Oct. 6th, 2005
[links.silly] Uncyclopedia
Oct. 6th, 2005 10:58 amUncyclopedia is very strange. Silly, too!
I blame one of my co-workers, who pointed to You have two cows, from which I managed to get myself to Game and then to The Uncyclopedia Game. And then, reminding me strongly of
fraterrisus, Pants Vaporizer.
Oooh, the distraction. DISTRACTION!
I blame one of my co-workers, who pointed to You have two cows, from which I managed to get myself to Game and then to The Uncyclopedia Game. And then, reminding me strongly of
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Oooh, the distraction. DISTRACTION!
[links.silly] Uncyclopedia
Oct. 6th, 2005 10:58 amUncyclopedia is very strange. Silly, too!
I blame one of my co-workers, who pointed to You have two cows, from which I managed to get myself to Game and then to The Uncyclopedia Game. And then, reminding me strongly of
fraterrisus, Pants Vaporizer.
Oooh, the distraction. DISTRACTION!
I blame one of my co-workers, who pointed to You have two cows, from which I managed to get myself to Game and then to The Uncyclopedia Game. And then, reminding me strongly of
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Oooh, the distraction. DISTRACTION!
[random] Typing speed
Oct. 6th, 2005 11:34 amBecause I was randomly curious...
I took one of the many online typing speed tests (which test how quickly and accurately you type what they have you reading from, and therefore doesn't show how fast you type things from the inside of your head), and was informed that my speed is 88 WPM with 1 mistake (adjusted speed 87 WPM). The mistake, I am amused to note, is that I replaced 'through' with 'throughout'. Oops. :) Oddly, I think it feels less wrong to use the word I used, which might be why I did it without noticing.
(Interstingly, doing it a second time with a different paragraph - thinking that I was doing worse - I did 70 WPM, with no mistakes)
I have, I note, no idea what 'normal' typing speed is. And I bet the speed at which I read modifies things, somewhat.
La!
I took one of the many online typing speed tests (which test how quickly and accurately you type what they have you reading from, and therefore doesn't show how fast you type things from the inside of your head), and was informed that my speed is 88 WPM with 1 mistake (adjusted speed 87 WPM). The mistake, I am amused to note, is that I replaced 'through' with 'throughout'. Oops. :) Oddly, I think it feels less wrong to use the word I used, which might be why I did it without noticing.
(Interstingly, doing it a second time with a different paragraph - thinking that I was doing worse - I did 70 WPM, with no mistakes)
I have, I note, no idea what 'normal' typing speed is. And I bet the speed at which I read modifies things, somewhat.
La!
[random] Typing speed
Oct. 6th, 2005 11:34 amBecause I was randomly curious...
I took one of the many online typing speed tests (which test how quickly and accurately you type what they have you reading from, and therefore doesn't show how fast you type things from the inside of your head), and was informed that my speed is 88 WPM with 1 mistake (adjusted speed 87 WPM). The mistake, I am amused to note, is that I replaced 'through' with 'throughout'. Oops. :) Oddly, I think it feels less wrong to use the word I used, which might be why I did it without noticing.
(Interstingly, doing it a second time with a different paragraph - thinking that I was doing worse - I did 70 WPM, with no mistakes)
I have, I note, no idea what 'normal' typing speed is. And I bet the speed at which I read modifies things, somewhat.
La!
I took one of the many online typing speed tests (which test how quickly and accurately you type what they have you reading from, and therefore doesn't show how fast you type things from the inside of your head), and was informed that my speed is 88 WPM with 1 mistake (adjusted speed 87 WPM). The mistake, I am amused to note, is that I replaced 'through' with 'throughout'. Oops. :) Oddly, I think it feels less wrong to use the word I used, which might be why I did it without noticing.
(Interstingly, doing it a second time with a different paragraph - thinking that I was doing worse - I did 70 WPM, with no mistakes)
I have, I note, no idea what 'normal' typing speed is. And I bet the speed at which I read modifies things, somewhat.
La!
[links.polls] Handwriting
Oct. 6th, 2005 11:55 amGo fill out a poll that
plaidder wrote, about handwriting. It's kind of neat. :)
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[links.polls] Handwriting
Oct. 6th, 2005 11:55 amGo fill out a poll that
plaidder wrote, about handwriting. It's kind of neat. :)
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[links.health, links.sexuality]
Oct. 6th, 2005 12:06 pmVia
topaz_munro, preliminary study finds that a new vaccine is 100% effective at blocking cervical cancer. At least, in the short term (being preliminary and all, they don't yet know about long term).
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[links.health, links.sexuality]
Oct. 6th, 2005 12:06 pmVia
topaz_munro, preliminary study finds that a new vaccine is 100% effective at blocking cervical cancer. At least, in the short term (being preliminary and all, they don't yet know about long term).
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I note that I appear to be doing my normal trimming of my friends list ('normal' in that I seem to do it about twice a year). It's generally some combination of whether or not I tend to skim people, if their posts take too much energy from me to read, or if I've little to no sense of them (usually people who post rarely, if ever, and who I don't otherwise know). It's _not_ a reflection of my opinion of a person! (It is, however, a reflection of the fact that I tend to read too damn many people!)
I note that I appear to be doing my normal trimming of my friends list ('normal' in that I seem to do it about twice a year). It's generally some combination of whether or not I tend to skim people, if their posts take too much energy from me to read, or if I've little to no sense of them (usually people who post rarely, if ever, and who I don't otherwise know). It's _not_ a reflection of my opinion of a person! (It is, however, a reflection of the fact that I tend to read too damn many people!)
[brains, energy levels, emotions.griping]
Oct. 6th, 2005 04:10 pmI really do hope going to .au (and NOT WORKING) for a month in February will help the fact that I seem to be more or less constantly on the point of being overstimulated.
I don't know why, exactly, but I figure a real vacation (the likes of which I've not had since at least the last time I was in school, in '01) can't hurt. And is likely to help!
Can't decide if perhaps I'm just more likely to be easily overstimmed as I get older, if this really is just about me wanting to go ahead and change careers already, or something else that I can't think of. Similar question, as far as the degree of wintertime effects.
I'm tired of being tired, dammit! (but it's an overstimmed tired, and not - usually - a lack of sleep tired. Sometimes, it's both)
[edit: Actually, this feels an awful lot like I've just never quite gotten out of being burnt out a year ago last summer. So I think it may really be just about me needing to change careers]
I don't know why, exactly, but I figure a real vacation (the likes of which I've not had since at least the last time I was in school, in '01) can't hurt. And is likely to help!
Can't decide if perhaps I'm just more likely to be easily overstimmed as I get older, if this really is just about me wanting to go ahead and change careers already, or something else that I can't think of. Similar question, as far as the degree of wintertime effects.
I'm tired of being tired, dammit! (but it's an overstimmed tired, and not - usually - a lack of sleep tired. Sometimes, it's both)
[edit: Actually, this feels an awful lot like I've just never quite gotten out of being burnt out a year ago last summer. So I think it may really be just about me needing to change careers]
[brains, energy levels, emotions.griping]
Oct. 6th, 2005 04:10 pmI really do hope going to .au (and NOT WORKING) for a month in February will help the fact that I seem to be more or less constantly on the point of being overstimulated.
I don't know why, exactly, but I figure a real vacation (the likes of which I've not had since at least the last time I was in school, in '01) can't hurt. And is likely to help!
Can't decide if perhaps I'm just more likely to be easily overstimmed as I get older, if this really is just about me wanting to go ahead and change careers already, or something else that I can't think of. Similar question, as far as the degree of wintertime effects.
I'm tired of being tired, dammit! (but it's an overstimmed tired, and not - usually - a lack of sleep tired. Sometimes, it's both)
[edit: Actually, this feels an awful lot like I've just never quite gotten out of being burnt out a year ago last summer. So I think it may really be just about me needing to change careers]
I don't know why, exactly, but I figure a real vacation (the likes of which I've not had since at least the last time I was in school, in '01) can't hurt. And is likely to help!
Can't decide if perhaps I'm just more likely to be easily overstimmed as I get older, if this really is just about me wanting to go ahead and change careers already, or something else that I can't think of. Similar question, as far as the degree of wintertime effects.
I'm tired of being tired, dammit! (but it's an overstimmed tired, and not - usually - a lack of sleep tired. Sometimes, it's both)
[edit: Actually, this feels an awful lot like I've just never quite gotten out of being burnt out a year ago last summer. So I think it may really be just about me needing to change careers]
Via
leiacat, the most evil sheet music ever. With page two in the comments. My initial reaction - and I used to read music reasonably well - was shock. Then I started reading the text, causing me to giggle lots. Oh, the glee. (well, after the shock)
In
paidmembers, we are informed that the LJ portal is back, although now it's called My LJ, has a bunch of features, and is not available to free users yet.
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Via
leiacat, the most evil sheet music ever. With page two in the comments. My initial reaction - and I used to read music reasonably well - was shock. Then I started reading the text, causing me to giggle lots. Oh, the glee. (well, after the shock)
In
paidmembers, we are informed that the LJ portal is back, although now it's called My LJ, has a bunch of features, and is not available to free users yet.
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In
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