The Life and Times of Me
27.2.03
Update on the TV situation. Last night whilst I was out, an envelope containing £7 was slipt under my bedroom door. Today I went to return the £7 such a small amount wasnt worth the bother.I was told that the TV had now been returned to the common room. Interesting is all I can say about it. Ice hockey last night was intersting, I have friends who are verging on insanity. Maybe my own insanity attracts such people.
26.2.03
I have nothing better to do with my life as you can see than read my own stars:
When you speak people listen so speak up today for your own self interests. Concentrating on your goals and objectives is the only way to find happiness. Resist the urge to discount your fantasies as unrealistic or stupid. The fact is there is no better way to devote your time. Beware of hurtful remarks. Nothing threatens cynics more than a person who is willing to sacrifice security for cherished goals. The more you act to suit yourself, the less important other people's opinions will be.
Today I have mainly been eating Chips and Fish
When you speak people listen so speak up today for your own self interests. Concentrating on your goals and objectives is the only way to find happiness. Resist the urge to discount your fantasies as unrealistic or stupid. The fact is there is no better way to devote your time. Beware of hurtful remarks. Nothing threatens cynics more than a person who is willing to sacrifice security for cherished goals. The more you act to suit yourself, the less important other people's opinions will be.
Today I have mainly been eating Chips and Fish
This is funny
SANTA CLAUS: THE ENGINEERS PERSPECTIVE
There are approximately two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. However, since Santa does not visit children of Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Buddhist (except maybe in Japan) religions, this reduces the workload for Christmas night to 15% of the total, or 378 million (according to the Population Reference Bureau). At an average (census) rate of 3.5 children per household, that comes to 108 million homes, presuming that there is at least one good child in each. Santa has about 31 hours of Christmas to work with, thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth, assuming he travels east to west (which seems logical). This works out to 967.7 visits per second. This is to say that for each Christian household with a good child, Santa has around 1/1000th of a second to park the sleigh, hop out, jump down the chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the remaining presents under the tree, eat whatever snacks have been left for him, get back up the chimney, jump into the sleigh and get on to the next house. Assuming that each of these 108 million stops is evenly distributed around the earth (which, of course, we know to be false, but will accept for the purposes of our calculations), we are now talking about 0.78 miles per household; a total trip of 75.5 million miles, not counting bathroom stops or break. This means Santa's sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second -- 3,000 times the speed of sound. For purposes of comparison, the fastest man-made vehicle, the Ulysses space probe, moves at a poky 27.4 miles per second, and a conventional reindeer can run (at best) 15 miles per hour. The payload of the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming that each child gets nothing more than a medium sized Lego set (two pounds), the sleigh is carrying over 500 thousand tons, not counting Santa himself. On land, a conventional reindeer can pull no more than 300 pounds. Even granting that the "flying" reindeer could pull ten times the normal amount, the job can't be done with eight or even nine of them-Santa would need 360,000 of them. This increases the payload, not counting the weight of the sleigh, another 54,000 tons, or roughly seven times the weight of the Queen Elizabeth (the ship, not the monarch). 600,000 tons traveling at 650 miles per second creates enormous air resistance-this would heat up the reindeer in the same fashion as a spacecraft reentering the earth's atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeer would absorb 14.3 quintillion joules
of energy per second each. In short, they would burst into flames almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them and creating deafening sonic booms in their wake. The entire reindeer team would be vaporized within 4.26 thousandths of a second, or right about the time Santa reached the fifth house on his trip. Not that it matters, however, since Santa, as a result of accelerating from a dead stop to 650 m.p.s. in .001 seconds, would be subjected to acceleration forces of 17,500 g's. A 250 pound
Santa (which seems ludicrously slim) would be pinned to the back of the sleigh by 4,315,015 pounds of force, instantly crushing his bones and organs and reducing him to a quivering blob of pink goo. Therefore, if Santa did exist, he's dead now.
SANTA CLAUS: THE ENGINEERS PERSPECTIVE
There are approximately two billion children (persons under 18) in the world. However, since Santa does not visit children of Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Buddhist (except maybe in Japan) religions, this reduces the workload for Christmas night to 15% of the total, or 378 million (according to the Population Reference Bureau). At an average (census) rate of 3.5 children per household, that comes to 108 million homes, presuming that there is at least one good child in each. Santa has about 31 hours of Christmas to work with, thanks to the different time zones and the rotation of the earth, assuming he travels east to west (which seems logical). This works out to 967.7 visits per second. This is to say that for each Christian household with a good child, Santa has around 1/1000th of a second to park the sleigh, hop out, jump down the chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the remaining presents under the tree, eat whatever snacks have been left for him, get back up the chimney, jump into the sleigh and get on to the next house. Assuming that each of these 108 million stops is evenly distributed around the earth (which, of course, we know to be false, but will accept for the purposes of our calculations), we are now talking about 0.78 miles per household; a total trip of 75.5 million miles, not counting bathroom stops or break. This means Santa's sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second -- 3,000 times the speed of sound. For purposes of comparison, the fastest man-made vehicle, the Ulysses space probe, moves at a poky 27.4 miles per second, and a conventional reindeer can run (at best) 15 miles per hour. The payload of the sleigh adds another interesting element. Assuming that each child gets nothing more than a medium sized Lego set (two pounds), the sleigh is carrying over 500 thousand tons, not counting Santa himself. On land, a conventional reindeer can pull no more than 300 pounds. Even granting that the "flying" reindeer could pull ten times the normal amount, the job can't be done with eight or even nine of them-Santa would need 360,000 of them. This increases the payload, not counting the weight of the sleigh, another 54,000 tons, or roughly seven times the weight of the Queen Elizabeth (the ship, not the monarch). 600,000 tons traveling at 650 miles per second creates enormous air resistance-this would heat up the reindeer in the same fashion as a spacecraft reentering the earth's atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeer would absorb 14.3 quintillion joules
of energy per second each. In short, they would burst into flames almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them and creating deafening sonic booms in their wake. The entire reindeer team would be vaporized within 4.26 thousandths of a second, or right about the time Santa reached the fifth house on his trip. Not that it matters, however, since Santa, as a result of accelerating from a dead stop to 650 m.p.s. in .001 seconds, would be subjected to acceleration forces of 17,500 g's. A 250 pound
Santa (which seems ludicrously slim) would be pinned to the back of the sleigh by 4,315,015 pounds of force, instantly crushing his bones and organs and reducing him to a quivering blob of pink goo. Therefore, if Santa did exist, he's dead now.
25.2.03
I just want people to know, I AM NOT PRO sadam hussain, I am anti war. That is I want sadam hussain out but I dont think that George W bush and Tony Blair sending their troops in is the way to do it. We have to remeber that most of these dictaorships around the world started due to american interfenece and money aid. Why do we have the right to kill civiances when the only aim is to get rid of one person. Sadam may be a horid dictator but it was funding from the west that allowed him to get into the position he's in. Don't we too have "weapons of mass destruction"? If the CND had succeeded in the later half of the 20th century maybe we wouldnt have such a big problem. The point is we have a problem party of our own making and we should be sensible in the ways we deal with it. Whatever happens our government should never undermine the UN it is there for a reason and if it is undermined it will never be able to work again.
24.2.03
People are wrong about university, its boring, I'm member of lots of clubs and I am still bored. Lack of TV is not helping the situation! Maybe I shall sit and become a pholospher and talk about how the world is falling apart and its all the fault of poletitions (how do u spell that?). I have been sent 2 howlers today, both saying that I was ugly. I have taken to scouring the channel 4 web site for infomation on the forth coming series of ER (which me mum will have to vidio for me). Kenya beat Sri Lanka in the Cricket world cup today, what a shocker, not a good result for New Zealand, who will have to win all their next games if there is any chance of them getting into the super six. On the football note Everton are 5th in the league while liverpool are only 7th. This is all FANTASTIC. Generally life is fantastic at the moment, apart from the boardom ;)
More stars for me to mull over:
Your new future might seem a long way off but actually it starts from March 10th. Your social life has always been dynamic, but today it's virtually on fire! A number of exciting invitations are en route, and it's hard to pick which ones will afford the most pleasure. It's always a fair rule of thumb to choose the activities that are most unfamiliar. A spontaneous person like you thrives on the unexpected. There's a good chance you will make a powerful person's acquaintance soon.
Your new future might seem a long way off but actually it starts from March 10th. Your social life has always been dynamic, but today it's virtually on fire! A number of exciting invitations are en route, and it's hard to pick which ones will afford the most pleasure. It's always a fair rule of thumb to choose the activities that are most unfamiliar. A spontaneous person like you thrives on the unexpected. There's a good chance you will make a powerful person's acquaintance soon.
I spent an afternoon at the cino yestderday, for Two Weeks Notice, which is a very funny film. I did notice however that Hugh grant is getting very wrinkly, he obviously aint a fan of oil of olay. News on the cricket from, the dundee uni team played two games at the w/e, they won one and lost the other spectactularly (they will have to bring in my serect wepon......me)
23.2.03
I am worried, people are trying hard to marry me off, what have I done to disserve this at the age of 20?
22.2.03
Last night in cricket practise I got hit by a ball ( was my own fault, was trying to protect me boobs) in my arm (Ed hit said ball) I now have a round bruise on the back of me arm.
Try this thing, its mark and lards Apple and orange game.
2% or 98%
This is strange...can you figure it out?
Are you the 2% or 98% of the population?
Follow the instructions! NO PEEKING AHEAD!
* Do the following exercise, guaranteed to raise an eyebrow.
* There's no trick or surprise.
* Just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can!
* Again, as quickly as you can but don't advance until you've done each of them ... really.
* Now, scroll down (but not too fast, you might miss something).
Think of a number from 1 to 10
Multiply that number by 9
If the number is a 2-digit number, add the digits together
Now subtract 5
Determine which letter in the alphabet corresponds to the number you ended up with
(example: 1=a, 2=b, 3=c,etc.)
Think of a country that starts with that letter
Remember the last letter of the name of that country
Think of the name of an animal that starts with that letter
Remember the last letter in the name of that animal
Think of the name of a fruit that starts with that letter
Are you thinking of a Kangaroo in Denmark eating an Orange?
I told you this was FREAKY!! If not, you're among the 2% of
the population whose minds are different enough to think of something else. 98% of people will answer with kangaroos
in Denmark when given this exercise.
My stars for the forth coming week:
Get real and enterprising about your talents and you'll soon sip the champagne of success. It seems like you have hardly any time for the finer things of life, but that will change later in the year. In the meantime, focus on developing your creative potential. Studying under a skilled mentor can be rewarding. Don't worry about losing your distinctive style; it will only be enhanced by instruction. Your prospect doesn't have to serve any other purpose but personal fulfilment. The point is to take your natural gift as far as it can go.
Try this thing, its mark and lards Apple and orange game.
2% or 98%
This is strange...can you figure it out?
Are you the 2% or 98% of the population?
Follow the instructions! NO PEEKING AHEAD!
* Do the following exercise, guaranteed to raise an eyebrow.
* There's no trick or surprise.
* Just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can!
* Again, as quickly as you can but don't advance until you've done each of them ... really.
* Now, scroll down (but not too fast, you might miss something).
Think of a number from 1 to 10
Multiply that number by 9
If the number is a 2-digit number, add the digits together
Now subtract 5
Determine which letter in the alphabet corresponds to the number you ended up with
(example: 1=a, 2=b, 3=c,etc.)
Think of a country that starts with that letter
Remember the last letter of the name of that country
Think of the name of an animal that starts with that letter
Remember the last letter in the name of that animal
Think of the name of a fruit that starts with that letter
Are you thinking of a Kangaroo in Denmark eating an Orange?
I told you this was FREAKY!! If not, you're among the 2% of
the population whose minds are different enough to think of something else. 98% of people will answer with kangaroos
in Denmark when given this exercise.
My stars for the forth coming week:
Get real and enterprising about your talents and you'll soon sip the champagne of success. It seems like you have hardly any time for the finer things of life, but that will change later in the year. In the meantime, focus on developing your creative potential. Studying under a skilled mentor can be rewarding. Don't worry about losing your distinctive style; it will only be enhanced by instruction. Your prospect doesn't have to serve any other purpose but personal fulfilment. The point is to take your natural gift as far as it can go.
21.2.03
aardvark, dinasor, elephant, hippopotumus, cat, mouse, dog, lion, monkey, fish, snail and worm. And that is all I have to say on the subject.
Last night whilst out at the union, I made a shocking discovery. Andy the cricket captain had over looked my genius and not included me on the cricket team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I should maybe start coming to practise in my wonderbra and low cut top.
20.2.03
I am Genius off spinner, and I have yet to test positive for illgal drugs!!!!!
Well this is quickly turning into a place for me to rant! (I might kill someone if I didnt) I paid £20 for a TV licence for the tv in the common room, now the tv has been removed from the common room, can I ask for my £20 back? I spent the whole of choir last night drawing smiley faces around crotchet rests (the rest was the nose) in an effort to put myself in a better mood, surprisingly it didnt work! I am not being ignored, I got texted last night (a picture of a forign city) it cheered me up. Me little brother keeps sending me stuff in the post which is cool. On Monday me mum and me brother went shopping in Liverpool city centre and when I asked what they had brought I wasnt allowed to know so I am asuming that it was for me ;)I have started writing a song......I'll put it up if its good and burn it if its crap.
Here is something I got in an email recently:
At age 4 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.
At age 12 success is . . .. having friends.
At age 16 success is . . . having a drivers license.
At age 20 success is . . . having sex.
At age 35 success is . . . having money.
At age 50 success is . . . having money.
At age 60 success is . . . having sex.
At age 70 success is . . . having a drivers license.
At age 75 success is . . . having friends.
At age 80 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.
This may explain why I am like I am!!!!
Well this is quickly turning into a place for me to rant! (I might kill someone if I didnt) I paid £20 for a TV licence for the tv in the common room, now the tv has been removed from the common room, can I ask for my £20 back? I spent the whole of choir last night drawing smiley faces around crotchet rests (the rest was the nose) in an effort to put myself in a better mood, surprisingly it didnt work! I am not being ignored, I got texted last night (a picture of a forign city) it cheered me up. Me little brother keeps sending me stuff in the post which is cool. On Monday me mum and me brother went shopping in Liverpool city centre and when I asked what they had brought I wasnt allowed to know so I am asuming that it was for me ;)I have started writing a song......I'll put it up if its good and burn it if its crap.
Here is something I got in an email recently:
At age 4 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.
At age 12 success is . . .. having friends.
At age 16 success is . . . having a drivers license.
At age 20 success is . . . having sex.
At age 35 success is . . . having money.
At age 50 success is . . . having money.
At age 60 success is . . . having sex.
At age 70 success is . . . having a drivers license.
At age 75 success is . . . having friends.
At age 80 success is . . . not peeing in your pants.
This may explain why I am like I am!!!!
18.2.03
Played a game of sixes (cricket today) was fun, I got to bat and bowl although I did neither well. NB I look for myself on google, am I mad? I got 68% for a geography essay and so I am well chuffed.
Most stressful riding lesson last night, I had a horse that would not steer and would not move. Ended up sitting in the middle of the school since I had given up kicking, the instructor had given up wiping and tash had given up pulling. And it was freezing.
17.2.03
I heard the most exciting news last night, a young man of my aquantance is infact not engaged as I had thought for the last 7 months and therefore could be had if an effot was put in. I spent almost all of sunday listening to Test Match Special while England beat Holland and New Zealand demolished South Africa. People are leaving the rebels for very silly reasons.
16.2.03
I am worried about my freinds. Today one of them (a male one) seems to be doing some sort of talk (for an hour) and another one (a female) of my friends is going to sit and smirk at them for an hour because............I snogged the first male friend, why does that need smirking. Anyhow. Me brother and girlfriend came yesterday afternoon which was good. They helped me buy some new shoes (my feet are now suffering!!!!!!!!! Today I must feel sorry for some people ssago and gascit in one go, how awful (stressful). Me I just have myself to create stress, great!!!!
14.2.03
While out in tescos today (one of my birthday presents was a lift to tescos!!!!) A friend and I were discusing discounts you can get shopping and we thought that if u are served by a sexy or cute man (women in ur a man) u should be able to claim some sort of discount. I have just put a poll on the rebels, we could have some intersting results. I have often wondered where people get the ideas from, infact where do my ideas come from?!!??? I dont know and probably never will.
Okay its valentines day and for the 20th year running I havent got a card or infact a boyfriend but hay ho the holly. I would rather get no card at all than have pittying relatives send me valentines cards. Me brother is coming to see me with his girlfriend tomorrow, yey!!!!
13.2.03
Geography class has given us group reports to write: altitudanal contrates on land use in the strathspey highland region. How is one supposed to write a group report?!?!?!?!?! I seem to be getting ignored by a young man of my aquantance and I dont know why. I have stopped being childish and stuff. Sean Biggerstaff is lovely. I was asked if I can put pictures in this and I don't know, does anyone else know?
Okay, birthday only lasted till 10:45 was my own fault (I ate too much) so I missed the chance to see my lovely cricketing freinds, I'm really quite sad about it. But I did have a good nights sleep. I got a glow in the dark dinisor mobile as a birthday present, yey its so good. As I have always susspected I am a genius: "Nobody can touch you intellectually; your thoughts have an originality that is breathtaking. Unfortunately, some folks are threatened to be in the presence of so much genius."
12.2.03
What hogwarts house would you be in? I am apparently a Ravenclaw. Last night my watch stopped, so I went to buy a new battery and ended up buying a new watch. My 3 year old watch apparently had a full battery and so required a full service (which cost more than the watch in the first place). So I may have gained £20 this morning but lost it again very quickley. My stars for today "Although you have a reputation for being a little eccentric, people do admire your originality" I think the excentric bit is very fitting.
Well today I have become a "young adult" Does this mean that my behaviour has to alter dramatically? This makes me think about how much age in our society is important, why is it that at 16 we are responsible even to have sex, smoke etc but not responsible even to drink alcohol or vote?????? I got Zadie Smiths White Teeth from me mum and dad for me birthday and rosemary sent me a very large poster of legolas aka orlando bloom The cricket world cup is getting quite intersting, Canada (the world famous cricketing nation) managed to beat Bangladesh by a large ammount. Wayne Rooney is gonna playy for England tonite, very exciting.
11.2.03
Try this phycametric test Mine was quiet accurate.
Still havent got the hyperlinks to work. My watch has stopped which could be a big problem, will have to look for a battery. Cricket has been canceled on friday because on the "fecking" scottish university trampolining championship. Did an oral presentation today, I got 33/50 and if i'd talked for another 45 seconds I could have got 45/50 oh well good job it doesnt count for anything.
Managed to set the clock to GMT. Well as the awful age of 20 is fast approaching me I am getting more and more birthday wishes, how nice it is to feel loved. Last night I tried to go riding (on a horse) but yet again the weather has let me down (last week was snow, this week rain) how am I gonna get any exercise at this rate. Major news today is that shane warne has failed a drugs test resulting in him being sent home from the cricket world cup, as you can imagine the ausies arent happy but the rest of the world is celabrating, including the packistanis who are in the process of beating said australians . I'm not to sure if this hyperlink will work as it hasnt in the past.
10.2.03
9.2.03
Everton are still above Liverpool in the league yey
Trying to be a good person but not always succeeding.
Branching Out
Too much spare time?
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