TU Cent Thoughts, 12-10-05
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greybetaI know I don't usually start off with a meme, but...
QUESTIONS:
1. My username is ____ because ____.
2. My journal is titled ____ because ____.
3. My subtitle is ____ because ____.
4. My friends page is called ____ because ____.
5. My default userpic is ____ because ____.
1. My username is GreyBeta on LiveJournal because my favorite colour is grey. I wanted to add something else (as Grey is a terrible handle for people to remember), so I went with letters from the Greek alphabet. GreyAlpha just sounded funny. GreyBeta was perfect, as it also described a term often used in video gaming: Beta testing. Just as a programmer is always fixing the bugs that pop up, I am constantly trying to improve myself by working on my weaknesses.
My username is Ratstrike0 on Xanga and AIM because I have had that name since the fourth grade (I remember using AOL 2.0 and the upgrade to AOL 2.5 being a big deal). Rat comes from the fact that I was born in 1984, the Year of the Rat in the Chinese zodiac. The Rat is supposedly very clever and that is how the Rat won the Legendary Race of the Zodiac. "People born in the Year of the Rat are noted for their charm and attraction for the opposite sex. They work hard to achieve their goals, acquire possessions, and are likely to be perfectionists. They are basically thrifty with money. Rat people are easily angered and love to gossip. Their ambitions are big, and they are usually very successful." Strike was supposed to be striker, a double entrendre from a video game and the fact that I liked soccer (the forward position in soccer are known as strikers). That's because AOL only allowed you ten characters at the time, and I knew I wanted a number. Knowing what I know now, I would have chosen the number "2", but I chose zero at the time because it just sounded right. Plus it made way too many people ask "Why is the rat striking zero?" I need to come up with the answer to that riddle some day.
2. My journal is titled TU Cent Thoughts because an opinion is worth two cents. I use a play on my last name for "TU". Also, I go to TU, or the University of Tulsa. So the beautiful triple entendre is saying that you are reading a bunch of opinions from a student at TU with the last name "Tu".
3. The subtitle of my journal is The power of positive pessimism because I equate thinking with pessimism. That's right, people, thinking=pessimism. I am sure you have heard about the power of positive thinking. But, in order to truly think, you have to think about both sides, the pros and cons of something. I prefer seeing the con and preserving the status quo (the debaters in the house know what I am talking about). Okay, you could call it simply being realistic. Except that I'm a pessimist, so I would call it pessimism. But I'm positive in my pessimism, both in the fact that I am certain in it and the fact that I like to smile when I am spouting pessimism. Pessimism makes me laugh (this is why I enjoy schadenfreude). Since I am so straightforward, it makes people laugh. Pessimism that makes people laugh should be called positive pessimism. And it has a lot of power, too.
4. My friends page is called "Life's lessons in $.02 installments". I learn a lot about life through reading the ideas and thoughts of my friends. I love blogging for this very reason. Not only am I linked to the most pertinent news and essays of the day, but I also get somebody else's opinion on what's going on. Reading other people's opinions help me formulate my own, or at least they give me a clue as to what I should be considering. Of course, their opinions are also worth two cents. All of their opinions are equal, but some are more equal than others. Wait, doesn't two cents equal two cents? Not always. For you see, it's not enough just to have the money. You also have to know when to save it, when to spend it, and what to spend it on.
5. My default userpic is Justi Ueki Tylor from the anime Irresponsible Captain Tylor. "Tylor, the title character, is a young man without a real purpose in life. He weasels his way into the navy, and soon gains command of a destroyer, to the astonishment of his lieutenant, Yamamoto. One of the largest points of dispute within the story is the actual competence of Tylor. Whether he is an idiot or a genius is up to each individual viewer. But one thing to be noted is, despite Tylor's seemingly genuine show of idiocy, he had remarkable insight along with being honest and courageous to the core. He might seem one way or another to have suffered from mild behaviour disorder or be mentally unstable, in nearly all the episodes." Sadly, I see a lot of myself in this guy. He's also a bit of a heretic within the strict military command structure, but that's a good thing because it makes everyone else realize why we have rules. I consider myself to be the heretic in the BSU, since I have watched satanic shows like The Simpsons, Family Guy, too much anime and I have played things like Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, and WarHammer 40K and I have read a lot of other religious texts other than the Bible. Sometimes I do feel out of place there, and yet I enjoy the fellowship so much I stay around. I have a habit of calling people "Sir" and "Ma'am" so the whole saluting thing that Tylor does is awesome. It's one of the few times he shows respect, as he hates customs and formality as much as I do. "It could be said he was born to be a captain."
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The World Cup draw was just announced. U.S. got put in a tough pool with Italy, the Czech Republic, and Ghana. We have an awesome goalie, powerful defense, quick midfield, and tall forwards this year. Bruce Arena is the best coach to ever grace the U.S. national team. If the U.S. can advance out of its pool you are looking at a serious run at the finals, if not the World Cup.
In the Baseball World Cup, the Dominican Republic will boast the best lineup of any nation. The U.S., however, has the edge in pitching both in terms of talent and depth. Japan would be my darkhorse team since, like in everything those crazy Japanese do, they practice hard and have solid fundamentals. Heck, baseball still reigns supreme along with sumo as the national sport in Japan.
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Sister's coming to visit today. Let me think about this...yeah we're going to see Narnia.
Must see Narnia! Must see Narnia! Must see Narnia!
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Uh, Heavenly Father, you know I am being facetious when I say I am a heretic, right? Right? RIGHT?!?
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What's the most expensive thing you've ever ordered at a restaurant?
QUESTIONS:
1. My username is ____ because ____.
2. My journal is titled ____ because ____.
3. My subtitle is ____ because ____.
4. My friends page is called ____ because ____.
5. My default userpic is ____ because ____.
1. My username is GreyBeta on LiveJournal because my favorite colour is grey. I wanted to add something else (as Grey is a terrible handle for people to remember), so I went with letters from the Greek alphabet. GreyAlpha just sounded funny. GreyBeta was perfect, as it also described a term often used in video gaming: Beta testing. Just as a programmer is always fixing the bugs that pop up, I am constantly trying to improve myself by working on my weaknesses.
My username is Ratstrike0 on Xanga and AIM because I have had that name since the fourth grade (I remember using AOL 2.0 and the upgrade to AOL 2.5 being a big deal). Rat comes from the fact that I was born in 1984, the Year of the Rat in the Chinese zodiac. The Rat is supposedly very clever and that is how the Rat won the Legendary Race of the Zodiac. "People born in the Year of the Rat are noted for their charm and attraction for the opposite sex. They work hard to achieve their goals, acquire possessions, and are likely to be perfectionists. They are basically thrifty with money. Rat people are easily angered and love to gossip. Their ambitions are big, and they are usually very successful." Strike was supposed to be striker, a double entrendre from a video game and the fact that I liked soccer (the forward position in soccer are known as strikers). That's because AOL only allowed you ten characters at the time, and I knew I wanted a number. Knowing what I know now, I would have chosen the number "2", but I chose zero at the time because it just sounded right. Plus it made way too many people ask "Why is the rat striking zero?" I need to come up with the answer to that riddle some day.
2. My journal is titled TU Cent Thoughts because an opinion is worth two cents. I use a play on my last name for "TU". Also, I go to TU, or the University of Tulsa. So the beautiful triple entendre is saying that you are reading a bunch of opinions from a student at TU with the last name "Tu".
3. The subtitle of my journal is The power of positive pessimism because I equate thinking with pessimism. That's right, people, thinking=pessimism. I am sure you have heard about the power of positive thinking. But, in order to truly think, you have to think about both sides, the pros and cons of something. I prefer seeing the con and preserving the status quo (the debaters in the house know what I am talking about). Okay, you could call it simply being realistic. Except that I'm a pessimist, so I would call it pessimism. But I'm positive in my pessimism, both in the fact that I am certain in it and the fact that I like to smile when I am spouting pessimism. Pessimism makes me laugh (this is why I enjoy schadenfreude). Since I am so straightforward, it makes people laugh. Pessimism that makes people laugh should be called positive pessimism. And it has a lot of power, too.
4. My friends page is called "Life's lessons in $.02 installments". I learn a lot about life through reading the ideas and thoughts of my friends. I love blogging for this very reason. Not only am I linked to the most pertinent news and essays of the day, but I also get somebody else's opinion on what's going on. Reading other people's opinions help me formulate my own, or at least they give me a clue as to what I should be considering. Of course, their opinions are also worth two cents. All of their opinions are equal, but some are more equal than others. Wait, doesn't two cents equal two cents? Not always. For you see, it's not enough just to have the money. You also have to know when to save it, when to spend it, and what to spend it on.
5. My default userpic is Justi Ueki Tylor from the anime Irresponsible Captain Tylor. "Tylor, the title character, is a young man without a real purpose in life. He weasels his way into the navy, and soon gains command of a destroyer, to the astonishment of his lieutenant, Yamamoto. One of the largest points of dispute within the story is the actual competence of Tylor. Whether he is an idiot or a genius is up to each individual viewer. But one thing to be noted is, despite Tylor's seemingly genuine show of idiocy, he had remarkable insight along with being honest and courageous to the core. He might seem one way or another to have suffered from mild behaviour disorder or be mentally unstable, in nearly all the episodes." Sadly, I see a lot of myself in this guy. He's also a bit of a heretic within the strict military command structure, but that's a good thing because it makes everyone else realize why we have rules. I consider myself to be the heretic in the BSU, since I have watched satanic shows like The Simpsons, Family Guy, too much anime and I have played things like Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, and WarHammer 40K and I have read a lot of other religious texts other than the Bible. Sometimes I do feel out of place there, and yet I enjoy the fellowship so much I stay around. I have a habit of calling people "Sir" and "Ma'am" so the whole saluting thing that Tylor does is awesome. It's one of the few times he shows respect, as he hates customs and formality as much as I do. "It could be said he was born to be a captain."
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The World Cup draw was just announced. U.S. got put in a tough pool with Italy, the Czech Republic, and Ghana. We have an awesome goalie, powerful defense, quick midfield, and tall forwards this year. Bruce Arena is the best coach to ever grace the U.S. national team. If the U.S. can advance out of its pool you are looking at a serious run at the finals, if not the World Cup.
In the Baseball World Cup, the Dominican Republic will boast the best lineup of any nation. The U.S., however, has the edge in pitching both in terms of talent and depth. Japan would be my darkhorse team since, like in everything those crazy Japanese do, they practice hard and have solid fundamentals. Heck, baseball still reigns supreme along with sumo as the national sport in Japan.
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Sister's coming to visit today. Let me think about this...yeah we're going to see Narnia.
Must see Narnia! Must see Narnia! Must see Narnia!
-----------------------------------
Uh, Heavenly Father, you know I am being facetious when I say I am a heretic, right? Right? RIGHT?!?
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What's the most expensive thing you've ever ordered at a restaurant?
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Date: 2005-12-11 05:29 am (UTC)*Sigh*
I guess I'm just not funny :(
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Date: 2005-12-11 07:42 am (UTC)