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And now for some quizzes I HAVEN'T taken before!
Tue, Nov. 8th, 2016 11:39
Before my previous two entries, I also took several online quizzes I hadn't taken before, but saved all the results to a file on my computer hoping to post them later.
Since posting them all right now would be a bit much, I'll just post three of them today:
( Oops, forgot to LJ-cut these at first )
Can't think of a clever repost button caption right now
Since posting them all right now would be a bit much, I'll just post three of them today:
( Oops, forgot to LJ-cut these at first )
Can't think of a clever repost button caption right now
Enya's birthday!
Mon, May. 16th, 2016 23:52
Happy birthday, Enya! :)
Okay, so as of my posting this it's not quite May 17 here in Texas yet, but it is in Ireland. And with Enya's birthday, isn't that what really matters? ;)
I've mentioned before that because of stuff like this, Enya's birthday had almost become a sad time of year for me... but now that there's a new Enya CD (and I've been feeling slightly less worried overall), thankfully that's not the case this time! :D
I always remember this post
Okay, so as of my posting this it's not quite May 17 here in Texas yet, but it is in Ireland. And with Enya's birthday, isn't that what really matters? ;)
I've mentioned before that because of stuff like this, Enya's birthday had almost become a sad time of year for me... but now that there's a new Enya CD (and I've been feeling slightly less worried overall), thankfully that's not the case this time! :D
I always remember this post
Can't... take... much more...
Mon, Mar. 21st, 2016 16:46Lately I've just had SO MUCH to do that not only do I not get much time to relax, but whenever I do get to take a break, it's usually not actually that relaxing because I still end up thinking about the stuff that has to get done soon.
As I mentioned a while back, I've been working on that physics research project as a part-time job. The conference that I have to attend is coming up soon (it's from March 31 to April 2), and at some point before that (probably THIS WEEK), I'll have to completely wear myself out putting together the information for the poster so I can present it. Hopefully this is the last time I ever have to give a presentation about this project... but with my luck, there will probably be about three more conferences I have to present at. :(
Not only that, but even though I have a part-time job already, I'm now required to look at two listings for potential full-time jobs every week. And I've been having to do more of the chores at home... which I'm not very good at remembering to do. AND recently there was a whole bunch of paperwork I had to do, AND I had to update my résumé recently, AND there's probably more things like that that I'll have to do soon... and so on and so forth.
About 117 days until I get to be happy again...
I'm definitely not even close to being ready to be an adult, even though I'm SUPPOSED to be because I was in college for 4½ years. :(
This entry does not get a repost button because it is friends-only. I decided to make this and the next one public because of later public entries that mention this conference.
As I mentioned a while back, I've been working on that physics research project as a part-time job. The conference that I have to attend is coming up soon (it's from March 31 to April 2), and at some point before that (probably THIS WEEK), I'll have to completely wear myself out putting together the information for the poster so I can present it. Hopefully this is the last time I ever have to give a presentation about this project... but with my luck, there will probably be about three more conferences I have to present at. :(
Not only that, but even though I have a part-time job already, I'm now required to look at two listings for potential full-time jobs every week. And I've been having to do more of the chores at home... which I'm not very good at remembering to do. AND recently there was a whole bunch of paperwork I had to do, AND I had to update my résumé recently, AND there's probably more things like that that I'll have to do soon... and so on and so forth.
About 117 days until I get to be happy again...
I'm definitely not even close to being ready to be an adult, even though I'm SUPPOSED to be because I was in college for 4½ years. :(
ALLELUIA, ALLE, ALLE, ALLELUIA
Tue, Oct. 13th, 2015 22:10
I said in a friends-only entry earlier today that one of my classes today made me feel so uncomfortable, I felt that nothing that could possibly make my day any better.
I WAS WRONG.
While being reassured about what I mentioned in the entry itself also helped me feel a little better, what REALLY improved my day was:
TODAY, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S A NEW ENYA CD COMING OUT ON NOVEMBER 20.
http://enya.sk/2015/10/enya-talks-about-dark-sky-island/
http://entertainment.ie/music/news/Enya-is-releasing-a-new-album-next-month-hear-the-lead-track-Echoes-in-Rain-here/371397.htm
http://enya.sk/2015/10/dark-sky-island-deluxe-edition-cover/
SHE'S BACK. SHE'S BACK. SHE'S FINA-LULLY BACK.*
Those moments lost, forever gone, can never be again... UNTIL NOW! It's easier to remember only good days... BECAUSE THOSE DAYS ARE BACK! :D
I missed that beautiful lady so much... ♥
The only problem is now entries like this one, this one, this one, this one, this one, this one, and this one seem even weirder in retrospect than they already did (is that even possible?) because many times have prooty passed* since the last time I knew for a fact that Enya is still alive and that her hiatus wasn't because of anything weird I said on LJ four years ago. I've forgotten what it was like to not be so worried about those things! :)
*Yes, I threw Homestar Runner references into a post about Enya. Enya and H*R both went on long hiatuses that began within a year of each other and ended within a year of each other, so why not? :)
Echo this post in rain
I WAS WRONG.
While being reassured about what I mentioned in the entry itself also helped me feel a little better, what REALLY improved my day was:
TODAY, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S A NEW ENYA CD COMING OUT ON NOVEMBER 20.
http://enya.sk/2015/10/enya-talks-about-dark-sky-island/
http://entertainment.ie/music/news/Enya-is-releasing-a-new-album-next-month-hear-the-lead-track-Echoes-in-Rain-here/371397.htm
http://enya.sk/2015/10/dark-sky-island-deluxe-edition-cover/
SHE'S BACK. SHE'S BACK. SHE'S FINA-LULLY BACK.*
Those moments lost, forever gone, can never be again... UNTIL NOW! It's easier to remember only good days... BECAUSE THOSE DAYS ARE BACK! :D
I missed that beautiful lady so much... ♥
The only problem is now entries like this one, this one, this one, this one, this one, this one, and this one seem even weirder in retrospect than they already did (is that even possible?) because many times have prooty passed* since the last time I knew for a fact that Enya is still alive and that her hiatus wasn't because of anything weird I said on LJ four years ago. I've forgotten what it was like to not be so worried about those things! :)
*Yes, I threw Homestar Runner references into a post about Enya. Enya and H*R both went on long hiatuses that began within a year of each other and ended within a year of each other, so why not? :)
Echo this post in rain
Matt1993 Cometh
Tue, Aug. 4th, 2015 21:19
Hi! I'm Matt Aaron. For more info about what I do most of the time, go to my profile page.
Right now, I'm wondering what the next Strong Bad E-mail will be like. You should check them out (on homestarrunner.com); they are really funny and were the inspiration for some of my funny screenshots (again, more info on profile page).
...
Wow, now that I've changed my journal style back to what it used to be (although my actual first entry predates this style by... I think a year and a half), it IS easier to convince myself that I haven't wasted the past 3½ years worrying about being judged for everything I do! (Or at least it's easier than it was the last time I quoted my first entry. And not just because I misquoted it a little that time.)
Hopefully it'll stay that way!
By the way, you might have noticed that even though I implied that I would only change the colors of my journal back to what they were, I went ahead and changed the font back to whatever it was too. This is because soon after I changed it to Andalus in the first place, I noticed that certain special characters appear slightly misplaced from the rest of the text when written in Andalus (e.g. "Schächter", "Schrödinger", "Wænya" - but apparently not "Pokémon"), so ever since then, I occasionally considered picking a different font but never got around to it. Well, now I did!
I also changed my journal title back to "Tidbits of Matt's Life" - what it used to be long before it was "Life and times of a cancelled author". I'm still referencing "author cancelled" in the subtitle, though - it's "A cancelled author attempting to let go of the past" instead of "My board of regrets".
:)
Repost like it was 2009
Right now, I'm wondering what the next Strong Bad E-mail will be like. You should check them out (on homestarrunner.com); they are really funny and were the inspiration for some of my funny screenshots (again, more info on profile page).
...
Wow, now that I've changed my journal style back to what it used to be (although my actual first entry predates this style by... I think a year and a half), it IS easier to convince myself that I haven't wasted the past 3½ years worrying about being judged for everything I do! (Or at least it's easier than it was the last time I quoted my first entry. And not just because I misquoted it a little that time.)
Hopefully it'll stay that way!
By the way, you might have noticed that even though I implied that I would only change the colors of my journal back to what they were, I went ahead and changed the font back to whatever it was too. This is because soon after I changed it to Andalus in the first place, I noticed that certain special characters appear slightly misplaced from the rest of the text when written in Andalus (e.g. "Schächter", "Schrödinger", "Wænya" - but apparently not "Pokémon"), so ever since then, I occasionally considered picking a different font but never got around to it. Well, now I did!
I also changed my journal title back to "Tidbits of Matt's Life" - what it used to be long before it was "Life and times of a cancelled author". I'm still referencing "author cancelled" in the subtitle, though - it's "A cancelled author attempting to let go of the past" instead of "My board of regrets".
:)
Repost like it was 2009
The Crayon Test
Tue, Feb. 4th, 2014 17:44You Are Ready for Everything |
 Full of energy and confidence, you undertake projects that seem impossible. You're very confident, and hardly anything ever shakes you. You believe in yourself. You have many passions and talents. You truly appreciate and love your life. You are surprisingly self-accepting and content. You're happy with who you are. |
Considering that
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glowing_dragon took this quiz one day before I first read the Forbidden Comment Threads, the last part seems almost ironic, but I do tend to undertake projects that seem impossible :)Color me reposted with a hint
of probably-reused joke
Over the past week or so, my depression about the Forbidden Comment Threads, my ability to focus, my common sense, and my ability to speak without stumbling over words have all steadily gotten worse.
You know I've said how if I end up with too many creative vortexes stuck in my head at once, I might end up regressing? I think it's actually happening now, except most likely because of the Forbidden Comment Threads instead. I probably don't have much time left...
On some more positive notes:
( - SIX new quizzes!! )
- This is my 900th entry!!! At least it is if you include my glossary. If you don't, then my next entry (whatever it happens to be) will be the 900th.
- I changed the "# comments" and "Post a comment" text in my journal to say "I glued # blenders to my face" and "Is it Saturday night already?!" (both of which are a Garfield reference or - perhaps more famously - a Square Root of Minus Garfield reference). I've been considering changing that text ever since I took Ours Will You 1-Up down and thus made "I'm #-Up"/"Will me 1-Up" stand out as oddly-phrased. (Actually, it probably stood out like that even while OWY1U was up.) And now I finally did! I also changed the current mood text to "This mood coming through", another Garfield/SROMG reference.
Glue this entry to your journal! (well, probably not all, but maybe part of it)
You know I've said how if I end up with too many creative vortexes stuck in my head at once, I might end up regressing? I think it's actually happening now, except most likely because of the Forbidden Comment Threads instead. I probably don't have much time left...
On some more positive notes:
( - SIX new quizzes!! )
- This is my 900th entry!!! At least it is if you include my glossary. If you don't, then my next entry (whatever it happens to be) will be the 900th.
- I changed the "# comments" and "Post a comment" text in my journal to say "I glued # blenders to my face" and "Is it Saturday night already?!" (both of which are a Garfield reference or - perhaps more famously - a Square Root of Minus Garfield reference). I've been considering changing that text ever since I took Ours Will You 1-Up down and thus made "I'm #-Up"/"Will me 1-Up" stand out as oddly-phrased. (Actually, it probably stood out like that even while OWY1U was up.) And now I finally did! I also changed the current mood text to "This mood coming through", another Garfield/SROMG reference.
Glue this entry to your journal! (well, probably not all, but maybe part of it)
Writer's Block: Singles Awareness Day
Tue, Feb. 14th, 2012 16:48
Singles Awareness Day
Do you love or hate Valentine’s Day?
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I know practically everyone else on LJ disagrees with me on this, but even though I'm single, I love Valentine's Day! I understand why some people might be depressed about being single on Valentine's Day, but personally, just the idea of romance in general makes me feel happy, even if I haven't gotten to experience it yet. In fact, on a more general scale, while some depressed people might not be able to stand being around cheery people, that's not the case with me even when I am depressed - instead, their cheer just rubs off on me and I feel better.
That, and Valentine's Day candy is just plain delicious.
Of course, I'm only 18, so I might not be the same way if I'm still single in 10-30 years, but for now, I'd like to enjoy Valentine's Day while I can, please.
*hits the post button and prepares for impending flame wars...*
Complain about me being too happy
Do you love or hate Valentine’s Day?
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I know practically everyone else on LJ disagrees with me on this, but even though I'm single, I love Valentine's Day! I understand why some people might be depressed about being single on Valentine's Day, but personally, just the idea of romance in general makes me feel happy, even if I haven't gotten to experience it yet. In fact, on a more general scale, while some depressed people might not be able to stand being around cheery people, that's not the case with me even when I am depressed - instead, their cheer just rubs off on me and I feel better.
That, and Valentine's Day candy is just plain delicious.
Of course, I'm only 18, so I might not be the same way if I'm still single in 10-30 years, but for now, I'd like to enjoy Valentine's Day while I can, please.
*hits the post button and prepares for impending flame wars...*
Complain about me being too happy
Well, I finished my last final today! Yay!!! :D
I'd enjoy it more if I didn't still occasionally get depressed about what I've taken to calling the Forbidden Comment Threads even though I haven't even read them in the past two weeks, though :(
But yay for the semester being over!
Awesome! (these repost buttons are getting
less original by the minute...)
I'd enjoy it more if I didn't still occasionally get depressed about what I've taken to calling the Forbidden Comment Threads even though I haven't even read them in the past two weeks, though :(
But yay for the semester being over!
Awesome! (these repost buttons are getting
less original by the minute...)
Countdowns and also quizzes
Tue, Nov. 8th, 2011 18:25Countdown to Super Mario 3D Land
Countdown to Mario Kart 7
Countdown to end of semester
Every repost button has a silver lining
Countdown to Mario Kart 7
Countdown to end of semester
You Have Your Attitude to Smile About |
 Things may or may not be going well in your life, but you always take time to smile a little. You know it's important to keep looking up and looking toward the future. Optimism always wins out. You're the one person always eager to see a silver lining in dark clouds. It's important that you feel hopeful. No matter whether you're having a good day or bad day, you keep smiling. A smile makes everything better! |
You Are Proud of Who You Are |
 You see yourself as a creative and expressive person. You're very artistic. You think other people see you as friendly, happy, and charming. You tend to get along well with everyone. You want to see yourself as stable and responsible. You'd like to follow through on your promises. You identify as a compassionate and accepting person. You pride yourself on being forgiving. |
You Are Unique |
 People find you more interesting than you find them. You are a naturally fascinating person. You're friendly and amicable enough to get yourself out of a jam. You are a smooth talker. You just want to get out there and experience the world. You don't want to be tied down at this point in your life. You refuse to let any bad luck get you down. In fact, you believe that you make your own luck. |
Every repost button has a silver lining
Bill of Rights for people who post religious topics on the Internet
Touching video about the lack of Internet etiquette
EDIT IN 2018: Well, not only did I have to go to archive.org and replace the broken links with links to the archived versions, the video doesn't show up even in the archive of the second one, but I went to the source code to find it:
You have the right to repost this entry (please do NOT waive it!!)
Touching video about the lack of Internet etiquette
EDIT IN 2018: Well, not only did I have to go to archive.org and replace the broken links with links to the archived versions, the video doesn't show up even in the archive of the second one, but I went to the source code to find it:
You have the right to repost this entry (please do NOT waive it!!)
Rare instance of me posting a happy countdown...
Tue, Sep. 20th, 2011 20:38Time until Super Mario 3D Land is released
1 month, 7 weeks, 53 days, 1276 hours, 76596 minutes, 4595758 seconds. Can't wait! :D
It's-a me, the repost button! (couldn't think of a new one, OK?)
1 month, 7 weeks, 53 days, 1276 hours, 76596 minutes, 4595758 seconds. Can't wait! :D
It's-a me, the repost button! (couldn't think of a new one, OK?)
Writer's Block: It’s a small world
Sun, Aug. 7th, 2011 18:56It’s a small world
Where is your happiest place on earth?
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At home, on my computer. Because it's where I'm the least likely to make a fool of myself. :)
Stay home and repost this entry
Where is your happiest place on earth?
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At home, on my computer. Because it's where I'm the least likely to make a fool of myself. :)
Stay home and repost this entry
Single pride day
Given that we're less than a week out from Valentines, how do you feel about the approaching holiday? Will you participate or abstain? If you're not in a relationship, how will you celebrate your single status?
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I'm single, but I'm not depressed about it - after all, I'm only 16. Of course, I did want my braces to be off by Valentine's Day (since last Valentine's Day is when I got them put on), but that's probably not gonna happen.
*For those who haven't seen my posts about userpics I plan on making, "Heart, give up my east self" is from the backwards lyrics to How Far We've Come by Matchbox Twenty.
Romantically repost
Given that we're less than a week out from Valentines, how do you feel about the approaching holiday? Will you participate or abstain? If you're not in a relationship, how will you celebrate your single status?
Answer View Answers
I'm single, but I'm not depressed about it - after all, I'm only 16. Of course, I did want my braces to be off by Valentine's Day (since last Valentine's Day is when I got them put on), but that's probably not gonna happen.
*For those who haven't seen my posts about userpics I plan on making, "Heart, give up my east self" is from the backwards lyrics to How Far We've Come by Matchbox Twenty.
Romantically repost
Writer's Block: Confessions of a couch potato
Sat, Oct. 3rd, 2009 10:59
Confessions of a couch potato
What is the longest uninterrupted period of time you've ever watched TV? Were you alone or with a friend/partner? Do you tend to watch more TV when you're happy, depressed, or simply bored?
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Probably the days when I would watch GSN almost all day long. Which of those days was the longest, and whether or not I was watching with anyone, I don't know; it's been so long.
Nowadays, I rarely watch TV. I'm more of a video gamer and a backwards-music-website-that's-currently-down-for-redesign author.
This LiveJournal feature, when placed on an entry, copies all or part of it to your journal and links back to the original post; however, LJ messed up on the examples, confusing many users.
What is the longest uninterrupted period of time you've ever watched TV? Were you alone or with a friend/partner? Do you tend to watch more TV when you're happy, depressed, or simply bored?
Answer View Answers
Probably the days when I would watch GSN almost all day long. Which of those days was the longest, and whether or not I was watching with anyone, I don't know; it's been so long.
Nowadays, I rarely watch TV. I'm more of a video gamer and a backwards-music-website-that's-currently-down-for-redesign author.
This LiveJournal feature, when placed on an entry, copies all or part of it to your journal and links back to the original post; however, LJ messed up on the examples, confusing many users.
