:-) Soap Box time
Morning ppls I have slept, and slept well.
I have now got my second hard drive in, and that has made a difference to the whole performance of my machine.. now I have lots of swap space for the programs, now all I need is more RAM.
What is the true value of friendship? I had some lovely friends love me this week when I was really down and I thank them for that. However others I have seen are experiencing the negative side of friendship and experiencing the disappointment of when friends turn their backs. Iguess in a way, friendship is a cycle, sometimes you pick up life long friends, but mostly, ppl come into your life at a time when they are needed, and move on when the time is past. We share moments in time together, I think we should cherish these. I know I do, when I think back on some of the friends I made and their contribution to my existence. Maybe how they have made a positive impact on my life, and maybe me on theirs.
There are negative aspect of friendship.. you get the users, the ones that drain your energy, your time - but even they have a purpose, we take life lessons from such friendships. How to be a stronger person, how to say no, how to accept eing disappointed with good grace.
I guess when I was raving about fairweather friends, I am being unfair, cos some ppl cant cope with aspects of friendship that may require committment that they are not willing to give. Its not my place to condemn 
(shrug)
(gets off the soapbox)
Ok.. if you guys wanna try something different, see if you can get hold of Eva Cassidy MP3s or CDs. She died this year at the age of 33 of skin cancer. She was uniquely gifted, and had the most awesome voice. She primarly sang Jazz and blues, but also got into a little swing aswell.
The sad part of her story, was that she was a cult figure in her city, but was never signed to a record label. Then she was discovered, and 6 months before her death, signed to a record label. She was diagnosed with terminal cancer 2 months later, and continued to sing at bars and clubs until about a week before her death. Other artists including Eric Clapton when they heard her recordings wanted to get together with her, but of course she was dead.
Ironic really, now she is dead, her music is now widely known and extremely popular. As with Jeff Buckley, only the good die young.