Ammonia Days, Chloroform Nights

autochron @ 2008-09-17T22:58:00

2008-09-18T03:00:37Z

I haven't read The Onion in a while, but I thought this was brilliant:

Evolutionists Flock To Darwin-Shaped Wall Stain

Comments?

In other news, we finally have the oven fixed and the knob and tube out of the house! Yay! Now there's just the porches, the holes in the walls from the wiring, the ceiling in the living room, the deck to build, and painting to do, more or less.

I am also really enjoying my new semester, particularly the psych course "Minds, Brains, and Machines".

Yeah, here is the meme thing. Enjoy.

2008-05-15T21:10:58Z

Leave a comment and I will
a) tell you why I friended you,
b) associate you with something - fandom, a song, a colour, a photo, etc.,
c) tell you something I like about you,
d) tell you a memory I have of you,
e) ask something I've always wanted to know about you,
f) tell you my favorite user pic of yours,
g) in return, you must post this in your LJ.

autochron @ 2008-05-06T18:48:00

2008-05-06T23:03:26Z

For happyditty, just in case she hasn't seen these yet, and also generally applicable.

Just when you thought you'd seen it all...

Here is a related but different take.

Oh, and as regards the game, my Tuesday nights may be booked... if I go with a certain course selection. If it is not possible to move to another night, I will switch my courses around.

Shut up, I don't want to hear it, it's my decision. ...Thank you. :)

I am sick. Good-night.

The Excerpts

2008-04-24T07:36:51Z

So for the past week or so, Wizards of the Coast has been releasing "excerpts" as previews for Dungeons and Dragons 4.0.

Here is the list, sorted by date. The 4.0 ones, I believe, start with "Devils" on April 14.

A more comprehensive "collected fact and rumour" page can be found at EN World here.

So far, I really, really like it, but I will post a more thorough opinion piece later on.

Enjoy!

BWA HA HA HA

2008-04-20T04:04:43Z

My Personality


Neuroticism	97
Extraversion	3
Openness to Experience	76
Agreeableness	93
Conscientiousness	34

You rarely get angry and it takes a lot to make you angry, however you feel strong cravings and urges that you have difficulty resisting. You tend to prefer short-term pleasures and rewards over long-term consequences. You tend not to talk much and prefer to let others control the activities of groups. You are reasonably interested in the arts but are not totally absorbed by them. You do not like to claim that you are better than other people, and generally shy from talking yourself up, however you are tenderhearted and compassionate, feeling the pain of others vicariously and are easily moved to pity. You have a strong sense of duty and obligation, and feel a moral obligation to do the right thing.

Take a Personality Test now or view the full Personality Report.

The best Buying Pet Gifts.

Wow. My jaw actually dropped at this one. What do you think?

happyditty: Sorry I haven't got back to you about your question, I crashed after exams. Will do very soon.

autochron @ 2008-04-15T14:25:00

2008-04-15T18:26:26Z

So, OK, great. A total of 23.75% of my grade for the semester will be decided tomorrow.

Wish me luck. Back to studying.

TV meme

2008-04-03T19:47:38Z

1. Bold the shows you've watched every episode of
2. Italic the shows you've seen at least one episode of
3. Post your answers
4. Add one show you've watched that isn't on the list.

52. Aqua Teen Hunger Force
51. House, M.D.
50. Quantum Leap
49. Prison Break
48. Veronica Mars
47. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
46. Sex & The City
45. Farscape
44. Cracker
43. Star Trek
42. Only Fools and Horses
41. Band of Brothers
40. Life on Mars
39. Monty Python's Flying Circus
38. Curb Your Enthusiasm
37. Star Trek: The Next Generation
36. Father Ted
35. Alias
34. Frasier
33. CSI: Las Vegas
32. Babylon 5
31. Deadwood
30. Dexter
29. ER
28. Fawlty Towers
27. Six Feet Under
26. Red Dwarf
25. Futurama
24. Twin Peaks
23. The Office UK
22. The Shield
21. Angel
20. Blackadder
19. Scrubs
18. Arrested Development
17. South Park
16. Doctor Who (new version)
15. Heroes
14. Firefly
13. Battlestar Galactica (new)
12. Family Guy
11. Seinfeld
10. Spaced
09. The X-Files
08. The Wire
07. Friends
06. 24
05. Lost
04. The West Wing
03. The Sopranos
02. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
01. The Simpsons

Gosh, I watch more TV than I thought. Also, I really, really like comedy.

autochron @ 2008-03-24T14:29:00

2008-03-24T18:31:21Z

Here this is. I had a middle ear infection in childhood and lost some of my hearing, but I don't know if that's relevant.

Back to work -- I continue to be run off my feet. More when I have time.

You're not a hoopy frood

You thought you were really with it and in with your younger colleagues but they just laugh at you because you can't hear beyond this!

The highest pitched ultrasonic mosquito ringtone that I can hear is 14.1kHz

Find out which ultrasonic ringtones you can hear!

knowledge for the peoples, the peoples

2008-03-20T19:48:40Z

Update is coming. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

New Computer

2008-03-16T23:41:02Z

I... am typing these lines... from a new computer that my friends Graham, Andrew, and James saw fit to pool their money together to get for me as a belated Christmas present.

They don't read this journal, but I want to take the time to thank them. THanks, guys. You really went above and beyond the call of duty on this one.

autochron @ 2008-03-14T17:39:00

2008-03-14T21:43:36Z

So I was taking the bus home from the University today, and there was an older man (I refuse to use the word "gentleman") who was three sheets to the wind and pestering the young woman beside him for personal information in a think, barely intelligible Italian accent.

So, I stepped in. I informed the young woman that I have a bad knee and I wondered if I could have her seat. She gratefully complied.

I am the most awesome person ever. Like, seriously. :D it was quite a fulfilling and validating experience. Now if I could just, you know, stop hating my own sexuality so damn much, that'd be even better.

autochron @ 2008-03-14T17:37:00

2008-03-14T21:38:15Z

Snagged from minor_ramblings.

Everyone has things they blog about. Everyone has things they don't blog about. Challenge me out of my comfort zone by telling me something I don't blog about, but you'd like to hear about, and I'll write a post about it. Ask for anything: latest movie watched, last book read, political leanings, thoughts on lima beans, favorite type of underwear, graphic techniques, etc.

Oh, and if you ask me to blog about my love life, I will laugh in your face.

Yergh.

2008-03-10T08:17:30Z

Um.

Had a bad experience yesterday. Wiped journal so I'm starting it again.