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Diary of a B+ Grade Polymath ([personal profile] tcpip) wrote2006-05-25 11:28 am

Monsters, CCNA, Work, Gaming, Politics

Monsters 1: Lordi wins Eurovision. Surprised to see many people on my flist making a big deal of this. Let's face it, their lyrics suck and musically they're as competent as KISS or Twisted Sister (i.e., not at all). Basically, they're a crap band in glam monster outfits.

Monsters 2: A gaggle of g*ths wander through Melbourne dressed up as zombies. I find myself wondering what's the point? Sure we love to frock up and apply makeup in new and interesting ways, but I could only think that said participants are competing with Malaysian beggars (I actually saw I guy like this in Indonesia).

Monsters 3: Dracorex hogwartsia, "The Dragon King of Hogwarts", has been discovered. Hat-tip to [livejournal.com profile] ozraptor4 with whom [livejournal.com profile] caseopaya and I are going to the Melbourne zoo tonight for a presentation by a wild animals vet graduate from Murdoch Uni.

CCNA: (Re)sat my semester 2 theory exam on Tueday. Despite feeling like death warmed up I finished with 30 minutes to spare. Instead of doing the sensible thing and checking some of my answers I submitted. Shouldn't have worried; 91.3%; pleased with that result.

Work: I have a lot of it at the moment. Was given at the start of the week a sixty page website to finish by today. No, I haven't been doing much else.

Gaming: Three new faces at GURPS Australian Noir last Sunday; we're going to have to break up into two groups and a two week cycle. Thinking GURPS, retro AD&D, Using HARP, MERP or Rolemaster for Thieves World ([livejournal.com profile] artbroken's ears prick up) and possibly Call of Cthulhu. Would be great if someone would run a SF game; like Paranoia or Cyberpunk.

Politics: Back to the medieval fiefdoms as Montenegro declares independence. Want to reduce teenage pregnancies and STDs? Provide sex education and treat them like the adults they are. Duh. Will someone please pay for the externalities? Global warming may exceed predictions - as in six degrees hotter.

[identity profile] severina-242.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
When was it EVER sensible? Sometime in the 70's maybe. And the Zombie shuffle was just a bit of fun. There was no point, it was just silly fun stuff.

[identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
There was no point, it was just silly fun stuff.

My thoughts were that's a lot of effort for a bit of fun. I mean seriously; it should have been a media event to provide entertainment to the masses or something.

What do you think of our dinosaur friend? ;-)

[identity profile] severina-242.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
It was a sort of media event - there were heaps of photographers. I've never laughed so hard, so at the very least, it entertained me.

[identity profile] jahbulon.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
So, a bunch of goths put on bad makeup then walked around the city with dead-eyed stares...

What else is new?

[identity profile] tcpip.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
What else is new?

But... They got up... and left the house.. it was daytime!

[identity profile] jahbulon.livejournal.com 2006-05-25 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yes, and they were having fun!