That said, also don't judge me because I'm loud... it may just be misdirection.

Here's a link to good (and short) article exemplifying the perils of location services in modern phones and computing. Worth thinking about: 

It's 2012 and your kids have an iPhone - Do you know where they are? I do. - Scott Hanselman.

Does anyone know a good lawyer in Victoria, Australia who can offer advice about suing someone for financial restitution and causing emotional damage and stress.

I'm considering options after someone laid criminal charges against me that were unjust and eventually dismissed. I plead guilty under legal advice to reduce the severity of the sentence, and the Magistrate dismissed the charges without penalty.

I am seeking advice as to what options and course of action I can take against the person who laid the charges, in order to recover costs and have some restitution for the stress caused.

In 257 days I will publish a chapter of my story, 2 years later and almost 5 years in the making.

Coming, 03 November 2012.

52 days.

That's all I have to wait now until I again get to legally visit any public place I want in my own town... including one of my favourite cafes. It's about time.

Hmm... so, I'm still seeing a psychologist as a result of last year's stalking clusterfuck, it's still costing me money (even though it was supposed to be free) and the "topic"/reason for the whole bloody thing (the self-centered, narcissistic, cock sucking, backstabbing cunt I once thought so highly of) has not been discussed in months. Kinda makes me wonder why I'm still going?

... I'm thinking it's time I started having some fun with this. ;-)

I just sent this e-mail to "MYOB AU Customer Service <customer_service@myob.com.au>":

Hello,

I cannot install MYOB (the version from the file listed below) on my computer. An error comes up that tells me to reboot or contact support but gives no more information. I've tried 3 times and I don't want to waste my time with this (if I can't install it easily now, I know I'm going to have problems later). Can I please cancel my purchase and get a refund?

Thanks,
Jason

It should be interesting to see what sort of a response I get.

One of my Golden Rules of Software: If it doesn't install easily, you're going to be fucked when you start using it.

Jesus. Fucking. Wept!

Has anyone ever thought about building accounting software that actually works (and I'm not even going to suggest it be, maybe, efficient)?!

I can't even get MYOB installed without problems. God know how I'm going to find using the bloody thing if it ever runs.
It's like a fucking dinosaur swamp monster that crawled out of the 1990's.

I think I'm just going to use Excel for all my business accounting. At least it works.

I seriously do not have the time or patience for dealing with this shit any more.

Faith.

A book I'm reading gave me pause to think about "faith". I'm not a religious person by the common definition. I'm an atheist (I used to consider myself agnostic) and doubt that will ever change. But what I do have, I suspect more than most, is faith.

I put my faith in people. You could also call it "loyalty" or "trust". When I have faith in a person it is without question and it is unwavering. It is absolute and strong. I'm not naive, though. I know it can be abused, I just hope it doesn't happen.

Over the years I've placed my faith in a good few people. Most live up to it, some have tested it, a couple have damaged it, but only one person has ever managed to break it.

Breaking a person's faith in another is one of the most destructive things to a person's psyche. The lengths a person has to go to to break my faith are staggering.

It took me a over year to recover from that break. It was, without exaggeration, the hardest period of my life, and it still lingers some days.

That's the problem with faith: it's a double-edged sword that can be so easily used to hurt you if you place it in the wrong person.

When you place your faith in the right person, though - "wow!", it can really make you glow.