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Ooooh. Big Bang Day. I'm watching a press conference in Geneva, and it's quite interesting. Although it took a new Scientist journalist to ask anything about the functioning of the machine itself. And now the Times just asked these joyful scientists "why bother?" Well done, Times. Tact's the thing.
Aaaand now I'm going to steal a 51 question meme from Becky_h
1. What time did you get up this morning? Just now, really. About half ten maybe.
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds are shiny; pearls a interesting. I'd rather be wearing a stone than a shellfish's hairball, though.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Erm... The Dark Knight? No, actually, Hellboy II.
4. Who do you miss the most right now? People who are not here.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? I don't usually bother. Cornflakes if I do.
6. What is your middle name? Mary
7. What food do you dislike? Baked beans.
8. What is your favorite CD? Not sure. I haven't bought any CDs in ages. Maybe Rearview Mirror by Pearl Jam.
9. What kind of car do you drive? An imaginary one.
10. Favorite sandwich? It varies. I have a favourite sandwich bar, though, and my favourite sandwich would be whatever I fancy from there.
11. What characteristic do you despise? Willful ignorance.
12. Favorite item of clothing? T-shirts, jeans.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world? New Zealand, Canada or USA. Maybe Russia, Iceland. I want to go everywhere, really.
14. Where would you retire to? Skye.
15.What was your most recent memorable birthday? Last year, I was just going to hide and do nothing, but everyone had plans for me. That was awesome.
16. Furthest place you are sending this? My friendslist.
17. Person you expect to send it back first? Clearly this is from someone's email.
18. When is your birthday? 18th February.
19. Morning,evening, or night person? I've been nocturnal since I was about 2. Real Life means I can't live like that, though.
20. What is your shoe size? 7 for trainers, 6 for shoes.
21. Pets? Three cats. My two old moggies just turned 11. They've been around longer than my littlest sister.
22. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? One of my cousins is having a baby. But I've got so many, and we have such huge families, than someone always is!
23. What did you want to be when you were little? A vet. I went right off it when I learned I'd have to slice animals up, not just give them a cuddle and put a bandage on broken paws.
25. What is your favorite flower? Snap dragons.
26. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? 15th, I suppose. I'm quite keen to get back to college. My brain is going to sleep.
27. What are you listening to right now? BBC news.
29. Do you wish on stars? Nope. If giant nuclear furnaces could grant wishes, we'd all be living in mansions.
30. If you were a crayon, what color would it be? A nice deep blue or green.
31. How is the weather right now? It's a bit grey, but not too cold, and I think I can see a bit of blue sky.
32. The last person you spoke to on the phone? My boss.
33. Favorite soft drink? Diet coke. Quite often I have it instead of coffee.
34. Favorite restaurant? I don't eat out much. I'll go with that sandwich bar again.
35. Hair color? I maintain there's a colour in there somewhere.
36. What was your favorite toy as a child? My bedtime bunny.
37. Summer or winter? Summer. Please? We've still got September to go, can we have a few nice days?
38. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla. I like chocolate of course, but I'm a little bit picky about it. Needs to be rich and dark.
39. Coffee or tea? Don't make me pick! I've had more tea than coffee recently, but coffee is my job and it was the first practical thing I was good at.
40. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yup, definitely gacked by email.
41. What is your favorite dessert? Carrot cake, or something warm with custard.
42. What is under your bed? EVERYTHING.
43. What did you do last night? Got some writing done. Failed to decide what to read.
44. What are you afraid of? Officially nothing.
45. Salty or sweet? Salty. Then sweet.
46. How many keys on your key ring? Just one.
47. How many years at your current job? Five years.
48. Do you make friends easily? Not really. Even harder is keeping them.
49. How many people will you send this to? How big's my flist? All of those people.
50. How many will respond? This is a 46-question meme really, isn't it? Plus five utterly pointless questions about sending this to people.
51. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? YES!
Oh, and!
When you see this, quote Douglas Adams in your journal.
"You will need to know the difference between Friday and a fried egg. It's quite a simple difference, but an important one. Friday comes at the end of the week, whereas a fried egg comes out of a chicken. Like most things, of course, it isn't quite that simple. The fried egg isn't properly a fried egg until it's been put in a frying pan and fried. This is something you wouldn't do to a Friday, of course, though you might do it on a Friday. You can also fry eggs on a Thursday, if you like, or on a cooker. It's all rather complicated, but it makes a kind of sense if you think about it for a while."
Aaaand now I'm going to steal a 51 question meme from Becky_h
1. What time did you get up this morning? Just now, really. About half ten maybe.
2. Diamonds or pearls? Diamonds are shiny; pearls a interesting. I'd rather be wearing a stone than a shellfish's hairball, though.
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Erm... The Dark Knight? No, actually, Hellboy II.
4. Who do you miss the most right now? People who are not here.
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? I don't usually bother. Cornflakes if I do.
6. What is your middle name? Mary
7. What food do you dislike? Baked beans.
8. What is your favorite CD? Not sure. I haven't bought any CDs in ages. Maybe Rearview Mirror by Pearl Jam.
9. What kind of car do you drive? An imaginary one.
10. Favorite sandwich? It varies. I have a favourite sandwich bar, though, and my favourite sandwich would be whatever I fancy from there.
11. What characteristic do you despise? Willful ignorance.
12. Favorite item of clothing? T-shirts, jeans.
13. If you could go anywhere in the world? New Zealand, Canada or USA. Maybe Russia, Iceland. I want to go everywhere, really.
14. Where would you retire to? Skye.
15.What was your most recent memorable birthday? Last year, I was just going to hide and do nothing, but everyone had plans for me. That was awesome.
16. Furthest place you are sending this? My friendslist.
17. Person you expect to send it back first? Clearly this is from someone's email.
18. When is your birthday? 18th February.
19. Morning,evening, or night person? I've been nocturnal since I was about 2. Real Life means I can't live like that, though.
20. What is your shoe size? 7 for trainers, 6 for shoes.
21. Pets? Three cats. My two old moggies just turned 11. They've been around longer than my littlest sister.
22. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us? One of my cousins is having a baby. But I've got so many, and we have such huge families, than someone always is!
23. What did you want to be when you were little? A vet. I went right off it when I learned I'd have to slice animals up, not just give them a cuddle and put a bandage on broken paws.
25. What is your favorite flower? Snap dragons.
26. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? 15th, I suppose. I'm quite keen to get back to college. My brain is going to sleep.
27. What are you listening to right now? BBC news.
29. Do you wish on stars? Nope. If giant nuclear furnaces could grant wishes, we'd all be living in mansions.
30. If you were a crayon, what color would it be? A nice deep blue or green.
31. How is the weather right now? It's a bit grey, but not too cold, and I think I can see a bit of blue sky.
32. The last person you spoke to on the phone? My boss.
33. Favorite soft drink? Diet coke. Quite often I have it instead of coffee.
34. Favorite restaurant? I don't eat out much. I'll go with that sandwich bar again.
35. Hair color? I maintain there's a colour in there somewhere.
36. What was your favorite toy as a child? My bedtime bunny.
37. Summer or winter? Summer. Please? We've still got September to go, can we have a few nice days?
38. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla. I like chocolate of course, but I'm a little bit picky about it. Needs to be rich and dark.
39. Coffee or tea? Don't make me pick! I've had more tea than coffee recently, but coffee is my job and it was the first practical thing I was good at.
40. Do you want your friends to email you back? Yup, definitely gacked by email.
41. What is your favorite dessert? Carrot cake, or something warm with custard.
42. What is under your bed? EVERYTHING.
43. What did you do last night? Got some writing done. Failed to decide what to read.
44. What are you afraid of? Officially nothing.
45. Salty or sweet? Salty. Then sweet.
46. How many keys on your key ring? Just one.
47. How many years at your current job? Five years.
48. Do you make friends easily? Not really. Even harder is keeping them.
49. How many people will you send this to? How big's my flist? All of those people.
50. How many will respond? This is a 46-question meme really, isn't it? Plus five utterly pointless questions about sending this to people.
51. Do you like finding out all this stuff about your friends? YES!
Oh, and!
When you see this, quote Douglas Adams in your journal.
"You will need to know the difference between Friday and a fried egg. It's quite a simple difference, but an important one. Friday comes at the end of the week, whereas a fried egg comes out of a chicken. Like most things, of course, it isn't quite that simple. The fried egg isn't properly a fried egg until it's been put in a frying pan and fried. This is something you wouldn't do to a Friday, of course, though you might do it on a Friday. You can also fry eggs on a Thursday, if you like, or on a cooker. It's all rather complicated, but it makes a kind of sense if you think about it for a while."