There is only one thing really on my mind today. Eurovision. I lOVE it sooooo much. All that bad singing and dance numbers. The tackier the better for me. I have absolutely no appreciation for the finer things in life but i sure do love me some awfulness. The commentary is important too. My dad and i have the competition with each other. We try to work out the top 5 ourselves. Some years we get nil points. I do like it as a form of competition show because they don’t get them to speak or try to make me empathise with them in any way ,shape or form. Mind you i have to channel surf because Master Chef is on at the same time. I KNOW. Trust me. If i had more of a life i WOULD watch less tv.
On a more important note (for me anyway) i had a great week research wise. I have finally thought out my thesis chapters. I have worked out how to get rid of a lot of stuff that was just depressing me and add new stuff that was making me happy (to think about). More importantly i can finally see the story i want to tell. I know that people don’t often think of science able to be told as a “story” but i really needed mine to do that. I want people to read it so that even if they don’t understand the tech details or theory than can still get what i have to say.
I feel a great sense of relief. Might not come to anything but i feel good about it.
Can i also just say that i don’t like that art they keep projecting onto building. I know i am old fashioned. I just like galleries and museums. They are quite, interesting and full of stuff. I like them. We took the class on a field trip there on Tuesday. We saw dinosaurs, trains and the science exhibit. It was fun. I am going to go back and visit the planetarium next week.
I apparently studied astronomy at uni. I have NO MEMEMORY of it at all. I have no idea why i chose to forget it. I also have a minor in fine arts. This in itself is unusual because it was suppose to me in business, electronics etc. I managed to ok it with the art dept and get to do my minor with them. I was the only one. They kinda changed the rules after i got away with it *grin*. Not that it did me any good. i did have a really, really fun time though.
I also have something about that show Merlin. Yeah that one about the young Merlin and has Giles from Buffy as the king. You know. You have to have seen the adds! Not that i watch the show or anything like that. They main characters are too young and have turned Merlin into high school angst city. Sorry. That is not what i want to complain about. I want to complain about them naming that Troll that tried to get the king to marry him Katrina. I had enough trouble with them naming that hurricane the same. When you naming bad people just stop for a minute and think about how those of us with that name feel. Not that i have a problem with my naming be associated with evil. Just that she was an UGLY troll. Thanks.
And people wonder why i am sometimes in a bad mood.
Arses.
Any way my shows are on. Gotta go. *wave*
Friday, May 28, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Who to have interesting conversations with...
They (as in people in general, most likely those who write into the newspapers) say that you can’t have a decent conversation with young people today. I say this is balderdash. Where i would normally use a swear word (because i like them, no other reason) to describe such sentiment i have been really, really trying to not. Apparently you only use swear words if your grasp of the English language is poor. It shows a lack of a proper education. I don’t agree with that all. I am one of the smartest people i know and i LOVE a good swear word. I like to think of it as plain speaking. As in, if something is shit why not just say “it is shit”?
Now, back to what i wanted to say. Some of the most scintillating and indeed interesting conversations have taken place with my niece, Maree (ages 11 ½). I started out about fishing. As so many great stories do. Yes. I am being sarcastic. Sorta. Anyway. She wanted to go to this fish spawning thing (i don’t care enough to ask anything about it or expand the explanation to what she told me about it. Live with it). What she didn’t want to do is kill the fish once it was caught. I did eventually tell her that her dad would do the killing but i said that at the end of the conversation (when we got to school).
BTW if this reads a bit disjointed there is a jolly good reason for that. I am downloading some mcshep fic stuff and am writing between each batch. I know it is not a good reason but i need to multi-task like other people need to breath. I would say sorry but i wouldn’t really mean it. It would just be lip service. OK. *small sigh*. Sorry.
After i had discovered about the not wanting to kill the fish (which i am ok with...i never liked killing the fish when i fished) i went on and on about kids needing to know EXACTLY where there food comes from. Probably a bit ranty to tell the truth. I know i went to far because when she started to say she was never eating any animal that could cry again i may have said “you do realise the vegetables scream too?”. No she didn’t believe me. lucky for me huh? *grin*
Then i talked about the food chain and that humans were at the top so we get to eat everything. I also said “you know, big fish eat little fish”. She replied that “we are not fish”. She had me there so then i had to talk about everything eating everything. We are agreed that sharks beat us (but only when we go into the ocean). Also, dinosaurs trump all...if there were really dinosaurs.
The BEST but was when we talked about monkeys. If they were better than us. Eventually it cam down to humans having the best weapons. Apart from the whole maybe the monkeys could put poison in the bananas thing (which went on for far, far too long and involved talk about how exactly monkeys would make the poison and distribute it). Maree’s final argument for the monkey case was pure Douglas Adams. That the monkey is better because he hasn’t invented so many killing things.
So if you ever find yourself with no one of note and/or common sense to talk to find someone like Maree. If can really cheer your day.
Hey. My downloads are done! Now i better upload this and be going on with the stuff i downloaded!
[ps...hope you’re feeling better Bear]
Who to have interesting conversations with...
They (as in people in general, most likely those who write into the newspapers) say that you can’t have a decent conversation with young people today. I say this is balderdash. Where i would normally use a swear word (because i like them, no other reason) to describe such sentiment i have been really, really trying to not. Apparently you only use swear words if your grasp of the English language is poor. It shows a lack of a proper education. I don’t agree with that all. I am one of the smartest people i know and i LOVE a good swear word. I like to think of it as plain speaking. As in, if something is shit why not just say “it is shit”?
Now, back to what i wanted to say. Some of the most scintillating and indeed interesting conversations have taken place with my niece, Maree (ages 11 ½). I started out about fishing. As so many great stories do. Yes. I am being sarcastic. Sorta. Anyway. She wanted to go to this fish spawning thing (i don’t care enough to ask anything about it or expand the explanation to what she told me about it. Live with it). What she didn’t want to do is kill the fish once it was caught. I did eventually tell her that her dad would do the killing but i said that at the end of the conversation (when we got to school).
BTW if this reads a bit disjointed there is a jolly good reason for that. I am downloading some mcshep fic stuff and am writing between each batch. I know it is not a good reason but i need to multi-task like other people need to breath. I would say sorry but i wouldn’t really mean it. It would just be lip service. OK. *small sigh*. Sorry.
After i had discovered about the not wanting to kill the fish (which i am ok with...i never liked killing the fish when i fished) i went on and on about kids needing to know EXACTLY where there food comes from. Probably a bit ranty to tell the truth. I know i went to far because when she started to say she was never eating any animal that could cry again i may have said “you do realise the vegetables scream too?”. No she didn’t believe me. lucky for me huh? *grin*
Then i talked about the food chain and that humans were at the top so we get to eat everything. I also said “you know, big fish eat little fish”. She replied that “we are not fish”. She had me there so then i had to talk about everything eating everything. We are agreed that sharks beat us (but only when we go into the ocean). Also, dinosaurs trump all...if there were really dinosaurs.
The BEST but was when we talked about monkeys. If they were better than us. Eventually it cam down to humans having the best weapons. Apart from the whole maybe the monkeys could put poison in the bananas thing (which went on for far, far too long and involved talk about how exactly monkeys would make the poison and distribute it). Maree’s final argument for the monkey case was pure Douglas Adams. That the monkey is better because he hasn’t invented so many killing things.
So if you ever find yourself with no one of note and/or common sense to talk to find someone like Maree. If can really cheer your day.
Hey. My downloads are done! Now i better upload this and be going on with the stuff i downloaded!
[ps...hope you’re feeling better Bear]
Now, back to what i wanted to say. Some of the most scintillating and indeed interesting conversations have taken place with my niece, Maree (ages 11 ½). I started out about fishing. As so many great stories do. Yes. I am being sarcastic. Sorta. Anyway. She wanted to go to this fish spawning thing (i don’t care enough to ask anything about it or expand the explanation to what she told me about it. Live with it). What she didn’t want to do is kill the fish once it was caught. I did eventually tell her that her dad would do the killing but i said that at the end of the conversation (when we got to school).
BTW if this reads a bit disjointed there is a jolly good reason for that. I am downloading some mcshep fic stuff and am writing between each batch. I know it is not a good reason but i need to multi-task like other people need to breath. I would say sorry but i wouldn’t really mean it. It would just be lip service. OK. *small sigh*. Sorry.
After i had discovered about the not wanting to kill the fish (which i am ok with...i never liked killing the fish when i fished) i went on and on about kids needing to know EXACTLY where there food comes from. Probably a bit ranty to tell the truth. I know i went to far because when she started to say she was never eating any animal that could cry again i may have said “you do realise the vegetables scream too?”. No she didn’t believe me. lucky for me huh? *grin*
Then i talked about the food chain and that humans were at the top so we get to eat everything. I also said “you know, big fish eat little fish”. She replied that “we are not fish”. She had me there so then i had to talk about everything eating everything. We are agreed that sharks beat us (but only when we go into the ocean). Also, dinosaurs trump all...if there were really dinosaurs.
The BEST but was when we talked about monkeys. If they were better than us. Eventually it cam down to humans having the best weapons. Apart from the whole maybe the monkeys could put poison in the bananas thing (which went on for far, far too long and involved talk about how exactly monkeys would make the poison and distribute it). Maree’s final argument for the monkey case was pure Douglas Adams. That the monkey is better because he hasn’t invented so many killing things.
So if you ever find yourself with no one of note and/or common sense to talk to find someone like Maree. If can really cheer your day.
Hey. My downloads are done! Now i better upload this and be going on with the stuff i downloaded!
[ps...hope you’re feeling better Bear]
Thursday, May 13, 2010
talking about tv (what i am watching)
First off i just want to say how awesome i would be on Who wants to be a Millionaire.
Watching the show i get most of the questions right. That is because my memory is full of crap.
I usually watch it when Maree (11) sleeps over. She thinks i am an amazing well of knowledge. I did have a bit of a problem this evening though. The question was something about what kind of animal can be in a room with you and still be ignored. The answer was an elephant. You try explaining what the phrase “elephant in the room” to an 11yr old using practical examples. It didn’t go well.
There are two reasons i would never actually be on a tv show like who wants to be a millionaire
1. I hate being photographed, filmed or questioned. I hate public speaking. Being on tv would be my worst nightmare
2. I would get the question about cricket....or some other topic i happily never want to know about. Ever.
So it is really annoying that i get so many questions correct. Some how i will just have to get over it.
Talking about tv. My fav program at the moment is Master Chef. I adore it. I also can’t help feeling that it is rigged. Things happen that i can’t believe. I am not just talking about the fact that people make sorbet and even though it is a tv program recorded under lights and it is never served right away, it is NEVER melted.
There was actually a “to do” about it during the week because it was quite evident that a dish prepared earlier looked nothing like the one presented to the judging panel. The thing is that there is no such thing as ”reality tv”. The term should be “reality based tv” or documentary. But then all tv shows are produced and create with an end in mind. To inform, entertain or most likely to sell us things.
None of that is going to stop me watching. When i say watching i mean have on in the background while i read, write or do something else. Occasionally something will be interesting enough to make me actually watch it. Doesn’t happen enough. I mostly watch DVDs of tv shows or shows ripped from the internet.
Don’t even get me started on the hell that is digital television reception though. If it rains or snows on the mountain i get hardly any tv channels.....and my hair dryer causes all sorts of probs. Analog tv might look terrible most of the time but at least you can kinda see what is going on even with a crappy picture! This is after i bought a new digital tv (which my dvd player cause interference eith *sigh*).
I guess you can tell what my OCD tendencies are being wasted on. I like to think it stops me from working too hard. Yeah. I know. Totally not true.
Watching the show i get most of the questions right. That is because my memory is full of crap.
I usually watch it when Maree (11) sleeps over. She thinks i am an amazing well of knowledge. I did have a bit of a problem this evening though. The question was something about what kind of animal can be in a room with you and still be ignored. The answer was an elephant. You try explaining what the phrase “elephant in the room” to an 11yr old using practical examples. It didn’t go well.
There are two reasons i would never actually be on a tv show like who wants to be a millionaire
1. I hate being photographed, filmed or questioned. I hate public speaking. Being on tv would be my worst nightmare
2. I would get the question about cricket....or some other topic i happily never want to know about. Ever.
So it is really annoying that i get so many questions correct. Some how i will just have to get over it.
Talking about tv. My fav program at the moment is Master Chef. I adore it. I also can’t help feeling that it is rigged. Things happen that i can’t believe. I am not just talking about the fact that people make sorbet and even though it is a tv program recorded under lights and it is never served right away, it is NEVER melted.
There was actually a “to do” about it during the week because it was quite evident that a dish prepared earlier looked nothing like the one presented to the judging panel. The thing is that there is no such thing as ”reality tv”. The term should be “reality based tv” or documentary. But then all tv shows are produced and create with an end in mind. To inform, entertain or most likely to sell us things.
None of that is going to stop me watching. When i say watching i mean have on in the background while i read, write or do something else. Occasionally something will be interesting enough to make me actually watch it. Doesn’t happen enough. I mostly watch DVDs of tv shows or shows ripped from the internet.
Don’t even get me started on the hell that is digital television reception though. If it rains or snows on the mountain i get hardly any tv channels.....and my hair dryer causes all sorts of probs. Analog tv might look terrible most of the time but at least you can kinda see what is going on even with a crappy picture! This is after i bought a new digital tv (which my dvd player cause interference eith *sigh*).
I guess you can tell what my OCD tendencies are being wasted on. I like to think it stops me from working too hard. Yeah. I know. Totally not true.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
do not blog while sleepy. or stupid angry.
I am glad i didn't blog this morning. i was soooo mad. Actually i didn't sleep that cause i was mad. So mad that i was actually thinking (at 3 in the morning) of getting out of bed and writing my blog. I think sleepy blogging would have been even worse than drunk blogging. I am not just talking about spelling errors!
Late at night when i can't sleep all my deepest, darkest thoughts seem more real. Probably doesn't happen to other people. Sane people. The ones who are asleep. I wasn't even awake worrying about me to start with. I was angry at other people. Bank people. Money people. People who are screwing over some nice people just to make a buck.
That is why i was saying earlier on twitter that some people never seem to get their karma evened out. They seem to get too much nice stuff in their lives for doing very little that one would associate with good karma. I just isn't fair. Well i guess life never is *sigh*.
So after that i started to think about all the ways i had screwed my OWN life up. Which decisions that seemed harmless at the time actually weren't. i HATE night time thinking. Makes make wish i still drank.
I just want to say two things: (1) i am completely self centered and (2) i love Douglas Adams (still).
I say this because all that worry about another person only seemed to make me worry more about myself. I think this is just wrong. I huge character flaw if you like. Also i was thinking about the HHGTTG quote that goes along the line of people always talking because if they stop their brain will start working. I think this is right. I think it can also be extended to me by including the type of thinking. If i don't stop thinking about complete rubbish then i would have to start thinking about important things.
There is only so much "important things" thinking i can do. Call me shallow. I just have worked so long and hard (up until now, obviously) that i am not sure that i give a shit any more.
....also why i have taken to watching master chef. religiously. i know all the people and their names and everything. it is quote sad.
sooooo glad i didn't blog before. i was also quote upset about the whole Apple thing. There have been enough rants about that so i didn't bother with my 2 cents. I just wrote this instead
*grin*
so much more worthwhile.
i kill me. honestly. i do.
Late at night when i can't sleep all my deepest, darkest thoughts seem more real. Probably doesn't happen to other people. Sane people. The ones who are asleep. I wasn't even awake worrying about me to start with. I was angry at other people. Bank people. Money people. People who are screwing over some nice people just to make a buck.
That is why i was saying earlier on twitter that some people never seem to get their karma evened out. They seem to get too much nice stuff in their lives for doing very little that one would associate with good karma. I just isn't fair. Well i guess life never is *sigh*.
So after that i started to think about all the ways i had screwed my OWN life up. Which decisions that seemed harmless at the time actually weren't. i HATE night time thinking. Makes make wish i still drank.
I just want to say two things: (1) i am completely self centered and (2) i love Douglas Adams (still).
I say this because all that worry about another person only seemed to make me worry more about myself. I think this is just wrong. I huge character flaw if you like. Also i was thinking about the HHGTTG quote that goes along the line of people always talking because if they stop their brain will start working. I think this is right. I think it can also be extended to me by including the type of thinking. If i don't stop thinking about complete rubbish then i would have to start thinking about important things.
There is only so much "important things" thinking i can do. Call me shallow. I just have worked so long and hard (up until now, obviously) that i am not sure that i give a shit any more.
....also why i have taken to watching master chef. religiously. i know all the people and their names and everything. it is quote sad.
sooooo glad i didn't blog before. i was also quote upset about the whole Apple thing. There have been enough rants about that so i didn't bother with my 2 cents. I just wrote this instead
*grin*
so much more worthwhile.
i kill me. honestly. i do.
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