epitomical, and rambling thoughts

(Is that a word?)

Anyway. Just being in the bathroom, I had a random impulse to take a shower or bath. Not because I'm particularly dirty, but because I enjoy bathing (scented soaps, oils, etc). But I can't, because the running water would wake up the other 2 1/2 (two humans plus a dog) denizens of the house, being as it's 12:30 in the morning.

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epitomical, and rambling thoughts

(Is that a word?)

Anyway. Just being in the bathroom, I had a random impulse to take a shower or bath. Not because I'm particularly dirty, but because I enjoy bathing (scented soaps, oils, etc). But I can't, because the running water would wake up the other 2 1/2 (two humans plus a dog) denizens of the house, being as it's 12:30 in the morning.

This somehow embodies the main problem of my life right now ( Read more... )

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I'm not sure if I like being able to refer to college in the past tense ("Yay! I finished it!") or if that just makes me feel old.

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I'm not sure if I like being able to refer to college in the past tense ("Yay! I finished it!") or if that just makes me feel old.

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Should I be proud that I'm doing magic at all, even if on individual occasions it seems to have no result?

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Should I be proud that I'm doing magic at all, even if on individual occasions it seems to have no result?

humour posted to a mailing list

A new element has been discovered named "governmentium". Governmentium has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 11 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.

These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons.

Since governmentium has no electrons, it is inert. However, it can be detected as it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A minute amount of governmentium causes one reaction to take over 4 days to complete when it would normally take less than a second.

Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2 to 4 years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places.

In fact, governmentium's mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization causes some morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes. This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to speculate that governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as "critical morass".

humour posted to a mailing list

A new element has been discovered named "governmentium". Governmentium has 1 neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 11 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 312.

These 312 particles are held together by forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons.

Since governmentium has no electrons, it is inert. However, it can be detected as it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. A minute amount of governmentium causes one reaction to take over 4 days to complete when it would normally take less than a second.

Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2 to 4 years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons and deputy neutrons exchange places.

In fact, governmentium's mass will actually increase over time, since each reorganization causes some morons to become neutrons, forming isodopes. This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to speculate that governmentium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as "critical morass".

security, eh?

So I just received yet another of those "this is the latest version of security update, the October 2003, Cumulative Patch update which eliminates all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express" virus emails that are still going around. It purported to be from "Microsoft Security Assistance". However, when it was in bold text in the list of emails (being yet unread), the increased width of the characters made it into Microsoft Security Ass.

(I expect that, like everything else, a Microsoft "Security Ass" would probably have a hole in it.)

security, eh?

So I just received yet another of those "this is the latest version of security update, the October 2003, Cumulative Patch update which eliminates all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express" virus emails that are still going around. It purported to be from "Microsoft Security Assistance". However, when it was in bold text in the list of emails (being yet unread), the increased width of the characters made it into Microsoft Security Ass.

(I expect that, like everything else, a Microsoft "Security Ass" would probably have a hole in it.)