100 book meme
As seen several times on my flist

The Big Read reckons that the average adult has only read 6 of the top 100 books they've printed. Well let's see.

1) Look at the list and bold those you have read.
2) Italicise those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.

Two were taken out of the list because they were repetitive (Hamlet & The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe).

( See the list... )

29. Hmm. Although, if you counted the *individual books* represented by some listed *series*, that number shoots up to 41. (Why list some as series, and other things -- like the Jane Austen books -- separately?) And I'm really not sure how to count the Sherlock Holmes stuff.

I didn't bold "The Complete Works of Shakespeare", because I certainly haven't read the frickin' *complete works*, although if I had to count up which plays I've read (not just seen performed), that would add 5 or 6 more. (I did, however, bold the Harry Potter series, even though I've only read 4 of them.) I also underlined two things (Harry Potter and HDM) in which I only actually loved the first book, perhaps, and I don't want to commit to loving the entire series.

I'm struck, to be frank, by the way I have managed to go through life, and particularly by the way I managed to skate through my education, avoiding reading any number of things on that list that are usually assigned reading in various English classes. I did actually bold several things that I know darned well I read, but of which I have no memory now, or only the sketchiest recollection (Nineteen Eighty-Four, I'm lookin' at you. And you too, Gatsby).

I really had to go look up who or what the heck The Big Read was, too.

Apparently, Merriam-Webster online has crowned "w00t" as its Word of the Year for 2007. (Really? Not "lolcat"?)


Not actually in time for the holidays, but... you need a Boba Fett-shaped 1gb (or up to 4gb) flash drive, right? Sure you do! (I really don't get why the Darth Vader, Stormtrooper, and R2D2 ones have the little ears.)


Never let it be said that Harvard doesn't know how to have fun: ROFLcon, taking place (tentatively) April 25-26, 2008. What? you say. From the website: "This is the ongoing record of an effort to assemble every famous internet meme or celebrity to come to Harvard in the spring of 2008 to attend a conference. Presumably, they're going to talk about fame online. But with Homestar Runner and Dinosaur Comics coming and Goatse on the guest list, getting there is going to be about 80% of the fun." (Guest list also includes: XKCD, someone from 4chan, Red vs. Blue, Chuck Norris Facts, LOLcats Bible, Anil Dash from 6A, and many more!) Man, I'm tempted...

I totally resisted the TSUNAMI of LJ auto-posting that went around, but of course I can't resist quizzes.

I don't see how this result is possible, though...





(I feel the results of this quiz would have been quite different if they'd put in more choices of the "no, but I kind of wish I did" and "once, back in the mists of time" variety...)

Ganked from oakenguy.

And I wasn't even trying to skew the results or anything...

Link: The If You Were A Beer Test written by gwendolynbooks on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Actually, I think it must say something about my beer snobbery that my reaction to the "Guinness" result was to think, "this test isn't sophisticated enough to place Guinness on a continuum that acknowledges that it has become almost mainstream in terms of beer choices, does it?" Well, of course not -- it's an internet test, after all. I wish I could see all of the other answers, though, to see if there is some even-quirkier result. (But then I guess that assumes that the test-makers would think that the test-takers would prize "quirkiness" as a result.)

I'm over-thinking this.

Yeah, because I'm just THAT bored. And cold. Did I mention cold? I am calling in "Too COLD!" to work tomorrow. (No, really, I am. But I told my boss that I was, and my other boss is out of town, and you know, screw it, I never use personal days anyways.)

Ganked from raqs:

1. Bold the names of guys you'd definitely shag.
2. Italicize the names of guys you might shag after a little persuasion.
3. Leave the guys you don't know of (or wouldn't want to shag) alone.
4. Strike the guys you wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole.
5. ADD ONE OF YOUR OWN AT THE END.

( I have a feeling this is gonna be kind of a wasteland of selections...(bets on how often I will have to consult IMDB?) )

I said I was *bored*, not *proud*.

Language Scholar You scored a 310 out of 400 on language knowledge.

Outstanding! You've scored higher than even most Anthropology students would. You are probably a Linguistics or Anthropology Professor yourself (or at least a Grad student). You may even speak several languages and are possibly working on a new one. If not, then you just have an endless drive to learn about the different cultures of our world. Regardless, you are one of the gems of any society, always promoting a deeper understanding amongst all people. Unless you cheated of course.

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 99% on knowledge

Link: The World Languages Test written by jeremie096 on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test

Okay, no, I didn't cheat. All I would say is that knowing what languages are spoken where doesn't equal knowing how to speak 'em.

Gacked from various folks, like elishavah and katie_m

( iPod Super Shuffle Movie Soundtrack Meme )

Yeah, yeah, succumbing. But I haven't seen anyone post this one yet, and it's definitely a favorite.

Wash: Ah! Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal!

(Of course, that one is all about context...)

So true...

( My Ideal Firefly Guy )

Am annoyed that the results are apparently comparing my score to others of my *age* and *gender*. Hmph. But let there be no mistake: the results of this test are definitely not due to a *fluke* or anything. I put it up, though, because I do believe there are people on my flist who ought to be able to score a good bit higher. :)

Bacardi 151 Congratulations! You're 139 proof, with specific scores in beer (100) , wine (116), and liquor (86).

All right. No more messing around. Your knowledge of alcohol is so high that you have drinking and getting plastered down to a science. Sure, you could get wasted drinking beer, but who needs all those trips to the bathroom? You head straight for the bar and pick up that which is most efficient.

My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender : You scored higher than 78% on proof You scored higher than 97% on beer index You scored higher than 91% on wine index You scored higher than 92% on liquor index

Link: The Alcohol Knowledge Test written by hoppersplit on Ok Cupid