Randomramblings

Do you have a pet?
Any cute one as these kitties (-- from the cutties photo gallery.)

Good luck with all the upcoming stuff.

No. I used to have a dog, a maltese, but I gave it away. I prefer dogs to cats, anyway.

I don't think it would be responsible of me to have a pet now since I spend the majority of the day in town and am at home only during the night.

Anyone else curious? :)

I was wondering where you would find the time for a pet, if you had one.

Very busy you are, I see. Busy as a bee. That's good.
Now don't start playing computer games, ok; don't try getting anybody to buy you an X-BOX.

Do you scuba-dive?

No, I don't scuba-dive. I like swimming, but was never interested in diving.

I did play Sims and CaesarIII, but that was about it. I had planned to also play Zeus and Pharaoh, but could never find the time for it. I never even started playing Sims 2 for fear of getting addicted again. :)

This is interesting on many accounts.

But let me take one busy person having a dog for example. He's busy as a bee, doesn't have time for anything else besides caring for his honey, but still he has a dog, leaving the poor unfortunate soul completely on its own all the time. He finds, however, some fragments of time for the dog from time to time, but in general he owns a dog but does not live with the dog. So he is irresponsible - that's it? I've always thought there is more to it.
Many people have dogs but no children for example. So I am thinking there is something to that too.

A little praise for me. :)
I've always considered myself very animal friendly. I really like them, to such an extend that I don't - have them.

About them computer games. - Very interesting theme! I am hearing there is a film dealing this comming out.
I consider myself lucky I never got my hands over the Sims. I heard many got addicted. I'd stopped playing games before I started university. They teach all sorts of other kinds of games there ...
But I used to play computer games a lot before that. Although I don't think I was ever really addicted. It never got physically unhealthy at least. I enjoyed adventures games immensely: Monkey Island, Indiana Jones, and Grim Fandango (my favorite) for example.
Had you forced me to play a computer game today, I think I would suffer of boredom to death. But then I would gladly create one, if I had time.

I would feel bad having a pet and not taking time to care for it properly. Just as a plant withers if you don't water it, so a pet suffers if it's alone for long stretches of time. At least that's my take on things. And yes, it has to do with being responsible.

Smart people see the distinction between wanting to have something and not having it, because you could not care for it properly; other people just buy it and let it rot.

But there's also psychological addiction; it does not have to be physical...

Hm, I would like to know the size of your bra. (OK, not serious ;))

Maybe: what was the worst book you read?
And: what was the worst film you've seen? You know, like it still makes you wake up at night screaming.

The worst book? Hm... That's have to be Beauty parts 1 and 2. I've forgotten who the author was (I think it was a woman...). The book was badly translated, full of unconnected ideas that led nowhere, the plot was incoherent, the point of the book was unclear... it might as well have been written by a very persistent monkey punching on a keyboard. (I hope I have not offended one of your favourite books here. :)

You (probably) mean most terrifying film? That's difficult. I remember I couldn't watch war films when I was a child because then I'd have nightmares. I still don't watch horror/thriller etc. OK, maybe sometimes I do watch a thriller, if it's really good and has a point and a good plot and fine actors. But horror's not my preference. One of the reasons would probably be that I would go home from the cinema and keep looking if the bad guys are still following me. :)

I remember crying a lot after having seen Saving Private Ryan and The Thin Red Line. But they haven't been upsetting in the way a horror film would be.

(I know you said, you were joking, but I think there's a reason you put it there, so I shall answer it. My bra's a B. There are certain other measurements I don't really recall now because it's been a while since I was last shopping for bras. :) Unlike many other women I'm not at all bothered my the size and I definitelly wouldn't want bigger breasts and (with that) back pain and constantly having to wear a bra and having your skin stretched to its maximum... Contrary to what most men think I believe smaller breasts are an advantage. :) And the shape matters more than the size.)

Oh I see you've just read The Curious Incident. I hope it was a way off the worst book for you. Both Lillit and I enjoyed it. I liked the mathematical intermezzos.

I bet you did. I like them, too. The books is great - very different and that' why I like it. I'll post my review soon; at the moment there are some other posts pending.

'I know you said, you were joking, but I think there's a reason you put it there, so I shall answer it.'

Actually, no, there was no real reason behind that question except triing to make some fun.

But I got an interesting answer, that's true. :)

I don't really care how blogers or my penpals look like. What matters are the words. Don't you think?

Anyway, how many books (non uni related) do you read per year?

Of course! Since it's words we're reading, it matters far more how someone expresses themselves than how someone looks. Unless the blog is just a means of letting other people know you've added new photos to flickr.

This year's a little better than last year book-wise. I figured I have to MAKE time for reading instead of waiting for that time to come by itself. I used to read about two books per year and then from 20-30 during the summer holidays. This year's better in the first segment, as you can see. But really, when I'm attending lectures I have so much to do that I hardly manage that and thus I have very little time for reading. So, it's mainly my course books I'm reading. :)

'and then from 20-30 during the summer holidays. '

That's impresive. I usualy am unable to read more tham one or two books over the summer, but I manage much more during the winter.

Do you penpal?

I used to have pen-friends and we exchanged snail-mail letters. Then I had a few brief correspondences, but nothing lasted for more than a couple of years.

I just love snail-mail letters. They seem so personal. Being able to feel the sheet of paper and see the handwriting. It seems much more real than e-mail. Much more personal, too.

But for the present, I don't have a penfriend.