Leslie

Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:51:04 GMT

It's only when you're so far removed from yourself, when you're far enough away to look at yourself from the outside, that you can get a perspective on what really matters. I mean, sure, there's stuff going on, and it doesn't feel great, but you realise that a lot of it is pretty insignificant stuff really.

And then you look at other people, and when they start talking, I mean really talking, when you get past the small talk of "hi, how was your day?", and people start telling you what they really think and feel, and what they're having to deal with, that you realise what really matters. It's a very humbling experience.

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:15:58 GMT

Yoinked from knifecollector

Your Social Anxiety Level: 88%

You have extreme social anxiety.
Your social phobia is a serious problem for you, and you definitely need help.
And while getting help may seem very scary, it's your only choice... except for hermitude!

Are You Socially Anxious?

Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:01:33 GMT

Best video, ever. Seriously.

Website Stuff

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 10:55:08 GMT

I decided to buy hosting yesterday, £40 for a year at Brinkster. But I'm beginning to have doubts about it now. I don't even know if they support ASP.NET v2.0 for one thing, and they're giving me crap about my address being wrong. The site claims there's a 90 day money back guarantee on it, so maybe I should do that if I'm not pleased. I mean seriously, it doesn't even have SQL Server included. It's got Mysql, but I'm not yet sure how easy it is to connect to from ASP.NET.

I updated my site to ASP.NET anyway though. I figure, I can keep running it from my own computer if this Brinkster crap doesn't work out. It's a little confusing at first, but it's worth it, the amount of stuff that's just so much easier, like templates and breadcrumbs. Maybe one of these days I'll actually add some content to the thing. Don't hold your breath though.

I'm wondering if I should think about some new years resolutions while I'm at it. Never done it before, but it might be quite useful to have some short term goals to work at. Let's see..

Contribute a bit more to OSS. Bit difficult to think how, since I don't know anything like C/C++ well. But maybe I could contribute back some PHP to Gallery or something. Might be quite fun.
Learn to cook more stuff. I really dislike the crap they call ready meals in supermarkets these days. The ideal meal would be
- Cheap
- Good portions
- Tasty
but supermarkets these days tend to be "choose two".
Take at least one photo per day. I haven't taken any photos in what seems like forever. Not any that I actually like anyway. I took quite a few over christmas though, mostly of Luke and Daniel, my cousins. I might post some of them here if I can remember what I did with my camera cable.
Stop posting to Livejournal privately! Ok, maybe not completely, but most posts I mark private need not be.

That should be just about enough to go on.

The meaning of LOL

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 01:23:45 GMT

Oh my, too funny xD

Morning Musume watching Ring

Love Meme

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 01:16:02 GMT

How You Are In Love

You fall in love quickly and easily. And very often.

You give and take equally in relationships.

You tend to get very attached when you're with someone. You want to see your love all the time.

You love your partner unconditionally and don't try to make them change.

You stay in love for a long time, even if you aren't loved back. When you fall, you fall hard.

How Are You In Love?

Feminine?

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 01:11:29 GMT

Yoinked from knifecollector, apparently I'm "Androgynous". How odd.

Androgynous
You scored 50 masculinity and 60 femininity!

You scored high on both masculinity and femininity. You have a strong personality exhibiting characteristics of both traditional sex roles.

My test tracked 2 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 24% on masculinity
You scored higher than 45% on femininity

Link: The Bem Sex Role Inventory Test written by weirdscience on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 16:49:23 GMT

Livejournal can act as my personal notepad for now, since I don't have a pen to hand.

http://www.wmin.ac.uk/page-5899-coursecode=U09FFCPT

What could Leslie be up to now? :O

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:07:17 GMT

Apparently my ISP has webcams up of all their offices. That's so weird, I wonder if they employees even know about it. Maybe it's just one of those tactics to get everyone working harder. Watching porn again, Mr Anderson? The entire world can see you! *evil laugh*

DS!

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:35:12 GMT

I bought a Nintendo DS with Nintendogs :D I did consider getting a PSP, but most all of the games for it look like like general racing/fighting games crap, whereas DS will soon have Lost In Blue.

Hair

Thu, 10 Nov 2005 08:55:38 GMT

I dyed my hair dark brown today. I did have it dark purple before, but it faded to a kind of red, and it looked kinda shitty. Looks a lot better now though. I might see if I can get it cut at the weekend, it's getting on my nerves.

Going Postal

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:16:04 GMT

I bought the new Discworld book today from Tesco. I think it's the new one anyway, I've never actually read any Discworld books all the way through yet. I started reading it at lunch, and it's hilarious. On being hanged:

"Do you really think all this deters crime, Mr Trooper?", he said.

"Well, in the generality of things I'd say it's hard to tell, given that it's hard to find evidence of crimes not commited," said the hangman, giving the trapdoor a final rattle. "But in the specificality, sir, I'd said it's very efficacious."

"Meaning what?" said Moist.

"Meaning I've never seen someone up here more'n once, sir. Shall we go?"

Uncyclopedia

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 05:38:14 GMT

If there's a funnier site online than http://uncyclopedia.org/, I haven't yet found it. Especially pages like this and this.

Dork?

Mon, 07 Nov 2005 00:59:14 GMT

Yoinked from floor_sitter.

Pure Dork
47 % Nerd, 17% Geek, 69% Dork

You scored better than half in Dork, earning you the title of: Pure Dork. Like our friends Napoleon Dynamite & co.

It's not as though you were some whiz-kid in school. Oh, sure, you
probably did okay in some classes, but were probably awful in others.
Certainly most people thought you were smarter than you thought
yourself to be. And it's not that you have some overriding passion,
like computers or Star Trek
that sets you apart for the crowd, though you likely share some
interest in some of those sorts of things. You just like to be
yourself, and want to express yourself for who you are.

And, really, there's nothing wrong with that. Being who you
are often invites scorn, and so it's a difficult thing in a world that
rewards conformity. Be proud of your dorkiness, for often it's just
another word for individuality. (I'd vote for you!)

Congratulations!

Thanks Again! -- THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 36% on nerdiness
You scored higher than 14% on geekosity
You scored higher than 98% on dork points

Link: The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test written by donathos on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test

Fireworks

Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:34:19 GMT

After all these years, I'm still scared of fireworks. I mean, they're pretty and all, but I really don't like sudden loud noises, and they usually have a display literally just across the road from me, so it's pretty damned loud. I wrapped the little ones up in towels though, so they won't be too scared :P

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 07:21:06 GMT

Can Internet Explorer stand on its hind legs? 'Cause Firefox sure can! XD

Run, Firefox, ruuuuuunnnn!!

Seona Dancing

Thu, 03 Nov 2005 06:53:59 GMT

Crazy, who knew Ricky Gervais used to be an 80's pop star? Really, it looks like a completely different person, he's really let himself go since those days. Gotta admit though, he doesn't look all that bad for an 80's style.

Picture.

I knew it!

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:01:04 GMT

You Should Learn Japanese

You're cutting edge, and you are ready to delve into wacky Japanese culture.
From Engrish to eating contests, you're born to be a crazy gaijin. Saiko!

What Language Should You Learn?

Now who didn't know that already? Pity it's so damned hard :P

This Is My Life, Rated
Life:	6.6
Mind:	6.9
Body:	8.6
Spirit:	5.5
Friends/Family:	2.9
Love:	7.7
Finance:	5.5
Take the Rate My Life Quiz

Suicide Circle

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:39:05 GMT

I found the songs from the movie :D If that link ever stops working, just comment here and I'll send you them all. Lyrics too. Can't find any Japanese lyrics though, only translated ones.

That Time of Year Again

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 06:30:32 GMT

I really am going to try writing in this thing more often now, honest :P I should really write a template for it, I haven't written in this journal in $months months now!

I decided to remake my Livejournal style a bit, not got a clue how it all works though. _nikki suggested I make it pink, so I did! Quite scary really, but I should be able to change them easily enough when I get it all finished.

Tomatoes

Thu, 02 Dec 2004 10:32:05 GMT

I just had the weirdest dream where I posted to my lj about eating yummy tomatoes. So here I am posting to my lj about a dream in which I posted to my livejournal about eating yummy tomatoes.

BMEZine

Fri, 17 Sep 2004 03:56:28 GMT

I made it onto BMEZine :O amazing - linky

And maccath too, here and here.

Quiz

Mon, 30 Aug 2004 01:03:30 GMT

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poke poke

Sat, 28 Aug 2004 03:03:39 GMT

*pokes the Livejournal*

You know, for someone with a paid account, I really don't write many public entries in here anymore. I mean I usually use the excuse of "nothing to write about", but I'm more worried about what could happen if I do. Which is pointless really, so I shall make an extra effort to keep away from the "security settings" from now on :P and I made my last couple of entries public for good measure. *nod nod*

Pictures from when Katy came to London: One and Two.

Wed, 03 Mar 2004 11:12:08 GMT

My cooking skills must really be awful if I can't even heat a can of soup properly. I mean, I opened the can, and it didn't look particularly pleasant, so I thought, hey, it's beef soup, I'll just add some OXO cubes! so I crumble in, one, no, two, ah screw it, just put three in, it'll taste better *nods*. so I stuck it in the microwave, and 3 minutes later, ended up with something remarkably not dissimilar in appearance to shit.