She Moves With a Rhythm

It was a whirlwind week.

She got me completely twisted.

I knew from the start she was a G. I knew she had the power to break my heart, but I think it's what I needed. Sometimes you have to feel pain to feel alive again.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not a cutter. I'm in no way depressed. I love my life, to be quite frank. I just needed that surge of heartbreak to remind me again. I feel revitalized...well...it doesn't happen all at once, but I can feel it flowing back through me.

I have a purpose again. I have a renewed energy. She gave my heart CPR.

Most guys would be ecstatic to have the experience I did.

I look at it like skydiving. It was exhilarating. It was a fantastic rush that forever changed my life. I wasn't bored anymore. I wasn't simply going through the motions. I looked death straight in the eyes, and I survived to tell the tale. I even did it with a smile. Some people get addicted to it. Personally I only needed to do it once for myself. I'd do it again for someone else if they needed the support though.

Love, on the other hand...love is different. While most guys would be happy to brag to their friends about having a one night stand with a hot girl (granted my one night stand lasted a week, haha), I'm actually sad now that it's over. I miss her. She has a certain rhythm in her movement I've never seen before. I could actually feel the music in her. She talked with a syncopation. She flowed like water. She was an angel.

Maybe I'll never see her again. If I don't, I'll always have an amazing story to tell anyone who listens about how it's possible to hold your dreams in your hand, if only for a fleeting moment. That is a gift in itself, and I will always be appreciative. I'm not going to give up that easily though. Too many people in this world give up on their dreams and relegate themselves to living a so-called "normal life" because they're too scared to jump out of the plane.

I was one of those people for too long.

I like the rhythm she moves to, and I'll never give up on my dreams...

About the Author - Brian Penny creates music under the name Mr. Versable. He tweets under the name @Versability. He believes in true love, and won't rest until he's found his...oh, and his last blog cost Bank of America a whole lotta dough!

Winners and Losers of the PSN Hack

As Sony continues their battle to bring the Playstation Network back online after the cyber attack, let's take a look at some of the players to see who's coming out on top.

Winner- Microsoft

Sony's loss is Microsoft's gain in the volatile console wars. While PS3 owners scream in frustration over the outage, Xbox 360 gamers have been treated to a new Call of Duty map pack, a free Xbox Live Gold weekend promotion, a free week of Hulu Plus, a rewards program, and of course, a functional online gaming network. Microsoft stands to gain traction against Sony with gamers who own both companies' gaming systems since games like Mortal Kombat can only be played online via the Xbox Live network.


Loser- THQ


Weeks after the release of their Socom 4: US Navy SEALs game, THQ has a chance to overtake Activision's Call of Duty series handed to them on a silver platter when President Obama reported that Osama bin Laden was killed by a team of US Navy Seals. People across the United States have spent this week searching for ways to capitalize on the news, and THQ would have the perfect solution for PS3 owners...except that the Socom series is known mostly for it's online gameplay...and the Playstation can't connect to Sony's online network.

Winner- Bank of America

One of the most despised companies in America was the target of Anonymous' wrath leading up to the Sony attack. The online hactivists had plenty up their sleeves beginning with a leak of classified internal emails. Several protests and DDoS attacks have been discussed, however the backlash in the aftermath of the Sony attack seems to have turned the hacking collective's attention away from Corporate America and into the political realm


Loser- Anonymous

The online hactivist group spent the weeks leading up to the PSN outage performing DDoS attacks on several of Sony's websites in retaliation for Sony's civil case against alleged PS3 system hacker George Hotz, leading many to point the finger at the group. Anonymous then spent the next several weeks denying involvement in the attack. Despite Sony's confirmation of this claim, Twitter activity shows that the incident may have created as much of a PR nightmare for Anonymous as it did for Sony. Support for several planned in-store Sony protests was much lower than expected.

On top of this, reports are now surfacing of splintering within the Anonymous group, with DDoS attacks being aimed at the Anonymous hive itself.

It'll be interesting to see what happens next, as all sides scramble to get a piece of the Hackleberry pie!