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Lets get some of that Friday Five feeling!

1. What do you most want to be remembered for?

Saving the world. So, no pressure.

2. What quotation best fits your outlook on life?

How about "Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something." (Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988), Time Enough For Love) Or perhaps "I like the word 'indolence.' It makes my laziness seem classy." (Bern Williams) Both of those are very glib, however. So instead: "If it is important I'll do it; otherwise, why bother?"

3. What single achievement are you most proud of in the past year?

Not sure. I haven't done much in the last year worth speaking of.

4. What about the past ten years?

I suppose that would be actually managing to pass my Physics degree. Just pass, mind, nothing more spectacular than that. It's a BSc, but I usually refer to it as a bronze swimming certificate (bsc, see?) as it's about as much use, seeing how I use physics about as often as I swim.

5. If you were asked to give a child a single piece of advice to guide them through life, what would you say?

Wow, that's a biggie. No, that's not the advice. The advice would be, er... "Walk, don't run, unless you must sprint." Or maybe "Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." Or "Be not afraid of proceeding slowly, be only afraid of standing still." How about "A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures." Then there is "Of all the strategems, to know when to quit is the best." Alternatively, "Never be ashamed! There's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth bothering with." There are too many to pick one.



And talking about quotes...

"I never have found the perfect quote. At best I have been able to find a string of quotations which merely circle the ineffible idea I seek to express." - Caldwell O'Keefe

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Been a while, hasn't it?

The Week That Was

It went very well. I did the few things I actually had to do fairly easily, and there was no catastrophe that sent me scurrying around like a crazy person. And the phone line got put in the room I was in at the B&B (not entirely for my use) so I was able to retain my sanity and go online, maintaining my net commitments.

Praise be for an easy week.

Other Things

So I missed two lots of the Friday Five too. I had better make up for it with some good answers this Friday, I guess.

I have so many films and DVDs to watch just now, once I've caught up with the stuff I videoed last week and three episodes of ER. As well as some Farscape and Andromeda there's the entire second series of Babylon 5 and the first 24, as well as a handful of films. Then there's all the Films Of Quality I know I haven't seen. I really should join my local Blockbusters and watch them. Just like I should go back to the gym.

And good luck to Jenna L today. Hope it all works out OK. I know it will. Think positive!



"Life is like a B-picture script. It is that corny. If I had my life story offered to me to film, I'd turn it down." - Kirk Douglas

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Firsly, an update...

I've been busy the last few days, trying to get up to speed with an entirely new set up where my boss has been working as a contractor for the last year and a half. He's taking a week off so I have to cover for him. I've been down there the last couple of days attempting to get my head round it, and there's a lot to take in. Thankfully I only have to do it for a week... this time.

And, well... That's it. Not much else going on with all that occuring. Dull, eh?

So now... the Friday Five!

1. What drinking water do you prefer -- tap, bottle, purifier, etc.?

We get our water from a borehole, brought up by a pump. So the water goes out the taps and through one of those purifier jug things before being drunk. It's not so much that I prefer it; that's just the way it is.

2. What are your favorite flavor of chips?

I like tortilla ones, either normal, cheesy or chilli.

3. Of all the things you can cook, what dish do you like the most?

Pizza. Does that count?

4. How do you have your eggs?

Depends, but I like scrambled or fried with a cooked breakfast.

5. Who was the last person who cooked you a meal? How did it turn out?

That would be the cooked breakfast I had this morning, cooked and served by an actual retired colonel in his B&B. It was very nice; sausages, bacon, beans and scrambled eggs. Lurvely...



"Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast." - Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), An Ideal Husband, 1893, Act I

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It's our old friend the Friday Five!

1. Would you consider yourself an organized person? Why or why not?

I suppose so. Saying that, though, I'm rarely actually on time for anything, and most of my planning occurs at the last minute, so maybe not. Plus, I rarely plan anything more than a month or so in advance. And why not? Too lazy for planning. I prefer to improvise.

2. Do you keep some type of planner, organizer, calendar, etc. with you, and do you use it regularly?

No, I'm not that organised.

3. Would you say that your desk is organized right now?

Yes. The work one is much more cluttered, though, but I can still find everything, so yes.

4. Do you alphabetize CDs, books, and DVDs, or does it not matter?

Hell no. The closest I get is grouping them together by series, artist or whatever.

5. What's the hardest thing you've ever had to organize?

My life.



"Crude classifications and false generalizations are the curse of organized life." - George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

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Okay, so we've had another little change, mostly to change the angry red to a more soothing blue. Let me know what you think.



"All things must change to something new, to something strange." - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)

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So let's see what answers we can get out of this week's Friday Five...

1. Name one song you hate to admit you like.

I'm not sure... I suppose the closest would be 'Not Gonna Get Us' by t.A.T.u which I just like, against all odds and everyone else's opinion that it sucks more ass than an interntational felching championship.

2. Name two songs that always make you cry.

I find the choral version of Barber's 'Agnes Dei' quite moving. The 'Schindler's List' theme is much the same. But cry? Not very often, I'm afraid.

3. Name three songs that turn you on.

There are no songs that, by themselves in isolation, produce such an effect.

4. Name four songs that always make you feel good.

Röyksopp - 'Eple'; Basement Jaxx - 'Do Your Thing'; Alex Reece - 'Feel The Sunshine'; Coldplay - 'Clocks'.

5. Name five songs you couldn't ever do without.

Björk - 'Human Behavior'; Portishead - 'Sour Times'; Aqualung - 'Strange And Beautiful'; Love Spit Love - 'How Soon Is Now'; Radiohead - 'Creep'.



"If you want to make a song more hummy, add a few tiddely poms." - Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A. A. Milne

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