FortyTwo

TV meme stolen from miasedai

2009-11-15T05:11:16Z

TV meme. YAY :D

Bold the ones where you have seen more than three epsiodes.
Italicize if you have seen the entire series.
If you want, add three more, but do it alphabetically.

24
227
7th Heaven
A Bit Of Fry And Laurie
A Different World
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo
Adam-12
Aeon Flux
ALF
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alias
Ally McBeal
American Idol/Pop Idol/Canadian Idol/Australian Idol/Latin American Idol/etc.
America's Next Top Model/Australia's Next Top Model/Britain's Next Top Model/etc.
Anything But Love
Angel
Animaniacs
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Arrested Development
As:If
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Babylon 5
Babylon 5: Crusade
Batman (1966)
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman Beyond
Battlestar Galactica (the old one)
Battlestar Galactica (the new one)
Baywatch
Beavis & Butthead
Beauty and the Beast (hm. never knew this was a TV show! I've seen several epsiodes of Beauty and the Geek, though, lol.)
Bedford Diaries
Beverly Hills 90210 (hah, kind of miss this, actually)
Big Love
Bill Nye: The Science Guy
Blackadder
Black Books
Bleach
Blossom
Bonanza DURURURUNDURUNDDUNDUNDUN
Bones
Bo'selecta
Bosom Buddies
Boy Meets World
Brimstone
Brothers and Sisters
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Bug Juice
Case Closed
Chappelle's Show
Charlie's Angels
Charmed
Cheers
City Guys
Clarissa Explains It All
Code Lyoko
Cold Case
Columbo
Commander in Chief
Coronation Street
Coupling
Cowboy Bebop
Criminal Minds
Crossing Jordan
CSI
CSI: Miami
CSI: NY
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Dancing with the Stars (Norwegian version, but still)
Danny Phantom
Daria
Dark Angel
Dark Skies
Davinci's Inquest
Dawson's Creek
Dead Like Me
Deadwood
Degrassi
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Designing Women
Desperate HousewivesDexter's Laboratory <333 haha
Dharma & Greg (I kind of hate this show, so idk why I keep watching it when it's on)
Diagnosis Murder
Digimon
Different Strokes
Doctor Who: New
Doctor Who: Old
Double Dare
Dragnet
Drake and Josh
Dr.Phil
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Due South
Earth 2
Eastenders
Emergency!
Entourage
ER
Everwood
Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Loves Raymond (I must've seen everything of this!)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Facts of Life
Family Guy
Family Ties
Farscape
Father Ted
Fawlty Towers
Fear Factor
Felicity (Oh man, I used to love that!)
Firefly
First Wave
Forever Knight
Frasier
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Project
Friends
Full House
Full Metal Alchemist
Futurama
Gargoyles
Get Smart
Gilligan's Island
Gilmore Girls
Gimme a Break
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Ghost in the Shell / Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost Whisperer
Good Times
Gravitation
Green Wing
Grey's Anatomy
Growing Pains
Gunsmoke
Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
Hannah Montana
Happy Days
Hawaii Five-0
Heroes
Highlander
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi (OH GOD I HATE THIS SHOW)
Hogan's Heroes
Hollyoaks
Home And Away
Home Improvement
Homefront
Homicide: Life on the Street
House
How I Met Your Mother
Hell's Kitchen
Hex
I Dream of Jeannie
I Love Lucy
In Living Color
Inuyasha
Invader Zim
Invasion
JAG (although, I think it's boring :/)
Jackass
Jericho
Joan of Arcadia
Joey
John Doe
Judging Amy
Justice
Justice League / Justice League Unlimited
Kept
Killer Instinct
Kindred: The Embraced
King of Queens
Knight Rider
LA Law
Law & Order
Law & Order: SVU
Law & Order: CI
Laverne and Shirley
Little House on the Prairie
Little Britain
Living Single
Lizzie McGuire
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lost
Lost in Space
Love, American Style
Loveless
M*A*S*H
MacGyver
Malcolm in the Middle
Married... With Children
Martin
Medium (must be said that even though I've seen 3 whole eps of this, I think it's really boring)
Melrose Place
Men In Black
Miami Vice
Mission: Impossible
Moesha
Monk
Moonlighting
Mork & Mindy
Mr. Belvedere
Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
Murder, She Wrote
Murphy Brown
My Life as a Dog
My Three Sons
My Two Dads
My Wife and Kids
NCIS
Ned's Declassified
Nip/Tuck
Numb3rs
Primos lejanos
Padres forzosos
Psych
Punky Brewster
One Tree Hill
Out All Night
Outlaw Star
Oz
Paranoia Agent
Perry Mason
Pinky and the Brain (<333)
Pokemon
Popular
Power Rangers
Prison Break
Profiler
Project Runway/Project Catwalk (Seen everything of Project Runway so far, I think)
Robin's Hoods
Quantum Leap
Queer As Folk (US)
Queer as Folk (British)
Queer eye for the straight guy (US)
Queer eye for the straight guy (UK)
Real Stories
Reba
ReGenesis
Remington Steele
Ren & Stimpy
Rescue Me
Ripley's Believe it or Not (original)
Road Rules
ROME
Roseanne
Roswell
Rove Live
Sailor Moon
Salute Your Shorts
Saved by the Bell
Saved by the Bell: The New Class
Scarecrow & Mrs. King
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?
Scrubs
Seinfeld
Sesame Street
Sex and the City
Sister Sister (haha man, I kind of miss this, in an odd way)
Six Feet Under
Skins
Sliders
Slings and Arrows
Smallville
Small Wonder
So Weird
South Park
Spaced
Spongebob Squarepants
Sports Night
Starting Over
Star Trek
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Enterprise
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate SG-1
Student Bodies
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Superman
Superman: The Animated Series
Supernatural
Surface
Survivor
Sweet Valley High
Taxi
Teen Titans
That 70's Show
That's Incredible
That's So Raven
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo
The 4400 (miss this!)
The Adams Family
The Andy Griffith Show
The A-Team
The Avengers
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Bill
The Bionic Woman
The Brady Bunch
The Catherine Tate Show
The Cosby Show
The Daily Show
The Dead Zone
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Flintstones
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Golden Girls
The Honeymooners
The Incredible Hulk
The I.T. Crowd
The Jamie Foxx Show
The Jeffersons
The Jetsons
The L Word
The Love Boat HAHAH I'd forgotten about this!
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mighty Boosh
The Monkees
The Munsters
The Mythbusters <33
The O.C.
The Office (UK)
The Office (US)
The Pretender
The Real World
The Shield
The Simpsons (I don't think I've seen everything, but it's damn close)
The Six Million Dollar Man
The Sopranos
The Steve Harvey Show
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Teletubbies
The Tweenies
The Twilight Zone
The Waltons
The West Wing
The Wonder Years
The X-Files
Third Watch
Three's Company
Top Gear
Torchwood
Tru Calling
Twin Peaks
Twitch City
Two and a Half Men
UFO
Ugly Betty
Ultra Maniac
V
Valerie
Veronica Mars
Veronica's Closet
Webster
Werewolf
What's Happening?
What's Happening Now?
What's New Scooby-Doo?
What I Like About You
Whose Line is it Anyway? (US)
Whose Line is it Anyway? (UK)
Will and Grace
Wings (LOL I remember this now! wow, flashback!)
Winnie the Pooh
Witch Hunter Robin
Without A Trace
WKRP in Cincinnati
Wolf's Rain
Wonderfalls
X-Men
X-Men: Evolution
X Factor
You Can't Do That On Television
Yu-Gi-Oh

This meme cracks me up, so I have to do it.

2009-10-24T15:23:47Z

1. Smoked: yes, a few times.
2. Consumed alcohol: yes
3. Slept in the same bed with someone of the opposite sex: Yes
4. Slept in the same bed with someone of the same sex: Yes
5. Kissed someone of the same sex: yes
6. Had sex: no
7. Had someone in your room other than family: yes
8. Watched porn: yes
9. Bought porn: LOL no, you can get it for free!
10. Tried drugs: No (excluding alcohol here)

7/10

1. Taken painkillers: yes
2. Taken someone else's prescription medicine: yes
3. Lied to your parents: Yes
4. Lied to a friend: yes
5. Snuck out of the house: no
6. Done something illegal: yes. :P Shoplifted (I was 12! XD), downloaded things illegally, etc.
7. Felt hurt: Yes (how does this make me a horrible person.)
8. Hurt someone: Yes (who hasn't? Most of the time it's not like it's on purpose)
9. Wished someone to die: no
10. Seen someone die: no

14/20

1. Missed curfew: no. But only because I didn't really have one XD
2. Stayed out all night: yes
3. Eaten a carton of ice cream by yourself: Yes
4. Been to a therapist: yes
5. Been to rehab: no
6. Dyed your hair: yes
7. Received a ticket: no
8. Been in an accident: Yes
9. Been to a club: yes
10. Been to a bar: yes

21/30

1. Been to a wild party: define wild? But uh...I guess 'yes'.
2. Been to a Mardi Gras parade: No
3. Drank more than three alcoholic beverages in a night: LOL yes
4. Had a spring break in Florida: No
5. Sniffed anything: No
6. Worn black nail polish: no
7. Worn arm bands: no
8. Worn tshirts with band names: yes
9. Listened to rap: Yes, but usually not willingly XD
10. Owned a 50 Cent CD: No

25/40

1. Dressed Gothic: not really, no
2. Dressed girly: Yes
3. Dressed punk: don't think so
4. Dressed grunge: don't think so
5. Stole something: yes
6. Been too drunk to remember anything: not really. No matter how drunk I get, I always seem to remember huge chunks. so no
7. Blacked out: no
8. Fainted: no
9. Had a crush on a neighbor: yes

28/50

1. Had a crush on a friend: Yes
2. Been to a concert: Yes
3. Dry humped someone: not that I remember XD
4. Been called a slut: no
5. Called someone a slut: no
6. Installed speakers in your car: no
7. Broken a mirror: yes
8. Showered at someone of the opposites sex's house: no
9. Brushed your teeth with someone else's toothbrush: No

31/60

1. Consider/considered Ludacris your favorite rapper: No
2. Seen an R rated movie in theater: Yes
3. Cruised the mall: yes
4. Skipped school: Yes
5. Had surgery: no
6. Had an injury: yes
7. Gone to court: no
8. Walked out of a restaurant without paying/tipping: no
9. Caught something on fire: yes
10. Lied about your age: yes

37/70

1. Owned/rented an apartment: yes
2. Broken the law in the police's presence: no
3. Made out with someone who had a gf/bf: no
4. Got in trouble with the police: no
5. Talked to a stranger: Yes
6. Hugged a stranger: Yes
7. Kissed a stranger: unfortunately, yes. :P
8. Rode in the car with a stranger: Yes
9. Been harassed: Yes
10. Been verbally harassed: Yes

44/80

1. Met face-to-face with someone you met online: yes
2. Stayed online for 5+ hours straight: Only every day. :P
3. Talked on the phone for more than 4 hours straight: Yes
4. Watched TV for 5 hours straight: Yes
5. Been to a fair: Yes
6. Been called a bad influence: nope
7. Drink and drive: NEVER
8. Prank-called someone: LOL yes
9. Laid on a couch with someone of the opposite sex: Yes
10. Cheated on a test: yes, once. it didn't really matter much, though, cause since I'd spent so much time writing it down on a note, I remembered it all anyway.

52/90

If you have less than 10.. [I'm lame]
If You Have More Than 10.. [I'm still a goody goody]
If You Have more Than 20.. [I'm average]
If You Have More Than 30.. [I'm a bad kid]
If You have more than 40.. [I'm a very bad influence]
If You Have more than 50.. [I'm a horrible person]
If You Have more than 60.. [I should be in jail]
If You Have more than 70.. [I should be dead]

I'm a horrible, horrible person for renting an appartment, having felt hurt, been to a fair, having BEEN verbally harrassed and met up with someone online. LOLOL.

which Disney Princess am I?

2009-10-16T02:07:15Z

Which Disney Princess am I? (Stolen from ladyxmoonlight ;)

(Real post that isn't a meme coming up soon. I promise. No really.)

Cinderella:
[] One of your parents is dead
[] You are expected to do a lot of chores
[] You love to dress up
[x] You love animals
[] You are waiting patiently for your Prince Charming (Oh I'm waiting, I'm just really not that patient about it)
[] Your mom is really strict
[] You have sisters who seem kind of jealous of you (I don't have any, but they would totally be jealous if they existed)
[] You’re afraid to speak your mind sometimes
[] You have left your shoes at a friend’s house before
[] You have blond hair
TOTAL: 1

Belle:
[x] You’ve kissed someone your friends didn’t like
[] You’ve been lost in the forest
[x] You love to read
[x] You are not shy at all, and not afraid to speak your mind (For the most part, at least)
[x] One of your family members is a bit weird (One? Try my whole family. Including me)
[] You have done volunteer work
[x] You have a wild imagination
[x] You love to take care of people in need
[] You’ve had guys like you only because they think you’re pretty (HAHHAHA...ha...h..a)
[x] You’ve rejected at least one person when they’ve asked you out
TOTAL: 7

Jasmine:
[] Your dad is very rich/important
[] You are very clever
[x] You’ve been with someone way different from you
[x] You’re unique and different from everyone else (WE'RE ALL SPESHUL SNOWFLAKES, K?)
[x] You’d never marry someone just because they were rich
[] You have set a lot of goals for yourself
[] You don’t have a lot of friends
[x] You’re independent
[] You are wealthy
[]Your parents try to control your life
TOTAL: 4

Ariel:
[] Your parents expect a lot from you
[] You really try to follow the rules, but it’s hard for you (It's really not that hard for me :P)
[] You’re a bit of a trouble maker
[] You’re the youngest in your family or in the last 2
[] You have a lot of sisters (3 or more)
[] You collect something
[] You have/had long, hair (Define long? I mean...really. Is long past shoulders? Past shoulder blades? Down to your butt?=
[] You have/had a pet fish
[x] You’re extremely curious
[x] You believe everything people tell you/you’re a bit gullible (NGL, I kind of am. But I'll question it anyway, cause I always do)
TOTAL: 2

Snow White:
[] You know that you’re beautiful
[] Sometimes it seems like your mom is jealous of you
[] You’ve almost been killed
[x] You have at least seven good friends
[] You’ve had food poisoning (LMAO)
[x] You have/had short hair (You will not believe. I had completely short hair and I looked like a chubby boy. WEEPING)
[x] You get along with almost everyone
[x] All of your friends are different (We've been through this before! We're all ~SPESHUL SNOWFLAKES~)
[x] You love to have a good time (Uh no, I like to be miserable and depressed, k, thanks...)
[x] You’re happier when you’re out of the house than in
TOTAL: 6

Mulan:
[] You can be a tomboy sometimes.
[] People wish you could be a bit more girly
[] You’ve pretended to be someone you’re not
[] You’ve had a physical fight with someone
[x] You have/had considered running away from home (HAHA. I ran away for 10 minutes once, but then I remembered we were having my favourite dessert, so I had to go home -.-)
[] Your parents try(ed) to plan your life out
[x] A lot of your friends are boys
[] You sometimes find yourself in bad situations
[x] You love your family so much that you’d do anything to protect them
TOTAL: 3

Aurora;
[x] You live/have lived with someone other than your parents
[] You almost died at a very young age
[x] You are gentle, loving, and/or thoughtful
[x] You have a decent singing voice
[x] You like to sleep in late on the weekends
[] You spend most of your time outside [try to]
[] You’re adopted
[x] You’re very romantic (I guess, but not the mushyyy kind.)
[] Pink is one of your favorite colors
TOTAL: 5

Pocahontas:
[] You love to walk around and explore big cities
[] You are more spiritual than religious (I'm not sure if I'm either lol)
[] You’ve been in an interracial relationship
[x] One of your family members is dead (mom, dad, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa)
[] Your parents are very protective of you
[x] Someone you know has been in war
[x] You love nature
[] You have/had black hair
[] You would love to move somewhere exotic and beautiful
[] You’re very adventurous
TOTAL: 3

And I'm Belle, it seems! That should fit pretty well, I think. XD
I probably would be the one to fall for the beast...who is a rather good looking beast as far as beasts go really. I mean. he could've had tentacles and slimy skin and 5 eyes. That'd be more beastly. Instead he's like... a cute lion on two legs.

yes, it's late, why do you ask? -.-

testing

2009-08-18T23:03:27Z

sorry, just testing.
nevermind me :)

Galaxy Song

2009-08-05T15:49:04Z

There's something about this song that makes me happy. It has perspective. It makes you think. It's funny. It reminds you to be HAPPY about being alive. It's just all 'round awesome, really.

----
Galaxy Song by Monty Python
Whenever life gets you down Mrs. Brown
And things seem hard or tough
And people are stupid, obnoxious or daft
And you feel that you've had quite enough...

Just, remember that you standing on a planet that’s evolving
And revolving at nine hundred miles an hour
It’s orbiting at nineteen miles a second, so it’s reckoned
A sun that is the source of all our power

The sun and you and me and all the stars that we can see
Are moving at a million miles a day
In an outer spiral arm at forty thousand miles an hour
Of the galaxy we call the Milky Way

Our galaxy itself, contains a hundred billion stars
It’s a hundred thousand light years side-to-side
It bulges in the middle, sixteen thousand light years thick
But out by us it just three thousand light years wide

We're thirty thousand light years from galactic central point
We go round every two hundred million years
And our galaxy is only one of millions of billions in this amazing and
expanding universe

The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding
In all of the directions it can whiz
As fast as it can go, the speed of light you know
Twelve million miles a minute and that’s the fastest speed there is
So remember when you’re feeling very small and insecure
How amazingly unlikely is your birth
And pray that there’s intelligent life somewhere up in space
Cause there’s bugger-all down here on Earth

---

First off: so much LOL at the ending.

secondly:
So remember when you’re feeling very small and insecure
How amazingly unlikely is your birth
So very true and something we could all stand to remember more often, I think!

It's me!

2009-07-27T11:49:21Z

Hai, guys!
I'm back!

I tried to go back through my flist, but I gave up after I'd gone through two days of it. It's just too much!

So if I've missed anything, HiH wise or posts from any of you personally that you want me to see, please let me know. :D

Glad to be back in the land of the internet. It's been a nice trip and some quiet has been good, but it's good to be back.

Gone

2009-07-20T00:34:15Z

Just wanted to let everyone know I'll be gone for a week. I'm going to the cabin to stay until next Monday. My cousin's wedding will be in the area on Saturday, etc etc, so I kinda have to go.

Talk to you guys in week! :D

xfortytwo @ 2009-06-09T19:06:00

2009-06-09T17:19:31Z

Your dating personality profile:

Liberal - Politics matters to you, and you aren't afraid to share your left-leaning views. You would never be caught voting for a conservative candidate.
Funny - You laugh often. People never accuse you of lacking a sense of humor. You don't take yourself too seriously.
Big-Hearted - You are a kind and caring person. Your warmth is inviting, and your heart is a wellspring of love.

Your Top Ten Traits

1. Liberal
2. Funny
3. Big-Hearted
4. Intellectual
5. Practical
6. Wealthy/Ambitious
7. Adventurous
8. Sensual
9. Shy
10. Traditional

Your date match profile:

Funny - You consider a good sense of humor a major necessity in a date. If his jokes make you laugh, he has won your heart.
Practical - You are drawn to people who are sensible and smart. Flashy, materialistic people turn you off. You appreciate the simpler side of living.
Big-Hearted - You want someone compassionate, someone gentle and kind. A loving, nurturing person will fill that hole in your life.

Your Top Ten Match Traits

1. Funny
2. Practical
3. Big-Hearted
4. Outgoing
5. Conservative
6. Intellectual
7. Adventurous
8. Sensual
9. Traditional
10. Wealthy/Ambitious

Take the Dating Profile Quiz at Would I Date You

xfortytwo @ 2009-06-04T04:31:00

2009-06-04T02:33:17Z

Your result for Howard Gardner's Eight Types of Intelligence Test...

Musical

14% Logical, 31% Spatial, 49% Linguistic, 14% Intrapersonal, 16% Interpersonal, 76% Musical, 10% Bodily-Kinesthetic and 22% Naturalistic!

"This area has to do with rhythm, music, and hearing. Those who have a high level of musical-rhythmic intelligence display greater sensitivity to sounds, rhythms, tones and music. They normally have good pitch and may even have absolute pitch, and are able to sing, play musical instruments, and compose music. Since there is a strong auditory component to this intelligence, those who are strongest in it may learn best via lecture. In addition, they will often use songs or rhythms to learn and memorize information, and may work best with music playing in the background.

Careers which suit those with this intelligence include instrumentalists, singers, conductors, disc-jockeys, and composers." (Wikipedia)

Take Howard Gardner's Eight Types of Intelligence Test at HelloQuizzy

minirant and song.

2009-05-22T23:03:05Z

I'm not very eloquent these days. I'm hardly literate at all, I think. I want to be all wise and philosophical and entertaining in my journal entries, but I don't think I'm kidding anyone and least of all myself. My brain is just too fried lately.

Though I have to say it sort of pisses me off when people have the audacity to call students lazy and especially this time of year. Okay, so there are people who don't take it seriously at all and I realise these are probably very visible where they rave around drunk throughout May. But take a trip up to the unis and you'll find almost every available surface occupied by students who sit there from morning till night. They go home, try to sleep and they come back to uni the next morning to do it all over again. Weekends? No such thing. Holidays in May? No such thing. It's all the same these days. It doesn't matter if it's Saturday or Sunday, people still have to read for hours on end. And then when they're finally done they go home for the Summer to work their summer jobs day in and day out so they can afford livingarrangements at uni the rest of the year. Show me anyone else who does this. I'm just saying.

I had pretty physical labour for a couple of summers while working at a nursing home, and don't get me wrong... it's hard work and you get very physically tired, especially after many days in a row at work. And at one point I worked every day for 14 days, and that's more than a 100% employee does. But nothing - nothing - makes me as tired as weeks on end with trying to cram your head with knowledge 6-10 hours a day.

Okay, I didn't even come here to rant. heh.
I come bringing a song, because...well...I feel like it.
It's a recording I did of Autumn Leaves done some months back.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2UZELDD3

Eurovision: It's a cracktastic glamfest. Not a political arena.

2009-05-18T20:26:50Z

People are so ridiculous when it comes to Eurovision. It's for fun. If you win, great. If you lose, who the fuck cares. It's disappointing for an hour and then life goes on. It's a 'song contest' where it usually just comes down to what catches people attention, not necessarily what's the best composition etc. Sure, the artist may be a good singer, but if the song doesn't stick out in a good way it's not going to get any votes. That's just how it works. People like what they like, and you can't change that.

It annoys the crap out of me that after every Eurovision the sore losers pop out screaming about how ~political~ it is. For years now, British people have been doing this all over youtube and other places. "OMG it's so political. Everyone hates us cause we're so involved in Iraq! That's why we get no points."

WUT?! Who watches Eurovision and thinks about who's involved in Iraq and not?
Newsflash, guys. The reason UK did poorly for a while was that they sent CRAP. In 2003 they sent a duo of some sort that was supposed to be singing, I suppose, but it was so off key it was a suffering to listen to. In 2006 they sent an old guy rapping in a pretend classroom and some kids yelling the chorus at the top of their lungs. It was the most ridiculous thing I'd ever seen.

And this year, it's the Greek complaining all over the internet. Clearly, it's all political because Greece clearly had the best song and everyone else is just voting strategically.
What the frack kind of political reason is there to not vote for Greece anyway?! "I hate your ancient buildings and your party beaches, 0 votes from me!!"

I can tell you the reason Greece didn't win or get higher up: It was a crappy, repetitive song with the chorus running over and over again, sung by a sleezy looking guy who ripped up his shirt so we got a 'wonderful' male nippleslip. The choreography consisted of him dryhumping an imaginary pole, walking on a threadmill and jumping off it ever 5 seconds.

It's not political, it's called different tastes. People, it's EUROVISION. No one cares about politics when they watch a stupid song contest. Just because one country thinks their song is good, doesn't mean it'll strike a chord with the rest of the countries. And let's face it, much of the so-called block voting comes from the fact that the countries have similar cultures and some of the same people are celebrities in these countries and they speak similar languages. This is only natural, though can be abit annoying.

So, please, internet. Chill out. It's Eurovision. It's a song contest on crack that we all watch for the lulz, and whichever song wins is usually a song that is just catchy or caught people's attention somehow. We all know this isn't a superserious contest based on merit and actual talent.

And for the record: Norway holds the record for most last places and most 0 points in Eurovision, so I know what I'm talking about here. :P

Trying to sort out my thoughts regarding the master thesis

2009-05-11T17:05:35Z

I've come to the point where I need to actually start figuring out what to write my masters thesis on. I need to pick the general area before June, because I need to take a masterscourse on the area this fall and it needs to be registered before June 1st. So, there was an info meeting today and I was hoping it'd clear some things for me, but it didn't really. I need to try and sort out the thoughts I have for all the areas:

Linguistics:
+ Contrasting Norwegian and English syntax can help me in the teaching of English to Norwegian students
+ If I choose to contrast Norwegian and English syntax, that's a very neglected field and I can actually contribute with something helpful.
+ A couple of the suggested problems caught my interest.
+ It's definitely a challenge.
- It hasn't been a field of interest for me and I'm afraid I'm going to start hating it once I really have to start doing this
- Due to it not being a field of particular interest, I haven't actually done much more than enough to get by. I have a B and a C in my linguistic subjects, so I don't know if I'm actually good enough to pull this off.
- It may be too much of a challenge :P I can't make a fool of myself and just fuck everything up on my master thesis.

Translation:
+ Annjo presented some good examples on problems to bring up and some of them caught my eye. A lot of them could be interesting to look at. Like, subtitling and dubbing.
+ Annjo would be a really good supervisor, I think. She has great knowledge, but she also seems like the person who goes to extra lengths for the students.
- Even though some of the examples caught my eye, I know this field actually bores me to tears. I don't get the point with translation theory, really, and I don't think I could write a 40 page paper and do all the required research, just cause I don't know if I really see the point.
- I don't know how relevant it'd be for me out in the work life, unless I brought in some didactic features.

Language acquisition:
+ Very, very relevant for me as a teacher.
- despite this it's a field that doesn't really interest me at all. Even if it should.
- none of the supervisors really struck me as someone I'd want to work with.
- I feel that, even if it's very relevant for me as a teacher, it feels a bit narrow. I'd like to have in-depth knowledge about more than just the technical aspect of teaching someone an L2.

Civilisation:
+ Interesting field, though can be complicated. It does interest me, though.
+ Guri suggested a while ago that I could look at political aspects in The Simpsons, and for some reason this really struck a chord with me. I love the idea. The problem is that it may actually be too big. I'd have to pick out just a few episodes, cause I can't do the span of the entire 20 seasons.
- They have a huge lack of supervisors in this and that worries me. I feel like I need someone who has the time and will to help me along.
- Other than The Simpsons idea I can't really think of anything I'd really want to write about. I'm doing that 25 page paper on the US and its relationship with the UN Security Council and it kind of makes me weep, in all honesty.

Literature:
+ It's the field I've been planning to do all along.
+ It's interesting and I feel I have the skills needed to pull it off and I feel like if I pick something under literature I'm guaranteed to pull through somehow.
+ Having a lot of knowledge in literature will pay off when teaching English, since analysing literature is a big part of the curriculum higher up in the system.
- Is there anything in literature that hasn't been done a bajillion times before? I don't want to just reproduce what other people have done 90 000 times before me.
- The field is huge and they didn't give any specific examples for me to work from, so I'm not sure where to even start finding something to work with. I don't want to do the really generic things, like Jane Austen. What can I possibly say about Jane Austen that hasn't been said by everyone evar?

I can't believe that linguistics is actually standing out a bit clearer at the moment. it's insane. It's the one thing I haven't wanted to do, ever. Plus, I'm kind of scared of going there cause I'm worried I don't have the amount of knowledge I need to really do research on something and actually come to good conclusions.

Literature is still sort of my plan, though, but I keep getting stuck on where to actually take it. I want to do something that can stand out a bit, not a thesis that just reproduces everything else written about the subject.

Okay, it was good to sort the thoughts out, at least. If anything, I see now that language acquisition is completely out of the question.

Hola!

2009-04-14T09:07:28Z

Quick post to let people know that I have returned!
I have class in an hour and a huge-ass paper to start, so I don't know how happy I am to be back, but...regardless :P

:D

gone

2009-04-07T10:53:51Z

Hey guys!
My parents kind of sprung it on me that we were leaving for our cabin today, so I've been trying to tie up loose ends online before I leave. Hopefully, I haven't forgotten anything major.

I'll see you guys in 4-5 days!
Don't have too much fun without me!

xfortytwo @ 2009-04-03T20:41:00

2009-04-03T18:45:11Z

Paper has been conquered and I'm going home!
I'M GOING HOOOOME. \o/
I can't wait. :D:D

Your Ego is Small

You are quite humble. You try not to spend too much time congratulating yourself.

You're proud of who you are, but you're also secure. You don't need to brag.

You see yourself and others in a pretty realistic way. You appreciate strengths and faults.

You respect people and believe that you can learn from them.

How Big Is Your Ego?

Random update on things

2009-03-14T16:54:12Z

I still feel a bit tired, but not nearly as much and not to the point of not having any energy at all. I feel pretty good, except I get tired pretty early in the evening which is unlike me.

In other news I've come up with a plot for the Hermione Big Bang Challenge... aaaand:

1274 / 20000 words. 6% done!

:D :D

Also, please excuse my squeeing:
Football season starts up again tomorrow!
I caaaan't waaait. We're so damn excited :D

Heeeee!

Blue

2009-03-11T19:23:45Z

Your result for The Best Personality Type for You Test...

ENTP - The Inventor

Your ideal mate is known as the inventor. This type is a flirtateous and energetic romantic partner, fun and engaging, always looking for something unusual to try. In their enthusiasm, they may make promises they can't keep. Tehir competitive nature and need to be perceived as an expert can be daunting to a romantic partner at times. They so enjoy the tug of a good debate that sometimes they act as if they don't take anything seriously. They are usually very supportive and helpful to their mates, but somewhat scattered and unable to devote their full attention there. They feel most appreciated for their great ideas, unusual perceptiveness, and ability to understand and communicate with people. They feel most appreciated when their partners understand their need for lots of social contact and their need to live life as spontaneously as possible.

The group summary: rationals (NT)

The type summary: ENTP

Take The Best Personality Type for You Test at HelloQuizzy

Okay, I really kind of learned abit about myself while taking this test. Which doesn't happen all that often. But I realised that some of the things I actually of want in a partner is the opposite of what I thought I did before actually giving it much thought. Which seems weird. but nonetheless true.

Your result for True Colors Test - A Self Inventory...

NF - Idealist (Blue)

Congratulations! You are the IDEALIST.

First, the bad news. On any given bad day you're probably going to get emotional and wound up. People often think of you as naive and overly-trusting. You have a tendency to be affectionate, which many may be smothered by. You're probably also a talker, making sure to let everyone know about your feelings. This probably annoys people. You probably cry at movies, which is fine if they are those kind of movies. You, on the other hand, may cry at -most- movies. Wearing your emotions on your sleeves is not always a good thing. You're also probably a bit of a pussy, but that's okay, the world needs peace-makers.

Now that we've got that out of the way, on to the good news.. You're probably the nicest person you know. Always going out of your way to help friends and strangers alike, you're a very compassionate and giving individual. You are idealistic, and perhaps live in your head a bit more than reality. You've probably been accused of seeing the world through rose colored glasses, and you're not at all put off by that. You are an excellent communicator, and most of the time people know how you're feeling. Your nurturing tendencies make it easy for your to attract and maintain friends. You're also probably a bit of a romantic, and people like that you are and upbeat and expressive person.

Idealist Traits:

Relates well with others

Friendly

Optimistic

Peace-maker/mediator

sensitive to others

Empathetic

Imaginitive

Inspirational

Animated

Expressive

Persuasive

Enthusiastic

team-player

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You're probably also a talker, making sure to let everyone know about your feelings. This probably annoys people. You probably cry at movies, which is fine if they are those kind of movies. You, on the other hand, may cry at -most- movies. Wearing your emotions on your sleeves is not always a good thing.

ROFLROFLROFL
SO true. So damn true XD

Excuse my lack of sleep

2009-02-27T09:52:19Z

I couldn't sleep tonight. Really. I haven't slept at all. I went to bed at 5 AM (yes, I know >.<) and turned around fitfully for a couple of hours. And then I realised it was no use, got up and took a shower and watched Gilmore Girls until the present time. Lunch in half an hour and class after that, so I can't sleep now even if I'm getting tired.

Over two hours of turning and being as awake as ever lead me to rather strange topics of thought, though. I had a couple of realisations...

Numero uno. Do you guys realise how many kids we'll have running around some years from now actually named Twilight?
"Her name is Twilight!"
"Ah, my favourite time of day."
"No, from the book."
"Right..."

Not to mention all the Edwards. Oh, the Edwards :( You thought the cropping up of Lunas would be bad? Just you wait. Edward is going to be the new Lucas. I don't know about you guys, but in Norway every other kid is named Lucas these days. I blame One Tree Hill. Or whatever it is that has Lucases.

zwei. Can you imagine how the internet would have been if it had been more common in the late 80s/early 90s? Do you guys realise how much more crazy fanfiction there would have been? And the fanfiction scene is weird enough as it is. There are currently 205 fanfics on Beverly Hills 90210 on fanfiction.net, but imagine the numbers if internet was as easily accessible as it is now.

Okay, guys, I think I'm going to die laughing at the moment.
Did you realise there are currently 410 (?!) works of fanfiction on the TV-show Bonanza. While indeed a fabulously old wild west-y TV show, the thought of there being fanfiction amuses me to GREAT lengths. I wonder if Little Joe ever gets a girl who doesn't die in fanfiction.
Ah, this takes me back! To weekends, 10 o'clock in the mornings, Bonanza and my mother (right on time after Lassie) and no school.

Holy crap.
There's adult Touched by an Angel fanfiction.
So wrong. So very, very wrong D:

Quizzes ahoy.

2009-02-17T04:42:34Z

The Chocolate Oracle Says You're Mellow

You are sweet, mellow, and easily satisfied.

You don't like anything too intense and dramatic.

Deep down, you're a kid at heart... and you're nostalgic for the past.

You are full of life and vigor.

You have an amazing amount energy, and you keep very active.

Some people feel like you can't focus on them. You do tend to be restless

You love to be the center of attention. You enjoy entertaining your friends.

You feel lost when no one is interested in you... You're too interesting to be ignored.

The Chocolate Oracle

LOL I sound like the biggest attention whore in the universe.

You Are 24% Shy

You are slightly shy, but overall, your reactions to social situations are normal.

You dread difficult social situations, but you still handle them with grace.

In fact, no one but your closest friends has any idea that you're actually shy.

You do your best to break out of your shell. You are confident and friendly.

How Shy Are You?

You Were An Evil Philosopher.

Where You Lived: Iran.

How You Died: The Plague.

Who Were You In a Past Life?

LOL wut? XD

You Belong in London

A little old fashioned, and a little modern.

A little traditional, and a little bit punk rock.

A unique soul like you needs a city that offers everything.

No wonder you and London will get along so well.

What City Do You Belong In?

No wonder, indeed!

Your Hair Should Be Red

Passionate, fiery, and sassy.

You're a total smart aleck who's got the biggest personality around.

What's Your Funky Inner Hair Color?

Handy, I don't need to colour it.

You Are Donner

The most lovable and sweet reindeer, you're also a total dork!

Why You're Naughty: You keep (accidentally) tripping the other reindeer while flying.

Why You're Nice: You're always smiling, even if you've fallen flat on your horns.

Which of Santa's Reindeer Are You?

LOL.

In other news... I changed my layout cause I felt the need for something simpler. And I finally added something to my rather empty profile. I know, it only took me over a year.

And I finally figured out how everyone got the last.fm powered music things! (Let's not mention that I figured out by accident and couldn't find out why I suddenly had it. *shifty eyes*)

The free iPersonic Personality Test

2009-02-02T19:50:00Z

fuckwits and other wits

2008-12-27T22:57:41Z

ljsecret is being annoying as all hell lately. In every batch there's a secret about obesity and that aggravating argument comes up in every one. And the annoying thing is that every extreme is just as annoying as the other one.

Person 1: "OBESITY IS BEAUTIFUL AND COMPLETELY NORMAL AND WE SHOULD ALL THINK THEY LOOK STUNNING!"
Person 2: "Listen, fuckwit, obesity is disgusting to everyone because it means the THING is an unhealthy gross specimen that needs to start walking their fatass PAST McDonald's! EW!"

Okay, let me break this down now...
1. Obesity is not normal. It's named obesity because it isn't normal. if it was normal, it would be called normal. Being overweight is not the current standard of beauty, but that doesn't mean that no one will find an obese person beautiful. Still, you can't expect everyone to find it stunning simply because it's not the standard of our time.

2. No one will argue that obesity in itself isn't a healthrisk. Because it is. That does not mean, however, that all obese people lead unhealthier lifestyles than some skinny people do. People needs to stop assuming that a thin person automatically exercieses more, eats healthier and leads a more active lifestyle than someone overweight, because that's simply not true. My cousin is a skinny asshat, but he eats junkfood like no tomorrow. He doesn't lead a healthy life. He barely moves. Yet, people will automatically think that he's healthier than an overweight person. He's not.
Newsflash of the month: A bigmac has just as many calories, fats and carbs and is equally unhealthy to a skinny person and an overweight person.

Point is: No, obesity is not normal. No, we can't expect everyone to find it the most beautiful thing in the world. Yes, being overweight is a healthrisk in itself. But being skinny or normal does not necessarily mean you lead a healthier lifestyle. When you see an overweight person on the street they might already have lost 20 pounds and lead a healthy lifestyle. When you see an overweight person at McDonald's it may be the first time they eat there that year - you don't automatically know they eat there three times a day. If you see a skinny person jog one morning it might be the first time in their lifes. YOU DON'T KNOW.

No matter if you find overweight people pretty or not, there should be enough respect there to not assume things you know nothing about and enough respect to keep your opinions of their attractiveness or lack thereof to yourself.

xfortytwo @ 2008-12-12T23:46:00

2008-12-12T22:47:48Z

Before the day runs out for me, I have to say

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUNNY!

I love you heaps and heaps and heaps and heaps and HEAPS.
(x infinity)

xfortytwo @ 2008-12-03T14:14:00

2008-12-03T13:46:00Z

I.
I found out that threadless had a holiday sale, so I bought 1 1/2 christmas presents there last night. I got two shirts for my brother, one to put in with the rest of my mum's present and I also got one for myself for good measure. Shipping ended up being expensive, though. Which sucked. Would've been very cheap if it hadn't been. But 4 t-shirts and shipping still only mounted to 70$ cause I got 5$ off as a holiday gift, apparently. Nice threadless people :)

II.
Twilight has eaten my life. Why did I ever buy that book? I decided to buy it Monday cause I felt like I couldn't enjoy the craziness that is the movie and Robert's fangirls without reading the book, plus I figured I could sit there mocking the fangirls while reading it, so it seemed like a good idea at the time.

To a cerain degree, it turned out to be everything I expected. Mary Sue fic published. The writing isn't particular good in any sense, and the dialogue especially sucks ass. There's 4 pages of Edward being all: "I'm dangerous!" ... "or am I?" And did I mention the Mary Sue factor? Are there any guys who aren't falling around Bella's feet?

BUT I CAN'T PUT IT DOWN! WHY?! I read it in two days. And right now I'm almost strappign myself to the chair so I won't go buy New Moon. I'll probably end up with it in my hands before the day is over, though.
The thing is, sometimes I sit there rolling my eyes and bitching about what happens/what's said in the book, and yet I have to read more!
WHAT KIND OF EVIL IS THIS?!

III.
Uni needs to die. Just saying

edit:
What the hell. My timon icon has been subsituted with an icon that is not mine and never has been :| ?!?! *changes to winnie the pooh*

Music stuff

2008-11-29T22:06:00Z

{en}
Hahah I snagged this meme from thecowboycliche cause I found it hilarious.

"Be Pete Wentz"
Put your player on shuffle.
The first lines of the first twenty songs that come up are your "poem/song"
The 21st line is the title.

Hey, your glass is empty
Bravely bold sir Robin rode forth from Camelot
Yes, I am
I can't get to sleep, I think about the implications
Yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead
Sitting here on this lonely dock
What's it gonna take to slow us down?

Isn't very difficult to see why
I wish your heart was big enough for the both of us
Hands touch, eyes meet
It's hard for me to say the things I wanna say sometimes

Under a blackened sky
Night lift up the shades, let in the brilliant light of the morning
Today's not the same as every day
When they found me on my knees again

love, love, love
Your love is better than ice cream

Deep in my heart, there's no room for crying
When I find myself in times of trouble
You sing a song for feeling alive
Memories we share together

LOL I love the "love, love love, your love is better than ice cream" part. Who knew Sarah McLachlan and The Beatles could time so perfectly?

{to}
I downloaded Enya's new CD And Winter Came. Holy shit, it's so good! It's not really common christmas songs, and yet it just gives me christmas spirit like nothing else. I think it's cause her style just fits the mood very well. White is in the Winter Night and One Toy Soldier is so frigging good!!
If you like her, you really need to get it. In fact, you need it anyway.
It's love.

{tre}
It's snowing again! <3

Procrastination, I say.

2008-11-23T14:36:24Z

I know it's not cred to like Coldplay anymore. What is now cred and popular is to be all 'omgz Coldplay is FAIL, y'all'. And I haven't even liked Coldplay that much before. But Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends is a damn amazing album. I love the stringarrangement on it, but I'm a string-lover in general considering I've played the violin for 12ish years.

I'm sitting here trying not to seat-dance too much and bring attention to myself. I failed a moment ago and I got some strange looks.
But seriously. I'm supposed to be writing my paper and it's not going so well.

Instead I sat here realising that Coldplay's song 42 should be my theme-song! For obvious reasons. And besides the obvious reasons it should be my theme-song because it's awesome and the lyrics are:

You didn’t get to heaven 
But you made it close,

Which is what I suspect is my fate. I'm going to make it damn close, though, I'm sure. It'd be just my luck.

Oh dear Merlin, what you do to avoid working on papers.