Prophecy comes true?

I'm not one to scaremonger or spread false information about like grass seeds (I never spread them out anyway). However, after my recent post questioning the use of the Ten Commandments on certain people up on high (no, not that far up, even though they think they are, I mean 'elected' presidents of large nations) I can't believe it's only coincidence that a plague of locusts (ok, they're really cicadas) is sweeping across America. Maybe what goes around does come around...

Now as a country with so much to offer (landscapes and food at least) Italy has a lot going for it. However, like all countries, it has it's downsides as well. But I've covered most of them in previous posts, what I want to mention today is that a new law has been passed there to make it a criminal offense for people to upload or download copyrighted material over the internet (ie P2P networks). Starting from now, anyone caught downloading films or music can expect between six months and three years in proson on top of the fine. Of course, I suppose if a certain leader were to do it, there would also be a law passed to exonerate him...

Anyway, on a lighter note, the weather's looking more like summer now here in Mainz. Meaning at ten o'clock at night 24 degrees is not unusual. Just hope that it doesn't continue like this until september...

Birthday announcements again (maybe I should make this a seperate section of the website...) Amir (again, friend from home) celebrated his, um, next birthday on the 19th (yesterday). So here's hoping he celebrated it in style (and as I know him, I'm sure he did).

Also, Leanna (who's over in London at the moment for her sister's graduation) will celebrate hers later on this week. Maybe we'll see some photos afterwards...

Okay, now I've had my fun for the holiday that is today in Germany, best get out to enjoy the sun.

Tan well...