Some time ago, I was having a discussion with a friend where it came up that I like those nasty, orange candies known as circus peanuts. I don’t really understand why I like them myself; I just do. Since then, I’ve used the term “circus peanuts” in my head as mental shorthand for anything that I like which either isn’t any good and/or which I have no distinct reason for liking. I bring this up because my faithful readers will probably notice I started reading a book which wasn’t on my list of planned books, The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan. I will not pretend that this book has the greatest story, characters or writing in the world; however it is a book which I have read multiple times and always enjoyed. I picked it up to read this morning as I looked over my unread book list and nothing on there appealed to me in the slightest. So I went with a “circus peanuts” book to have something to read over my lunch hour at work. Then as I was about to start reading the book, I started to wonder what other people’s circus peanuts might be. What do you think? What is your “circus peanuts”?
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A quiet and underrated master of “hard science” fiction who, among other things, foresaw integrated circuits back in the 1940s. |
Well, that’s a new way of finding different authors to read. I mean I’ve been reading sci-fi for practically as long as I’ve known how to read and I’ve never heard of this guy. Thanks for the quiz/link Boing Boing
I found this smart or stupid quiz via a photo in Lorenzodom’s photostream. Definitely not a good realistic test of one’s IQ but it was a fun diversion.
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Pure Geek 43 % Nerd, 60% Geek, 39% Dork |
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For The Record:
A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia. You scored better than half in Geek, earning you the title of: Pure Geek. It’s not that you’re a school junkie, like the nerd, and you don’t really stand out in a crowd, like the dork, you just have some interests that aren’t quite mainstream. Perhaps it’s anime, perhaps it’s computers, perhaps it’s bottlecaps, perhaps it’s all of those and more. Your interests take you to events and gatherings that are filled with people you find unusual and beyond-the-pale, but you don’t quite consider yourself “of that crowd.” Instead, you consider yourself to be fairly normal. Which, you are. Congratulations! You’re the one on the RIGHT! Also, you might want to check out some of my other tests if you’re interested in any of the following: Thanks Again! — THE NERD? GEEK? OR DORK? TEST |
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My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The Nerd? Geek? or Dork? Test written by donathos on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test |