Quote of the Day

The cat could very well be man's best friend, but would never stoop to admitting it.
- Doug Larson

Quote of the Day

It often takes more courage to change one's opinion than to stick to it.
- Geoffrey Abert

Quote of the Day

Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.
- Evelyn Waugh

Numbers

As of Monday I weigh exactly 122 kg. I am using this opportunity to try and lose a few pounds, now that I am at home for a month and can control my eating regime. My blood sugar has been really fine, too.

Quote of the Day

Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so.
- Bertrand Russell

Quote of the Day

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the boisterous sea of liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson

Quote of the Day

He is a self-made man, very much in love with his creator.
- Benjamin Disraeli

Quote of the Day

It is better to live rich than to die rich.
- Samuel Johnson

Quote of the Day

A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience.
- John Updike

Quote of the Day

The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man.
- Van Wyck Brooks

I knew it!

This story from CNN says that lettuce, tuna and sprouts are among the top ten foods responsible for outbreaks of illness. I knew those bastards were out to get me!

Quote of the Day

People ask you for criticism but they only want praise.
- William Somerset Maugham

Quote of the Day

The missionaries go forth to Christianize the savages - as if the savages weren't dangerous enough already.
- Edward Abbey

Vacation

For those of you who think I'm on the equvialent of an extended holiday, think again. Today I've had to change the term plans of eight classes to fit my absence. Tests, term papers, everything gets messed up because of the stroke. I'd just as soon NOT have had it, thank you very much.

Quote of the Day

DON'T PANIC
- Douglas Adams
(Written in large, friendly letters on the front of "The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy".)

Quote of the Day

Modesty is the opium of the mediocre.
- Marty Milner

New Project: Quotes

As some of you will know, I've been sending out quotes daily on ICQ and then weekly on email since Oct 1, 1999 till this summer. Now that I have time on my hands I'm going to start posting them here, one by one. Watch this space!


Quote for Thursday October 1, 2009:

"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."
- Oscar Wilde

Update

Went to the county hospital Monday and Tuesday, then spent the night at the local hospital. Bottom line: They did lots of tests but couldn't find anything. Which probably means the blockage is in veins in the head... so now I'm officially a blockhead.

I'm on a month's sick leave and got TWO months driving ban. Dunno how I'm going to juggle work and busing for that last month, ugh. Was told that I need to rest, which I intend to do to the utmost of my capability. I am simply going to vegetate for the next 5 weeks; watch TV and DVDs, read and catch up on sleep, sweet sleep.

Headcase

Friday, August 28 I had a mini-stroke of some sorts. Being an idiot I have tried to soldier on in the hopes it might get better (which it has, but not enough). Got an MR on Wednesday and it showed some damage, as there are parts of my brain that haven't been getting enough oxygen. I'm on sick leave for now and will probably be ok again, but it'll take some time before I'm back to my usual, sarcastic self.

Going to the county hospital Monday for further check-ups to find out what's causing the lack of oxygen - probably a clot. Could be the heart, could be veins. So have at it in the comments...

Cracking numbers

The effin Red-Green coalition has "won" the national elections and are set for another four years of governing. However, due to Norways electoral system, the opposition gained more votes than the Red-Greens while coming up just short of a majority in Parliament (2 reps). I have calculated the numbers for the whole country as one circuit, and they are as follow (actual election result in parenthesis):

AP (Labour): 60 (64)
SV (Socialist): 11 (11)
SP (Agrarian): 10 (11)

R (Commies): 2 (-)
MGP (Greens): 1 (-)
PP (Pensioners): 1 (-)

V (Liberals): 7 (2) (These poor bastards didn't make the 4% national threshold)
KrF (Christians): 9 (10)
H (Conservatives): 29 (30)
Frp (Populist): 39 (41)

So we see that the Red-Greens would get 81 seats, 83 with the Commies. The center-right opposition would get 84 seats. This result would leave the Greens and the Pensioners holding the balance.