May 15th, 2005March 29th, 2005
It's the Kif revival @ 12:28 am
Current Mood:  Kif
The other day I was playing scrabble (not something I do often, or am any good at). Anyway, in an attempt to win the game I tried to make up a word in the hope it existed. It was "kif". To my surprise, it did exist, and wasn't just a character in Futurama (not sure it's spelled like that in Futurama anyway). It means: "a state of dreamy tranquility; a smoking material that produces such a state" it is an alternative of Kef, which comes from the Arabic meaning blissful pleasure, apparently. Basically on many levels it is a more attractive alternative to "stoned". And I like it. Just thought I'd share.
January 31st, 2005
(no subject) @ 06:15 pm
Current Mood:  dull
 Watch out...you are Julie Ruin Kathleen Hanna Now that you're solo, you can do whatever you want on your one album. And you did just that. Talking about topics such as the media and Jon Benet Ramsey, you know exactly what you want to say, and you are unafraid of saying it. You are ready with an intelligent remark to everything. Which Kathleen Hanna Are You? brought to you by Quizilla
January 27th, 2005
Diva magazine- A waste of time and money?` @ 10:28 pm
Current Mood:  awake
About once a year I do it. I should know better by now, really I should. But somewhere inside me there is a faint spark of hope that *this* time will be better. I am always disappointed. I'm not 100% sure what I want from a lesbian lifestyle magazine. But I know this ain't it. It's so annoying that the only lesbian magazine you can get in the shops is so poor. If anyone happens to read this who knows of anything better please let me know! (Obviously I am excluding the lovely BCN from that!) There was a letter in this month's issue accusing Diva of being too political! Hah! Diva? Are they reading the same magazine?? Apparently this is a bad thing as new readers might be put off by it. Why is that exactly? I reckon most people only buy Diva for the listings. The rest of it reminds me of the sort of magazine you might get free on a plane. Incidentally, could anyone explain to me why hardcore bi-phobes who think people like me are the scourge of humanity/will leave them at the drop of a hat for 1000 other people (delete as appropriate) are perfectly happy with Angelina Jolie? < makes mental note to grow another foot lose a few stone and get lip collagen. No, not really. >
January 25th, 2005
Cheery Little Survey Post @ 02:35 pm
Current Mood:  reflective
( Firsts Survey )
January 17th, 2005
(no subject) @ 05:27 pm
Current Mood:  trying not to shout "ha!"
I present the following story.
It's a pity more action isn't taken against that particular brand of so-called "Christian".
January 14th, 2005January 13th, 2005
Only a few years behind ;-) @ 02:45 pm
Current Mood:  awake
You Are 17 Years Old |
17
Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.
13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.
20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.
30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more!
40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax.
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January 10th, 2005
(no subject) @ 11:37 am
Current Mood:  curious
1.) Copy and paste this into your journal: <*font color="yourusername"> <*b>yourusername<*/b> <*/font> 2.) Eliminate the asterisks. 3.) Replace "yourusername" with your user name. 4.) See what color you are. faintpraise Gah! I am red. Which comes as no great surprise.
December 25th, 2004
(no subject) @ 06:58 pm
Current Mood:  worried
Happy Holidays, as the Americans would say, to all. I hope everyone is holding up alright. I am here with my Mum's cat (aw!) I've been better but I think that probably applies to everyone at the moment. So sending love and good wishes to all. Love
December 15th, 2004
(no subject) @ 11:52 pm
Current Mood:  saintly
You Were Nice This Year! |

You're an uber-perfect person who is on the top of Santa's list. You probably didn't even *think* any naughty thoughts this year. Unless you're a Mormon, you've probably been a little too good. Is that extra candy cane worth being a sweetheart for 365 days straight?
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(no subject) @ 06:48 pm
Current Mood:  bouncy
BLUNKETT'S GONE!! YESSSSS! I happy am Joy is my name Sweet joy befall thee!
December 12th, 2004
(no subject) @ 11:31 pm
Current Mood:  tired
( Long Update! )
(no subject) @ 12:38 pm
 The Anime Friendship Quiz Hosted by theOtaku.com: Anime. Done right.
(no subject) @ 12:35 pm
 Raw Energy- You can create raw energy from your emotions, this enables you to be always on your guard and inflict pain to those who threaten you- be careful, for what may come as a surge of power could diminish if the purpose was solely for destruction
What Kind Of Power Could You Possess? brought to you by Quizilla
December 10th, 2004December 9th, 2004
(no subject) @ 06:54 pm
Current Mood:  jewish
| You scored as Jewish. You are a Jew. You understand that there is something basically missing in the teachings of religion and so-called Jewish | | 70% | Anarchist | | 65% | Cult | | 45% | Christian | | 40% | Catholic | | 40% | Buddhist | | 25% | </td>
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Cool, I'm Jewish! Yaaay! Since when was anarchy a bloody religion anyway?
December 8th, 2004
(no subject) @ 08:00 pm
| Global Personality Test Results | Stability (46%) medium which suggests you are moderately relaxed, calm, secure, and optimistic. Orderliness (26%) low which suggests you are overly flexible, improvised, and fun seeking at the expense too often of reliability, work ethic, and long term accomplishment. Extraversion (56%) moderately high which suggests you are, at times, overly talkative, outgoing, sociable and interacting at the expense of developing your own individual interests and internally based identity. | Take Free Global Personality Testpersonality tests by similarminds.com
December 7th, 2004
(no subject) @ 07:04 pm
Current Mood:  anxious
| Freudian Inventory Results | Oral (33%) you appear to be stubbornly and irrationally against receiving help even when it might be the more intelligent option. Anal (13%) you appear to be overly lacking in self control and organization, and possibly have a compulsive need to defy authority. If you are too scatterbrained, you will not develop much as a person as you will habitually switch paths before you ever learn anything. Phallic (63%) you appear to have issues with controlling your sexual desires and possibly fidelity. Latency (60%) you appear to have a good balance of abstract knowledge seeking and practicality, dealing with real world responsibilities while still cultivating your abstract and creative faculties and interests. Genital (70%) you appear to have a progressive and openminded outlook on life unbeholden to regressive forces like traditional authority and convention. | Take Free Freudian Inventory Testpersonality tests by similarminds.com Ook! That was *harsh!*
(no subject) @ 06:42 pm
 You are 'Christmas Time is Here, by Golly!', by Tom Lehrer. Hmm, you really don't like Christmas, do you? From the moment they start playing carols in the shops in October to the appearance of the first Easter Eggs in the shops on New Years Eve, the rampant hypocrisy of the Christmas spirit sets your teeth on edge. You know just how many family fights start over Christmas dinner, how many people are injured in the Boxing Day sales, and how few people actually find Christmas even remotely merry. You liked Scrooge far better before those ghosts got to him, and you are only doing this quiz because you are bored at work and anything is better than listening to everyone else discuss their Christmas shopping. Still, it is two days off work, which does count for something... Enjoy the break.
What Christmas Carol are you? brought to you by Quizilla
I think I got this because I don't have a tree.
November 30th, 2004
(no subject) @ 11:24 pm
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(no subject) @ 04:17 pm
Current Mood:  grumpy
OK so I thought I'd do a little update... I've been offline for a while barring a few snatched moments in front of someone else's computer... ( Boring Computer related anecdote- no really it is, I just needed to vent. )There has been so much going on in the last few weeks, at work, at home, financially, personal life, you freaking name it. And it ain't over yet! I feel like a wrung out rag. Tomorrow is D-Day- got to get to my old flat early tomorrow morning to be there for the gas engineer I booked to come and turn the gas off and cap the pipes who will charge me £55 for the privilage, chuck out all remaining rubbish, hand my keys in, sign the flat away, go to work (!), go and buy a new suitcase for my little holiday, put some money in my friend's account, get my post diverted, go back to work again, sort out all remaining crap due in before Tuesday, go home, unpack (stuff in new flat), pack (stuff for salzburg) Thursday- Go to Austria with light_drizzle. stay there until Monday. Come back and do my mock physics exam. Sleep, Go back to work. Die slowly. Have birthday. Have christmas. Have new year. Yadda yadda yadda you get the picture. Ah what's the point? I should go up to park hill now and do more chucking out. Can't face it. Too tired. So close to giving up these last few weeks, I just can't sustain the required level of energy on a constant basis for all this shit,EVERY DAY.... Ahem. Apologies for ranting. Sick of everything. Sure I will get over it. EDIT- Should point out I *am* looking forward to Austria, lest anyone think I am not.
Give me some vodka @ 04:14 pm
Current Mood:  Russian
 You are a Russian. What's your Inner European? brought to you by QuizillaI'm a Russian, eh? Maybe I should get back to Moscow hur hur.
Mmm... @ 04:08 pm
Current Mood:  crazy
Oh yes indeed it is. and I am going to have to go and eat some soon I think.
filmy filmy @ 03:13 pm
Current Mood:  amused
November 20th, 2004
Yay!!! @ 12:08 pm
Current Mood:  crazy
 You're a Britpopper. The UK is your thing. The Smiths really were 'terrif' and Blur are indie no matter how much money they made. You could drink all the other indie kids under the table. You plan on moving to London someday and dream of one day owning every Beatles release on vinyl. You Know Yer Indie. Let's Sub-Categorize. brought to you by QuizillaCool! And I get a delicious photo of Damon as well!
November 18th, 2004
You wake up one day and... @ 11:21 pm
Current Mood:  amused
This really made me laugh...the perfect gift for a loved one? Or at any rate the mafiosi in your life. http://www.kropserkel.com/horsehead.htm
Revolutionary deviant? Er, ahem! @ 10:22 pm
 You are the Marquis Da Sade. Even stripped of exaggerations, Your real life was as dramatic and as tragic as a cautionary tale. Born to an ancient and noble house, you were married (against your wishes) to a middle-class heiress for money, caused scandals with prostitutes and with your sister-in-law, thus enraging your mother-in-law, who had you imprisoned under a lettre de cachet for 14 years until the Revolution freed you. Amphibian, protean, charming, you became a Revolutionary, miraculously escaping the guillotine during the Terror, only to be arrested later for publishing your erotic novels. You spent your final 12 years in the insane asylum at Charenton, where you caused another scandal by directing plays using inmates and professional actors. You died there in 1814, virtually in the arms of your teenage mistress. You are a revolutionary deviant. I applaud you.
Which Imfamous criminal are you? brought to you by Quizilla
November 16th, 2004
Help please! @ 06:46 pm
Current Mood:  blank
I need an ISP who will provide me with ADSL (512k) who either: -Accept payment by Direct Debit or -Accept Electron or Solo cards as a payment method. I'm currently with Free Online, and I chose them precisely because they would let me pay by DD. However, now that I am moving house, they apparently don't accept payment by DD any more and they want me to pay by card. But not Electron or Solo, which are the only two cards that I have! Sod this being a poor person lark. I am googling to find a service to migrate to, but any words of advice would be much appreciated.
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