Right now I am so angry. I mean I am seriously mad, annoyed, crossed, vexed, irritated, indignant, irked; furious, enraged, infuriated, incensed, raging, fuming, seething, beside myself, choleric, outraged; livid, up in arms, foaming at the mouth ANGRY. There are not even enough words to describe how aggravated I am.
I realize that 99.9% of my frustration is derived from my 4,000 word group report that I can't even begin to account for. Instead, I'm going to take my frustration out on the newly posted rules on internet use in the dorms.
My favorite part about the whole situation is that the new banned items were revealed to us today in an email that starts out by innocently stating: "We have updated the Frequently Asked Questions area relating to use of ResNet," as if the university did some minor tweaking of the website.
I then read further down and I find that we are no longer allowed to:
1. Listen to shared music on itunes because it is considered breaking copyright laws. (I personally am a little confused as to why this is infact a feature on itunes if it is illegal?)
2. Set up our own radio station, including podcasts, because it is illegal without the correct license. (How I miss my podcasts...)
3. Use Skype (not new news, but still ludacris.)
4. Watch dowloaded or streaming television shows. (goodbye grey's, lost, and ugly betty)
5. Watch any type of video, including those on YouTube (taking away YouTube is like taking away drugs in the 70s)
Then there is of course my favorite line of the whole email:
"Remember we will suspend the connection of anyone whose computer breaks our rules."
To be honest, YOU MIGHT AS WELL SUSPEND MY CONNECTION. I'm actually surprised they didn't suspend facebook and instant messenger while they were at it! I feel like a five year old. I bet my mom is in cahoots with the university trying to get me away from my computer and out into the fresh air.
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