Well, since my last little (inordinately expensive) miss-hap, I've been looking at my long term financial goals, which are now strung out something like... (organised by monthly available money)

This Month: Clear outstanding $1000 before it starts accumulating interest
December: Christmas bills
January: Clear Christmas bills
February: Start servicing car repair bill
March: Clear car repair bill (yeah, it's not small)
April: HOLY SHIT I GOT SOME MONEY LOLz

Yeah, that's what I'm looking at, hopefully I can keep chipping at my CC during this as well, if not, Aprils going to be the start of the CC repayment slog. I mean, I don't really mind so much except that it's getting in the way of a few things I'd like to do, but at least I'm regularly chipping away at lots of stuff, I mean I have two HP's that will finish in March as well so not only will I be clear I'll be well clear.

Hell, I won't know what to do with myself.

Scratch that, I know exactly what I'll be doing.

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Just in case theres anyone that hasn't seen this; Theres a New Crew In Town.

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Relevant to my interests

To Quote Judge Trager; My Rights Hero of the Week

"[P]laintiffs can cite to no case foreclosing the applicability of the due process clause to the aggregation of minimum statutory damages proscribed under the Copyright Act. On the other hand, Lindor cites to case law and to law review articles suggesting that, in a proper case, a court may extend its current due process jurisprudence prohibiting grossly excessive punitive jury awards to prohibit the award of statutory damages mandated under the Copyright Act if they are grossly in excess of the actual damages suffered.....Furthermore, Lindor provides a sworn affidavit asserting that plaintiffs' actual damages are 70 cents per recording and that plaintiffs seek statutory damages under the Copyright Act that are 1,071 times the actual damages suffered. Aff. of Morlan Ty Rogers, ("Rogers Aff.", [pars.]5, 6. See also Aff. of Aram Sinnreich, ("Sinnreich Aff."), [par.] 2, 3 (attesting that popular music sound recording downloads and consumer license to use same are lawfully obtainable to the public at 99 cents per song, and of that 99 cents, roughly 70 cents per song is paid by the retailer to the record label). As FRCP Rule 12(b)(6) requires that this figure be taken as true for purposes of the motion, Lindor has alleged a factual basis supporting her affirmative defense."

Which (if it stands up) would limit the amount that the RIAA could sue people for, to about $0.70 USD per song you're caught file-sharing, which would amuse me no end.