The Friday Five Makes Me Rich!
You have just won one million dollars:
Whoo-hoo! Where is it?
1. Who do you call first? Probably my mother. If nothing else, because I owe her money.
2. What is the first thing you buy for yourself? A shitload of DVDs.
3. What is the first thing you buy for someone else? Whaddaya mean, "someone else"? It's my mine, all mine! (Cure the Daffy Duck impression.) OK, no, seriously, I'd probably buy my mother a new computer. And send my sister a plane ticket so she could come out and visit me whenever she can actually get some time off work.
4. Do you give any away? If yes, to whom? I'd probably donate some small amount of it to some worthy cause. Maybe public television. I believe it is my civic duty to support public television, even if I don't actually watch it any more.
5. Do you invest any? If so, how? Well, yeah, it'd be stupid not to. But I know zip about investments, so I'd consult a professional.
Saturday, January 31, 2004
Thursday, January 29, 2004
And Still More Quizzage (Because I Have to Keep Swapping Quizzes with Still Life With Woopecker)
what decade does your personality live in?
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Well, I wasn't expecting that result. I think it was my internet addiction that did it.
what decade does your personality live in?
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Well, I wasn't expecting that result. I think it was my internet addiction that did it.
I've Never Been So Insulted in My Life!
'Normal' PLEASE VOTE!!!
What Type of Lunatic are You?
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'Normal' PLEASE VOTE!!!
What Type of Lunatic are You?
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Wednesday, January 28, 2004
Interesting Result for a Person Who Can't Carry a Tune in a Bucket.
You are Music.
Fundamentally mathematical, you are the most
abstract art form. You get along well with
Poetry and Dance.
What form of art are you?
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You are Music.
Fundamentally mathematical, you are the most
abstract art form. You get along well with
Poetry and Dance.
What form of art are you?
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Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Annoying Things That Have Happened to Me Lately
To start with, I ran out of checks. I thought I had two boxes of checks, but, no, the second box was actually full of old check ledgers and not new checks at all, and I did not realize this until after I'd used the last check from the first box. So now I have no checks until the new ones come, which makes it kind of hard to pay my bills. I fear I'm gonna have to go down to the real estate agent's office and pay my rent in cash this month.
Then this morning I got into a fender-bender on the way home from work. Actually, there weren't even any bent fenders, really. Just a nice scrape of red paint left on my car. I was driving down the street, minding my own business, when this red pickup in front of me pulled over onto the shoulder. So I started going around it, you know... And then it turned right into me. Turns out the driver was looking to make a left, and for some reason thought her medium-sized pickup must have the turning radius of the Titanic or something. And then the guy who owned the truck spent 15 minutes pulling out all his papers from the glovebox, peering at them, and deciding they were the wrong papers, while I stood there in the bitter cold. Eventually he gave me some completely inadequate insurance information which I just took and left because I wanted to get the hell home and get to bed.
The driver insisted the whole thing was my fault. She might or might not be right. I'll leave that up to the insurance folks to determine. I don't think it's a huge big deal one way or another, since there was very little damage, but it'll be really annoying if my rates go up. And, damn it, why does stuff like this always happen when I'm on night shift? It makes it really difficult to deal with insurance agents and people, because they always want to get in touch with me during my sleep hours.
And, oh, yeah, when I finally got home, most of my pipes were frozen. Although they seem to have thawed out OK while I was asleep, so at least that's something. After all, it's not like I could write a check to pay a plumber...
To start with, I ran out of checks. I thought I had two boxes of checks, but, no, the second box was actually full of old check ledgers and not new checks at all, and I did not realize this until after I'd used the last check from the first box. So now I have no checks until the new ones come, which makes it kind of hard to pay my bills. I fear I'm gonna have to go down to the real estate agent's office and pay my rent in cash this month.
Then this morning I got into a fender-bender on the way home from work. Actually, there weren't even any bent fenders, really. Just a nice scrape of red paint left on my car. I was driving down the street, minding my own business, when this red pickup in front of me pulled over onto the shoulder. So I started going around it, you know... And then it turned right into me. Turns out the driver was looking to make a left, and for some reason thought her medium-sized pickup must have the turning radius of the Titanic or something. And then the guy who owned the truck spent 15 minutes pulling out all his papers from the glovebox, peering at them, and deciding they were the wrong papers, while I stood there in the bitter cold. Eventually he gave me some completely inadequate insurance information which I just took and left because I wanted to get the hell home and get to bed.
The driver insisted the whole thing was my fault. She might or might not be right. I'll leave that up to the insurance folks to determine. I don't think it's a huge big deal one way or another, since there was very little damage, but it'll be really annoying if my rates go up. And, damn it, why does stuff like this always happen when I'm on night shift? It makes it really difficult to deal with insurance agents and people, because they always want to get in touch with me during my sleep hours.
And, oh, yeah, when I finally got home, most of my pipes were frozen. Although they seem to have thawed out OK while I was asleep, so at least that's something. After all, it's not like I could write a check to pay a plumber...
Sunday, January 25, 2004
*Whimper*
My wireless internet connection is down. I don't know how or why. I suspect the problem is on my ISPs end rather than on mine, but I'm far from sure about that. Anyway, I'm back on dialup for the moment, and it's horrible. There's a noticeable pause while a page is loading! It takes seconds for the pictures to show up! If I think I'm done whatever I'm doing online, get up and walk away, then suddenly remember something else I wanted to do, I've got to wait for the phone to dial! All over again!
If I don't get my broadband back soon, I don't know what I'm going to do. I'm going to go into withdrawals! I'm going to go crazy! I am!
*wail* It's been two whole hours!
My wireless internet connection is down. I don't know how or why. I suspect the problem is on my ISPs end rather than on mine, but I'm far from sure about that. Anyway, I'm back on dialup for the moment, and it's horrible. There's a noticeable pause while a page is loading! It takes seconds for the pictures to show up! If I think I'm done whatever I'm doing online, get up and walk away, then suddenly remember something else I wanted to do, I've got to wait for the phone to dial! All over again!
If I don't get my broadband back soon, I don't know what I'm going to do. I'm going to go into withdrawals! I'm going to go crazy! I am!
*wail* It's been two whole hours!
Seizing the Opportunity
The first pictures from the Opportunity Rover are up on NASA's Mars Rover website!
The first pictures from the Opportunity Rover are up on NASA's Mars Rover website!
My Unconscious Keeps Muttering
- Political:: Party
- Concentration:: The game
- Fish:: Go Fish
- Lunacy:: Nuts
- Red:: Blue
- Imply:: Infer
- Recognize:: That weird neural disease where you can't recognize people's faces
- Sexist:: Pig
- Commercial:: Break
- Stricken:: White-faced
Friday, January 23, 2004
Stupidest Stupid Quiz Ever!
YOU ARE MARRIED TO A WoODCHUCK!!!
what's YOUR deepest secret?
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Apparently it's a gay woodchuck, even. But don't I look cute in that hat?
YOU ARE MARRIED TO A WoODCHUCK!!!
what's YOUR deepest secret?
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Apparently it's a gay woodchuck, even. But don't I look cute in that hat?
More Quizzage
So, that'd be roughly equivalent to a US PG rating? Yeah, that probably sounds about right. Sigh. How very unexciting. Not that I want any creepy violence, but there's definitely a lot of unexploited potential for rating-increase in the "human flesh" department.
I have to say, I do rather like the idea that if my life were a movie, it'd have a British rating...
| My life has been rated: |
|---|
 |
| See what your rating is! |
Suitable for 12 years or older. Starting to get interesting now, with more adult-themed storylines, but we're still talking in mild doses. You may find more colourful language, some human flesh, and maybe even some violence. Nothing creepy though.
So, that'd be roughly equivalent to a US PG rating? Yeah, that probably sounds about right. Sigh. How very unexciting. Not that I want any creepy violence, but there's definitely a lot of unexploited potential for rating-increase in the "human flesh" department.
I have to say, I do rather like the idea that if my life were a movie, it'd have a British rating...
It's Great Literature! It's a Text Adventure! It's Both!
It's Hamlet, the text adventure. And there are not words for how cool it is.
It's Hamlet, the text adventure. And there are not words for how cool it is.
The Friday Five Has Defeated Me.
This week's Friday Five asks you for your current favorite this, that, and the other thing. (Well, OK, those plus two more things, to make five. Obviously.)
I can't do it. I can't pick favorites. I don't understand how other people pick favorites. I suspect they don't, actually. I suspect that when they say "X is my current favorite Y," what they really mean is that, when they started making a mental list of good Ys, X is the first one that came to mind. Which maybe isn't a bad criterion for "favorite," but my own brain tends to throw up three or four Xs to start with, and then insist on listing half a dozen more before I've even finished typing the first one. And it's pretty much guaranteed that, even if I listed a hundred and ninety-three Ys, five minutes after I completed the list, I'd come up with seven more examples that I liked better than any of them.
So, uh, I'm boycotting this week. Yeah. Out of, uh, protest. Or something.
This week's Friday Five asks you for your current favorite this, that, and the other thing. (Well, OK, those plus two more things, to make five. Obviously.)
I can't do it. I can't pick favorites. I don't understand how other people pick favorites. I suspect they don't, actually. I suspect that when they say "X is my current favorite Y," what they really mean is that, when they started making a mental list of good Ys, X is the first one that came to mind. Which maybe isn't a bad criterion for "favorite," but my own brain tends to throw up three or four Xs to start with, and then insist on listing half a dozen more before I've even finished typing the first one. And it's pretty much guaranteed that, even if I listed a hundred and ninety-three Ys, five minutes after I completed the list, I'd come up with seven more examples that I liked better than any of them.
So, uh, I'm boycotting this week. Yeah. Out of, uh, protest. Or something.
Thursday, January 22, 2004
This Is CNN! Well, OK, Not Really.
Just in case you ever wondered (as I'm sure you all have at one time or another) what Maximum Verbosity would look like in the format of CNN's webpage, now you know! (You can do the same for your own webpage by substituting its URL for mine in the URL of the results.)
I don't know if this will look the same for everybody who clicks on it as it did for me, but I kind of hope it does, because the really amusing thing about it is that the headline over the picture actually fits just perfectly.
Just in case you ever wondered (as I'm sure you all have at one time or another) what Maximum Verbosity would look like in the format of CNN's webpage, now you know! (You can do the same for your own webpage by substituting its URL for mine in the URL of the results.)
I don't know if this will look the same for everybody who clicks on it as it did for me, but I kind of hope it does, because the really amusing thing about it is that the headline over the picture actually fits just perfectly.
Here, Rover!
Apparently NASA got a ping out of the Spirit rover this morning, after a disturbing period of quiet, but still aren't getting any data back from it.
I know that I've mentioned to some of you that we've been running some tests at NRAO, where I work, to see if we can track both Mars spacecraft (part of a long-term plan to use the VLBA for tracking NASA stuff somewhere down the road). So, I just want to be perfectly clear: this was not my fault. I didn't lose the thing.
Apparently NASA got a ping out of the Spirit rover this morning, after a disturbing period of quiet, but still aren't getting any data back from it.
I know that I've mentioned to some of you that we've been running some tests at NRAO, where I work, to see if we can track both Mars spacecraft (part of a long-term plan to use the VLBA for tracking NASA stuff somewhere down the road). So, I just want to be perfectly clear: this was not my fault. I didn't lose the thing.
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Proof That I Am the Most Boring Person on the Face of the Planet
I am currently reading a book about the history of bookshelves. And I'm enjoying it.
I am currently reading a book about the history of bookshelves. And I'm enjoying it.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Still More Pointless Quizzage
Which Rock Chick Are You?
OK, I've never even heard of this woman. Or her band. And I find her cleavage highly disturbing. But apparently she's Welsh, which I guess counts for something...
Which Rock Chick Are You?
OK, I've never even heard of this woman. Or her band. And I find her cleavage highly disturbing. But apparently she's Welsh, which I guess counts for something...
Monday, January 19, 2004
Well, Some of My Readers Will Find This Result Appropriate.
You are a PHOENIX in your soul and your
wings make a statement. Huge and born of flame,
they burn with light and power and rebirth.
Ashes fall from your wingtips. You are an
amazingly strong person. You survive, even
flourish in adversity and hardship. A firm
believer in the phrase, 'Whatever doesn't kill
you only makes you stronger,' you rarely fear
failure. You know that any mistake you make
will teach you more about yourself and allow
you to 'rise from the ashes' as a still greater
being. Because of this, you rarely make the
same mistake twice, and are not among the most
forgiving people. You're extremely powerful and
wise, and are capable of fierce pride, passion,
and anger. Perhaps you're this way because you
were forced to survive a rough childhood. Or
maybe you just have a strong grasp on reality
and know that life is tough and the world is
cruel, and it takes strength and independence
to survive it. And independence is your
strongest point - you may care for others, and
even depend on them...but when it comes right
down to it, the only one you need is yourself.
Thus you trust your own intuition, and rely on
a mind almost as brilliant as the fire of your
wings to guide you.You are eternal and because
you have a strong sense of who and what you
are, no one can control your heart or mind, or
even really influence your thinking. A symbol
of rebirth and renewal, you tend to be a very
spiritual person with a serious mind - never
acting immature and harboring a superior
disgust of those who do. Likewise, humanity's
stupidity and tendency to want others to solve
their problems for them frustrates you
endlessly. Though you can be stubborn,
outspoken, and haughty, I admire you greatly.
*~*~*Claim Your Wings - Pics and Long Answers*~*~*
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You are a PHOENIX in your soul and your
wings make a statement. Huge and born of flame,
they burn with light and power and rebirth.
Ashes fall from your wingtips. You are an
amazingly strong person. You survive, even
flourish in adversity and hardship. A firm
believer in the phrase, 'Whatever doesn't kill
you only makes you stronger,' you rarely fear
failure. You know that any mistake you make
will teach you more about yourself and allow
you to 'rise from the ashes' as a still greater
being. Because of this, you rarely make the
same mistake twice, and are not among the most
forgiving people. You're extremely powerful and
wise, and are capable of fierce pride, passion,
and anger. Perhaps you're this way because you
were forced to survive a rough childhood. Or
maybe you just have a strong grasp on reality
and know that life is tough and the world is
cruel, and it takes strength and independence
to survive it. And independence is your
strongest point - you may care for others, and
even depend on them...but when it comes right
down to it, the only one you need is yourself.
Thus you trust your own intuition, and rely on
a mind almost as brilliant as the fire of your
wings to guide you.You are eternal and because
you have a strong sense of who and what you
are, no one can control your heart or mind, or
even really influence your thinking. A symbol
of rebirth and renewal, you tend to be a very
spiritual person with a serious mind - never
acting immature and harboring a superior
disgust of those who do. Likewise, humanity's
stupidity and tendency to want others to solve
their problems for them frustrates you
endlessly. Though you can be stubborn,
outspoken, and haughty, I admire you greatly.
*~*~*Claim Your Wings - Pics and Long Answers*~*~*
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