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| Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 | | 11:30 am |
Wanstead, Mon Amour
I edited my Interests last night. I spend a lot of time in Wanstead these days. Curiously I am the only person on LJ who lists "Wanstead" as an Interest. This compares to 14 for "Brentford". Some of those could be for the football club, of course. Perhaps Brentford is bigger than Wanstead, or, more likely, it is somewhat more "edgily" boho/bobo and thus fits in better with the LJ demographic (parts of Wanstead are very "Good Life" suburban). And then there is Robert Rankin. But Wanstead has an Underground station that is *actually underground* with lovely long escalators, although sadly, for some reason, no adverts on the platforms. Wanstead also has a church that looks (to me) like a Hawksmoor church (it was actually designed by Thomas Hardwick - born in Brentford - and completed in 1790), Wanstead Flats and Wanstead Park (both part of Epping Forest) and Wastonia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanstonia) Come on, you psychogeographers! What more do you want? | | Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 | | 9:04 pm |
Twists in the Tale: Spoiler Request for Scarlett Thomas's "Bright Young Things"
I was recently reading an interview with Scarlett Thomas in which she discussed "Bright Young Things", her first "proper" novel (as opposed to the three now deprecated detective novels). The novel involves a group of twenty-something media trendies who mysteriously find themselves isolated on an island, possibly as part of some kind of reality show. I know from reading the reviews on Amazon that there is some kind of twist (or twists) at the end. I have my own theory of what this twist (or family of twists) could be, but I don't want to read the book to find out (my views on Thomas's "PopCo" are well-known). If anyone could let me know what the revelation is, I would be eternally grateful (I know it's cheating, but I am not a patient man). | | Sunday, September 2nd, 2007 | | 12:52 am |
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| | Thursday, July 19th, 2007 | | 11:06 pm |
If Only I Could Go Back and Study Anglo-Saxon, Norse, Celtic
Your Score: Older Futhark You scored
Language of the Norse, Older Futhark! Thirty symbols, all told. And no hardier, more warrior-like tongue has ever graced the longships of the Viki or left the Celts and Saxons in such quivering fear. There's only one drawback, that being you died 800 years ago.
| | Friday, July 13th, 2007 | | 11:05 pm |
Same Old
Only a short quiz, but I still came out an INTJ, which might prove something or other.
Your Personality is Very Rare (INTJ)
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Your personality type is logical, uncompromising, independent, and nonconformist.
Only about 3% of all people have your personality, including 2% of all women and 4% of all men.
You are Introverted, Intuitive, Thinking, and Judging.
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| | Wednesday, July 11th, 2007 | | 4:50 pm |
Wandering Rocks
Me to a tee, I think. 
You're Ulysses!
by James Joyce
Most people are convinced that you don't make any sense, but compared
to what else you could say, what you're saying now makes tons of sense. What people do
understand about you is your vulgarity, which has convinced people that you are at once
brilliant and repugnant. Meanwhile you are content to wander around aimlessly, taking in
the sights and sounds of the city. What you see is vast, almost limitless, and brings you
additional fame. When no one is looking, you dream of being a Greek folk hero.
Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
| | Tuesday, June 5th, 2007 | | 7:54 pm |
I Always Knew There was Something Weird About Him
So, pmcray, your LiveJournal reveals...
You are... 2% unique
(blame, for example, your interest in swagelok)
and 6% herdlike
(partly because you, like everyone else, enjoy walking).
When it comes to friends you are popular. In terms of the way you relate to people, you are keen to please.
Your writing style (based on a recent public entry) is conventional.
Your overall weirdness is: 39(The average level of weirdness is: 27.
You are weirder than 80% of other LJers.)
Find out what your weirdness level is! | | Saturday, April 7th, 2007 | | 10:34 am |
atomicrazorfeed
It might seem that the Razor has been quire of late, but this is the case at all, it just that atomicrazorfeed seems to have given up the ghost. If anyone has any ideas (or the correct level of privileges) about how I can poke it back it into life (perhaps the Weasel, who I believe created the feed initially), I would be very grateful. Of course, you could just subscribe to Atomic Razor ( http://atomicrazor.blogs.com) using your favourite feed reader and then you won't risk missing any of our pensees. | | Saturday, February 10th, 2007 | | 12:46 am |
So Good They Named It Twice
| You Are New York | 
Cosmopolitan and sophisticated, you enjoy the newest in food, art, and culture.
You also appreciate a good amount of grit - and very little shocks you.
You're competitive, driven, and very likely to succeed.
Famous people from New York: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Tupac Shakur, Woody Allen |
| | Thursday, December 21st, 2006 | | 1:21 pm |
No Change There Then...
 | I am:Arthur C. Clarke Well known for nonfiction science writing and for early promotion of the effort toward space travel, his fiction was often grand and visionary. |
Which science fiction writer are you?
Why has this meme suddenly become popular again? It was around 18 months ago (see my entry for Monday, May 9th, 2005). The fact that I am still ACC is strangely reassuring. I think... | | Saturday, May 27th, 2006 | | 7:13 pm |
"Small, scared, clown"
Humh...  | You scored as 2nd doctor. Small, scared, clown. Three words that sum you up. Recorder music is brilliant.
2nd doctor | | 58% | 3rd doctor | | 58% | 10th Doctor | | 58% | 1st Doctor | | 58% | 5th Doctor | | 50% | 9th Doctor | | 33% | 4th Doctor | | 17% | 7th Doctor | | 17% | 6th doctor | | 17% | Davros | | 17% | a Dalek | | 8% | 8th Doctor | | 0% | </td>
What Doctor Who character are You?
created with QuizFarm.com |
| | Tuesday, January 31st, 2006 | | 7:02 pm |
| | Wednesday, November 30th, 2005 | | 6:05 pm |
Get the Rack, Biggles
Hardhat You are an atheist, a rationalist, a believer in the triumph of science and of reason over libido. You can’t stand mumbo jumbo, ritual, spiritual nonsense of any kind, and you refuse to allow for these longings in others. Astrologers, Scientologists and new–age crystal ball creeps are no different in your view from priests, rabbis and imams. They’re all just weak–minded pilgrims on the road to easy answers. Nature as revealed by science is awesome enough for you, but it’s a nature that needs curbing and taming by us on our evolutionary journey to perfection. Your heros are Einstein, Darwin, Marx and — these days — Gould, Blakemore, Watson, Crick and Rosalind Franklin. Could you be hiding a little behind those absolutist views, worried that, if you let in a few doubts and contradictory ideas, the whole edifice might crumble? Loosen up a bit and try to enjoy the amazing variety of human belief systems. Don’t worry — it’s unlikely you’ll end up chanting your days away in some distant mountain cult. What kind of humanist are you? Click here to find out. | | Sunday, October 2nd, 2005 | | 4:50 pm |
I Quite Like the Picture...
 You are a Tortured Conceptual Artist. Your fellow postmodernists call you an anachronism, but you've never cared much about the opinions of others. After all, most of them are far too simple-minded to appreciate the nuances of your work. They talk, while you are part of a lived tradition. What kind of postmodernist are you!? brought to you by Quizilla | | Wednesday, September 14th, 2005 | | 6:25 pm |
These Things are Uncannily Accurate...
Your Brain's Pattern
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You have a dreamy mind, full of fancy and fantasy.
You have the ability to stay forever entertained with your thoughts.
People may say you're hard to read, but that's because you're so internally focused.
But when you do share what you're thinking, people are impressed with your imagination.
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| | Sunday, September 11th, 2005 | | 9:45 am |
Somehow, Very, Very Appropriate...
I've long realised that my life was like a bad movie. But now I've discovered it's an Ed Wood movie, it's all starting to make a kind of horrible sense... Edward D. Wood, Jr.
Your film will be 53% romantic, 28% comedy, 28% complex plot, and a $ 27 million budget. |
Ed Wood will get your film done waaaaay under budget, and will likely
make it into a classic film of all time -- for all the wrong reasons.
Let's face it, your life isn't terribly exciting to begin with, and it
needs some camping up. His resume includes classics such as Plan Nine
From Outer Space and Glen or Glenda? He's not afraid to tackle
controversial topics, and may insist on portraying a transvestite in
your film -- even if you've never seen a transvestite before. He was
immortalized in the Academy Award winning Tim Burton film, Ed Wood --
go see it. |  | My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: | You scored higher than 42% on action-romance | | You scored higher than 30% on humor | | You scored higher than 7% on complexity | | You scored higher than 7% on budget |
| | | Thursday, August 25th, 2005 | | 9:05 pm |
I'd Wouldn't Mind His Money...
Outcast Genius
73 % Nerd, 60% Geek, 60% Dork |
For The Record:
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being
smart/academia.
A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or
subject, often an obscure or difficult one.
A Dork is someone who has difficulty with common social
expectations/interactions.
You scored better than half in all three, earning you the title of:
Outcast Genius.
Outcast geniuses usually are bright enough to understand what society
wants of them, and they just don't care! They are highly intelligent
and passionate about the things they know are *truly* important in the
world. Typically, this does not include sports, cars or make-up, but it
can on occassion (and if it does then they know more than all of their
friends combined in that subject).
Outcast geniuses can be very lonely, due to their being outcast from
most normal groups and too smart for the room among many other types of
dorks and geeks, but they can also be the types to eventually rule the
world, ala Bill Gates, the prototypical Outcast Genius.
Congratulations! |  | My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: | You scored higher than 73% on nerdiness | | You scored higher than 75% on geekosity | | You scored higher than 98% on dork points |
| | | Monday, August 22nd, 2005 | | 4:02 pm |
Too Many Books, Not Enough Time
Veteran Reader
You have a Geek Lore rating of 70% |
| If you're not quite as widely or deeply-read as a few, you're still thousands of pages ahead of most. Your grasp of the speculative fiction field is worthy of note. Take a bow. |
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My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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You scored higher than 99% on Geek Lore |
| | | Thursday, August 18th, 2005 | | 1:02 pm |
Me to a T
Your word is CRAP. You come across as sweet and innocent, yet underneath it all there is a quite nasty streak. Gossiping and being critical of others comes a bit too naturally to you. And people will begin to see through the sickly sweet exterior soon. Which Swear (Curse) Word Are You? brought to you by Quizilla |
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