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Downloading is NOT Stealing!

I believe that there is nothing wrong with downloading. Teenagers like myself who cannot afford to go out and buy every CD out there can only keep up with the times by downloading. I don't truly believe it is stealing because someone out there bought the CD in order to put it online. Also what's the difference between downloading and letting a friend barrow a CD and taping it to a cassette. Or better yet, people have been able to record off the radio forever. What's the difference?

I don't believe that downloading music is the only reason the music industry is losing money. There are other factors. Like some of the music out there right now is really bad. Ever listen to a Beyonce song? I mean how many songs do we need about her "baby boy"? What they have to do is hire someone who can actually write a song and then ask us to spend our money for it. Some artists only have one good song per CD and why would you want to spend $12- $18 for one song when you can get it for free at home on the computer. Also what about all those hard to find one-hit wonders from years past that aren't even produced anymore? Most new CDs have protection from downloading built in now so the only music you can really get is the old stuff. If you feel bad for the artists just watch "MTV's Cribs." That show does not make me feel bad about downloading a couple songs for free. They don't seem to be hurting any in the money department. I mean does Britney Spears really need that sixth house on the West coast and that 4th apartment in Times Square?

I don't know about anyone else but personally if I really like a particular band or artist I still go out anf buy the cd just so I can have the little packet of pictures and lyrics. Like this summer I went to FYE and in the used CD bins I found Billie's "Honey to the Bee" and Geri Halliwell's "Schizophonic" and I had I swear downloading my favorite songs from both of those CD's the night before because I figured I'd never find them anyway right, so I bought them. Downloading a song doesn't stop me from going out and buying a good CD if I really want it. Plus you can't always find every song online to download and you have to go out and buy the CD anyway.

I guess the fact that record companies aren't taking as many chances with new bands is a con to downloading but maybe that just means that we wont have to put up with crappy bands because the ones that do make it will be the really good ones. Some bands may not get a record deal as soon as they would have in the past but they can always upload one of their songs to Kazaa, Grookster or Morpheis (sp?) and promote it themselves. Maybe the fact that I could get arrested for downloading a song is a con but everyone does it so I'm not scared.

Downloading is just a way for people to hear more, different music then they have in the past. When we're little we're taught to share and now we're being told not to and I just don't think thats right.

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What has happened to me lately.... I don't remember......hmm.... ummm... Kiwi is my best girl/friend.......that's kinda new....um... last night's episode of Life As We Know It was really good. I watched it twice because I watched it once at my house and recorded it then I brought the tape over to Justin's so he could watch it and I watched it again. Ummm... I'm gonna quit my job... because I hate Andy my boss. He always is accussing me of doing stuff when I'm really not doing anything. stuff just happens and there is no reason it is not my fault....!!!!!ERRRRRR!!!!! Oh yeah today is Jaylyn's Birthday and Leola is spending the night tonight.

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• Saturday Oct 9th 2004 highlights:

Brett was a jerk and I wrote some pretty mean words about him in my diary that I just ain't putting in here.

• Sunday Oct 10th 2004 highlights:

Justin shaved all his facial hair off. He looks like a 12 year old.

• Monday Oct 11th 2004 highlights:

Larry called to tell me he was going to The Edge on Wensday.

• Tuesday Oct 12th 2004 highlights:

Big news is Justin got into a fight with OJ and OJ got arrested.

• Wensday Oct 13th 2004 highlights:

Went to school for the first time in a week. Then went to The Edge and saw old best friend Larry now going home to see current best friend Justin.

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OK so the important events in my life over the past couple weeks since I last wrote.... Thursday Sept 23rd Michaela and Justin did stuff not actual sex but yeah ... anyway he talked really bad about her afterwards. I hate that! He does that to all the girls he does stuff with. That really makes me love him more...umm...not! So anyway I'm glad I never really did anything with him but kiss him so he can't be too hard on me. I mean I know he called me a slut afterwards and all but still ... he said I was an OK kisser and he's bad (lol) Anyway I think I'm over him....yeah I know...hard to believe huh but it's true. I know I still love him...I mean he's my best friend and all... I just don't think I am still IN love with him. He said he was glad I got over him because he didn't want to "break your heart" your of course being me. Anyway for a couple day I actually thought I like Kyle...but then I remembered that he is only like 15 or something and his birthday is in July so ... yeah he's way too young. Wow I'm reading threw my real diary trying to figure out what is acceptable for my blog and I just can't put a lot of this stuff online darn! OK lol here's something funny, last Monday after the Edge I took Kiwi out to Chinese food and then up to Justin's. She goes "It's pretty sad when the only dates I get are with straight girls." Anyway she and Justin should have a TV show. They would make so much money. They pretend they are married and have 5 kids. Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy and Jenny and Jimmy is Justin's favorite. He's the only one that gets to eat. Justin brings home other girls to bed and Kiwi is like OK but Kiwi tries bringing home another guy and he flips out.(lol) Anyway later that same night after Kiwi left we started talking about when I'm 30 and he goes "look me up and I'll fuck the shit out of you" and "It'll be the best you've ever had" and in my head I go of course it will be the best I've ever had I'll be a virgin? He won't do it unless I am not that I'm not gonna try cause I really am. I'm gonna try to fall in love and actually be in love with the guy I lose my virginity to ya know. But If I'm 30 years old and still a fucking virgin that will be really sad who better to lose it to then my best friend ya know. I don't know...... Oh oh oh something funny ... one time when Justin was staying at Kyle's I was getting ready to leave and first I hugged Kyle then I went to hug Justin and he put his hands on my butt and he's all like "Ohh, whoops" lmfao. It was so funny I was all like aaaahh. Jaylyn finally really did move to Waterville by the way. She was my best friend for three years and now she's gone. On her last day I took like a bunch of pictures of her. Jonathan was a homecoming prince lol. Justin thinks it's sad I've lived in Augusta my whole life. He's lived all over the place. He was born in Texas and has lived in Virginia, Louisiana, Florida, Maine (of course) and Germany. Oh by the way Justin finally admitted I was his best friend too. Not Elena. I am so happy about that. I mean he is really my best friend. He was over here till like 4 in the morning and we talked for like forever and he told me all kinds of stuff that I'm so not putting on the Internet and he asked me why I was in love with him and I said "what does it matter, it won't change anything?" and he goes "It might make me feel better about myself" so I said that I loved him because hes funny and intelligent even if he does make stupid decisions and all kinds of things. There was so many other things that made me love him that I just couldn't put into words right then. I don't know. I trust him with everything important to me. I told him all kinds of things I've never told anyone about and he knows my computer password and everything. He is my best friend and I love him. Wow my eyes are tearing up thinking about him moving away from me. I've had a lot of best friends through the years and the closest I've ever come to trusting someone like I trust him was Melissa and I told him something I never even told her. I don't know what I'm gonna do. I mean we had to work through so much to get to where we are as friends. We had to work through my crush on him and my getting jealous of all the other girls that even looked at him which is pretty PSP I realize now but still. Anyway guess what Justin's punishment is for calling in the bomb threat. He has a 9 o'clock curfew and has to go to counseling on Thursdays or every other Thursday or something like that. The 9 o'clock curfew kinda sucks for me too, I mean all the really good conversations I've had with him have taken place after 9. At least he's not going to jail or the youth center or anything.