Fell asleep. Am awake again. My sleep schedule is all shot to hell now. I hope I can stay away until class is over tomorrow. Maybe I'll be able to wheedle a ride home out of someone.

Anyway, got to thinking about fandom, about "remix culture." That sort of culture is actually quite strong in Japan and corporations seem to tolerate it surprisingly well. Piracy is different than remix culture, but is often confused as the same thing here. Not so much in Japan. They choose to overlook copyright violations (because, honestly, everything is a copyright violation) and embrace new creations. This is cool.

Thesis topic? I don't know.

Pondering my newest thesis topic. I'm definitely interested in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and all the associated problems that go along with enforcing that, but I haven't narrowed it down enough to write a proposal. I said I would have one by tomorrow. I'm totally screwed.

So far, the interesting thing about Japan is the lack of industry lawsuits against users. This seems like a fairly intelligent move. For example, the RIAJ just received the ability to sue downloaders this summer. A new law was put on the books: downloading material you know is illegal is now a crime Japan, punishable by... nothing, as far as I can tell from what I've read so far. Fanwork has also been ignored to the point where you can sell it in stores. Imagine if I bound and sold my Star Trek story in a store here! Paramount would be all up in my grill.

Nico Nico Douga is pretty interesting too. It's getting up there with Youtube (but not as popular, how can it be, it's Japanese only), but Viacom Japan has chosen to partner with them rather than sue, as Viacom was doing to Youtube. Interesting, huh? But is that a decent paper topic?

Reading on! I'll have something by tomorrow morning or die trying!

I killed a cockroach in my room just now. That's cool. I'm cool. I even took it the trash by myself. I am strong. I am victorious. I shall sleep the sleep of the triumphant tonight. Yes. Yes. No more thinking about cockroaches for me. Fluffy bunnies, fluffy kittens, fluffy puppies.

I am strong! And so tired I am shaking! Good night! 

 

 

Sometime in October, the fruit bowl Andrea and I had going on in the kitchen suddenly turned into a candy bowl. She refilled it today with candy corn and gummy lips, sprinkled on top of the remainder of the mini Reese's I refilled it with last week.

I think we're much happier this way. Forget you, fruit.

Rosie's ears have been bothering her and she's stuck with wearing the cone of shame all day. Her new way of asking to get into Andrea's room is to rub the cone of shame on her door. It's amazingly loud and Andrea can't help but wake up and grumpily let her in. Bratty dog.

It's half past noon and I still haven't showered. There's a dead cockroach in the bathtub and I haven't worked up the courage to remove it.

I got up at 9 intending to get stuff done, but so far all I've done is post on lj communities and message Gan on Facebook.

BOO!!!

SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list into your journal. Then, put x's next to the films you've seen, add them up, change the header adding your number. Tag 10 people. Have fun.
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GRAND TOTAL: 81

Whatever. If I had a life, I wouldn't have done this meme.

Rosie has taken to stealing A's panties from the hamper. She's only interested in the panties, nothing else. A says she's acting out. And that she now needs more panties.