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March 5th, 2008
I'm thinking a St. Patrick's Day start. But if you want to get bonus points before then, keep a lookout for opportunities in everyday posts (and, of course, you can suggest rounds and challenges, or just say something funny or interesting... lots of ways to get extra points!).
For example, this one:
I went and donated blood today, but almost couldn't. And the reason was one I'd not heard before. Why was I almost rejected as a blood donor?
Answer will be postedthis evening tomorrow morning (can't be unfair to my Australian peeps).
For example, this one:
I went and donated blood today, but almost couldn't. And the reason was one I'd not heard before. Why was I almost rejected as a blood donor?
Answer will be posted
Wherein you learn truly fascinating things about me. It's the '10 things about me' meme from ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
cazrolime.
(A lot of you have been through this with me, so the writing backwards and other really fun stuff has been covered)
1. I am depressingly responsible. I've never done drugs, drank so much I couldn't remember, been promiscuous, or even driven without my seatbelt on.
2. I have a waist-to-hip ratio that hovers just over 60% - just try finding clothes that fit that! I can only wear things with elastic waists, and most of those I have to cinch down.
3. I haven't cut my hair in almost a year and a half, and am somewhat afraid to since the last three cuts have been disastrous - crooked and crappy and just terrible. I will probably break down eventually, but... not any time soon.
4. I have a deep-seated fear of dying, but not of things that are likely to kill me. For example, I worry about skin cancer (which doesn't run in my family) but not diabetes (which does). I also believe that, as it is entirely [theoretically] possible for all the atoms in my body to suddenly move outward as one, thereby disintegrating me. Theoretically possible? Yes. Likely? Not so much.
5. I fear diseases, but not germs. I worry about diseases I am not likely to get (Chagas Disease, Plague) but am perfectly happy eating pizza that's been sitting on the counter overnight. And I never get a flu shot.
6. I learned to knit because my hubby (then-boyfriend) had a scarf his ex had knitted him, and I'd be damned if she could do anything that I couldn't. (Hey, I was like, 19 - and yes, he does still have the scarf, and no, that doesn't bother me in the slightest. 15 years has a way of making you feel secure)
7. I really never want to meet any of the celebs who play the characters I fangirl over. Yes, even if I had the opportunity to sleep with them (were I not married). I'm invariably disappointed when I learn things about people, so I'd rather live in my little bubble and squeal over the characters - because it's the character I'm attracted to, not the person playing them.
8. I can guarantee there are things I will never, ever, ever tell anyone. No, not even if asked.
9. I am a serious slob, and even though a clean house would make me happier, I just can't motivate myself to keep things cleaned up (good thing I'm not germ-phobic, eh?). And I'm not even properly ashamed of it.
10. I like dogs a lot more than I like kids. I'll pet your dog, but I do not want to hold your baby. Your dog can kiss me (yes, on the face) but I would never share a glass with a kid.
cazrolime.(A lot of you have been through this with me, so the writing backwards and other really fun stuff has been covered)
1. I am depressingly responsible. I've never done drugs, drank so much I couldn't remember, been promiscuous, or even driven without my seatbelt on.
2. I have a waist-to-hip ratio that hovers just over 60% - just try finding clothes that fit that! I can only wear things with elastic waists, and most of those I have to cinch down.
3. I haven't cut my hair in almost a year and a half, and am somewhat afraid to since the last three cuts have been disastrous - crooked and crappy and just terrible. I will probably break down eventually, but... not any time soon.
4. I have a deep-seated fear of dying, but not of things that are likely to kill me. For example, I worry about skin cancer (which doesn't run in my family) but not diabetes (which does). I also believe that, as it is entirely [theoretically] possible for all the atoms in my body to suddenly move outward as one, thereby disintegrating me. Theoretically possible? Yes. Likely? Not so much.
5. I fear diseases, but not germs. I worry about diseases I am not likely to get (Chagas Disease, Plague) but am perfectly happy eating pizza that's been sitting on the counter overnight. And I never get a flu shot.
6. I learned to knit because my hubby (then-boyfriend) had a scarf his ex had knitted him, and I'd be damned if she could do anything that I couldn't. (Hey, I was like, 19 - and yes, he does still have the scarf, and no, that doesn't bother me in the slightest. 15 years has a way of making you feel secure)
7. I really never want to meet any of the celebs who play the characters I fangirl over. Yes, even if I had the opportunity to sleep with them (were I not married). I'm invariably disappointed when I learn things about people, so I'd rather live in my little bubble and squeal over the characters - because it's the character I'm attracted to, not the person playing them.
8. I can guarantee there are things I will never, ever, ever tell anyone. No, not even if asked.
9. I am a serious slob, and even though a clean house would make me happier, I just can't motivate myself to keep things cleaned up (good thing I'm not germ-phobic, eh?). And I'm not even properly ashamed of it.
10. I like dogs a lot more than I like kids. I'll pet your dog, but I do not want to hold your baby. Your dog can kiss me (yes, on the face) but I would never share a glass with a kid.
So I really don't like Discovery's new show Smash Lab. Not because of the things they do - to be honest, some of the stuff they play with is pretty interesting. No, I dislike it because it's couched in terms of 'problem solving'. They're going to make highways safer with super-airated concrete slabs that collapse under the weight of the vehicles... except, it only kinda slowed down a bus, no effect on cars. And not exactly cost or space effective. And then they're going to cover mobile homes in a fabric to protect it from tornadoes... except it was never mentioned how much that high-tech fiber would cost, and isn't the point of a mobile home affordability? Not to mention tethering is still a bit of a problem. And a home can be earthquake-proofed if you build it on rollers... sure, if the house is only 20'x20', doesn't have any attached porches or sidewalks, and is relatively light. And yet they claim retrofitting would be 'easy'. In what world would that be?
But tonight's was just so bad I don't think I can watch it anymore. I was putting up with the annoying people who sound worse than B-movie actors reading from cue cards. I was putting up with the dubious science and the hackneyed experiments. But patting yourself on the back and claiming to have developed a great prototype when you've missed one big, giant problem? Not cool. Yes, you played with sand. Yes, it was neat. No, it is not a viable solution.
For those of you who didn't watch the show, good for you, here's a quick recap. If you bubble air up through sand it acts like a fluid - things sink in it (think quicksand). Their theory was it could be used to stop a bank robber from escaping after the heist by building large pits outside the bank to trap both the person on foot and the vehicle (though let me ask you, does your bank have a guard shack? What the hell was up with that?). And yes, they did stop both the person on foot and the car by triggering the air and sinking them (and then when the air is turned off, they're stuck fast - at least stuck enough to be captured).
Let's ignore a lot of the question (what if the bank robber has a gun, or explosives, or a hostage) and focus on the one question they didn't even raise, let alone work into an experiment.
What if it's raining?
But tonight's was just so bad I don't think I can watch it anymore. I was putting up with the annoying people who sound worse than B-movie actors reading from cue cards. I was putting up with the dubious science and the hackneyed experiments. But patting yourself on the back and claiming to have developed a great prototype when you've missed one big, giant problem? Not cool. Yes, you played with sand. Yes, it was neat. No, it is not a viable solution.
For those of you who didn't watch the show, good for you, here's a quick recap. If you bubble air up through sand it acts like a fluid - things sink in it (think quicksand). Their theory was it could be used to stop a bank robber from escaping after the heist by building large pits outside the bank to trap both the person on foot and the vehicle (though let me ask you, does your bank have a guard shack? What the hell was up with that?). And yes, they did stop both the person on foot and the car by triggering the air and sinking them (and then when the air is turned off, they're stuck fast - at least stuck enough to be captured).
Let's ignore a lot of the question (what if the bank robber has a gun, or explosives, or a hostage) and focus on the one question they didn't even raise, let alone work into an experiment.
What if it's raining?