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Feb. 25th, 2009
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Feb. 25th, 2009 02:54 pm1. Long-lived one-liners (I founded X, I was an X once, Delicious, Everybody win, etc.)
They're like macros for the brain.... I am socially intelligent enough to be able to move on from them eventually. It takes a very long time though, so my social intelligence is somewhat limited. They are usually 'group specific', so for example if I started to say 'HELLOOOO' in my Melbourne Model the Musical voice to MUCAAS I'd probably get strange looks. Do it with the cast there and everyone cracks up. I also get people egging me on.... which is a shade disturbing. It's why I like the theatre experience so much - the idiotic in jokes that get repeated again and again, and keep their impact for far longer than they deserve.
2. Cats!
I've had cats since I was 3. With an exception of about 4 years of my life, I've always had cats. I like them. They are amusing, and kind of distant companions. They don't try to impress you or suck up to you. They are also hours of entertainment because they have the stupidest reaction to stimuli I think you can get from a creature. So in summary: yay! Cats.
3. Multidisciplinary background (for some reason I keep feeling surprised whenever I remember that you did physics)
I did do physics! I keep feeling surprised by that too. I didn't get very far. But I've got a fairly decent old mechanical analytical brain in my noggin... I'm also a very curious creature, and I like problem solving. I really do. I liked physics because it tries to take reality and make it make sense. And while it usually fails to do so (yay for first year physics pracs that NEVER have the 'right' results), it still does a decent job in making you understand the principles of the physical world.
Having said that I find people the most fascinating of machines.... And you can't treat them like a physics problem (well not yet, maybe one day in the future!). So I think my facination with humanity stems from a similar kind of curiosity/child-like-ness....
4. Rock climbing (if no-one else has said that one)
Rock climbing is the most awesome blend of problem solving and exercise there is. I love that it engages brain and body at the same time, and it's something where you're not trying to 'outwit' an opponent, you're just trying to overcome a set obstacle.
Whenever I did play soccer or similar I'd also be the one that would be all tactical, looking for open spaces and thinking about 30 seconds ahead, and not just focussing on the ball. My skill level meant that my cunning plans were always poorly executed and invariably failed, but my mentality was very cunning I assure you! So I like rock climbing because it's the most cerebral form of excercise I know. And it's hard. Good lord it's a workout.
5. Quiet in the face of social babble
Am I quiet? Well there you go!
Actually, my level sociability varies wildly.... And I don't really know why. There are times when I very very much like to be left alone. I like being quiet sometimes because it's easier to listen, and other people are invariably more interesting than me. I think that I tend to gather information rather than volunteer it - in a social setting that is. I don't know if that's a view other people share or not...
They're like macros for the brain.... I am socially intelligent enough to be able to move on from them eventually. It takes a very long time though, so my social intelligence is somewhat limited. They are usually 'group specific', so for example if I started to say 'HELLOOOO' in my Melbourne Model the Musical voice to MUCAAS I'd probably get strange looks. Do it with the cast there and everyone cracks up. I also get people egging me on.... which is a shade disturbing. It's why I like the theatre experience so much - the idiotic in jokes that get repeated again and again, and keep their impact for far longer than they deserve.
2. Cats!
I've had cats since I was 3. With an exception of about 4 years of my life, I've always had cats. I like them. They are amusing, and kind of distant companions. They don't try to impress you or suck up to you. They are also hours of entertainment because they have the stupidest reaction to stimuli I think you can get from a creature. So in summary: yay! Cats.
3. Multidisciplinary background (for some reason I keep feeling surprised whenever I remember that you did physics)
I did do physics! I keep feeling surprised by that too. I didn't get very far. But I've got a fairly decent old mechanical analytical brain in my noggin... I'm also a very curious creature, and I like problem solving. I really do. I liked physics because it tries to take reality and make it make sense. And while it usually fails to do so (yay for first year physics pracs that NEVER have the 'right' results), it still does a decent job in making you understand the principles of the physical world.
Having said that I find people the most fascinating of machines.... And you can't treat them like a physics problem (well not yet, maybe one day in the future!). So I think my facination with humanity stems from a similar kind of curiosity/child-like-ness....
4. Rock climbing (if no-one else has said that one)
Rock climbing is the most awesome blend of problem solving and exercise there is. I love that it engages brain and body at the same time, and it's something where you're not trying to 'outwit' an opponent, you're just trying to overcome a set obstacle.
Whenever I did play soccer or similar I'd also be the one that would be all tactical, looking for open spaces and thinking about 30 seconds ahead, and not just focussing on the ball. My skill level meant that my cunning plans were always poorly executed and invariably failed, but my mentality was very cunning I assure you! So I like rock climbing because it's the most cerebral form of excercise I know. And it's hard. Good lord it's a workout.
5. Quiet in the face of social babble
Am I quiet? Well there you go!
Actually, my level sociability varies wildly.... And I don't really know why. There are times when I very very much like to be left alone. I like being quiet sometimes because it's easier to listen, and other people are invariably more interesting than me. I think that I tend to gather information rather than volunteer it - in a social setting that is. I don't know if that's a view other people share or not...