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You know, I never realised how silly we can all be. I mean that some things we don't treat seriously enough other people view as something deserving the outmost consideration and care.

hravan and I always have this open source software vs Microsoft discussions. I enjoy teasing the guy about Microsoft and how I support it (I do support the company, their mistakes are my bread and butter) and he argues the case for open source. We both make some valid points and someone gets bored with the discussion and it stops. Well, I thought the discussions were always semi-serious, my sarcasm and well, let's not beat around the bush, sometimes my utter brutal honesty mixed in with a bit of arrogance were not typed with 100% seriousness behind it.

Obviously, I was not taking this seriously enough, as I got a snippy reply and when I was typing up a response, where I added that I am sorry that he took my words in offence I get a notification that I am removed from his Friends list. After a small WTF moment, I grabbed an apple, typed a quick message to the guy via MSN and got back to work. Still, makes you wonder about people one think one knows at least a little bit. A little sad too, cause

hravan was one of my first online friends on Live Journal that I did not know in real life.

O well, takes all kinds of sillyness I suppose.

Okay, I admit it, I am still in the thrall of constant Internet. Actually, make it my Dad and I are in a constant thrall. My mother despairs of both of us when we are stuck to our computers. I constantly check to see the progress on whether I can finally watch "Mad Men" finale and my Dad speed reads the multitude of online Russian newspapers. I am almost afraid to introduce him to Youtube:)

It actually gives me a thrill to see someone being exposed to the wider knowledge of the Internet, especially, someone as knowledgeable as my Dad who is always keeping up to date with his topics of interest, like world politics and history. I just have to introduce him to wikipedia and find the sites of some of the Russian universities. My mother had not been 'corrupted' as yet, but I believe it is only a matter of time. I suspect she just enjoys having the downstairs TV for herself at the moment.

I also managed to run out of my cap this morning, slowing down the progress for my Mad Men episode, only 60+ MB to go dammit. So after a brief sign up for a couple of more GB and a sign-up for a regular package, I am back to my addiction.

I am currently trying not to speed-read Molière's "Tartuffe". I am amazed at the depth of irony, parody and knowledge of human nature this man displays. If he were alive today he would probably beat Dr Phil in ratings or give Jon Stewart a run for his money.

In the process of typing this entry the ADSL line went down twice and mysteriously reconnected when I picked up the phone to report a problem to Telkom.

I shall officially be joining in to the Guild Wars craze that is running rampant through the ranks of some of my friends. I only have to drag my lazy behind to the shop to get it and also get a Skype Phone so my folks can start dialing to relatives on other continents. Actually, all our relatives are on other continents, but fortunately they aren't that many of them.

More detailed posts spam on the way, including the details of my encounter with the writer of "Slave species of god".

As a parting shot: From Mollere's "Le Misanthrope" (1666), Act II, sc. iv

"The more we love our friends, the less we flatter them;
It is by excusing nothing that pure love shows itself."

Sillyness is

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