Ripped off http://dreamazone2.blogspot.com/2005/03/test-of-time.html

X the ones you've done:

( ) snuck out of the house
( ) gotten lost in your city
( ) saw a shooting star
(X) been to any other countries besides the United States
( ) had a serious surgery
( ) gone out in public in your pajamas
( ) kissed a stranger
( ) hugged a stranger
(X) been in a fist fight
( ) been arrested
( ) done drugs
(X) had alcohol
(X) laughed and had milk/coke come out of your nose
(X) pushed all the buttons on an elevator
( ) made out in an elevator
( ) slept in an elevator
(X) swore at your parents
(X) kicked a guy where it hurts
(X) been in love
(X) been close to love
( ) been to a casino
( ) been skydiving
( ) broken a bone
( ) been high
( ) skinny-dipped
(X) skipped school
( ) flashed someone
( ) saw a therapist - no, but always wished I did :D
( ) done the splits
(X) played spin the bottle
( ) gotten stitches
( ) had an IV
( ) drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
( ) bitten someone
( ) been to Niagara Falls
(X) gotten the chicken pox
(X) kissed a member of the opposite sex
( ) kissed a member of the same sex
( ) crashed into a friend's car
( ) been to Japan
(X) ridden in a taxi
( ) been dumped
( ) been fired
( ) had a crush on someone of the same sex
(X) had feelings for someone who didn't have them back - if I had a dime :D
( ) stole something from your job
(X) gone on a blind date
(X) lied to a friend
( ) had a crush on a teacher
( ) celebrated mardi-gras in new orleans
(X) been to Europe
( ) slept with a co-worker
( ) been married
( ) gotten divorced
( ) had children
( ) saw someone die
( ) been to Africa
(X) Driven over 400 miles in one day
( ) Been to Canada
( ) Been to Mexico
(X) Been on a plane
( ) Seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show
( ) Thrown up in a bar
( ) Purposely set a part of yourself on fire
( ) Eaten Sushi
( ) Been snowboarding
(X) Met someone in person from the internet
( ) Been moshing at a rock show
( ) Cut yourself on purpose
( ) Been to a moto cross show
( ) lost a child
(X) gone to college
( ) graduated college
( ) done hard drugs
( ) tried killing yourself
(X) taken painkillers
(X) love someone or miss someone right now

- You know I'm not doing any more tv appearances, I feel like I've had enough publicity because people only go after the scandals, I want people to appreciate the story. I'd rather be a good person with bad book sales than a bad person with great book sales.
- Would you settle for douchebag with a library card?

You know these people that say "I'm not afraid of anything?" We've all met at least one, right? I won't go into how shortsighted and inconsequential that belief is but it is, as the British would say, absolute bollocks. The statement itself is imprecise, what they mean to convey is that there are a lot of things they are not afraid of, as if to say "I can make a list of things I'm not afraid of". Perhaps even to the point of not being able to think of anything that could (or would) scare them. But as human beings we are scared all the time. Scared of being late for a meeting, scared of oversleeping, missing the bus, of getting our car stolen, sometimes of strangers or people we barely know and dislike, of losing face among peers, of other people's opinions of ourself, of crime, of getting sick, of not finding a job, of losing a job etc. In short, I think everyone is afraid lots of times everyday.

And as a counter measure to fear comes confidence, because the mind needs a response of some kind. Confidence is that internal voice that tells you "I can do this". But a defence mechanism is all it is and I will give you what should be a convincing example. Do you remember being a kid and wanting something that your parents didn't want you to have? Did they ever tell you something couldn't be done or that you just wouldn't get something you wanted? Did you ever think "I'll show them?" and try to make it happen all the same? That is your mind countering the argument to your disfavor and constructing one that benefits you. Would you ever be confident *without* being attacked, without being afraid? No, you wouldn't.

So what is the point? The point is that what we're looking for is not confidence. Confidence is not our promised land. Did you ever think you wanted something only to get it and realized that wasn't it? How many different situations can you name where someone tried to inspire confidence into you to help you do something? A defensive mechanism, that's all it is. No, what the pursuit is about is comfort. When you're confident, you're trying to assert yourself, you're in that "I'll show them" state of mind. When you're comfortable, you're at peace with the world and you have nothing to prove. I used to think I wanted to be confident, I was wrong. I was propelled into a state of comfort without warning and I could not believe how it had come about. But it feels right and only in a state of comfort can one be happy. Comfort sets in when fears are disspelled, so nothing gives rise to confidence and instead there exists a peace of mind.

"Would you like your fries with mayonnaise or ketchup?". Yes, you guessed correctly, that's Burger King at Schiphol airport, Amsterdam. Those who know me know I've been harping on this issue for a while but it just seems so ridiculous that I cannot seem to let it go. "Would you like your fries with ketchup or mayonnaise?" that's like asking "would you like your coffee with sugar or salt?".

"That's gold, Jerry, gold."

rinse. The word of the day is rinse. Got it?

A binary operator is one that requires two operands. In this case there are two classes of operands, the binary operator requires one item from either class. The result of the operation can be assigned to a third variable, like so:

banana_in_pieces = knife <cutting> banana

Here the operator is <cutting>, the two operands being respectively knife and banana. The result is stored in banana_in_pieces. The general form is shown below.

variable = [common culinary device] <operation> {fruit, vegetable}

Now you may ask "why is this interesting?" and understandably "how is this related to the word of the day?". I will keep you in suspense no longer. You see, after you perform a culinary operation on an object of the class which contains fruits and vegetables, thou shalt not leave the above mentioned common culinary device for later cleaning, thou shalt rinse it and leave it to dry. That way, tiny bits of fruit will not dry on a knife which has to be washed with detergent later.

Seinfeld trivia. "Never mind who I am, I know who I am, do you know who you are?" Who said it and when?