images Warning: The Future may have already happened http://www.flickr.com/pho...57594323393196/ Click here for arena montanus's flickr set of warnings ready for the near future. Or here for one from my recent past.
words Democracy (n.), when a whole nation suffers from the same delusion The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings for common words. The winners are: 1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs. 2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained. 3 . Abdicate
words nanowri not this time Come midnight on the 30th November I was sitting here with 31,301 words on the page.. so my second glorious failure.. that's three unfinished novels under my belt now: 2004 - 52,300 words which is about 85% of what i expect that novel to be (currently
words Awake! Awake! A novel about self-awareness PrologueOnezero: Who are you? Onezero: I think I am Onezero. Chapter 1 A wake for the undead Omar awoke. Instantly alert, he lifted his head out of the oh so soft pillow, just far enough to register that the room was dark. He went effortlessly
words 10/500 = 50,000 ??? I climbed into bed last night without the slightest clue what this year's Nano would be about. But thanks to some sleeping tablets that has all changed. Previous years inspiration has come from a combination of a germ of an idea with a little chemical assistance. In 2004
words nanowrimo 2006 For the uninitiated, it is a internet thing where one aims to write a 50,000 word novel from beginning to end all in a month. The aim is not craft a masterpiece but on the contrary to trade in all your pretensions and self-censorship in exchange for a fast
quotes the very witching time 'T is now the very witching time of night, When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out Contagion to this world: now could I drink hot blood, And do such bitter business as the day Would quake to look on.. Hamlet, III,ii LADY MACBETH The raven himself is
quotes foul and most unnatural murther Hamlet, Act 1, Scene V. Elsinore. The Castle. Another part of the fortifications. Enter Ghost and Hamlet. Ham. Whither wilt thou lead me? Speak! I'll go no further. Ghost. Mark me. Ham. I will. Ghost. My hour is almost come, When I to sulph'rous and tormenting
psycho 500 Introverts I am leading a discussion group for some of our new first years. One class a week the have a seminar on a general psychological topic of their choice and I am there to 'facilitate' their discussion. It's a delicate balance between admitting my ignorance or
bad The Volcano Rabbit "The volcano rabbit, which is endemic to the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt surrounding Mexico City, is one of the world’s smallest and most unusual rabbits. It has small, round ears and, unlike other rabbits, makes high-pitched penetrating sounds. The rabbit lives on the slopes of the Iztaccíhuatl and Popocatépetl
bad Tease I have always been a bully. I ain't particularly pleased about it. Not now I'm all grown up and trying to believe my own story of myself as an all-round wonderful guy. We all do that, conceding a few of lesser weaknesses to make our self-image
psycho two left then right down the number line to nine I like it when simple almost silly experiments links two areas to give unexpected results. This is one that you can even try yourself (though I think it works best if you are under 10 years old). Line bisection is a task which is usually used to in neuropsychological testing
london Outlook for some Londons To put the fanastically varied weather we've been having into perspective, here's the weather in some Londons this week. London, Nigeria wins for the electrical storms, with London, Burma a close second, whilst London, Russia looks to be in for a sharp cold snap. It isn&
quotes Theory in practice In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is. - Manfred Eigen, Nobel laureate in chemisty, 1967
psycho Cognitive Science Seminars in London 2006-7 http://www.cbcd.bbk.ac.uk...onseminars.html I've put together a google calendar of forthcoming pychology and cognitive science seminars in central London. Share and enjoy! (And let me know of any errors or omissions)
bad killer hippo bollocks ..hippos are extemely dangerous animals in the wild. In an average year in Africa, hippos kill a far larger number of humans than any other mammal, except other humans. Hippos are short-tempered, huge animals that spend most of their days beneath the surface of shallow waters. When boats or swimmers
psycho Similar and dissimilar others We just had our weekly journal club discussing: Mitchell, J.P., Macrae, C.N., & Banaji, M.R. (2006) Dissociable Medial Prefrontal Contributions to Judgments of Similar and Dissimilar Others, Neuron50, 655-663 It's a moderately neat scanning study that purports to show different neural mechanisms for making judgments
bad sweaty eyelids ascending the escalators at TCR earlier this evening, I glimpsed a man descending with sweaty eyelids.. ewww.. Mercifully, he was passed before I got too grossed out. but not before I was able to discern that other than his oddly glistening eyelids, he was not excessively sweaty elsewhere. Needless to
bad warning: error bork 323/12u Flughafen please, ignore the glitches occurring as i upgrade to a new version of b2evolution
london Thirty years of restaurants Last night I went the the Jazz club in the basement of Pizza Express at 10 Dean St. I was surprised. I'd always known there was a jazz club there but I had always imagined that the jazz was something of an after-thought; a cynical marketing wheeze mainly
psycho What on earth are you doing? "Caspar, what on earth are you doing?" Goodness knows I've heard that phrase often enough. Well finally I have an answer of kinds: http://www.cbcd.bbk.ac.uk/people/caspar
