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So for anyone who doesn't still know this, I still use AIM. Not fancy GAIM or Meebo, or anything like that, just plain AIM. Anyhow, I used to be very confused with some people's away messages. It seriously took me at least a week or so with some people I'm friends with on AIM to realize that their away messages had gone away from any semblance of something sensical to song lyrics. Now, perhaps their lyrics are related to their life/mood/whatever, but I don't ask. Don't ask don't tell, right?

While I'm on the whole away message subject, it really grinds my gears when people don't put up any sort of away message. I mean it takes like 3 seconds to put up "I'm away from my computer right now" I'm going to time it.....ready......go. Yup 3, maybe 4 seconds, but I mis-clicked twice. Should it be a big deal? No, but I kind of think of it like someone putting you on hold. Wouldn't you be ticked as heck if you were on the phone with the cable company saying "hey, I think that my bill is wrong, can we look at charges from January-February?" and then listened and got absolutely nothing? Now granted wandering off for a bit happens, but when you're gone for like 20+ hours at a time, come now people. I'm not trying to be all stalkerish, but seriously people.

In other news, I picked up a book at Barnes and Noble today. The Feel Good Handbook. Its got some really good stuff in it. It kind of freaked me out at first because the first page I opened to and read was describing me perfectly. It was more than a little scary, but I took it as a sign that I need to read it. Hopefully by the end of Lent I'll be a changed Murphy.

Lastly for tonight, Lenten news. I'm Catholic, and therefore known for giving up things for Lent. In High School once, Brian O'Neill and I gave up our virginity for Lent. (Don't worry, it was just funny nerd-talk) I gave up fast food and soda last year as part of my weight loss. This year, I'm not giving anything up. Nothing at all. Instead what I'm doing is going to church at least twice a week, weekly confession, and actually taking care of myself. The last part might sound rediculous, but I put everything in my life before my own well being. I mean I don't have a family doctor (haven't since 2003), dentist, optomitrist, I don't sleep all through the night (although that is for quasi-selfish reasons), I eat more junk than I really should. Add to that I have this weird "I'm going to die at age 26" thing (seriously, its this deep down feeling that I've had since I was about 10) and it can be a little scary to be John Murphy. So I decided that its time to take care of myself so I don't die. Thats all kiddies.

(Band Festival this week....think I'm getting a 2...)