http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/freedownloads/l/bltiles001.htm

I just had a patternogasm. :O So... many... pretties...

I had planned to learn to do my own tiles... But don't think I'll bother now :P 

To WoW-friends... Be careful out there...

 - Online games targeted by cyber-crooks -
 Oxygen3 24h-365d, by Panda Software (http://www.pandasoftware.com)


Madrid, May 18 2006 - The new malware dynamic, which has seen a shift
toward financial returns as the principal drive for malware creators, is
increasingly targeting online games. Specifically, cyber-crooks are now
after the login details for installing and accessing online games.
Similarly, these criminals are trying to rob players of the 'virtual
assets' obtained in the games, such as virtual money that can be used in
the game to buy weapons, powers, etc. Given the effort required by
players to obtain these items, there are many people prepared to pay for
them as an easy way of reaching higher levels and increasing their
reputation. In this way, the virtual economy of the game translates
into real profits for the cyber-crook.


With the increasing number of games available online, there is a
corresponding increase in the options for those willing to exploit this
lucrative by-product of online games. There is now the risk that a whole
new business model could be operated by cyber-mafias, stealing virtual
assets, of apparently no real value, and selling them for real money to
the highest bidder.


The malware that most frequently affects games are Trojans. The Lineage
virus steals the login details of a player, allowing another player to
relieve him of the virtual money used to buy weapons, privileges or
abilities within the game. The different variations of the Legmir virus
target players of "Legend of Mir", stealing their passwords. Gaobot and
its variants, although more widely known for their bot characteristics,
also try to get in on the act, stealing the Cd-Keys of several games,
and spreading to new potential victims. Similarly, they open a backdoor
on infected computers making them vulnerable to future attack. Users of
"World of Warcraft" could be affected by Trj/WoW.


According to Luis Corrons, director of PandaLabs: "The new financial
motivation for malware creators and the professionalization of malware
has led us to believe that the sacking of these virtual assets offers
potential returns for cyber-crooks that cannot be ignored."


In addition, it is important to consider the damage that this type of
malware represents for developers of games, allowing unauthorized users
to play freely using stolen login details or CD Keys. Moreover, if
companies block access to the key to prevent the fraud, legitimate users
will also be blocked with the consequent confusion and annoyance, and
generating a negative impression of the company.


One sound piece of advice for players who don't want their details or
virtual assets stolen is to ensure that they use legal software, which
has the guarantee of being genuine and untampered with by third parties.
It is also advisable to be wary of files sent over e-mail or chat
sessions, especially those accompanied by messages promising some kind
of benefit or profit. In particular, users are well advised not to open
any attachments unless they are completely sure they have come from a
trusted source. Another key to preventing infection and the spread of
this type of malicious software is the use of an integrated security
solution with preventive technologies, such as Platinum 2006 Internet
Security. Being aware of the way these threats spread and also of safe
practices will help reduce possible incidents to a minimum.

Help and suggestions needed and wanted from one and all in
Magnum Opus. (Yes, I have a big head. It's just a working title. >_>)


*addment*
My messenger just asked "Is love a serious thing for you?"
How did it know? :O

I am t3h centre of the Which Font Are You?-wall! :P

[Viking]: Actors. They're the opposite of people.

A useless one (I hadn't seen these ones before):

You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?... Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?

If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?

brown rock
crack
cracked earth
granite
grass (both)
ICE
ivy
java
lightning
marble1
mud
pebbles (both)
pine (walls?)
pink marble
slate
stone

Yoinked from Kileaiya's diary, especially for Silvie. :P :P

Warning: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell happened to your bra.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are whispering when you are not.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like a retard.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can sing.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are laughing WITH you.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe you are invisible.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell your friends over and over again that you love them.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe that ex lovers are really dying for you to telephone them at four in the morning.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you can logically converse with other members of the opposite sex without spitting.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you have mystical Kung Fu powers resulting in you getting your ass kicked.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to roll over in the morning and see something really scary.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol is the leading cause of inexplicable rug burns on the forehead.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol may cause a disturbance in the time-space continuum, whereby gaps of time may seem to literally disappear.

Warning: The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy.

iippo's Batman Wishlist

Ok you diary-whore clones, here's the next deal:
Which Font Are You?.


Courier New.

(Note: Counting both Finland-home and England-house)
[ ] own car (don't drive)
[x] cell phone (in Finland, the home-country of the Nokia? There probably, like, 5 people in the whole country who don't have... Even my technology-challenged mom has a cell)
[ ] own phone line (not even a family-owned one anymore: cells are cheaper in the long run)
[x] bf/gf (though... this may change soon :( :( :( )
[x] own bathroom (UK only)
[x] own room (own apartment :P Beat that!)
[x] 2 or more story house (5 bedrooms... that is occupied by 6 people and a dog at best times)
[ ] built-in pool (I'm not into swimming)
[ ] guest house (erm... the kids' playhouse was sold under the name of "guesthouse"... And people can sleep there in the summer... But it doesn't count for here.
[ ] game room (I don't really know what the function of that would be... all the computers/consoles/toys in one room? Bleh)
[x] tv in your room (UK only, and it doesn't have any channels :P)
[x] Double Bed (UK only, and it's actually two single-beds together so there's a gap between the mattresses :P)
[ ] more than 20 pairs of shoes (Maybe if you count all the winter/summer -shoes from the storages in my home, but they're not specifically mine, they're for anyone, really)
[ ] 10+ things from a designer store (if by accident I would, they'd be gifts or bought second-hand :P)
[x] good grades (*thinks of Professional Practice grade* Feff that shit, I do have good grades >:/)
[ ] Dior sunglasses (Round Lennon-style sunglasses - beat that! :P)
[ ] louis vuitton purse (Hmm, I have no reply.)
[ ] iPod (I'm not fan of apple-ish products :P)
[ ] XBOX (why bother, you can download the emulators and ROMs from the net and play the games on the PC for free)
[ ] PS2 (same as above)
[ ] mp3 player (I assume this means non-inside-PC-one... :P Again, pointless: you can listen with the compu)
[ ] Mercedes Benz (Way cooler: My sister's car is t3h Ford Fiasko XD )
[ ] basketball hoop (Hmm, my brother used to have one taped to his bedroom door... But not a proper one... And I have one that I got from McDonalds Happy Meal :P)
[ ] air hockey table
[ ] pool table (my granny used to have one... How awesome was my granny, huh? XP)
[ ] ping pong table (No table but pings and pongs a lot :P)
[ ] trampoline (I can bounce without one :P)
[ ] live ON a lake or pond (how can you do that? A floating house?!)
[x] own a pair of skiis (yet again: everyone. In Finland. Nothing snobby about that)
[ ] own a snowboard
[x] has a boat (:3 My daddy made it)
[ ] has a jet ski
[x] has a beach house/ cabin (Everyone in Finland)
[ ] only child
[x] stereo system in bedroom (Well... of course?)
[ ] DVD player in bedroom (part of my laptop)
[ ] 100+ dvd's (I'm stuck in the video-era until I can get a recording DVD-player)
[ ] gets $50+ for allowance each month (XD Well... In a way... I get 400 euros every month XD XD XD XD But from 'rents' money, I get when I need or they'll buy what I need/want, so no need for allowance)
[x] goes shopping every month...or every week (Grocery shopping is shopping... >_>)
[ ] shops at abercrombie (What's that again? Abercrombie and Fitch?)
[ ] goes snowboarding/ skiing every weekend (or close to) (There's not that much snow in Finland... >_>)
[ ] makeup (tend not to use, I'm pretty enough)
[x] cologne/perfume (o.O As opposed to... being stinky? And mine smells of chocolate :3)
[ ] AIM
[x] MSN (I don't see how that makes you snobby, it's free...)
[x] Yahoo (same as MSN... Plus Yahoo LAUNCH lets you listen/watch music-videos for free so uhm... Not snobby in my opinion...)
[ ] 5+ trophies (:3 One official Pro Musica medal owns all other trophies)
[x] own digital camera (necessity for work/study)
[ ] walk-in closet (Although I use my room as one >_>)
[ ] electric scooter (What is that?!)
[ ] dirt bike (Way better: A bike called Poni, which owns all other types of bikes)
[ ] 4X4 truck (no drivers licence)
[x] guitar/drums (Not exactly mine, but all family's...)
[x] hammock (used to have it in my bedroom, not it's in the balcony... And it's not as comfy or luxurious as you think... Sides, all poor sailors slept in those. No luxury there, my friends)
[x] been on a cruise (All Finns.)
[x] traveled out of the country (It's a wee bit of a country, it's easy to slip out of its borders... :3)
[ ] weight set/workout set in house (own gym) (Well my brother does... But the weights would crush me even if I looked at them)
[ ] personal fit trainer (my dog is enough of a trainer)
[x] expensive jewerly (gifts from people)
[ ] met a celeb (no one's alive and cool enough to meet me :P)
[x] straightener/ curling iron (Except I don't really use...)
[ ] gets hair done/nails/spas
[ ] on/was on a team for the school college
[ ] own batting cage
[ ] 100+ in wallet/ purse right now
[x] own savings account (not sure :/ What's the difference with other sorts of accounts?)
[x] 1+ BEST friends (<3)
[ ] been to the carribean
[x] been to europe (Live there o.O)
[ ] been to USA
[ ] been on the honor roll for 2+ years (the what now?)
[ ] went on a trip for sweet sixteen birthday (*tries to remember so far back*)
[x] lives on a private property (means "owns land on which house is built", yes?)
[ ] license (as in driver's licence? I have other sorts of licences... Like the "licence to love" *apologises to Billy Idol* and a sewing machine licence *got at year 4 in school*)
[x] moved 3+ times (Student life is like that... no luxury there...)
[ ] sports car
[ ] hot tub
[x] pet(s)
[ ] ranch
[ ] verizon (what?)
[ ] cingular (again... what?)
[ ] virgin mobile (Is that a poshy one? o.O *is O2*
[x] don't have a job (It's not necessary so there's no need to rush: I'll work my ass off the rest of my life anyway... Uni is time to study)
[x] 100+ buddies on messenger (Meh, crappo message counts even the ones I've blocked and removed ages ago)
[x] alarm clock
[x] home-cooked meal almost everyday (If I bother to cook)
[x] lunch (what? It's spoiled to eat lunch?! FFS!)
[ ] been in a limo
[ ] own camcorder
[ ] own laptop
[ ] own desktop (shared)
[x] someone who loves you (Everybody has, even if they are a whiny little arse who selfishly thinks they don't)

*doesn't bother to count*

(Because I know that you all fuss over Sinatra as much as I do... >_>)
Sinatra fan-radio consists of:
-Sinatra (<3)
-Norah Jones (I skip if not feeling tolerating)
-"Unforgettable" (<3)
-"Something's Gotta Give" (<3 although Sammy Davis Jr. But he's ok)
-"Teenager in love" (Erm, it's ok)
-"Beyond the sea" (Hugenormous <3!!!)
-Dean Martin, particularly "It's Amore"
-Simon&Garfunkel (mostly live, grr *hates live recordings*)
-Aretha Franklin (Skip everytime)
-Enya (Skip if I notice... It's a bit... easy-listening so sometimes I don't pay attention)

(these are the frequent ones...)
I have yet not come across a single Nancy Sinatra song, I sorta was expecting to... >_>

Announcement.

Since everyone lobes Tuulikki, I promise to make a soundclip about how to pronounce it when I go to Finland for the summer. :3 And then you all have to do the same, mwhahaa (=pronounce Tuulikki and make a soundclip of it).

1. WHAT IS YOUR Middle name?
Tuulikki. Look at all those purdyful double letters. Phear t3h awesomeness of la Finnish names!

2. WHAT kind of PANTS ARE YOU WEARING and what COLOR?
Black and sort of weirdly pretend-to-be-silk -kind of stuff... I dunno what the cut is called... none of the weird ones like strings or the boxer-type, just... normal.

3. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Yahoo-radio, which refuses to give me Sinatra!

4. WHAT ARE THE LAST 4 DIGITS OF YOUR PHONENUMBER?
3935

5. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE:
Southern fried chicken with rice and gravy. *expects a Silvie-reaction*

6. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
The kind of colour that no kid would want to eat nor put in his ear, and the one that makes most damage when drawn with on the wall. :3

7. HOW IS THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW?
*point to earlier diary-posting* Utter horror.

8. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
:$ Darling... Don't remind me :(

9. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX?
The pavement next to them.

10. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT YOU THIS?
I stole it from someone's house and don't give a damn.

11. FAVORITE DRINK?
Coffee.

12. FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Probably white wine or some lame-o alcopop.

13. FAVORITE SPORTS?
Badminton is nice to play, WC-level soccer is nice to watch.

14. HAIR COLOR?
Highway.

15. FAVORITE MONTH?
Meh, don't really know. November owns because I was born then, but birthdays have the capability of being utter shit sometimes too...

16. FAVORITE FOOD?
Erm, something plentyful... The way my dad cooks salmon is to die for... And Christmas ham is just too yum, but that could be because you only get it once a year.

17. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Holy ford, how long ago was this? I seriously don't even know >.< Months ago!

18. FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Nothing wrong with Christmas Eve... It's just t3h awesomeness in the what-happens stuff.

19. ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
Yes. I never have. Well, means in a daty-way. I ask my friends if they want to go, but that's a different thing, yes? I dunno, it seems that you don't really go on dates in my life... I've been on one and it was awful XD

20. DO YOU LIKE SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Erm, what's wrong with scary movies with happy endings? Most of them end so happily, with the villain doing one last appearance to assure you he's still alive. Phew, I worried he was dead.

21. HUGS OR KISSES?
Hugs

22. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING?
Master and Commander, and got a couple of Batgirl's from the library today (and some other proper books too but I can't remember what they were called...)


23. WHAT'S ON YOUR SCREEN SAVER?
I don't know. Last time I saw it was Finding Nemo.

24. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
Rummycup. It's t3h awesomeness, and if some weren't so close-minded with their own silly games and rules, we could have played it with cards, but noooooo, they had to have their own boooooring version of Rummy :P :P

25. WHAT DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT?
Slept. Read a book and ate pizza = nothing worth thinking of. And this question is t3h reason Silvie has to do this stupid question thingy!

26. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Coffee. Darling. Cut grass. Dog's paws (! It's true! They smell awesome!). My dad (... what?)

27. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING?
Peeing. Also what is the time.

28. Favorite Curse word/s?
I don't play favourites with them, that's too cruel.

29. Favorite sayings?
Not the clearest glass in the cupboard. :P

I am trapped in the computer room. Please send pizza.

It's thundering outside, and it's raining so hard it's raining up as well as down. And because today was really really warm, I didn't wear my jacket. >.O I'll drown or get beaten to a mush by the rain if I try to go home. Plus I have [Janouk]'s prize with me (I picked it up from the shop) and I don't know if it can get wet, so probably not. :(
There's also the fact that if I was with Darling we'd go home and bounce because storm is sexy...

Y'know, in theory I don't object to staying all night in the computer lab; au contraire, I've done it before. It's just the prospect of being semi-forced to do so that bothers me. And my Sinatra-radio is playing everything but Sinatra - not even the others from the Rat Pack! Simon&Garfunkel or the Monkees are from the better end, then there's Madonna and some randoms that I don't recognice... And it only allows 5 skips in an hour >.<;;; T3h annoyance.
Ah well, I'll probably finish artyness today :3 It's such a healing, therapeutical piece that I'm nearly shy of making it... But wewt. *shuts up now*

My Sinatra-radio is trying to fool me: it thinks it can pass Aretha Franklin as Sinatra. Pfft.
Also, I have heard "Unforgettable" today for at least six times, either by Nat King Cole, or him dueting it with Natalie Cole. No wonder that song is unforgettable. But it is a lovely song... "it's incredible, that someone so unforgettable, thinks I am unforgettable too." :3 I love all those ble-words in that song... And the way they pronounce in these old songs... Especially Sinatra. *sigh*

I think I get high from these diary-notes. But blame ally.

[Crazy Crazy Cat]

I like his second no-message rule, although I am guilty of doing it. :(

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.”
-C. S. Lewis 

Sorry for the all-the-time-a-new-diary-posting-ness ^_^;;

Also, I have to say: "when the moon catches your eye like a big pizza pie that's amore!" XD I also <3 Dean Martin now.

I can't countdown from 10 in English. o_O Pathetic.

My Y!-messe seems retarded - it didn't tell me I had an email (quite an important one at that, too). If I didn't access my radio via my email, I would have missed the email. :(
(I speak too much about my Yahoo-radio, don't I? I just love Sinatra so damn much :3 I nearly listen to the Sinatra-radio more than my own :P)

Yesterday was interesting: around 10 am I heard a car come, then people go to the back of the house (where the upstairs-people go in from) and the burglar alarm go off. Then after about half an hour later I heard someone open my front door with their own keys (uni-staff can do that without warning: they only need to advice me in advance if they'll go to my bedroom). At this time of the morning, I'm still in the sleeping-attire, which in my case ranges from underwear to a flimsy silky nightie-thing = not exactly presentable, so I just closed my bedroom door and waited for them to leave. Well, it wasn't the uni-staff so they weren't awaer of this particular bedroom-off-limits etiquette, and an older chap opened the bedroom door (mine doesn't lock >.<). He looked quite baffled and shy, and I was pissed off at the intrusion and demanded an explanation. He backed away and asked "do you want to talk to the lady." I thought he had a lady-colleague so I said yes, but he wasn't talking to me, but another younger chap who came in to explain to the pissed off stratled half-dressed lady that they were setting the tv lines. Apparently backdoor people had arranged to get SKY. Did they consult me before telling these guys to go in the front to install their things? No they did not. Do they have a tv-licence? I doubt it. Is it going to be me who the tv licence inspector will heckle? Hell yes. So I told them to bugger off, I don't want them to install anything in anywhere without earlier agreement, some kind of price-arrangement etc...
I realise that I was very close to free SKY. Feel free to pat me on the back for my amazing moral fibre.