Ok, the world is fucked

Well, I think we knew that already.

I don't watch the news regularly. But when I hear that two boys were locked in cages for the majority of 13 years, it makes me seriously ill. (And I thought my headcold was bad.)

And what's more, the judge sees it fit to give the two parents a 9-month jail term. 9 MONTHS. For 26 total years of confinement of these two adopted kids.

The report says that the parents are not sadistic. There's certainly something wrong with them, though. Even when I was a kid I was sent to my room or spanked as punishment. But not The mother apparently has a couple of mental illnesses. 13 years ago, when the parents wanted to adopt, were they not checked for these types of problems? If the father is in perfect mental health, did he not see that locking children up during their preteen years was a bad thing? Does the adoption centre not do follow-ups?

Fuck! The system has failed yet again. The adoption centre, the community (if they were even aware), the sentence... It really doesn't give me much hope for the human race as a whole.

Oh god, the same music over and over

So last night I get a popup stating that my Virus Update has expired.

Um, no, I purchased a one-year DAT Update back in February or March sometime...

I go onto the "Customer Service" Artificial Intelligence Pre-programmed Scripts site and get told that my McAfee VirusScan 6 is no longer supported...

So I get a phone number and I'm on the phone right now - actually, I've been on hold a lot. Their music-muzak loop is a short 5 minutes. Not even a voice, thankfully.

The first person was no help - "It's a technical problem, but Technical Support won't assist you because you have outdated software." And I've been using 6 while the world's been using 7 and 8 which use the same DAT files, and I can't use 6 until the end of my DAT Update? Nope, apparently not.

I eventually get her down to the point where she says I have one option: "Upgrade." "But what if I don't want to upgrade?" "Do you want to speak to my supervisor?" "Please."

I get on the horn with him, and he can't find out when I purchased the DAT Upgrade. "Do you have an order number?" "Um, no, why would I have one after a month if you tell me I can't get my money refunded after a month?" So now they're put me to McAfee's Online Store line, and it's another infuriating 5-minute muzak loop. Supposed to be calming...

Remember back when I first got this year of upgrades? Back then, I had told them after I found virus after virus on my computer that the software was not doing its job (of "Real-Time Protection") and that I would not be coming back when this expires. Now I just want my remaining time (in money) back.

So, I've called the McAfee Online Store and they don't have any records of my purchase. O_O Wow. This is totally a company failure here. I might just write a physical letter.

Which reminds me, I need to call Subway back. They gypped me on a "Free Food Prize" ticket and they haven't returned my return call to them. Grrr....

Resolution!
...Well, all's said and done, they've sent me a free VirusScan 8 upgrade. I've got another year's worth of updates, too. Troubles, when solved correctly, keep people happy. :P

Because I need a better entry today

( You know the Drill :P )

You will sink in a mire. You like to think you're normal, but deep down you really just want to strip off your clothes and roll around in chicken fat.
What horrible Edward Gorey Death will you die?
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