“I just love scanning for lifeforms!”
All right! I’ve made it into the top 20 members of the SETI @ VTSFFC project! (Okay, so there are only 26 members in the first place… but I’m making progress!)
Follow the trend, it’s easy and fun!
Time for my quiz!!! True or false…
1) An easy one: I am 33 years old.
2) My favorite film actress of all time is Isabella Rosselini.
3) I have been kissed by B-movie queen Brinke Stevens.
4) I never actually graduated from high school.
5) I have artificial parts in two of my limbs.
6) Among my friends and relatives, I can count three actual rocket scientists.
7) Counting full “starship” chapters and probationary “shuttle” chapters separately, I have been a member of seven different Starfleet chapters.
8) I read remarkably quickly. In elementary school, I was clocked at 500 words per minute with a 99% comprehension rate.
9) A gaming article of mine was once published in D&D’s “Dragon” magazine.
10) I can’t stand the sight of blood or maimed bodies.
11) In high school, my three-member clique was sometimes jokingly referred to as the local Irish Republican Army cell.
12) I have performed in a play at Roanoke’s Mill Mountain Theater.
13) My first VTSFFC experience involved Scott Gosik and a car accident.
14) I have never been to the West Coast.
15) I have intentionally walked around naked, in public, in the last 10 years.
Good luck – enter early and often!!!
The Sex Test
According to the Sex Test @ TheSpark.com, I am fated to have one more lover in my life; this person will be female, and I will be in love with them. However, as I am an idealist, I will have to be careful not to get hurt by the relationship. I just hope Rain likes her… LOL
According to their polls, 31% of all Trek fans are virgins. Of course, their polls also claim that 155988 people have given Bill Clinton a “hummer”. (That’s that military 4-wheel-drive vehicle, right?)
“I never could get the hang of Thursdays.”
Heck of a week so far… work has just been nasty. I am seriously considering killing one of my co-workers and sticking her head on a pole next to my desk as a warning to others.
Oh well… my new camera’s coming soon, my Halloween costume finally arrived, I get to go home early today, and tomorrow’s Friday, so it’s not all bad.
I am jealous of Vond – I always wanted to fly a plane. Once Rain is running her own megacorp, maybe I’ll buy one. 🙂
So, What Exactly Are Your Criteria?
Okay, I took the Geek and Goth tests…
I AM 53% GEEK.
Nerd, Freak, Geek, Dweeb. Sound familiar?
That’s okay, cause I will be the richest
person at my 15th year high-school reunion.
If a “con” isn’t happening that weekend.
Take the GEEK Test at Fuali.com!
I AM 49% GOTH.
Oh My Goth! You Goth, Girl. There is a
good chance I am bi. Freakiness pumps
through my viens, but I can still laugh
at myself.
Take the GOTH Test at Fuali.com!
Now, I answered just about every question in the “goth” test no… my few “yes” answers must have counted a LOT.
Also, the goth test keeps calling me girl… Hmmmmmmmmmm. 😉
Open the iPod connection, Hal…
Apple introduces iPod, a FireWire-equipped digital audio player (MP3, MP2, more) with a 5GB hard drive (1000 songs). iPod is the size of a standard deck of playing cards, and includes: 20 minute skip protection; FireWire connection; a 10 hour lithium-polymer battery which charges in 1 hour; backlit LCD display; playlist support; ID3 tag support; a scroll wheel for fast song access.
iPod will ship November 10 for $399.
Here’s a look at it.
I really wanted one of these for about 15 minutes, until the price got posted. I can think of other things to do with $400. If this is the beginning of Apple’s move into consumer electronics – well, I have my doubts. It’s neat – and I do want one – but I can’t afford that price.
“We Are Klingons! (Aaarrrrr!!)”
I know that this post will be completely uninteresting to those who don’t watch any “Star Trek”, but I was thinking randomly this morning while working on another used car ad, and my mind turned to last week’s episode of “Enterprise”.
You know, I became quite weary of Klingons during the late seasons of “Next Generation”. It’s not so much their politics, cultural attitudes, manners etc. that I directly mind – it’s just that I wonder how the heck Klingons ever managed to become a space-faring race with a large empire.
I mean, is it only humans that actually face risks and difficulties in space travel? Imagine, if you will, “Next Generation” as a series about a Klingon ship, maybe the “Battlecruiser Vengeance” (that’s an in-joke, btw.)
“Encounter at Farpoint” – the crew of the Vengeance meet Q, who challenges them to prove that they aren’t a savage, child race. They fail, and in pique, he curses them with the inability to actually die permanenly. (They’ll need that curse.)
“The Naked Now” – Investigating a lost ship near an unstable star, the Vengeance contracts the “drunken” virus. The crew start slaughtering each other, until the last two or three are killed by the explosion of the star.
“Where No Klingon Has Gone Before” – An alien Traveler accidentally gets the resurrected Vengeance crew lost in another dimension. After his first attempt to get them home fails, they kill him, and wander uselessly in this dimension until they starve to death.
“Q Who?” – The captain of the Vengeance is too proud to ask Q for help against the new race he has introduced them to – the Borg. The Klingons shoot the Borg a lot, and the Borg effortlessly snuff them out.
You see the pattern? All Klingons know how to do is shoot and bully, and you’d think that in the Star Trek reality of the 22-24th centuries, that wouldn’t keep them going too long…
Sometimes I can’t help but start thinking about these things. I don’t think even medication would stop it. 🙂
On a sadder note, condolences to you, Barb. I only met Dan a couple of times, but I really enjoyed his Zetra-stuff. He will be missed!
Just like New York Snow… Downtown Roanoke, Anyway
The Purity Test at http://test.thespark.com/puritytest/ says that I am 52% pure. The weird thing is, I don’t know if I’m pleased that it’s that high or disappointed that it’s not lower…
Games with hypertext
Okay, this is me trying to see if I can post a picture in the journal…
Now I’ll check to see if it works 😉 Next: my MP3 of the “Dr. Zaius” song from the Simpsons LOL
A quiz borrowed from Crysanna’s page…
1. Open up your CD player, what’s inside?
At home: The Hampsterdance Song CD single
At work: Nothing, that job’s being covered by the MP3 player on the computer
2. Look in your VCR/DVD player, is there a movie?
One VCR has last night’s Junkyard Wars, to watch tonight. The other one’s empty. The set-top DVD player is empty, the DVD in the Playstation has the game Time Crisis 2 in it, and the DVD in my Mac is serving as a CD-ROM and has “American McGee’s Alice” in it. Do Rain and I have enough technology?
3. If there happens to be music playing right now, what is it?
The Clash, “Rock the Casbah” – heard it on the radio this morning, and had to get the MP3.
4. What are you wearing?
Dark marbled grey t-shirt and off-white cargo pants.
5. Look down, what’s the first thing that catches your eye?
Well – my keyboard (an answer I suspect is not original)
6. Turn on your TV if it’s not on already, what network is on?
UPN, from last night’s “Enterprise” & “Special Unit 2” – which is why we had to tape “Junkyard Wars”.
7. Look out the window, what’s the weather like?
Clear, bright, and chilly!
8. If you were to hit redial on your phone right now, where would it call?
Magic 104.9 FM – I never did win those Rod Stewart tickets 🙁
9. Say “hello?” out loud, did anyone answer?
Yes, the salesperson behind me, but he thinks I’m weird anyway. On the other hand, he’s almost certainly going to tell me more today about killing Baal and defeating the Secret Cow Level, so who’s he to judge?
10. What are you planning on doing next as soon as you get offline?
Getting back to work – in this case, designing a used car ad.
