Morbid Romantic

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Does anyone know a good converter for .vob files to turn them into .avi or .mpeg (etc, etc)? I have some rips from personal DVDs on my computer that I would love to put into .avi or some other format to distribute to others to watch. I did a GOOGLE search, of course, but a lot of the results that I came up with were pay programs or programs that I couldn’t find any reviews of to ascertain if they are what I need. Surely there has to be something free, safe and high quality. … I know, nothing good is free. But, this is the internet, right!? If you want it, it exists. It’s like a sub-part of rule 34.

Okay, maybe that’s not a good connection to make. I don’t think attaching it in any way to rule 34 will benefit it.

I also got something in the mail today from my ODU’s Alumni Association. It’s really nothing more than a, “thanks for graduating, would you like to donate money” letter, but I read the whole thing and appreciate the Alumni sticker that they sent me for the car that I don’t have. I’m not interested in any Alumni gatherings, lunches or events. I don’t have any friends who are alumni. There’s no one who graduating with me whom I’m going to miss at all. I also lack feelings of brotherhood/sisterhood when it comes to that sort of thing. I don’t need OR want to bond with anyone over something so meaningless… at least, meaningless to me.

But I am sort of interested in their mentor program. Call it the teacher in me, but I think I’d like to be involved in it. I have experience in large quantity. I know that I could help some current college students with what I’ve been through personally. It doesn’t seem too much work or too arduous to pass along some advice now and then, not if it makes the college experience that much easier for someone. I want to play a part in the success of others, of giving them whatever piece of strength that I can so that they’ll stick with it and not give up.

I suppose I’m too idealistic. In the long run, I doubt I will be any help at all. And like I said a few posts down… I’m lazy.

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