. I wonder which address I put down on the form… hrm…. gotta dig it. Hasbro may be owned by Microsoft, but their customer service seems to be up there.

Mac and cheese for dinner tonight, and then packing… stretching my dollar as far as it’ll go.

A tire on my Robots in Disguise Optimus Prime just split. I was all happy that they were using real rubber wheels. Unfortunatly, they used ASS CHEAP rubber wheels. Another tire is on its way, there’s already a line down it.

Color me upset. I’m writing a letter to Hasbro.