*sigh*, sort of.

[silveradept]

Today was a good day, on balance. I did take a day off of work, but I helped Grandfather on Da's side celebrate fifty years of showing cattle at the local county fair. So that was reasonably fun, and in the while, I read through the .hack//A.I. Buster novel - very interesting, and worth reading only if you've got the rest of the story behind you. Also have read Genshiken v.2, and still very much like it - perhaps due to it's very nature. Enough of the humor in it is accessible to me... and besides, you can watch the personalities bounce off each other. It's good writing.

On balance, I had a "D'oh" moment, thinking that my umpiring shift started at 9:15... when it started at 8:15. Since it had started at 9:15 the previous night, I thought the timing was similar. When I got there, and then thought about it for a bit, I realized I was in the wrong. D'oh! Oh, well, still got one game in, so it wasn't a total loss, and they were prepared for me anyway, as I had said that I wasn't supposed to be in town anyway. But I missed out on Twelfth Night because I couldn't find a sub. Sometimes a commitment to duty gets to you.

I'm also juggling the matters of tuition - the loans are nice, but I suspect they'll eat me alive if I let them continue like this... for four years of undergraduate pricing, I'll get about two years of graduate pricing. So I might get out with my goal of one to 1.5 x median salary, all told, if I'm lucky. That's what I consider "acceptable", meaning "I'll live like a college student for the time I pay off my loans with" and I'll be done with it. Of course, there's the chance that I might incur other expenses, like significant others and children, in that ten-year window. One can only guess at the future. Although I've been told that I'm cute and worth talking to by a lot of people, so perhaps there is reason for hope and confidence after all. (Put the frying pan down, Weirdo.)

Plus, Space-ship meme.

The Detailed Starship Quiz LiveJournal Username Spaceship Name Spaceship Size VW BugSedanJet FighterFishing YachtTractor-TrailerAttack SubmarineNuclear Missile SubmarineAircraft CarrierQueen Mary Luxury LinerManhattan How is the spaceship piloted? YokeStickAs above, plus plenty of two-pole switches and buttons that light up when pressedTouch screensThere's one guy with a joystick in each hand, and we all just watch himNeural interfaceA full-body harnessThe pilot must be suspended in gooSome inscrutable alien attached to the ship does itRock MusicMarvin Gaye's Sexual PilotingThe main control is a teddy bear; piloting is by strategically hugging itPassive-aggressive banter with ship's computerThe Time Lords or Somebody tells us where to goThinking really hard about the destination How is the spaceship powered? FissionFusionAntimatterIrradiating CrystalsRock MusicCoal-fired SteamWood-burning SteamGasolineLoveForcing two people who can't stand each other to make out on the bridgeBaby sealsSmilesDimensional AnomalyBy feeding the alien creature that's the engineSexual FrustrationEarl Gray TeaMilkWaterGarbageTickling a member of an alien species while it's hooked up to the reactorOstrich or Chicken Critters on Treadmills What's the upholstery like on the seats? Hard PlasticSoft PlasticCloth UpholsteryLeather UpholsteryCloth like a Louis XIV CouchThat gel stuff they put on bike seatsBeanbag chairsInflatable chairsVinylBaby SealBrushed Aluminum How do you see outside the spaceship? PortholesLarge, hopefully sturdy windowsBig flat screenHolographic projector in center of bridgeSmall screens near each stationWristwatch TVsThe power of imaginationThe computer narrates like a movie for the blindThe computer sings an Australian songline What's the spaceship's primary purpose? PleasureExplorationCombatCargo HaulingGarbage DisposalScienceAgricultureRaw Materials ExtractionTransportationCommunicationsSmugglingGamblingSpreading Love and HappinessRock MusicOther What's the Captain's catchphrase? Main Weapon System: Top 40 Music Main Defensive System: Irony Chance of catastrophic failure at critical moments 5% Voice of the ship's computer: przxqgl Finds mandatory uniform unflattering: woap Looks sexy in mandatory uniform: warwulf Ripped sleeves off mandatory uniform: kira_chan Spends an unhealthy amount of time in the weapons locker: amenquohi This Fun Quiz created by Akhmed at BlogQuiz.Net

Gotta admit, it's lethally accurate. I think. The next one's a bit of a surprise, though.

Bugs Bunny! You scored 28 Aggression, 71 Sophistication, and 57 Optimism!

You have all the sophistication and charm one would expect from such a high-class hare. Very upbeat and generally laid-back, you are remarkably calm and peaceful even in the midst of the most stressful of situations. On those rare occasions that your anger is aroused, your retaliation usually results in embarrassing the aggressor and laying-bare how foolish he or she really is -- rather than doing any real harm. You likely have many friends and more than a few admirers and would make an excellent leader, if you had any interest in being one. But, being a leader would require hard work and attention to detail, both qualities you are lacking in. In fact, if you are not careful, your laid-back attitude will often lead you to drift through life completely oblivious to the changes happening around you. You also tend to have a horrible sense of direction.

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 10% on Aggression You scored higher than 53% on Sophistication You scored higher than 30% on Optimism

Link: The Which Looney Tune Are You Test written by coolguy3000 on Ok Cupid

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And now, bed! For those who stay up late have trouble driving and cycle between being alert and drowsy (which happened to me. Damndest thing - maybe an allergy thing?)

Comments

[unspeakablevorn.livejournal.com]

it has explodied!

Vorn

[silveradept]

Fix-ed, now. Just a small correction necessary.

[kaura-nighthawk.livejournal.com]

...BOTH of the memes exploded!

[silveradept]

Nah. Just the one, but if there's one bad thing, LJ goes "Aie! I'm not processing any more!"

[katflace.livejournal.com]

did you by any chance post this through an LJ client? =^o.o^=

i do know deepestsender screws up like this if you use html anywhere but in the source tab...

[silveradept]

Yeah, through a client, but it's not th eclient's fault. It would appear that my liking of grammatical correctness broke the meme. Once I took the quotation marks off of the Captain's phrase, everything fixed itself. Growl, snarl, and rant about idiocy of programming.