Michael Jackson dies at age 50
A tale of rise and fall fitting a King...

The Los Angeles Times was the first to report his hospitalization and passing. Then announced that Jackson was in a coma before confirming that, at age 50, Michael Jackson suffered a fatal cardiac arrest.

This week's tweets:

--->: Apparently teachers are just as fun/funny if not more so than your average partiers when inebriated. (2 seconds ago from TwitterGadget)


--->: EZ Pass is my new favorite invention! No doubt about it. (about 2 hours ago from TwitterGadget)EZ Pass is my new favorite invention! No doubt about it.

--->: Off to another gig. Hello Jersey. Allow me to sing for you. (about 9 hours ago from TwitterGadget)Off to another gig. Hello Jersey. Allow me to sing for you.

--->: Yay! My vehicle is legal again! Sidenote: New York DMV is not nearly as bad as one would assume. Just gotta have your forms ON POINT! ... (about 15 hours ago from web)

--->: Just returned from a trip to Boston. Went to surprise someone but they kind of waylayed the plans. Fun times. (about 15 hours ago from web)

--->: Off to rehearse with the band again. Hmph, I wonder if someone calls the initial rehearsal a "hearsal"? A "hearing" maybe? Eh, too legal. (06/17/2009 10:50:38 AM from TwitterGadget)

--->: I just discovered that I CAN live without the internet. I just prefer not to. (06/16/2009 5:43:27 PM from TwitterGadget)

--->: All I'm saying is... you SHOULD be offended if I start cleaning your place without you asking me to help. (06/15/2009 2:07:55 PM from TwitterGadget)

--->: Whether you dream big or dream small, if you aren't confident you can make things happen, what's the point? Might as well go to the movies. (06/14/2009 11:59:37 PM from TwitterGadget)

--->: Just killed it at not one, but two gigs! Love singing. I should really record something beyond the Melodesiac album. (06/14/2009 2:08:01 AM from TwitterGadget)

--->: Gig in New Jersey tomorrow. Yet, I have no idea what songs will be called. Dah well. Guess that's what makes it a show, ha.☻ (06/12/2009 10:24:54 PM from TwitterGadget)

--->: You know how they say "It costs money to make money." Well, they should also say that money is expensive. (06/12/2009 12:04:13 PM from TwitterGadget)

--->: The Boondocks is easily my favorite television series. (06/12/2009 12:39:06 AM from TwitterGadget)

--->: Just re-strung a guitar for the first time! Correction: my guitar. (06/11/2009 7:16:49 PM from TwitterGadget)

--->: Must get rid of the noise. Gah...mixers, cables, computers!! (06/10/2009 11:04:49 PM from TwitterGadget)

--->: My drummer and bassist are the jam. Where's T.W. at?! (06/10/2009 9:04:09 PM from TwitterGadget)

--->: Off to band rehearsal with ... hmph... we should think of a name. (06/10/2009 12:56:05 PM from TwitterGadget)

--->: Is there a sign on me that begs for investigation or is there something else about me that draws police attention? Hmmm. (06/10/2009 3:16:10 AM from TwitterGadget)

--->: Google Calendar is making my life easier. (06/10/2009 12:13:50 AM from TwitterGadget)

--->: I enjoy that moment when you realize you have new liberties but then don't really know where to go/start with that freedom. (06/09/2009 8:03:48 AM from TwitterGadget)

First Financial Bank, Experts at Committing Credit Card Fraud

(Courtesy: Matthew Miller)
I've been trying to close my First Financial Credit card for three months now. It all started when I got a bill with a positive balance. As their customer service was closed when I opened the bill, and the car had carried a zero balance for a number of months, I reported an unauthorized transaction.

The charge was later revealed to be an "Annual membership fee."

Over the next couple months, despite repeated calls to cancel the account and promises that the charges would be reversed, I got another bill for January 2008. [more]


Editorial:
I didn't even want their card, but my mom insisted I get it when I was 18. I agreed on the condition that she pay for it. I don't know if she even missed a payment but the harrassment calls started. After resolving everything, I could have sworn we closed the account but apparrently not. Recently the calls started again. One around 10am, another around 4pm and usually one more around dinner time.

Numbers they "can be reached at":
786 217 9720
218 940 5230
281 668 5176

I seriously hate them and encourage everyone to report them to the BBB. Love Bank of America though. Never been called by them unless it was something useful like stopping fraudulent charges from Kyrgyzstan. WaMu was great when it existed as well.

Burma's Suu Kyi 'to face trial' | BBC NEWS
Ms Suu Kyi is reportedly suffering from low blood pressure and dehydration, but clearly she must be a threat to the state.


Synopsis:
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to face trial for breaching the conditions of her detention under house arrest, her lawyer has said.
Ms Suu Kyi will stand trial on 18 May, the lawyer, Hla Myo Myint, said.
She was taken to a prison from her home in Rangoon, where she has spent most of the past 19 years, to hear the charges.
A US man whose uninvited visit to her home led to the charges, will also be tried on immigration and security offences, the lawyer added.

The American man, John Yettaw, was arrested after swimming across a lake to her house and staying there secretly for two days.
The charges are yet to be confirmed by the government.
But it looks as though this is a device to keep her detained until elections due in 2010 which the generals think will give them some legitimacy, says BBC South-East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head.
Another of her lawyers said they would contest the charge.

'The charge is going to be violating the conditions of her house arrest and what her lawyer is going to argue is that of course that's ridiculous because, yes under the terms of her arrest she cannot invite people to visit her but she of course did not invite this person to visit her,' Jared Genser told the BBC.
'If somebody shows up at her door step in violation of Burmese law she can not be held responsible for it.'

We gon' party like it's ya birthday!


I hereby claim my birthday as a Holiday. Everyone should do something special for themselves in my honor. Your welcome. :-)

NYC!

"I paid a hundred tolls, a hundred tickets, I live in New Yo-o-ork. New Yo-o-ork!"

Last Boston post...

There really is no point to this one here. I just wanted to write my last post from Boston... ever? Okay, maybe if i'm on tour here again. Other than that, it will be the last post from here for a good while. So, later Beantown. It was wicke... nah, still can't say it. It was cool enough. I'll see ya around.

Disuninsynctificationisms...*

Recently I transferred posts from AfroThought.com over to my personal blog here. Feel free to go back through the logs and see what you didn't know you missed. As well, I'll try to identify ones you should mouse over with an asterisk. Beyond that I'll try to write more. Though, I clearly make no promises.

In other news, I'm moving to New York City. I can't help think of Pace Picante Sauce when i say the full name like that thus i usually abbreviate it. Sorry, NYC, that marketing worked. Though I never bought the brand so i guess not well enough. I'm dating someone new. And I currently don't know where my June money will come from. Fun times. :-/

Quoth Dr. Philbert...

When showing my apartment to my potential replacement tenant his accompanying cohort attempted to spread the gospel of Philbert. To place it in context, my bestfriend was chilling on the futon as I "sold" the room. Philbert first suggested that my friend and I live together to ease the cost of living in Boston. I responded 'long story'. Unbeknownst to Philbert, my bestfriend and I one mere month prior ended our five year romantic relationship, as well were each happily dating someone new. Having picked up on the most miniscule inkling of the split, Philbert offered this gem:

"I don't see why two people should not live together over a disagreement. Instead they should just. . . agree."

The evil part of me enjoyed pretending that Dr. Philbert had just given me the 'Advice of the Year' worthy of my most humbled nod, shrug and additionally defeated "true".
My friend struggled to keep a straight face whilst I thought, "Wow, all up in the Kool-Aid and don't know the flavor!'"

Menace II Society...*




2:19 am. My girlfriend and I are returning home from a social at a coworkers house driving down the main street in my town a few lights away from our turn. I notice a police cruiser parallel parked across the street. I happen to look at the officer as we pass, curious to see if he was vigilantly watching the area or working on the computer most cruisers have. Behind me is an SUV. As I pass the officer, I notice his attention is locked on to me. He promptly u-turns and falls in behind the SUV. Then pulls up along the right side of the SUV. Now, I know good and well he's not interested in the SUV but for the sake of doubt I somewhat casually make the next left as the officer is in the right lane blocked by the SUV and it would be hard for him to follow inconspicuously.

Clearly subtly isn't his strong suit as he awkwardly maneuvers to follow me some 30 feet back. Since I've clearly piqued his interest, I pull over. As this is not the first time I've aroused authoritative suspicion by simply existing, I know a few tricks to these encounters. Plus my record is spotless, and I have character witnesses for days. Thus this time I decide to do the "can I help you, Officer Friendly?" having already started by pulling over. I know everything that happens from here has to be flawless else this situation can go very badly very easily. My only mistake thus far is the place I've picked to stop. I've stopped near a "No Parking" zone, so I don't turn off my engine, thus I'm legally "standing". He's still a ways back so I turn off my lights thinking maybe he'll just cruise by thinking I'm going to get out soon. He doesn't. Instead he stays 25 feet back now, just watching and brazenly blocking the street were anyone else needing to come along. As well, he doesn't pull up along side right away making the inevitable encounter more suspicious. Thus my only mistake so far is swelling into a huge error if I don't play this exactly right. Even worse, my girl is in the car and she's never been here for these types of "protect and serve" occurrences. Clearly I'm not getting out because I don't live here. Clearly I'm watching him just like he's watching me. As well, I've turned off my lights so he can't read my plates which I'll bestow him the aptitude of picking up on.

Now it's the waiting game. I'm not getting out. Mainly because I can't play it off like I'm going anywhere around here, also I don't know how inept this officer may be and last thing I want to do is get shot reaching for the identification he would ask from me. As well, that would fall back into I'm parked in a no parking zone. I'm in check. Can't just drive off now, because clearly I've stopped here to watch him as he is watching me so he will just keep following me. I'd rather do this here than at my place. Really not comfortable with a shady cop at my spot. Let's just say I was feeling less than civil. After a long 7 minutes of waiting he finally pulls up next to me. I look at him. He looks at me. I roll down my window ready for whatever bull he is about to spew.

"Hello" with the Leave-It-To-Beaver nod. Your move officer.
"You know you can't park here, right?"
"I know."
"So why are you stopped here?"
"You were following me."
"Well... I'm just on my patrol. So why are you parked here?"
"You were following me. I am not parked, my engine is running."
"So why did you turn your lights off?"
"I didn't want to waste the battery."
"Do you live here?"
"No, we don't."
"Where are you... whose we?"
"My girlfriend and me."
"So does your girlfriend live here?"
"...No...?!"
"So why are you stopped here?"
"You were following me. May I help you?"
"What makes you say I was following you?"
"You saw me, made a quick u turn, followed me as I turned on to this street and waited as I pulled over."
"..."
"...?!" [Debate standoff rule: First one to speak loses.]

"... Where are you from?"
"...I'm from around here."
"..."
"..." [He is in check. From here I know I can wrap it up.]

"Would you like to follow me home?"
"Do you need a ride?"
"No... I'm fine."
"Where do you live?"
"...nearby."
"...What street?"
"[Name of my actual street.]"
"...." Stalemate.

We just stare at each other for a few moments. Him knowing that I find him just as suspicious as he finds me. He had no justifiable reason to follow me to this spot just as I have no reason to be here. As well, the situation of "we're talking here because you were followed me here" is so cyclical that he can't do anything about it. The more philosophically straightforward query being 'would we be there had he not so brazenly followed me there?' Lastly, I know he saw me trying to look at his unit number but he'd pulled up in such a way that it just happened to be out of sight the way the town marks the cruisers. As well, in my attempt not to say anymore than I needed to, I forgot to ask him his name.

"...I think you better head on home."
"Yeah, you have a good night too, officer." Slightly failing to hide my rejuvenated contempt.

Turned on my lights (released the parking brake, shhhh) and hastily drove off, making sure he couldn't fault me for any moving violations henceforth. I looked in my mirror the few blocks home, just to see if he might actually follow me. The headlights in the distance didn't seem like his.

My girlfriend felt I should have just driven home to begin with and let him follow us if he wanted. I disagreed citing location of the possible encounter. She retorted that the side street I chose wasn't ideal. I chuckled a bit acknowledging that fact. I was so focused on making the officer do something that he couldn't explain away -were he not "arbitrarily patrolling"- that I was a bit further down the side street than I would have liked to have been. We enjoyed the moment of levity before falling back into the reality of being Black in America.

Eartha Kitt passes at 81 | BBC News


In her day, they did it all and couldn't be touched!

Synopsis: (BBC News) - American singer, dancer and actress Eartha Kitt has died at the age 81, her friend and publicist has said.

Kitt died of colon cancer on Thursday, Andrew Freedman said.

She was one of the few artists to be nominated in the Tony, Grammy and Emmy award categories and was a stalwart of the Manhattan cabaret scene.

She famously played Catwoman in the Batman television series in the 1960s and was known for her distinctive, feline drawl.

She also had a number of hit songs, including Old Fashioned Girl, C'est Si Bon and Santa Baby.

Kitt was blacklisted in the US in the late 1960s after speaking out against the Vietnam War at a White House function.

She also caused controversy when she toured apartheid South Africa in 1974, arguing that she had helped wean the regime by raising awareness of racism.

However, she returned triumphantly to New York's Broadway in a 1978 production, Timbuktu!, and continued to perform regularly in theatre shows and concert halls.

From the 1980s onwards she appeared in numerous films, and her 1984 hit Where Is My Man found her another generation of night club fans.

Big break

Kit rose to the top of the entertainment world from humble origins.

Her mother worked on a cotton plantation in South Carolina and was just 14 when she gave birth.

Kitt was then given away at the age of eight and sent to live with an aunt in New York.

Her break came at 16 when she got a job as a dancer with a professional troupe touring Europe. She later sang in Paris nightclubs and appeared in several films in the 1950s.

Kitt, who had one daughter from a brief marriage in the 1960s, lived in the US state of Connecticut.

(Source: BBC NEWS | Americas | US singer Eartha Kitt dies at 81.)

Beyoncé: I Am... Sasha Fierce


I'm going to forego any jokes about split personality disorder in reference to Beyoncé's new album as not to upset half of the people out there with the affliction. Well, wait... oops. However, I will split this review into two parts accordingly. Marketing gimmick or not, there is an inescapable division within the concept of this release.

I Am...

"If I Were A Boy" kicks off Beyoncé's half of the album with an open-hearted role-play fitting her in the shoes of an increasingly distant lover. In the verses she explores the vantage point of her counterpart in various scenarios, making choices as a supposedly wiser consciousness. Ms Knowles reaffirms her vocal prowess as if battling detractors, effortlessly moving from near whispers to uncompromised belting across the breadth of her range.

"Halo" and "Disappear" take barely innovative approaches to the mainstream tunes heard on popular radio. Whether it be a subtle removal of superfluous synthesizers or the addition of acoustic guitar accompaniment, the focus is clearly on delivering the 'Beyoncé: singer-songwriter' persona. Though her stories/songs fall short of compelling, they will still entertain those hungry for anything from Queen B. As well, "Broken-Hearted Girl," with it's trudging piano and synthesized drums, will no doubt become the anthem of romantically abandoned adolescents across America and abroad.

The album returns to task with "Ave Maria". In it the Houston native mixes the contemporary and the classical, weaving the third song of Schubert's "Ellens dritter Gesang" (better known as "Ave Maria") with an original ballad. From there Beyoncé channels her indie rock side for "Smash Into You" and "Satellites." She seems more comfortable on these tracks than the previous mid-tempo numbers which sound like Rihanna reject songs; fitting since some feel that way inversely about Rihanna's music in general.

Unfortunately, while I respect Ms Knowles's sincere attempt to create a substantial album and re-establish herself as a singer/songwriter, the first five songs on I Am... blend together slightly too well; the rest, however, could grow on the masses. Regardless of the explorations from track to track, Beyoncé consistently asserts her musical talent as not to be bumped from anyone's list of prominent contemporary vocalists.

Sasha Fierce

I'm sure the second disc, Sasha Fierce, will please the bulk of Beyoncé's fanbase. Supposedly "Sasha" has served as Beyoncé's stage presence since her solo debut, if not before. Thus the throngs of those that usually hate it when their favorite artist tries something new will happily chant along with Ms Fierce.

"Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" immediately breaks away from the style of the first disc. Upbeat, club/radio friendly, 'commanding-not-demanding' Sasha tells it like it is and how it's going to be. Her "your loss" attitude is quick to walk out of your life, each step more brazen than the antecedent; in much the same manner the song has strutted its way up and down the charts.

"Radio" idolizes the hit song mentality and falls right in line with the current new-wave resurrection in beat production. A sort of revitalized electronica experiment one might associate with Euro-pop or strobe lights. Stateside though, prominent producers TImbaland, Danjahandz, Kanye West, and Ryan Leslie have been toying with the triplet sixteenth-note pattern in padded synthesizer strings for the better half of the recession.

Moving on, we learn the new definition of "Diva" on the so-titled track. Sasha lays out the guidelines for the female equivalent of a hustler and the her activities. Garnering comparisons to Lil' Wayne's "A Milli," her diva feels perfectly at home over the track's southern-style booming bass and kick drums. While "Sweet Dream" merely flirts with the electronica sound a bit more, "Video Phone" furthers the division in personas as Fierce seduces all with sultry suggestions involving a mobile device--a side of Beyoncé I'm sure few behold.

Overall this disc of the pair is as playful, rebllious and naughty as Sasha Fierce is reported to be. Even if the entire release were on one disc with the same song order, the contrast between the two personas is undeniable. If Beyoncé is Jekyll, then Sasha Fierce is her Hyde in both music and lyric. Understandably, there are things you do on stage that express inner creativity/lunacy and resonate with various audiences but don't necessarily align with how you define yourself. Trust me. Complexity keeps an artist interesting and while I have no doubt that a Sasha Fierce will rise again, I'm definitely curious about the future/sound of Beyoncé.

Obama named 'Person of the Year' | BBC News


$100 bucks says he wins a Nobel prize before he's done.

Synopsis:
Time magazine has given its annual Person of the Year award to US President-elect Barack Obama.

Mr Obama was awarded the title "for having the confidence to sketch an ambitious future in a gloomy hour," said the US-based magazine.

It said he showed "the competence that makes Americans hopeful he might pull it off".

Recent winners have included Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the American soldier and the online public.

Time told readers it was "unlikely that you were surprised to see Mr Obama's face on the cover".

"He has come to dominate the public sphere so completely that it beggars belief to recall that half the people in America had never heard of him two years ago.

"He hit the American scene like a thunderclap, upended our politics, shattered decades of conventional wisdom and overcame centuries of the social pecking order."

Mr Obama has featured on the magazine's cover 15 times in the past two years.

"We would have had to have had some pretty compelling reasons to not chose President-elect Barack Obama," Michael Elliot, Time's international editor, told CNN.

"His is an extraordinary story which has captured the imagination of people from Jakarta to Dublin to Iowa to New Hampshire.

"There is a degree of excitement surrounding Barack Obama which we tried to capture in our choice," Mr Elliot said.

(Source: BBC NEWS | Americas | Obama named 'Person of the Year'.)

Editorial:

That's not surprising. Now if this brotha wins an Oscar... that'd be impressive. Hell, he already won a Grammy. I think he should go ahead and vie for every award possible. Nobel, Peabody, Pulitzer, Emmy, Tony, etc. Why not?!

NFL star Burress faces gun charge | BBC News




Couldn't we make it the rest of the year without a Fail?

Synopsis: (BBC News) - The US football star who scored the winning touchdown in this year's Super Bowl faces criminal charges after shooting himself by accident.

Plaxico Burress, who plays for the New York Giants, has been charged with possession of a loaded firearm, which is illegal in the city.

US recession 'began last year' | BBC News



Gasp! You admit it?! Who told you?

Synopsis: (BBC News) - The US entered a recession in December 2007, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

Its business cycle dating committee, which is considered the arbiter of whether the US is in recession, met on Friday to make the decision.

Dear Ex-Girlfriend: You Can Do Better


Dear Ex-Girlfriend,

::sigh::

You can do better. I was trying to think of a more gentle way to say it but I don't have to, I'm not your man. Granted, enough time has passed that I am in no way upset that you are seeing someone new (nor is it my place to be so). Honestly, I'm just happy that you aren't dwelling on the past. It's not good for you. But then again, neither is your new dude.

Jackson gives up Neverland ranch | BBC NEWS


Synopsis:(BBC) - Pop star Michael Jackson has lost ownership of his Neverland ranch in California after transferring the deeds to a company he has a share in.

Yes We Will…



Synopsis:
(CNN) -- Barack Obama told supporters that "change has come to America" as he claimed victory in a historic presidential election.

John Legend: Evolver

May I throw an ‘R’ before that album title, sir?

John Legend’s new album Evolver is what I like to refer to as mainstream soul. In fact, John Legend in general defines mainstream soul. He draws upon all that greatness that could make an artist iconic, but for some reason it never quite manifests into new greatness. Thus every time I hear about a new John Legend album coming out I get excited, but when I go to listen to said album I lower my expectations as not to over-hype myself. Somewhat like an M. Night Shyamalan film, there are things to appreciate if you skew your expectations, but don’t expect to be blown away.

The track most noted already is “Green Light” which you may have heard over the last few months on the radio or other such outlets. A commendable effort to "get out from behind the piano” for which Legend has expressed a desire. Another critic would go into something about an artist having to grow and reflect where they are through their music, but really… John is bored. Simple as that. It’s understandable, remember when Alicia Keys went through the same thing. “Green Light” is definitely a new side of Legend. A side which everyone (listeners and critics alike) seem to welcome, especially since Andre 3000 is in tow sprucing up the effort. So with a grandiose title like “Evolver” and lead off single vastly straying from the Legend we all know and … tolerate (hoping to love one day), I let my curiosity run through the new tunes to see what’s new with I Am Legend.

Though the intro raised my hopes, halfway through the album I’d say it is hard to even describe the growth in this album. With his last album I could say “Oh, John Legend is doing this Black Tony Bennett thing…” and back it up with tracks like “Save Room”, “Where Did My Baby Go” and “Slow Dance”. Once Again brilliantly drew in the lucrative Norah Jones crowd while not alienating the 'G.O.O.D. Music' fans. Evolver would be an attempt at the reverse. However, I don’t know that this album will succeed in retaining the baby-boomers (unless they start midway through) and, speaking for the next generation, the last thing I want to hear is John Legend taking production cues from T-Pain (”Cross The Line”). The sing-song chorus of “Everybody Knows” while best suited for the audience participation part of a live show is otherwise forgettable. As well, the artist features on the album are pretty superfluous in the scheme of the album as a whole. Essentially, John Legend exemplifies the rule about why you only feature someone more famous than yourself (though, Estelle holds her own on “No Other Love” but I still stand by the comment - let that marinate).

The second half of the album takes a dramatic turn for the better. If each of his albums contain an “Ordinary People” ballad, then “This Time” is Evolver’s reincarnation just as “Again” was Once Again’s. I figure the titles of these emotive croonings progress predictably so expect a tune called "Tomorrow" on the next LP. “This Time” fails to debunk the fact that lightening never strikes the same place thrice. Even still, it stands among the stronger cuts from Legend’s third LP with G.O.O.D. Music/Columbia. “Satisfaction” harbors a more modern swagger in its production and almost does all of the work necessary to liven up Legend. It should definitely be in the running to be a single. Meanwhile, “Take Me Away” and “Good Morning” revisit that niche sound in which Legend excels and sophistication that divides him from the mainstream R&B personalities though leaving him slightly more noticed than his soul contemporaries (and I’m sure his association with Kanye West does not dim the spotlight).

In summation, Evolver probably works best if you see John Legend in concert. He really must be tired of sitting at the piano and the tunes here can at least let him stand behind a microphone (even walk around). However, the album overall may be slightly underwhelming if hoping for more than the John Legend you’ve heard before. Though why shouldn’t it be? Same artist, different day… er album. As previously affirmed, John Legend is mainstream soul possibly aspiring down to R&B. While lacking those few undeniable hit songs you can’t help hearing on repeat, Evolver at least holds you over until that next John Legend album for which I’m already starting to be over-hyped.

Courtesy of AfroThought.com | John Legend: Evolver

Woman jailed after 'killing' virtual husband | Yahoo News


You know... if i had to be the victim of anything, I'd want it to be this.

Synopsis:(MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press, TOKYO) - A 43-year-old player in a virtual game world became so angry about her sudden divorce from her online husband that she logged on with his password and killed his digital persona, police said Thursday.

The woman, who has been jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, used his ID and password to log onto the popular interactive game "Maple Story" to carry out the virtual murder in May, a police official in the northern city of Sapporo said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because of department policy.

"I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry," the official quoted her as telling investigators and admitting the allegations.

The woman, a piano teacher, had not plotted any revenge in the real world, the official said.

She has not yet been formally charged. If convicted, she could face up to five years in prison or a fine up to $5,000.

(Source: Woman jailed after 'killing' virtual husband - Yahoo News.)

Editorial:

I understand why she's being jailed. And really, I acknowledge her frustration. But that sh*t is still so funny that I had to share it. I'm glad the authorities prosecuted this correctly, by which I mean omitting the virtual actions. It would be messed up if you were liable for trespasses in games like "The Sims" or "Second Life". How much would that suck?