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...and I pray those three people who care will forgive me. ;) Lots up over at my blog though ( http://arwynevenstar.blogspot.com) if you're keen on knowing more than the answers to silly surveys.
Sun, Mar. 14th, 2004, 12:38 pm
I am e -- hear me roar?
Gacked from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) bubbrubb13: | What Irrational Number Are You? |
[ Error: Irreparable invalid markup ('<tr [...] ;>') in entry. Owner must fix manually. Raw contents below.] Gacked from <lj user="bubbrubb13">: <div align="center"><!-- shinylemur.com What Irrational Number are you? version 1.0beta --><table style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; border-color: #006666; border-collapse: collapse;" width="400" cellpadding="4"><tr><td style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font: 110%; font-weight: bold; color: #FFFFFF; background: #066d98; text-align: center;" border="1">What Irrational Number Are You?</td></tr><tr style="color: black ; background: #DDDDDD; font: 10pt;";><td style="color: black ; background: #DDDDDD; font: 10pt;";><div style="text-align: center; font: bold 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'Times Roman', Times, serif;">You are <em>e</em></div><p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'Times Roman', Times, serif; color: black; font: 10pt;"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'Times Roman', Times, serif; color: black; font: 10pt;">Of all the irrational numbers, you are the most intense. By nature you are powerful, although sometimes you can spiral out of control. You are good with money; the interest seems to just compound whenever you are near. When someone uses the word "exponential" they are probably talking about you.<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'Times Roman', Times, serif; color: black; font: 10pt;">In some ways you and φ are a nearly perfect match. Not to mention how attractive φ is. But then, there is the remarkable π...<p style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'Times Roman', Times, serif; color: black; font: 10pt;">Your lucky number is approximately 2.71828183</div></td></tr><tr style="color: black ; background: #DDDDDD;"><td style="color: black ; background: #DDDDDD;"><table width="100%"><tr><td align="left"><a href="http://www.shinylemur.com">Shiny Lemur</a></td><td align="center"><form action="http://www.shinylemur.com/irrational_quiz.html" method="post" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0;"><input type="submit" value="Take the Quiz!"></form></td><td align="right"><a href="http://www.livejournal.com/users/straif/">Straif's Blog</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div> Why does it scare me sometimes that people have enough time on their hands to make quizzes like this? Why does it scare me sometimes that I have enough time on my hands to take them?
Gacked from rj_andersonIf you call me...Arwyn, you're family, friends, teachers, associates, and, in general, 98% of people. Sister Carroll, you're probably from my ward (congregation at church) at school, from my parents' ward, or are announcing that I'm going to speak at church today. Ms. Carroll, you're trying to be formal. I don't attend enough meetings/conferences/important things for anyone to use that on any regular basis. Ar, you're one of my siblings -- most likely my older brother. Awyn, you're my littlest brother -- which is funny, because you're still learning to read and won't even see this. Ary, you're my grandfather on my mother's side. He's the only one who ever manages to get away with it. Ara, you're one of my two best friends from high school. Amica, you're one of my best friends from middle school. Arvin, you met me in Russia, at Russian Table, in Russian Club, or some other Russian-related activity (as the silly Russians don't have a letter 'W' and even when I'm in America and speaking Russian, I automatically revert to the V). Arya/Arinka/Arichka or any other diminutive variation of Arvin, you're my Russian professor. A.C. Burke, you're familiar with my writing and/or poetry via FictionPressArwynEvenstar, you're familiar with the same off DeviantARTDinny/Dins/Dindin, you know too much and must be eliminated. Princess/Priceless, ditto. Erin/Erwin/Awryn/Arywn, you've never met me before and you're trying to pronounce or spell my name and failing miserably despite the obviously phonetic spelling -- I exempt people who spell it Arwin or Arwen because at least they make sense. While this is a pretty comprehensive list, there's certainly some that I've forgotten -- and if you actually call me something else (barring idiot and the like, of course), feel free to remind me. :)
The Dante's Inferno Test has sent you to Purgatory!Here is how you matched up against all the levels: Take the Dante's Inferno Hell TestWhee! I'm glad Dante thinks I'm special? ;) The result isn't unexpected; I don't lead a wild life by any stretch. But what amuses me is that the only time I don't compare low or very low is way down at level 8 -- I guess my malicious side shows up there... ...wait. Malicious side? Hmm. Okay. Right.
Thu, Mar. 4th, 2004, 05:06 pm
Olga? OLGA?
Not, mind, that I have anything at all against people named Olga or any historical figures who happened to be Olgas. I just find that particular name extraordinarily...forgive me...ugly. The masculine form -- Oleg -- as it's pronounced in Russian (similar to Alec, though different) -- is actually one of my more favored Russian names. But Olga? Oh, goodness.
Which Grand Duchess Would YOU Be?Which, of course, makes me grimace -- especially since the description is pretty much spot-on. You'll have already noticed, of course, that I'm somewhat addicted to "What are you?" quizzes; I won't beg forgiveness for it. They provide me great amusement, and we all have our weaknesses...
...right?
Thu, Mar. 4th, 2004, 04:10 pm
 You are water. You're not really organic; you're neither acidic nor basic, yet you're an acid and a base at the same time. You're strong willed and opinionated, but relaxed and ready to flow. So while you often seem worthless, without you, everything would just not work. People should definitely drink more of you every day. Which Biological Molecule Are You? brought to you by QuizillaI can handle water. It's my favorite beverage, after all; and the description isn't far off. Better than the book quiz...
Gacked this test from wonder_girl. I performed a little experiment with it: I took it first without translating any of the questions or answers; the second time, I ran each one through a translator before answering. I'll note, as well, that the questions were different the second time around. But the results? First try1. ПОЛИТИКА (Politics) 75 2. ВОЕННОЕ ДЕЛО (Military Science) 25 3. ЧЕЛОВЕК (The Person) 63 4. ПРИРОДА (Nature) 13 5. БЫТ (Life) 63 6. ТЕХНИКА (Technology) 50 7. НАУКА (Science) 63 8. ИСКУССТВО (Art) 50 9. КИНО И TV (Movies and TV) 25 10. СПОРТ (Sports) 75 11. ЛИТЕРАТУРА (Literature) 25 12. ОБЩИЙ БАЛЛ (General) 49 Second try1. ПОЛИТИКА (Politics) 63 2. ВОЕННОЕ ДЕЛО (Military Science) 63 3. ЧЕЛОВЕК (The Person) 63 4. ПРИРОДА (Nature) 63 5. БЫТ (Life) 50 6. ТЕХНИКА (Technology) 38 7. НАУКА (Science) 38 8. ИСКУССТВО (Art) 50 9. КИНО И TV (Movies and TV) 38 10. СПОРТ (Sports) 88 11. ЛИТЕРАТУРА (Literature) 63 12. ОБЩИЙ БАЛЛ (General) 57 Of course, some of the changes are due to the questions changing -- this probably explains why some of my scores went downsignificantly when I translated the qestions. Politics, Life, Technology, Science, and Movies and TV all went down. That's a lot. And a lot of that is stuff I don't have the vocab for in Russian to have honestly done well to begin with. The overall results of this test? 1. I'm a good guesser 2. I'm especially a good guesser when it comes to sports, given the fact that the only sport I really know well is baseball and that's one they don't play at all in Russia. I think that pretty much sums up what we can learn from this...
Mon, Mar. 1st, 2004, 06:01 pm
Book Quiz!
You're Siddhartha!
by Hermann Hesse
You simply don't know what to believe, but you're willing to try anything once. Western values, Eastern values, hedonism and minimalism, you've spent some time in every camp. But you still don't have any idea what camp you belong in.
This makes you an individualist of the highest order, but also really lonely. It'stime to chill out under a tree. And realize that at least you believe in ferries.
Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
Hmm. Am I? Is that me? I honestly don't think so. Of course, I love the book -- Siddhartha is the very first "group project" book I read in my AP English class junior year. Four of us read this book and did a little project on it. Those books were always fun...I got to read "Richard III" and The Prince that year for the same, and write a creative piece on them. Anyway. Siddhartha. Good book. I really like, and fully agree with the general, mostly Buddhist philosophy expressed in it, too, that there is constant change and flow -- that a thing is never the same in one moment as it was the last, even though it may maintain the same form. But this? Hmm. I can see the individualist in me; but I haven't "spent some time in every camp". In fact, I haven't "spent time in" most camps -- I try to avoid camps, unless I think they match pretty closely my ideas of right and truth, or I find something in them that enlightens what I already know and believe. That I'm open to looking at various camps, is true. Maybe that's what it's approaching? Hmm...
Sat, Feb. 28th, 2004, 11:27 pm
New poetry!
Heads up! I've posted four new poems at FictionPress. Check them out, if you're so inclined. I'm, of course, fond of them all; I wouldn't have posted them otherwise. But I direct your attention in particular to Dies irae and Moonlight sonnet. As many of you know, I'm singing Mozart's "Requiem" with the school chorus this semester. I was inspired by the piece one Sunday night, and wrote the first poem with the Dies irae ("Day of Wrath") and Confutatis ("Confusion"? -- not sure on that) movements (are they called movements? I don't know -- I'm calling them movements ;) specifically in mind because they're my favorites to sing, along with Rex tremendae. Good stuff. The second...my parents tell me that when I was a little girl, I often wouldn't go to sleep until I had gone outside and seen my "moonsky". My feelings about the night sky haven't changed a whit -- I still wonder at the beauty of it every time I walk beneath it, especially when the winter stars are out and the moon is bright over head. This poem was certainly inspired by that. And anyway, I wanted to write a sonnet. So it's a sonnet. A real sonnet -- specifically an English sonnet along Shakespearean lines. One that "introduces an idea in the first quatrain, complicates it in the second, complicates it still further in the third, and resolves the whole thing in the final epigrammatic couplet". It was fun. :)
Sat, Feb. 28th, 2004, 11:21 pm
Considerations
So, I've been thinking. It's generally a bad habit -- I'm aware of this -- and it really hasn't come to anything yet. I don't have a better idea or theme for this page. My blog gets most of my attention (as I've noted), and even that has been limited this semester. I'm not really keen on posting the details of my life to the internet... ...so if anyone has any suggestions for what would be interesting to hear from me, please, let me know. In the meantime, I'll keep thinking.
Fri, Feb. 20th, 2004, 12:30 am
Directions...
It seems that the journal thing really isn't working out how I imagined it. What with the start of school...it's just not happening. My apologies to anyone who might have been excited at the idea of me keeping this up to day -- I direct you, as always, to my blog, Imagination's Fool. Not doing the best job there, either, but I can guarantee it's more up to date than this is. :)
As some know, I dabble every now and again in an online role-play game ( Elendor, specifically, a Tolkien-based world) -- and as being online becomes more and more acceptable, I guess I'm more willing to admit it. After seeing Master and Commander, reading the O'Brian books, and generally getting into one of my occasional "I know nothing about the ocean or sailing but gee doesn't it look cool and boy don't I wish I could do that" moods these past few months, I picked up and created a sea-faring character there. I was feeling particularly creative that day, too, and in writing up his description, took to verse: ( Read more... )
Or, at least, about Russian opera. Bah. Why did I think Mussorgsky wrote the Tsar's Bride? Why, oh why, oh why? Silly me. It's Rimsky-Korsakov. Actually, there's probably a legitimate explanation in this: that I noted a number of similarities between this one and Khovanshchina, which Mussorsky mostly composed and which Rimsky-Korsakov completed. Can I use that as an excuse? I'll try. :)
Mon, Jan. 12th, 2004, 03:28 pm
Poetry found!
And I thought I'd lost it forever. I was snooping around on the server just the other day and came across a folder with my name on it. Opening it up, I found that it was my folder from a computer I thought had been long destroyed -- it contained all my college applications, pictures from high school...well, just about everything I kept on the computer through high school. Also in the folder was my poetry from back in the day -- back in the day, that is, when I wrote "free-form" or whatever it's called -- the stuff that doesn't have regular meter or rhyme. Or, at least, that's what I mostly wrote. And it's mostly teenage angst poetry of the sort that I find abhorrent now (does that make me a snob?). But there are a few pieces in there that bring back memories of the events that spurred them on...I thought I'd share a few here: ( Read more... )That's everything from 1999 -- I'll toss 2000 and 2001 up on a post in the near future, when I'm feeling a little less nostalgic. Maybe it's time for a verse now...
Sun, Jan. 11th, 2004, 05:05 pm
Opening Up
I'd like to say something really big and impressive as my "first post", but to be honest, it's just not happening. I've already got a blog -- why am I starting this livejournal? I've got a few reasons, and I'll let you judge if they're any good. 1. I love the icons. 2. I love the "mood" and "music" info at the bottom of the posts. Sue me. Those are legit, but number three is probably what you'd call the "real" reason -- the reason why I actually am going through the trouble of making one rather than just continuing to admire them. Number 3? 3. My blog focuses a lot on my life and thoughts about life and politics. Especially politics. Especially conservative politics and Russian politics. And that's cool with me -- I'm really not keen on having an actual "journal" online, where I divulge my deepest thoughts and feelings. Heavens, no. But it always seems that when I try to write about writing on the blog, it just doesn't fit in. So, let me say this: this livejournal will be mainly dedicated to my writing efforts. I'll post links (haven't yet, but just haven't gotten around to it) to my webpages where I store my written works. Anyone can feel free to read them. Anyone can feel free to comment on them. And I'll post stuff here, too -- ideas, thoughts, what have you, and if you have suggestions or anything, feel free to share. How's that sound? I doubt it will be extraordinarily regular posting -- I don't know if I'll get around to it even once a week, much as I'd like to write that often. As it is, I'm in between stories right now, spending most of my time (it's vacation -- no school at the moment) hanging out with my family, watching movies, and reading a few of Robin Hobbs's fantasy series. It's relaxing time -- very relaxing. Maybe I'll dig into the writing more when school starts up. Maybe sooner. But I thought I'd give you that heads up.
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