Sunday 16 December 2007

Merry Christmas!

I think I am done for this year! 35 Things and 86 posts later I will wish you all Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. You may be older when I next see you, but do make sure you have a great time during the holidays!



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Thing #86: Sing in front of an audience

I like singing (whether that applies to those around me, that's a different question) which is handy, because this is what I had to do to complete Thing #86. Today's performance in front of a loyal audience is put forward as evidence for the completion of this Thing.

PS: If you are a world-wide known band and you are looking for a lead singer, then drop me a line.

Friday 14 December 2007

Thing #31: Host a party

If you are a member of the secret society you attended the great party I organised. If you are not, please apply within. Every member of the society gets a free ball of crisps.

Thing #39: Be a genius

How appropriate is this Thing for me! Most of my friends think I am a genius and (of course) they think right. They will also testify of my modesty any day! That's me: a modest genius. I am sure you have figured that out anyway by following this blog. You choice of web sites to visit indicates readers of higher intelligence, so well done to you too.

Anyway, to complete the test I decided to take an online IQ Test. Not the best thing to do when you have a headache, but it's a good way to treat insomnia, as IQ test put me to sleep in exactly 26.8 seconds.

So I entered 'IQ test' in Google and selected the first test in the list. After all, I needed an unbiased test (i.e. I did not pick one based on personal preference). Despite the fact that I hate IQ tests, I decided to see this test through. So, I completed it (without falling asleep) and it seems I have an IQ of 126. This ranks me at the top of the above average scale, just 3 points below gifted (2.3% of test takers). Click here for the scales.

Try it if your self and post a comment with your results: http://www.iqtest.com

Thursday 6 December 2007

Thing #93: Build your own web site

Hello?!? You are already to my web site! What's the point in building things from scratch? Not to mention that this is a good opportunity to be part of the Web2.0 movement.

In anyway, I have built more web sites in my life than I care to remember, so I consider this Thing D*O*N*E.

Saturday 1 December 2007

Thing #20: Stay up all night - Done!

Done, lets now go to bed and sleep.

Stay awake - Update #4

Almost fell asleep 22 minutes before the end! :)

Stay awake - Update #3

Time until Saturday, 1 December 2007, 07:40:00 (London time)

It is 0 days, 1 hour, 31 minutes and 32 seconds until Saturday, 1 December 2007, 07:40:00 (London time)

Stay awake - Update #2

Good news! I double checked the book and it does not say that I have to stay awake between 7pm and 9am. It actually says: "Tick the box if you have stayed up later than..." and boxes from 7pm to 9am. So technically, staying up all night does not necessarily mean until 9am. In fact, in London today sunrise is at 7:40am (sunset was at 3:55pm). If you don't believe me then visit http://www.sunrisesunset.com/. Hence, to stay up all night I need to stay awake until 7:40am. That is only 292 minutes or 17k seconds away, i.e. about 5 hours. (countdown) Piece of cake!

Stay awake - don't try this at home!

I am trying to keep myself awake tonight to complete this Thing. If you 'try', then it's more difficult than it actually is. Anyway, to help time pass I watched an ice hockey game, and then played cards until 1:30am. I have another 6 and 1/2 hours to go. Lets hope I can complete this Thing in one go.