The Ramblings of a Mad Scientist

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 09:24:22 GMT

i've managed to lose my phone, so for the next few days if anyone needs to get hold of me, call adam's phone or send me an email :)

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:58:14 GMT

Create your own Friend Test here

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:08:46 GMT

i've just bought the prettiest shoes on ebay! and they'll look super with my pink seamed stockings :)

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:19:12 GMT

i'd forgotten just how much i can't stand rod stewart :/

oh, and as i'm sitting next to a tree with presents underneath i feel i should do a christmas meme:

Xmas Stocking

leave a gift for _pinkdaisy_

get your stocking

Sat, 11 Nov 2006 19:34:17 GMT

heehee, did anyone else just see adam on the culture show? :D brilliant!

oh, and does anyone want to come and see princess raccoon at the showroom on tuesday night?

raindrops on roses...

Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:11:26 GMT

following a post from just_linzi i want to know what makes you happy? what do you like? however random, silly or whatever :)

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:17:46 GMT

so, i manage to avoid playing animal crossing for 3 whole months, then i have two days off work poorly and what happens? i'm completely addicted all over again :) of course, having not played for so long has meant that it was easier to start afresh than try and rescue what was left of my old village... but give me a couple more days and it'll be wonderful again :) right, off to catch some more fish and bugs...

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 14:12:41 GMT

i just heard the next tenacious d single on radio1. not quite as silly as some of their previous, but still very silly. just gotta wait for the film now...

and speaking of films, does anyone want to come and see the devil wears prada with me on sunday? adam doesn't want to, and hes away sunday, so i figure its a perfect chance to go :) thinking either 5.30, 6.30 or 8

song meme

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:01:20 GMT

Reply and I will give you a letter to find ten songs starting with that letter. Then post them in your own LJ. My letter is P (for pink, natch!), and comes from asw909. I'm not gonna do any of that linking to bands, or putting in mp3's (mostly 'cause i'm rubbish at that sort of thing!) So, in no particular order, here they are:

P.C.P: Manic Street Preachers. One of my all time favourite bands, and while this is one of the weaker tracks on The Holy Bible, its still pretty good. Its nice to listen to them back when they were still angry, rather than just bland

P.V.C: Kenickie. I promise I'm not gonna make all ten songs 3letter titles, but i had to put this in as well. one of the few bands from my mid90's kitch indie pop days that i still jump up and down to in an embarassing way, and this song in particular brings back memories of college, and getting ready to go clubbing with battle_kitten. its also good advice- when going out clubbing, its better to wear PVC than pretty dresses!

Packs of Three: Arab Strap. You can't beat an album opener that starts with the line "it was the biggest cock you'd ever seen. but you'd no idea where that cock had been". 'nuff said

Papa Don't Preach: Madonna. I just really like this song (and most of her 80's stuff)

Paranoid: Ultraviolence. The first song I ever heard by ultraviolence, at sheffield hallam's old rock night voltage, which was great for its willingness to play just about any request you could think of. A fantastically silly cover of the old Sabbath song, and really fun to dance to

Paranoid Android: Radiohead. A truly brilliant song, with one of the weirdest videos

Passenger: Deftones. From what i still think is their best album, this still sends shivers down my spine

Play Dead: Bjork. One of the first bjork songs i heard, and still one of my favourites, it has a wonderfully disturbing, creepy feel to it, and i absolutely love her voice

Please Sir: Pitchshifter. An old one, but still one of their greatest (especially on the dancefloor). A band that i'm hugely in debt to my ex for introducing me to many years ago

Psycho Killer: Rico. The song on this list that gets stuck in my head the most.

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 14:44:53 GMT

I've just dyed half the bathroom pink!

Along with my hair of course :D

pizza cutter or scissors?

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:47:40 GMT

This attempts to answer the eternal question, are scissors better for cutting up food than a pizza cutter?

Thanks to themikado for the link :)

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:38:04 GMT

Hurray, i just passed my 1st year advisory meeting! this means i can carry on with my phd, and not be forced to graduate with an mphil! phew

aargh, i clash with myself!

Tue, 25 Jul 2006 21:27:04 GMT

Your Aura is Red

Your Personality: Self-confident and stunning, you live in the now! You love life and experience all it has to offer.

You in Love: You're a bit private and have trouble opening up. You need a secure guy who can deal with your independence.

Your Career: Your ideal job gives you a ton of control and concrete results. Consider being a chef, surgeon, or architect.

What Color Is Your Aura?

I wish I had this outfit to wear tonight...

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:19:40 GMT

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 19:02:25 GMT

If You Ruled the Land . . . by wackyweasel

Your first name:

How you gained your rule:

Your title is:

Your Royal Sexyness

Your symbol is:

the cat, because cats are fluffy and nice

You rule from:

a tower surrounded by circling dragons!

At your side is:

your faithful little pet dragon, Smidgeon

Your enforcers, troops, and guards are all:

sexy elves with swords

Your most popular law is:

Harry Potter named national hero; he's done so much!

Your least popular law is:

Banning of people being better-looking than you

Your worst enemy is:

your court jester's awful nun joke

Your popularity rating is:: 86%

Your chance of being overthrown is:: 8%

Quiz created with MemeGen!

Because i'm working so hard today...

Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:32:39 GMT

I escaped from the Dungeon of Pinkdaisy !

I killed Cyberkitty the rat, Narcisse Dei the leprechaun, Cloneboy the kobold, Red20 the troll, Mrpyro the rat, Nasty Rabbit the giant spider, Rabbiter the fire elemental, Pirate Adam the zombie, Morecake the troll, Chaosspirit the floating eye, Aethelthryth the mind flayer, Rich Jacko the dragon, Doom Kitten the troll, Ptype B the owlbear, Kerida Eira the gelatinous cube, Brummie Ninja the troll, 1 11 the mind flayer, Miss Joolz the orc and Catvicky the rat.

I looted the Dagger of Snow, the Dagger of Andymariachi, a Figurine of Mrph, a Figurine of Tanurai, the Shield of Themikado, a Figurine of Silverixnay, the Sword of Namaste3000, the Sword of Understarlight, the Sceptre of Sarcaustick, the Crown of Djlittlestef, the Wand of Sswitch , the Sword of Vi Et Animo, the Armour of Cassielalone, the Axe of My Ruin, the Crown of John Hat, the Shield of Dan Simmons, the Wand of Nail Polish, a Figurine of Chrome Soul, a Figurine of Damia1 and 545 gold pieces.

Score: 970

Explore the Dungeon of Pinkdaisy and try to beat this score,
or enter your username to generate and explore your own dungeon...

Fun and Frolics

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 17:39:24 GMT

So, its my birthday on july 4th, which of course means there must be some form of clebratory drinking

So, here's the plan:
4th july- drinks in the nelson
8th july- picnic/drinks in western park, from about 4pm, followed by corp in the evening (if the weathers rubbish then it'll be drinks in the pub, followed by corp)

Who wants to join me? :)

For those of you not watching the football on saturday...

Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:55:38 GMT

Terry Pratchett's The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents is on Radio7 at 1pm. And features the voice of David Tennant!

Thu, 18 May 2006 20:58:24 GMT

oh dear, look what i've found! i see myself being addicted all over again :)

Wed, 17 May 2006 21:02:35 GMT

Adam's watching the football downstairs, so i think i'll kill some time by doing
1. NAME ONE OF YOUR SCARS, HOW DID YOU GET IT?
i have a scar on my left knee, that for years was the shape of south america, but has shrunk recently. i got it when someone tripped me up during a game of netball when i was about 11

2. WHAT IS ON THE WALLS IN YOUR ROOM?
nothing right now, but normally a mirror, one of my mum's paintings, and a few other prints (usually of flowers)

3. WHAT DOES YOUR MOBILE PHONE LOOK LIKE?
nokia something or other, never remember the model

4. WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?
EBM, metal, industrial, classical, rock, pop, indie...

5. WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT DESKTOP PICTURE?
Random purple swirls (although as i'm doing this on adam's computer, technically a picture of anna paquin as rogue)

6. WHAT DO YOU WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING RIGHT NOW?
to finish my phd without going crazy

7. WHAT DO YOU MISS?
serious: the days when i didn't have to worry about bills/rent etc
silly: opal fruits!

8. WHAT TIME WERE YOU BORN?
1pm exactly

10.WHAT ENDED YOUR LAST RELATIONSHIP?
he smoked too much dope (and i met adam!)

11. DO YOU GET SCARED IN THE DARK?
no

12. THE LAST PERSON TO MAKE YOU CRY?
my mum

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE COLOGNE / PERFUME?
Miss Dior by Christian Dior

14. WHAT KIND OF HAIR/EYE COLOR DO YOU LIKE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
brown hair. not bothered about eye colour

15. DO YOU LIKE PAINKILLERS?
only when i'm in pain

16. COFFEE, OR ENERGY DRINKS?
i hate coffee, so energy drinks, but i prefer tea to either :)

17. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIZZA TOPPING?
its kinda dull, but a really good margherita is hard to beat

18. IF YOU COULD EAT ANYTHING RIGHT NOW, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
ben and jerry's icecream

19. WHO IS THE LAST PERSON YOU MADE MAD?
my boss!

20. DO YOU SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE?
very bad french, and about 3 words of several other languages (including serbian!)

21. WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT SOMEONE EVER GAVE YOU?
erm... i guess some toy or other

22. DO U LIKE SOMEONE?
many people ;)

23. ARE YOU DOUBLE JOINTED?
nope

24. FAVORITE CLOTHING BRAND?
don't really go in for brands, i'm more a charity shop/ebay girl

25. WHAT'S YOUR DREAM CAR?
barbie pink t-bird

27. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MARRIAGE?
i have no objection, but no desperate urge to do it either

28. WOULD YOU FALL IN LOVE KNOWING THAT THE PERSON IS LEAVING?
depends on the person

29. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO TELL SOMEONE HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU?
talking to them, and trying to make them happy

30. SAY A NUMBER FROM ONE TO A HUNDRED:
7

31. BLONDES OR BRUNETTES?
brunettes

32. WHAT IS THE ONE NUMBER YOU CALL MOST OFTEN?
adam's mobile

33. WHAT ANNOYS YOU MOST?
daily mail reader mentalities

34. HAVE YOU BEEN OUT OF ENGLAND?
yes

35. YOUR WEAKNESSES?
too many to list

36. WHAT WAS THE LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED?
lots of chocolate at easter :)

37. FIRST JOB?
waitress in restaurant in leicester

38. EVER DONE A PRANK CALL?
no

39. WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE YOU FILLED THIS OUT?
catching up on my friendslist, before that, listening to a debate on animal testing

40. IF YOU COULD GET PLASTIC SURGERY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
maybe a little off my thighs

41. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN IN LOVE?
3

42. WHAT DO YOU GET COMPLIMENTED ABOUT MOST?
my eyes, my figure

43. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALCOHOL BECAME ILLEGAL?
i'd probably cope fine- i don't drink a whole lot as it is (and if i got desperate, i could always steal the lab ethanol!)

44. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?
nothing particular

45. HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU WANT?
none

46. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
no

47. DO YOU WISH ON STARS?
nope

48. WHICH FINGER[S] IS YOUR FAVORITE?
ring fingers

49. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY?
about two weeks ago

50. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
if i've taken my time then yes

51. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE VEGETABLE?
baby sweetcorn

52. ANY BAD HABITS?
several.

53. WHAT IS YOUR MOST EMBARRASSING CD ON THE SHELF?
erm, its a toss up between dolly parton, justin timberlake and limp bizkit!

54. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
probably

55. HAVE YOU EVER TOLD A SECRET YOU SWORE NOT TO TELL?
no

56. DO LOOKS MATTER?
to some degree, but they're not the be all and end all

57. HOW DO YOU RELEASE YOUR ANGER?
i tend to keep it all bottled up for ages, and then eventually i will either snap at someone for nothing or go and have a good cry

58. WHERE IS YOUR SECOND HOME?
work, depressingly

59. DO YOU TRUST OTHERS EASILY?
no

60. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TOY AS A CHILD?
my soft toy rabbit (which i've still got)

61. HOW MANY NUMBERS ARE IN YOUR CELL PHONE?
at least 60

62. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
frequently

64. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN A MOSH PIT?
yes. it hurt

65. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GUY/GIRL?
a certain gleam in the eye ;)

66. WHAT ARE YOUR NICKNAMES?
never really had any

67. WHAT IS THE MOST PAIN YOU HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED?
never really experienced great pain (at least that i remember- i managed to dent my head in when i was about 4, but have no memory of the time)

68. DO YOU UN-TIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
depends on the shoes

69. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU SPILLED?
sprite when it fizzed up over me

71.WHAT'S THE LAST FURRY THING YOU TOUCHED?
pan

72.WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS?
pink, black

73. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE BANDS/SINGERS?
Kenickie, NIN, Manic Street Preachers

74. HOW MANY WISDOM TEETH DO YOU HAVE?
3 1/2

75. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
i really couldn't care less

76. WHO ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
whatever it is that adam's decided to put on

77. LAST THING YOU ATE?
yummy strawberry sundae thing

78.LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
adam

79.WHATS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ON THE OPPOSITE SEX?
hair, shoes

80.FAVORITE THOUGHT PROVOKING SONG?
johnny cash/nin: hurt

81. FAVORITE THING TO HATE:
wasps

82. FAVORITE DRINK:
tea

83.FAVORITE ZODIAC SIGN:
cancer

84.WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SPORT?
gymnastics

85.WHAT IS YOUR HAIR COLOR?
mid brown, not that anyones seen it that colour for years

86.EYE COLOR?
grey-blue, occasionally seem more green though!

88.SIBLINGS?
nope.

89.FAVORITE MONTH?
july- summer and my birthday!

90.DO YOU LIKE SUSHI?
yeuch, raw fish!

91.LAST THING YOU WATCHED?
probably the news last night

92.FAVOURITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
4th july

93.ARE YOU TOO SHY TO ASK SOMEONE OUT?
not often

94. SUMMER OR WINTER?
winter

95.KISSES OR HUGS?
both for preference

96.RELATIONSHIPS OR ONE NIGHT STANDS?
nowadays, relationships

97.WHO IS THE MOST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
i doubt anyone will

98. WHO IS LEAST LIKELY TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS?
erm, see 97

99. BIGGEST FEAR?
wasps!

100. IS ANYONE IN LOVE WITH YOU?
i certainly hope so :)

Tue, 16 May 2006 18:33:56 GMT

Just been looking at collective nouns on wiki. it seems that the correct term is "a corner of goths" (as i recall, better ones were thought of at last years shefgoth picnic, like a misery of goths!)

also amused by the fact that you also have "a tedium of golfers", "a multiply of husbands", "a neverthriving of jugglers" (just weird, that one), "a hangout of nudists", and my personal favourite "an aarmory of aardvarks"

Sun, 07 May 2006 12:13:38 GMT

I'm bored with my current hair style. Any thoughts on what I should do with it? I don't want it to end up much shorter than this though

Not entirely sure but...

Sat, 06 May 2006 14:38:39 GMT

Free-Wheeling Director

Tue, 02 May 2006 17:40:34 GMT

Does anyone think i can persuade adam to use this as an icon :D

Help!!!!

Mon, 01 May 2006 19:50:44 GMT

ok, so we've got a new password to access wireless network, but i can't find how to get to the old one to delete it! any help? :)

Edit. So i've found how to change password, but now all it will do is let me onto my homepage, and if i try to go to any other site it tells me its not connected!