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Saturday, September 18, 2004:

Visit my brand new, remotely-professional looking web log. It's about Me this time.
Haggis // 10:02 AM

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Tuesday, September 14, 2004:

"Your overall intelligence quotient is the result of a scientifically-tested formula based on how many questions you answered correctly. But it's only part of what we learned about you from your answers on the test. We also determined the way you process information.

The way you think about things makes you a Numerical Logician. This means that you're exceptionally strong in mathematics and at using logic to solve problems — you have a way with numbers. But that's not all — compared to others you're very detail-oriented, highly organized, and good at understanding things on a complex and abstract level. You're also a quick study when it comes to learning new things or understanding new concepts.

How did we determine that your thinking style is that of a Numerical Logician? When we examined your test results further, we analyzed how you scored on 8 dimensions of intelligence: spatial, organizational, abstract reasoning, logical, mechanical, verbal, visual and numerical. The 3 dimensions you scored highest on combine to make you a Numerical Logician. Only 6 out of 1,000 people have this rare combination of abilities."

Oh, and my score is 147. Yay.
Haggis // 5:11 AM

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Sunday, August 08, 2004:

I just wanted to let y'all know that Nargothrond.org is slowly turning into another blog of mine, with comics, yay.

Although, over here I may be able to blog some things of note, especially when we (my girlfriend and I) start writing our book. A novel. Fiction. Yay.
Haggis // 1:54 PM

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Monday, August 02, 2004:

If you've never seen the movie Russian Ark, you should try to, if you get the chance. Click here for more information about the movie.
Haggis // 12:38 PM

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Monday, July 26, 2004:

MSNBC - Saddam writes poetry, gardens in prison

Crazy stuff, those Iraqi murderers are actually people as well?! Whoa, unexpected.
Haggis // 9:56 AM

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Friday, July 23, 2004:

I've been thinking about the nature of blogging. And I wanted to blog that at that moment, only I wasn't behind the computer. See, wouldn't it be cool to be able to input your thoughts straight into your web log, without having to take that step of getting behind the keyboard and publishing your post and all? Just put some sensors on your skull, attach them to the BlogRecorder®, and you're all set! With the option to input your thoughts live into your blog, or to record it first, so that you can filter out the obscenities. Get your BlogRecorder today, for only 99.99! BlogRecorder: writes your blog for you.

And don't tell me I'm crazy.
Haggis // 4:21 AM

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Saturday, July 17, 2004:

A thunderstorm is passing over at the moment. I sat on the balcony just before it, on purpose. It was quiet and relaxing.

I saw the 13th stage of the Tour de France, and it was good to see Thomas Voeckler coming over the finish line, knowing that he defended his yellow successfully.

I applied for a very simple job, but I hope it'll land me the money I need to cross the big pond.
Haggis // 10:10 AM

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Thursday, July 15, 2004:

Congratulations! Your score is in the 99th percentile. This means that if one hundred people took the test with you, your score would rank higher than 98 of them on average.

When we analyzed your test, we also discovered that when it comes to quantitative ability, you measure in the 100th percentile. This score indicates you have unusually strong abilities when it comes to solving numerical problems. If there is a numerical pattern to be found, you'll find it. You've got a knack for noticing when something "isn't right." Whether you're conscious of it or not, you have an ability to simply understand when something doesn't add up. Also, when it comes to splitting the check, doing taxes, or determining the number of fans in a baseball stadium, you're the one people turn to.

Now you try.
Haggis // 6:49 AM

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Sunday, July 04, 2004:

Greece wins the European football Championship. I must be dreaming.
Haggis // 1:47 PM

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Friday, June 25, 2004:

Whoa, I was terribly wrong (well not terribly, but still) with my predictions. But Greece in the semi finals? Too cool.
Haggis // 1:39 PM

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Monday, June 21, 2004:

Oh my, I guess Gmail is getting too hot for the competition already!
Haggis // 1:15 PM

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Monday, June 07, 2004:

For want of anything better to do, I'm going to predict the Euro 2004 tournament. Football; or soccer, as some call it. I'll do the group results, and the matches after the group stage, and then I'll just see how many I get right...

GROUP A
1. Portugal
2. Spain
3. Russia
4. Greece

GROUP B
1. France
2. England
3. Croatia
4. Switzerland

GROUP C
1. Italy
2. Denmark
3. Sweden
4. Bulgaria

GROUP D
1. Czech Republic
2. Germany
3. Netherlands
4. Latvia

QUARTER FINALS:
PORTUGAL-England
France-SPAIN
Italy-GERMANY
Czech Republic-DENMARK

SEMI FINALS:
PORTUGAL-Germany
SPAIN-Denmark

FINAL:
PORTUGAL-Spain

I am probably so wrong.
Haggis // 8:49 AM

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Monday, May 31, 2004:

Okay, so I'm feeling silly and do these tests on Quizilla...


Numenorean


To which race of Middle Earth do you belong?
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TOLKIEN CONSERVATIVE:

Traditional, loyal, faithful, and, above all,
reverent defender of Tolkien and his works.
You probably either belong to the Canon Police
or are a sympathizer. Though you have a
tendency to be pompous, supercilious, and
condescending in conversing with fans who fail
to meet your exacting standards for approval,
you won't burn anyone at the stake.


Tolkienology 101: What is Your Tolkien Belief System?
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You are Aragorn!
You are very strong and mature. You adapt well to
your surroundings and know the world well. You
are very loyal to your friends but tend to be
secretive. You are kingly and work well in
leadership situations. You tend to fall in love
with people not like you.


What character from Lord of the Rings are you?
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Go you! You really know what Boromir is made of.


LOTR - How Much Do You Know About Boromir? (Could Be Hard)
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Haggis // 6:38 AM

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Saturday, May 29, 2004:

Google is inconsistent. I mean, I love it and all, but there's something...

Two searches, with the exact same parameters, and the same URL, give different results:
* This is a search for 'blue whale' by a friend in New Zealand.
* This is a search for 'blue whale' by me.
Notice how they're exactly the same? Same URL, both the New Zealand versions of Google, SafeSearch off... and yet, different results. It seems to me that Google are just putting in random pictures of blue whales or something... and if you click that first link again, you'll see that there's even a result from The World of Monkey Island. Weird...
Haggis // 10:16 AM

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The weather is good today, so I just sat on the balcony for a little while. With my cat. And I saw a bee, collecting nectar, searching the flowers for this strange yellow stuff. It had already accumulated quite a bit of it on its hind legs.

Life is beautiful. Especially when someone told you she loves you.
Haggis // 5:06 AM

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Thursday, May 27, 2004:

So, you guys wanted a post about me. Well, not all of you, but at least one or two. ;)

Well, the point is... I've been thinking about emigrating for a while now. And it could be that I found a destination. Well, in any case, it'll be my next holiday destination: Colorado. Now all I need is: a) money; b) information about Colorado; c) leave everything behind I have here. Obviously, 'c)' will be the most difficult to achieve, but of course there is a reason why I picked that particular destination. Guess you'd like to know, huh...?
Haggis // 5:13 AM

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Tuesday, May 18, 2004:

Well, to come back to my previous post: http://marc.perkel.com/archives/000233.html. That site is about the famous Berg decapitation video, which I'm sure you've either heard of, or maybe even seen. It's easy to find on the Internet, and pretty gruesome if you're easily shocked.
But, about the page. It raises some interesting questions concerning the authenticity of the video. It is really worth a read. Now, I'm not saying that I agree or disagree with what is said there, but it sparks a huge discussion (judging from all the comments) and shows what Bush really sparked when he said he was 'gonna smoke 'em outta their holes'. War is bad. People who go to war are bad. Period.
Haggis // 7:12 AM

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Let's go back a while. About four years back. George W. Bush was elected president of the United States of America, and Osama bin Laden was dancing on the table. Osama had seen George Bush Senior's war on Iraq and his agressiveness towards the Middle East. Bin Laden was hoping that history would repeat itself. Finally, he could get out his plans, the plans he had been making, for a terrorist attack of which the likes had never been seen before. Under Clinton, he would never be able to get the reaction he wanted, but with Bush Junior, it would be a piece of cake. September 11, 2001. A day we'll never forget - our generation's equivalent of the assasination on President Kennedy. The whole American nation is in shock, and even panicking. George W. Bush sees no option but to resort to violence - he is a simple man. Thus, war in Afghanistan. But what made Osama really happy, is that President Bush decided that he must finish the job his father started. Not only did this shift the attention from Afghanistan to Iraq, but also it gave Bin Laden another reason to be happy. The Americans invaded Iraq, Saddam is captured, everybody happy. Fast forward a couple of months, and the Americans (under the uninspiring leadership of an arrogant president) are still in Iraq. Iraqis are unhappy, and revolting. Americans are unhappy, and are starting to voice their opinions in public. The thin patriottic veil has finally been lifted, and Bush is accomplishing the opposite of what he wanted to. He is helping terrorism a great deal, by achieving that Americans are finally beginning to see what is happening in the Middle East, and by setting the Arabian world aflame. Osama turns out to be a brilliant strategist, like Napoleon, or Gaius Julius Caesar. And, like those two, he is a deeply cruel man, not afraid of killing, and oppressing people to no end. Where this whole situation will go, nobody knows, but a culmination of violence is not unrealistic, and all that Bin Laden had to do was to stir things up a little - and presto, the mixture is still moving violently, nearly three years after the initial stir.
Haggis // 2:24 AM

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Monday, May 17, 2004:

I'm afraid I haven't been posting as much I should be, lately, but anyway. As you can see, I redesigned the shoutbox to give it a really old-school look. Cool, huh?



Actually.... it isn't by design, but if the shoutbox isn't displayed properly, then you can just pretend it is by design.
Haggis // 12:31 PM

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Thursday, April 29, 2004:

Yetisports.org appears to be down, but you can actually play the new game - YETISPORTS 4, Albatros Overload - here: http://www.prosieben.de/games/yetisports/games/. Have fun. Or whatever.
Haggis // 5:25 AM

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