Dechion posted today about how he is doing his part to fight back against SOPA and PIPA. Essentially these bills are causing a huge uproar, because they threaten some heavy handed internet censorship. I admit it worries me, that this blog that I have hosted for ten years may be a victim. But I don’t believe blacking out websites is going to help all that much. In fact, in many cases it’s hurting the very people that the protests are fighting to help. The End User. The people that may depend on your website for research, shopping, information,  or even just a short entertainment break during a long day of work, or study.

I agree with Dechion, hit the sponsors of the bill where it hurts most. The bottom line. Put your money where your mouth is if at all possible. And I say this with a caveat, don’t HURT yourself in the process.  What do I mean? Well, let’s use Harley Davidson as an example. We bought our Harley back in September, so obviously we were a bit late to say “sorry, you support SOPA, no sale”. But, I would have bought it anyhow, because my husband worked his ass off, and sacrificed a lot to finally achieve that dream. He enlisted in the army (no not to get the Harley), served two combat tours, and has waited 20 long years. I’m not about to let my outrage over HD’s support interfere with his dream, anymore than I want them interfering with my blog. As a Harley owner, the bike requires safety gear, maintenance, and of course there is the customization process.  Maintenance can only be done by HD or void the warranty, and the customizations…well that’s part of the buying the bike deal. I won’t deny my husband, I just won’t.

But, I can still not shop at Wal Mart, refuse to buy Lexmark printers, Adidas or Nike sneakers (and Hubby goes through A LOT of sneakers), I won’t replace my kids Wii, or buy anymore Nintendo DS games, or anymore PSP games, though I will continue to buy Xbox products.  I already drive a Chevy instead of a Ford and probably always will.  Now, I can’t say I won’t buy any EA products, because I love Bioware games, and Bioware is part of EA unfortunately.  I love SWTOR and Dragon Age (Origins, Awakening, Dragon Age II, and the DLC) too much to give up. BUT I can refuse to buy anymore SIMS games or DLC (Sorry Kids), or any more of their Madden series (sorry Hunny), and refuse to buy the ME series or other EA titles no matter how curious I am about it  until they get their heads out of their asses.

You don’t have to boycott everyone.  But if making a few changes to brands and places isn’t going to hurt anyone BUT those places, and the SOPA bill, then do that. Use that list I linked up there, and contact those companies that you want to show who’s boss.  Speak with your wallet, it is your loudest tool.

 

Ok. New car and a new toy. We got the iPod touch yesterday. I have yet to use my computer. So now I’m testing out the wordpress app. I might want an iPhone. Too bad verizon doesn’t have them.

 

This is the second time I have opted to do all my blogging here at lady-jess.com. The first time, I think I posted a few things and then went back to having two blogs. I don't really know why. Except I figured noone cared about life, they wanted to read about WoW that's why they came here. A very cute little Almost Evil gnome however told me to stick with it this time. So I am.

It's my little slap at the gamer stereotype I guess. You know the one, we have no lives, we live on nothing but Mt Dew and dry cereal staring like zombies at our computers, shutting ourselves in our homes with no contact with the outside. You know, like Columbus in *Zombieland.

Well I'm here to blatantly say screw you up yours to that stereotype. I sit here and complain about it every time I'm confronted with it. But that does no good, when I'm the only one hearing it. So I'm putting myself out there. I may loseWeight Exercise some readers, since this blog WAS in fact once built solely around World of Warcraft. And that's something I'll have to live with if it happens.

I'm still blogging about gaming, and I'll blog about WoW again when I have a computer that can play it without shutting off in a snit. But this is my Christmas gift to me. My blogging freedom. My life, in a gaming blog. Which I guess isn't really a gaming blog anymore. It's just MY blog. As it should be. Not putting my gaming hobby on one blog, and blogging about "Real Life" on another. But embracing gaming as part of my life, and putting it all together.

I'm also eliminating the term "Real Life" unless talking about Fantasy vs Real Life. Because there is no "real life". There's just LIFE, and we all have one. There are no "real life friends" there are just friends no matter how you meet.

So take that stereotype and smack it around the next time you see it. Or smack the person using it. Because I'm here to say Life and Gaming DO mix, like chocolate and  peanut butter. Deliciously.

*If you haven't seen this movie, make a point to watch it. Even if you don't LIKE horror/zombie movies you will like this. I swear! I did!

 

Well mine says things that make for an all around amusing screenshot. Especially if read from the bottom up.

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I’ve been told to tell everyone that Polygamerous is recording a new episode live tonight. So HEY EVERYONE! You’ve been told. I’m gonna show up, and it’ll be my first time. They get to impress me. No pressure guys Laughing

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