Posts archive for: 20 October, 2008
  • Stolen, as a thief should

    Do you eat a lot of fast food? No. I can count on both hands the fast food I've had this year. I'm not including takeaway curry of course, because I onyl ever have dahl with chapattis which isn't really what I'd class as fast food.

    How many people have you kissed in 2008? Good question! About 7 no, 6 I think.

    Have you ever streaked? Yes. It was painful- Scotland is not designed for nudity.

    Are you an understanding person? Mostly. I'd like to think I am. Although I can be self centered at times.

    What was the last movie you saw in the cinema? The hairdresser one- zohan?

    What did you last get upset about? Like upset upset? M leaving. Though saying that, I got pretty upset after an argument with my old flatmate. Oh and I wasn't impressed when I came back to find my room had been used as a landfill site over the summer.

    Do you eat sweets on a daily basis? At the moment yes, normally no.

    Does it make you happy to get letters? Yes! I love letters, but I never get any anymore. I used to have pen pals all over the world..

    Who was the last person to text you? Louise

    What are you looking forward to this summer? Graduating!! WOO HOO!!

    Do raisins belong in cookies? I prefer chocolate or nuts but sure, cookies are always good

    Walking into a party, what's the first thing you notice? The last party I walked into, I noticed the people.

    Kiss on the first date? If it's going well then yes.

    Would you rather have chicken or steak? Chicken.

    What's one thing you've learned from a good friendship gone bad?
    Forgiveness is always the best policy

    Who was the last person you took a picture of?
    The friends who came to see me in Cyprus last summer.

    Would you ever donate blood?
    I try but I'm always too low on iron

    Have you ever felt replaced?
    Yes! Many times. Especialyl when my best male friend got himself a girlfriend. And latterly, when my ex boyfriend got himself a man to play with.

    Are there deerheads covering any walls in your house?
    Yah! They're next to my rifle cabinet, below the fmaily crest on the panelled oak walls. My butler, Terence, polishes them every morning whilst I go and survey my barony in my jodphurs and laugh at the peasants like so: "HAW HAW HAW". Marmaduke sometimes comes too on his pony and we chase foxes.

    Have you ever been asked out?
    A few times aye.

    Are you good at telling jokes?
    No! I'm absolutely SHIT at it. I laugh at random things and when I do tell a joke I spoil it by cackling prematurely.

    Have you ever driven without a license?
    aye, but only around fields. It's one of the perks of spending summers in the countryside

    Do you wish you had smaller feet?
    Yes

    Do you write in cursive or in print?
    Cursive scrawl

    Who was the last person you sat next to?
    My vet firend who I met for lunch. she's spent her summer performing acupuncture on animals donchaknow.

    What were you doing at 10 am?
    Sleeping

    Are you different now than you were six months ago?
    April. Yes. I'm happier :)

    What was the last beverage you spilled on yourself?
    robinsons squash

    How old will you be in 10 months?
    25

    Do you think you'll be married by then?
    in 10 months?!! Only if I have a lobotomy or a personality disorder.

    Was yesterday better than today?
    I was seriously hungover yesterday so today is good in terms of head feeling goodness. But I have loads of work to catch up on so it's shit.

    What month is your birthday in? sept

    Can you live a day without tv?
    Yes, many, in a row.

    When was the last time you saw your dad?
    a few weeks ago.

    How many pets do you have?
    0 unless mucky flatmates count? I have to clean up after and feed them so it's essentially the same. Plus they give me massages :) possibly one of my favourite things in the world. But he doesn't press hard enough.

    Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet? Bare feet is best

    Available?
    generally, yes but my life is all work at the moment.

    What is your favorite colour?
    Red.

    What are you doing for your next birthday?
    I'll probably be travelling so I don't know

    Do you like coffee?
    sometimes... onyl good coffee and then not too much. I'm a tea drinker.

    What are you listening to?
    chopin nocturnes played by livia rez.

    Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
    Yes- the middle.

    If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be?
    be time efficient. Be less shy.

    Do you know how to play poker? yes, I'm pretty good at it if money's invovled but seem to lose the ability to play if clothes are involved.

    What are you thinking about right now?
    trying to think how best to spend the £10 I have left between now and next fri.

    Any plans for next weekend?
    work

    What were you doing at 12 last night?
    reading...

    Do you smile a lot?
    Yeah baby!! I always smile. apart from if I'm deeply heartbroken but thankfully that appears to be a bi-annual festival so smiles all round the moment..

    Have you ever had a life-threatening injury?
    No, but it felt like it at the time (when I slipped a disc)

    Do you like flying or driving? Well, having never flown a plane... I LOVE love LOVE trains. If going home- I'll train it, if going long distances I'll try to train it- it depends how much timeI have to get there. Also I refuse to fly within the UK. It's too decadent.

    What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
    Toiletries-food etc

    Do you wear any jewelry daily?
    My bracelet

    Who is the funniest person you know?
    I know a few of funny people.

    How often do you remember your dreams?
    infrequently

    What is your ringtone?
    Ring-ring

    Skim, 1%, 2%, or whole milk?
    Soya milk- light

    Are you mad about anything?
    Not really- most things creative but not everything.

    What time did you go to sleep last night?
    1:30

    Where did you last sleep besides your own bed?
    On the plane from croatia.. slept the whole journey home.

  • fire!!

    Alongside my thesis this year I'm also doing a course on fire behaviour- specifically, predicting how it will progress. This is important in relation to building because, for example, some structures cannot withstand the heat of long term flame. Take The World Trade Centre destruction. Sure, two plans crashed into the towers but it wasn't that in itself which caused the collapse of the towers. It was the sheer heat and duration of the fire which destroyed the integrity of the core structure and made it fail. The massiveness of the structure just gave it more potential energy with which to come crashing down.

    Anyway, this fire course is very exicting but so difficult. I can't remember any of my school chemistry and this is all based on mols and burning rates etc.. Although, we also learnt how to discern an arsonist from a victim. Someone who purposefully starts a big fire (a la petrol) will have no eyebrows/eyelshes and a very burnt nose (as in the skin and cartiledge burnt off). This is due to heat transfer: the hair has little volume but a high surface area so the temperature rises quickly within the material. The nose has a high burn rate as it is dry (in comparison to lips and cheeks) and has large surface area (it is essentially an exposed hollow).

    So! Next time you see a yoof with no eyebrows/eyelashes and a crispy nose, you'll know who started that car fire.

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