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

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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.