Happy Birthday Shogun!

Today is Shogun's 17th Birthday! Woo Hoo!

Billy And Bunny

Billy is now linked in the group blogs. I stopped in at his blog and saw his post about the Velveteen Rabbit. I barely remembered the story so I googled it and found an audio version. It is cool. ^__^

Google Maps In Statcounter

Watch Out! Gmail/Blogger Glitch

This may only effect those of us experimenting with the blogger beta (which uses the same Google sign in used by Gmail).

I signed in to Gmail and then needed to check something in my blogger account. I signed into blogger and found what I needed and then signed out. Doing this also knocked me out of Gmail! and this blogger account uses a different username and password!

Make sure you save before opening and closing Gmail when using Blogger.

Update: I tried to make this happen again and couldn't. Hopefully it was a one time screw up.

From Masta To Geek

The Masta has gone and morphed into Le Geek. His new blog is coming along fine. I will change all his member links when we get accounts sorted out.

Update: He changed again.

Testing New Blogger Features

I did a quick test of the new things that will be coming to blogger.

I didn't make the blog private and html editing doesn't work yet but it still looks nice. I did change the colour of my background in about 3 seconds and two mouse clicks.

Adding sidebar links is sooo easy now as are other sidebar elements.

My experimental blog is here.

Check out the new features. (via)

It will be nice to see how these changes work out.

Bunnies Never Close Doors

Everytime I see one of these videos, I can't help but crack up. These things are just so weird and random. They're to promote the new Rayman game that's coming out soon. If you want to see the rest of the useful scientific facts about bunnies...check out this link or the official site for the game.

Shanghai Public Transportation Card

Shanghai Public Transportation Card Informative and still interesting.

Find Your IP

I used to use IP Chicken to find my current IP for sites like Statcounter. IP Chicken disappeared and I hadn't found a similar site until Shogun told me about IP2Location.

My Religion

You are a Self-Discoverer

You're not religious, but you've created your own kind of spirituality. Introspective and thoughtful, you tend to look inward for the divine. You are distrusting of all forms of organized religion. You especially dislike religious gurus and leaders, who you feel are charlatans.

What's Your Religious Philosophy?

This is quite an accurate description of my beliefs.

Young Bands

OUTL4W

This is a young punk band from the UK. They really rock.

Video: Get In The Van

Website

Myspace

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X!NK

This band from Belgium sings in Dutch and English.

Video: "Sorry" live

Website

Myspace

Potluck!

I just posted the rules for the online potluck at Firemind. You can write about food, share a recipe, or take a photo of food.

Ik postte enkel de regels voor online potluck in Firemind. U kunt over voedsel schrijven, een recept delen, of een foto van voedsel nemen.

Play With Binky!

adopt your own virtual pet!

Coming Soon: Online Potluck

The Third Annual Online Potluck will be hosted at my Firemind blog on August 5th. You are all invited to participate. I will post more details later.

Komst Spoedig: "Online Potluck"

Potluck

No Surprises -- Geek/Nerd

I took two quizzes at Quizfarm and scored as a Geek/Nerd.

What Highschool Clique Do You Belong To? - gave me these results and I answered a question to break the tie.

Emo Kid = 53%

Loner = 53%

Geek/Nerd =53%

Goth = 27%

"Ghetto" = 20%

Punk = 20%

Hot = 13%

Jock = 13%

Stoner = 7%

Prep = 0%

In the second quiz I was 60% Nerd and 20% Emo. I had very low scores as punk, chav, and skater.

The quizzes were okay but the graphics/tables were crappy and messed up the blog.

Cool Music!

Playing Piano With Balls. This guy is awesome.

Candy Heart

Your Candy Heart Says "Hug Me"

A total sweetheart, you always have a lot of love to give out. Your heart is open to where ever love takes you! Your ideal Valentine's Day date: a surprise romantic evening that you've planned out Your flirting style: lots of listening and talking What turns you off: fighting and conflict Why you're hot: you're fearless about falling in love

What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

I found this through Shogun.

Music Videos

I have been finding some cool music videos lately. These two videos feature boys singing.

The first is a group of talented Japanese boys doing a song called Venus.

Cute Asian Boys Singing

The second video features a German boy singing an aria (opera song). His vocalization is amazing.

Boy Soprano

Wheee!

I just finished writing my 1000th post at Firemind. Whew! It's a big post for a big blog. It felt good to write it.

You are invited...

I will soon be writing my 1000th post at Firemind and I am looking for guest posts. You can find out more in this post.

Shogun has just passed his 100th post and is also asking for guest posts.

No one has to participate and write posts for us. We just want to share some fun with our friends.

Much Better

I am 51% Internet Addict.

I am pretty addicted, but there is hope. I think I'm just well connected to the internet and technology, but it's really a start of a drug-like addiction. I must act now! Unplug this computer!

Take the
Internet Addict Test
@ FualiDotCom

Not Me Apparently, Ha Ha.

I am 20% Hippie.

What? Am I a Republican? Why did I even bother taken this test?! I guess I’ll back to my George W. Bush fan club and tell them I just wasted 10 minutes of my life. At least I don’t stink, man.

Take the
Hippie Test
@ FualiDotCom

I am 23% Emo.

Okay... so I'm not emo at all.. I am probably not even goth, because goths are just messed up emo kids... I am probably a metal head... or into boy bands...

Take the
Emo Test
@ FualiDotCom

Out with the old and in with the new

Well my old blog is gone and here is my new blog. Officaly my blog is dead maw hahahahahahahahahaha. Ok that's all. Remember my new blog is here .

The Masta

So who wants to be metioned...

If you would like to metioned in the wikipedia entry about 2l2b the comment ok. So remember comment if you want to be metioned.

2 Lazy 2 Blog Wikipedia Entry

The Masta started a Wikipedia entry for 2l2b and I edited it. However Wikipedia kept deleting it. This is what we wrote.

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2 Lazy 2 Blog is a popular [[weblog]]. It has 15 members and is growing. Most of the members are under the age of 20 and come from various backgrounds. Members come from five countries on three continents. Our working language is English but we sometimes post bilingually in Dutch and English.

The blog is a place for members to hang out and share ideas. There are few rules and no obligations.

Members often refer to the blog as "2l2b" or "2 Lazy".

== History ==

The blog was created by [http://www.blogger.com/profile/1274993 Leon] on September 24th, [[2005]]. It was started because several bloggers said they didn't have a place to post things that didn't fit their personal blogs.

The idea was to create a [[group blog]]that was open to anyone whether they had a blog or not.

Various group activities were tried such as group chats and contests.

Recently several members started a companion music blog called [http://www.2lazy4radio.blogspot.com/ 2 Lazy 4 Radio].

== External Links ==
[http://www.2lazy2blog.blogspot.com/ 2 Lazy 2 Blog]
[http://www.3lazy4radio.blogspot.com/ 2 Lazy 4 Radio]

Spammers Go Away

Lately we have been getting comments that are obviously spam. They have to be manually posted to get past "word verification". Since the spammers want attention we give it to them by reporting any information we can to Blogger. All spam or spam-like comments are deleted. You are wasting your time.

Soccer Frog/De Kikker Van Het Voetbal

Some of our members are watching the World Cup. I thought this video was funny. Do you think this player could help your country win?

Sommige van onze leden letten op WK. Ik dacht deze video grappig was. Denkt u deze speler uw land kon helpen winnen?

Slate Magazine � Current events, news, politics, culture, and more.

Slate Magazine � Current events, news, politics, culture, and more.
Summary of Blogs

Four Months

When I started bloging 4 moths ago I knew it would change my life. In a way it did. I have met new people and created friendships. In a negitive way I have to waste time and write a post but it is worth it.Thanks to everybody who has helped me. Thanks.
The Masta

Mascot Mambo

I finally added our mascot to the sidebar. I played with the code to link to the bigger picture. Click and see.

I also updated the contest page.

Make Noise With Me!

2 Lazy 4 Radio is a music blog you can join and post music you like. It's rules are as easy as this blog's. I sent out some invites. Let me know if you want one.

335th Post!!!!!!! WHOOO

Well I beat you all to the 335th post bo yah! But the 335th post is not that important but better start small. Well at THB there are some changes going on so if you aren't now you better look at it.
The Masta

Splatter!

I made this art using Splatter.

Nerdy

(via The Masta)

The Winner!

The Masta wins by default because his was the sole submission. The submission is a perfect mascot for this blog! Congratulations Mr. Masta!

I will put the pic in the sidebar soon.

A Winner?

Well the Mascot Contest deadline has come and we only have one submission. So do we declare a winner or have a time extension?

People were busy but we set a time and got a response. We can always hold more contests in the future. Please provide feedback as soon as possible. Majority of members rules as usual.

Contest Deadline Approaching!

We need some more mascots from members if possible. Let's see some lazy animals or people.

My Geospot Map

My Friends
Firemind's Map

The following link goes to my map's url. I have made the links above match but I may have to fiddle with the code again.

My Map

Photo Editing And Viewing

"Super Blogger" has been experimenting with Picassa in his blog. I haven't used the program yet but it seems more of a photo viewer/organizer than an editor.

In Linux I use GIMP to do any major editing of photos. It can be weird to use but it has good tools and it is free. There are also Windows and Mac versions.

For viewing photos and doing quick touch ups I like Irfanview. It is only for Windows.

Earthquakes!

The IRIS Seismic Monitor...

allows you to monitor global earthquakes in near real-time, visit seismic stations around the world, and search the web for earthquake or region-related information.

I got this cool link from one of Shogun's old websites.

Puzzles And Pictures

Okay, so I was checking out one of Super Blogger Billy's websites and noticed this cool puzzle and art site. It was so cool I 'stole' the link for this blog. Ha ha , erm... don't tell Billy. :)

All About Coloring.

Mascot Contest

Rules

Submissions

Mascot Contest Submissions

Submission 1


Contest Rules

The Great Mascot Contest/De Grote Wedstrijd van de Mascotte

2 Lazy 2 Blog needs a mascot to represent us. Blog members are invited to create some silly and appropriately lazy pictures of people and/or animals.

Rules:

1. The contest is open to all members of this blog.
2. The deadline is May 31st at midnight.
3. Pictures should consist of photos or artwork that the person has a right to use and post online. Creative Commons photos at Flickr may be fine just make sure that they don't say 'nd' in the license since that means no derivative art can be made.
4. Pictures should be portrait orientation or almost square so they can be resized and fit into the sidebar.
5. The pictures must be G rated because we are an all ages group.
6. Submissions will be emailed to me and posted as anonymous entries if the group agrees to that.

Voting:

1. Voting takes place June 1 - 5.
2. Voting will use either my Buster Tests exclusively or a mix of MBT and a mail in form. The first would be easier.

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2 Lazy 2 Blog vergen een mascotte om ons te vertegenwoordigen. De leden van Blog worden verzocht om sommige dwaze en geschikt luie beelden van mensen en/of dieren tot stand te brengen.

Regels:

1. De wedstrijd is open aan alle leden van dit blog. De uiterste termijn is 31 Mei bij middernacht.
2. De beelden zouden uit foto's of kunstwerk moeten bestaan dat de persoon een recht heeft online te gebruiken en te posten.
3. De Creative Commons foto's in Flickr kunnen fijn zijn ervoor zorgen enkel dat zij geen 'Nd' in de vergunning zeggen aangezien dat betekent geen afgeleide kunst kan worden gemaakt.
4. De beelden zouden portretrichtlijn of bijna vierkant moeten zijn zodat kunnen zij resized en geschikt in sidebar.
5. De beelden moeten geschat G zijn omdat wij een helemaal leeftijdsgroep zijn.
6. De voorlegging zal aan me worden met de elektronische post verstuurd en zal gepost worden als anonieme ingangen als de groep met dat akkoord gaat.

Stemming:

1. De stemming vindt 1 - 5 Juni plaats.
2. De stemming zal my Buster Tests of uitsluitend een mengeling van MBT en een post in vorm gebruiken. De eerste zou gemakkelijker zijn.

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If you have questions or comments please contact me.

Don't Post Contest Submissions Yet

I need to finish the guidelines and send an email out.

Please consider these questions:

Should the submissions be anonymous or should we know who created each one?

Should we use My Buster Tests to vote like we did for the logo? Instead of adding points for member votes we could send our a voting form via email. Alternately we could do the whole vote by email and restrict it to members.

Mascot Contest/Symbool wedstrijd

I will have the rules/guidelines up as soon as possible - sorry for the delay. The deadline is the end of May so you have lots of time.

Basically we will be choosing a mascot for our blog. I will post rules here and will send an email to the group telling people to check the blog.

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Ik zal zo spoedig mogelijk de regels/richtlijnen omhoog - de droevig voor de vertraging hebben. De uiterste termijn is het eind van Mei zodat hebt u veel tijd.

Fundamenteel zullen wij een symbool voor onze blog kiezen. Ik zal hier regels posten en zal een e-mail naar de groeps vertellende mensen verzenden om blog te controleren.

Happy Birthday Shahid!!

You are older than yesterday and younger than tomorrow. At least you survived the birthday punches. :)

Cool Illusions

Mighty Optical Illusions - is a blog with lots of cool illusions.

Tina You Fat Lard Come Get Some Dinner

Go watch Napoleon Dynamite. It is a great movie. It's about this kid who goes to school and he meets a new kid and he dances and they all have a good time. And at the end he dances it's really cool and funny. I would give it 2 thumbs up plus my Father's two thumbs plus my Grandma's and all of ther people in the world. That is how much I like and if you visit my blog and look at my del.icio.us links you will see there's a Napoleon Dynamite link. SO GO WATCH NAPOLEON DYNAMITE!!!

Where We Are

Members of this blog live all over. I will just list locations and numbers rather than names. Also I will only use information given in the profiles.

Canada: BC = 2

Netherlands = 1

New Zealand = 2

USA: New York = 4
USA: Pennsylvania = 1
USA: Virginia = 1
USA: Florida = 1
USA: (Other) = 2

UK = 1

I could map this out on our Frappr map but I really don't use it that much.

Another Contest/Een Andere Wedstrijd

We are having another contest. I will explain more later!

Wij hebben een andere wedstrijd. Ik zal later verklaren!

Advanced Global Personality Test Results Extraversion 33% Stability 30% Orderliness 43% Accommodation 30% Interdependence 50% Intellectual 43% Mystical 43% Artistic 30% Religious 43% Hedonism 10% Materialism 56% Narcissism 70% Adventurousness 76% Work ethic 63% Self absorbed 50% Conflict seeking 30% Need to dominate 56% Romantic 30% Avoidant 43% Anti-authority 76% Wealth 36% Dependency 43% Change averse 90% Cautiousness 90% Individuality 90% Sexuality 30% Peter pan complex 50% Physical security 83% Physical Fitness 44% Histrionic 30% Paranoia 70% Vanity 63% Hypersensitivity 83% Female cliche 10%

Take Free Advanced Global Personality Test
personality tests by similarminds.com

I am introverted, irritable, feels invisible, observer, depressed, does not enjoy leadership, reveals little about self, dislikes large parties, feels undesirable, does not like to stand out, submissive, suspicious, emotionally sensitive, not a thrill seeker, solitude loving, likes silence, fragile, second guesses self, negative, unadventurous, fearful, weird, focuses on people's hidden motives, paranoid, phobic, dependent, cautious, avoidant, semi intellectual

Those are my traits.

A Good 'Experiment'

I have been wondering about my blogs lately. What was working and what wasn't. I play with lots of ideas and experiment with lots of blogs. This blog began because both Sam and I had things we liked to post that didn't fit our blogs. Shahid joined us and then other members did also.

We tried many different things here and some worked and some didn't. Mostly we just popped in occasionally to say hi and post something interesting. We don't hear from some members for a while but that's okay. We aren't too strict about rules here.

Today was fun because Josh posted an interesting link and 'The Masta' (aka Billy) became our newest member.

Today we have fifteen members. Over 300 posts have been written since we began 8 months ago.

I don't think we are an experiment any more. :) Thanks everyone.

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P.S. If you haven't browsed our members' blogs recently please do so. You may find something interesting to read.

I'm a new member!!!! Yayyyy

I'm a new member of 2 lazy 2 blog! yayyyyyyyyyy.

great free SUDOKU website

Websudoku.com has a new free sudoku puzzle every day for all of you that can't get enough SUDOKU.
also has different difficulty levels depending on whether you're a mensa or a couch potato (;
http://www.websudoku.com/

Blog Questions (Meme)

Here is another meme for you to play with in your blog. (Members can post here).


1) Why and how did you start your blog?

2) If you have a special 'nom de blog', how did you choose it?

3) How did you come up with the name for your blog?

4) What things do you tend to blog about the most, and why?

5) Are there subjects you'd like to blog about, but don't, and if so, what is stopping you?

6) How do you organize your blogroll/links?

7) How do you feel about the design of your blog? Are there any changes you'd like to make to it?

8) How often do you post new entries on your blog? Would you like to post more (or less) often?

9) How often do you read and/or comment on other blogs? How do you find new blogs to read?

10) Have you done anything special to get others to read and/or comment on your blog?

(from James via Daniel)

Memes And Mondays

Wikipedia Meme

I have seen this meme on several blogs:

Go to Wikipedia and look up your birthday (excluding the year). List three neat facts, two births and one death in your journal, including the year.

My Thankful Monday

My Thankful Monday is a new meme site that looks interesting. I thought a plug here would keep them motivated and get our members writing.

Personality Test

Extraversion |||||||||||||| 60%
Stability |||||||||||| 43%
Orderliness |||||||||| 36%
Accommodation |||||||||||| 50%
Interdependence |||||||||||| 43%
Intellectual |||||||||||||| 56%
Mystical |||||||||||| 43%
Artistic |||||||||||||| 56%
Religious |||||| 30%
Hedonism || 10%
Materialism |||||||||||| 43%
Narcissism |||||||||||| 50%
Adventurousness |||||||||||| 43%
Work ethic |||||||||||| 43%
Self absorbed |||||||||||| 43%
Conflict seeking |||||| 30%
Need to dominate |||||||||||| 50%

Romantic |||||||||||| 50%
Avoidant |||||||||||||| 56%
Anti-authority |||||||||||||| 56%
Wealth || 10%
Dependency |||||||||||| 43%
Change averse |||||||||||||||| 63%
Cautiousness |||||||||||||||| 70%
Individuality |||||||||||| 43%
Sexuality |||||||||||||||||| 76%
Peter pan complex |||||||||||||||| 63%
Physical security |||||||||||| 43%
Physical Fitness |||||||||| 37%
Histrionic |||||||||||||| 56%
Paranoia |||||||||||||||| 63%
Vanity |||||||||| 36%
Hypersensitivity |||||||||||||||| 63%
Female cliche |||||| 23%

Explanation of Terms

Take Free Advanced Global Personality Test
personality tests by similarminds.com

Stability results were moderately low which suggests you are worrying, insecure, emotional, and anxious.

Orderliness results were moderately low which suggests you are, at times, overly flexible, improvised, and fun seeking at the expense of reliability, work ethic, and long term accomplishment.

Extraversion results were moderately high which suggests you are, at times, overly talkative, outgoing, sociable and interacting at the expense of developing your own individual interests and internally based identity.

Bon Voyage Shogun

Shogun is going to Japan tomorrow for almost two weeks. Lucky sod.

Have a good trip. :)

Happy Birthday Fintan

Today is Fin's birthday. Will he feel like this tomorrow? :)

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Fintan's Birthday

The Darragh was delirious,
the liquor cold,
the partying was serious,
the drinking bold.

The Darragh was shaking,
he took another pill.
his head was aching,
he felt "over the hill."

Personal DNA

I took the Personal DNA survey like Shahid did and found it interesting. I came out as a Benevolent Idealist. The test is easy to take and makes you think but I found some things I didn't like.

• It uses Shockwave Flash and I found the usual problem of unreadable fonts in Firefox/Linux. In Windows using IE I had no problems.
• The test doesn't tell you you need to allow cookies. It just refuses to continue.
• The default script causes problems with Blogger and loads really slow.

There was a lot of information but basically I try to be nice and I am not always practical.

Benevolent - If you want to be different:

You spend a lot of time taking care of others, but don't forget to take care of yourself!

Sometimes you can get overcommitted, and when you sacrifice spending time with those close to you, it can make them feel unimportant.

Idealist - If you want to be different:

You take time to explore your own thoughts and ideas, but this experience would only be heightened if you opened yourself up even more to others' ideas.

Your faith in yourself and your lifestyle is well-founded, but the occasional foray into the unknown might broaden your perspective and help you see things differently.

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Interesting ideas.

Shifting Gears

For those of you who have any interest in art...you should check this out. I noticed this exihibition on Volkswagen's website a few weeks ago. Little did I know it would be coming to my college soon after. All of the contestants were young people (age 16-25) with disabilities. I stopped by the gallery see the work of the winners earlier today. There are some great and inspiring pieces to be seen here.

You can take a look at the winners and their work at this link.

My Dominant Intelligence

Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence

You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well. An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly. You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view. A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary. You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator.

What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?

Difficult homework questions?

Hope you lot don't mind me continutally pimping off my websites on here, but I do have another little announcement to make.

I've just launched Buster Answers.

It's bascially a very nice forum, but it's specially geared towards answering things like homework and revision (or review) questions which might pop up as you're studying.

So, if you've ever got anything to ask, ask it here! :D

A-ni-mal! A-ni-mal!

You Are Animal

A complete lunatic, you're operating on 100% animal instincts. You thrive on uncontrolled energy, and you're downright scary. But you sure can beat a good drum. "Kill! Kill!"

The Muppet Personality Test

I would often identify with Kermit singing "It's not easy being green" but when I was feeling wild I was Animal. I once made my own monster for a game called "The Creature That Ate Sheboygan." Picture a skyscraper smashing King Kong sized Animal! Ha ha.

Post 300 And a Sexy Quiz

Woo Hoo! This is post number 300 and true to our motto it is filled with fluff. :) I am not sure of my quizz results though.

What Kind of Seducer Are You?

Your Seduction Style: Sweet Talker

Your seduction technique can be summed up with "charm" You know that if you have the chance to talk to someone... Well, you won't be talking for long! ;-) You're great at telling potential lovers what they want to hear. Partially, because you're a great reflective listener and good at complementing. The other part of your formula? Focusing your conversation completely on the other person. Your "sweet talking" ways have taken you far in romance - and in life. You can finess your way through any difficult situation, with a smile on your face. Speeding tickets, job interviews... bring it on! You truly live a *charmed life*

What Kind of Seducer Are You?

What Element Is Your Love?

Your Love Element Is Metal

In love, you inspire and respect your partner. For you, love is all about fusing together for one incredible life experience. You attract others with wit and a bit of flash. Your flirting style is defined by making others want and value you. Greatness and optimism are the cornerstones of your love life. You may let go too easily, but you never get weighed down by your past. You connect best with: Earth Avoid: Fire You and another Metal element: will control and smother each other

What Element Is Your Love?

What Coloured Heart?

Your Heart Is Orange

Love equals unbridled happiness for you. You enjoy the wild ride of falling in love. And while the ride is fun for a while, you always get off once the thrill is gone. Your flirting style: Hyper Your lucky first date: Anything you need your passport for! Your dream lover: Is both daring and well grounded What you bring to relationships: Energy

What Color Heart Do You Have?

More Quizzes

Addicted to Love?

You Are 64% Addicted to Love

Might as well face it, you're very addicted to love. But you're not really getting the deep love you seek. Short lived, dramatic relationships are more your style. Let go of needing someone, and you may find someone you actually want.

Are You Addicted to Love?

I don't want to be cured of this addiction. :)

What Kind of Soul Am I?

You Are a Dreaming Soul

Your vivid emotions and imagination takes you away from this world So much so that you tend to live in your head most of the time You have great dreams and ambitions that could be the envy of all... But for you, following through with your dreams is a bit difficult You are charming, endearing, and people tend to love you. Forgiving and tolerant, you see the world through rose colored glasses. Underneath it all, you have a ton of passion that you hide from others. Always hopeful, you tend to expect positive outcomes in your life. Souls you are most compatible with: Newborn Soul, Prophet Soul, and Traveler Soul

What Kind of Soul Are You?

I Hate Math

You Passed 8th Grade Math

Congratulations, you got 7/10 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Math?

Open Minded?

You Are 56% Open Minded

You are a very open minded person, but you're also well grounded. Tolerant and flexible, you appreciate most lifestyles and viewpoints. But you also know where you stand firm, and you can draw that line. You're open to considering every possibility - but in the end, you stand true to yourself.

How Open Minded Are You?

I am actually quite open minded.

What Type Of Writer?

You Should Be a Film Writer

You don't just create compelling stories, you see them as clearly as a movie in your mind. You have a knack for details and dialogue. You can really make a character come to life. Chances are, you enjoy creating all types of stories. The joy is in the storytelling. And nothing would please you more than millions of people seeing your story on the big screen!

What Type of Writer Should You Be?

Meh, I see myself as a novelist.

Song Lyrics

Find lyrics for the songs you like.

Internet Slang

List of Internet Slang at Wikipedia.

Passing Science

You Passed 8th Grade Science

Congratulations, you got 7/8 correct!

Could You Pass 8th Grade Science?

My Life Path Number

Your Life Path Number is 7

Your purpose in life is to find truth and meaning You are very spiritual, and you are interested in the mysteries of life. You are quite analytical and a great thinker. You have many theories and insights. A life of solitude is perfect for you. You need time to think and do things your way. In love, you are quite charming. You attract many with your confidence and wit. While you enjoy being alone, sometimes you take it to an extreme. You can become too isolated, shutting out loved ones and friends. Express yourself a little bit more, and you'll be surprised where it takes you!

What Is Your Life Path Number?

Video Game Myths

Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked (via) - this is an interesting article.

Logo - A - Gogo!

I finally got the new logo added to the blog. I had to resize it to 660x72 but it still looks nice. Stephen - thanks for your help with getting the template right.

Logo Contest Winner!

I made the contest a little too complicated to calculate but the results are clear.

For the choices section a first choice was worth 3 points, a second 2 and a third 1 point. For the last two questions I just multiplied the totals by the modifiers and added to the choices results. I duplicate vote by a nonmember was left out.

Submission 1 by Stephen = 40 points.

Submission 2 by Shogun = 33 points.

Submission 3 by Fintan = 52 points.

Fintan is our winner!!!!!!!!! His logo will be incorporated into the header soon.

Thanks to everyone for participating in voting and thanks to our three artists.

Bookfest and Logo

I will announce the Logo contest winner later.

Bookfest finishes today. I wrote and linked to my submission.

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Whoo for dashboard and blogger!


It's a bit of an iffy build (not always responsive), but it does the trick and probably is great for quick updates. (See here for an example two.)

Download 'em at Google.

Good enough, though? No - you can't even resize the window. I mean, these guys are meant to be world class computer scientists!

Skating this afternoon!

Hallo allemaal!

Vanmiddag is er weer schaatsen, van de Olympische spelen uit Torino op TV, de 10.000m voor mannen. Spannend! Ik heb op mijn blogspot een poll staan. Ik zou het leuk vinden als jullie mee stemmen wie er gaat winnen. Doen hoor!

Hello all!

This afternoon there is skating, from The Olympics in Torino on TV. 10,000m for men. Exciting! I have a poll on my blogspot, maybe you all like to vote on who will win the race? Just do it!

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Bookfest 2006

Welcome to Bookfest 2006. This is a literary blog party featuring mini book reviews from 2 Lazy 2 Blog members and our friends.

Reading is a fun pastime and it is also a very useful skill. What is read often isn't as important as the fact that one is reading. When a person reads he or she turns little marks on a page into ideas, adventures, and stories. Imagination takes over and for a while the reader exists in another "place."

Have a look at each entry and you may find something interesting to read.

As I am notified I will link each entry.

Enjoy!

Five Books by Leon

Wringer by Sudman

Wringer

The book "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli is about a boy (Palmer) who has pigeon for a pet. All of his friends are wringers except him. Palmer doesn't want to be a wringer. His pigeons' name is Nipper. None of Palmer's friends know that he has a pigeon. But if they did; R.I.P Nipper. Palmer has to try his best so Nipper won't make Palmer's friends suspicious. This is an awesome book. This book made me feel real excited because I didn't know if Nipper would survive or not. I liked this book because this book is really interesting. I wanted to know what crazy things Palmer would do to keep his secret. In the end, Nipper goes to a place where people wring pigeons. The rest is in the book.

(Sorry Leon, I don't have internet at home so I thought if I just publish this post right now, I won't have to worry about the date and stuff. I'm at someone's house right now. Sorry! I hope it's ok.)

Sorry guys, forgot the date!

Age Of Consent Survey

Take my new Age Of Consent survey. Make sure you read the introductory information in the pink box. Comments and feedback are appreciated.

2 Lazy 2 Blog: Choose A Logo

I have made a test to help us select a logo. Have a look at each design and then take the test. If you want to be anonymous just use "anonmember" as a name if you are a member. This isn't a popularity contest among members.

Translation Tool Added To Sidebar

Stephen suggested I add the AltaVista Babelfish translation tool to the sidebar. This would make it easier for Menno to participate. I added the tool and it does work but sometimes makes a mess of what is written.



The photo shows the translation of the last post. It is, as you can see, not perfect. I usually have to play around a bit to get my comments in Men's blog right in both English and Dutch. (Btw, I don't speak Dutch).

Well, we'll figure it out.

Men is our New Member

Men has been popping in to this blog and participating in our projects and some of you have visited his blog. This is an English language blog so language is an issue but I invited Men because we all post here when we can. We are after all 2 Lazy 2 Blog. :)

Men said:

Hallo Leon,

He dat is leuk! Nou ik wil graag mee doen hoor! Maar ja, dan moet natuurlijk wel atijd mijn moeder er bij zijn om te vertalen en dat gaat natuurlijk niet altijd. Maar ik ga zeker eens wat schrijven vind het echt vet cool hoor! Bedankt!

Doei Menno

He that’s nice! Yes I want to participate, it’s great! Only there is one problem, my mother always has to be there to translate and that isn’t always possible. But I really like it and when it’s possible I love to write a little piece, so cool! Thanks!


Bye Menno

You're welcome Men,

Write what you want when you want. Just have fun!

Leon

U bent welkome Men,

Schrijf wat u wilt wanneer u wilt. Hebben enkel pret!

Leon

Header Contest Finals

The Header Contest will be closed to submissions at midnight tonight Pacific Time. The third submission I was waiting for has been linked.

Voting information can be found here.

Instant Messaging Survey

I have just finished creating a long (23 question) Instant Messaging Survey. I think it is quite good and invite you to take it.

• Take the test


• View the results

Last Submission/New Member

I am waiting for one last submission to the logo contest to be emailed to me. I will add it to the contest post as an anonymous link.

I am sending someone an invitation to join 2 Lazy 2 Blog. If they accept they will post their first post here and say hello.

Homework help

If you fancy helping me out with some media studies home work, you could take this short survey on TV News. I'd suggest you stay annonymous ont his one.

Thanks!

Shouting from the rooftops (a.k.a. Now you can make wicked surveys for free!)

Introducing My Buster Tests!

It's a new part of Buster Tests which allows you to make great surveys, questionnaires and quizzes, have your friends take them online and then see the results with perfect clarity.

Features include:

• Make tests quickly and easily all on one page
  
• Easily send out invites to your friends to take your tests
• Great test-taking interface
• Anyone can take your tests - no log in required
• Text and multiple choice questions for extra flexibility
  
• Beautiful results page - it's easy to see popular choices
• Bar graphs built right into the results
• Cool respondent-specific results - see who said what
• Respondent management - you decide who has a say
• CSV data export for super-quick graph making

• It's free!
  

It can be used in just about any situation where you want to know people's opinions, from professional research to more ordinary everyday things.

To find out more, take a look at the tour.

See for yourself: Going to the movies test and the results.

Since I've been working on this for only a week, it's still pretty new and I haven't had the time to do a few features. That said, I'd really like to hear what you think about the site. If you think something could be improved, for example, I'd love to hear what.

You can register, fast and free.

Thanks very much for taking the time to read this.

Cheers,

-Fin

Take My Blog Test!

I just made up a test using my Buster Tests which is being developed by Fintan.

Test creation is very easy and the options are good. There are a few small quirks in the program and I will provide Fin with some feedback.

So take my test and have fun!

Firemind's Blog Test.

Use this link if you want to show people your test results.

Bookfest 2006 - A Literary Blog Party

We are having another blog party on February 25 to 28. Everyone is invited.

Participants will write short book reviews about recently read books or books they really like.

Length: The length of each review is up to each blogger. Try to say why you liked the book.

Number of reviews: up to the blogger. 3 to 5 is about right.

Blog: write the review in your blog on the dates listed above. You may also write it in 2 Lazy 2 Blog.

Links: Links to this blog are appreciated. Something like: "My Bookfest 2006 submission" is fine. Use comments to tell me the url and I will link to your blog.

Special Notes: Josh could include his submission in a podcast produced around that time. Men can write in Dutch about Dutch books.

This will be a joint project with Our Photoblog. The February theme in that blog is "Words and Writing".

Contest Deadline Extended

The contest deadline has been extended to Feb 20. Voting takes place between Feb 20th and Feb 25th.

Scrabbled

Pholph's Scrabble Generator My Scrabble© Score is: 14. What is your score? Get it here.

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Header Contest Submissions

Well, we have approximately another week to go in our Header/Logo contest. The submissions are starting to come in. Voting takes place on February 15 - 16. Any submission is ok just do your best and have fun.

Email me the link and I will link to them here. Anonymous submissions are more interesting. :)

Submission 1

Submission 2

Submission 3

Update: Deadline extended to Feb. 20th and voting from Feb. 20th - 25th.

FON Blog

FON Blog
A interesting Idea I wonder if it has been del.icio.us enough to be counted yet. Excerpt As you know, FON is a global community of people who share WiFi connections. We call these people "Foneros", as a tribute to our heritage as a Spanish company. In order to become a Fonero, you go to FON, to download software that you install in your router, you place your antenna by a window and you share bandwidth with other Foneros from anywhere in the world.

Timmie's Birthday

Today is the birthday of Men's rabbit Timmie. Stop in and wish him luck.