{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth","title":"Imagined complexity","subtitle":"being the distracted ramblings of a mathmatician in training","author":{"name":"losseloth"},"link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"service.feed","type":"application\/x.atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom","title":"Imagined complexity"}}],"updated":"2009-02-12T18:12:15Z","entry":[{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:37798","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/37798.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=37798"}}],"title":"Yo know you're a math nerd when...#1","published":"2008-11-20T21:57:33Z","updated":"2008-11-20T21:57:33Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"you know you&apos;re a math nerd when"}},"content":"<p>...you come home all hyper about that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.axler.net\/DwD.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">wonderfully funny paper<\/a> you found today.<br \/><br \/>Private time on computer is somewhat limited these days, and exams are happening...<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:37575","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/37575.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=37575"}}],"title":"Recent complaint","published":"2008-11-17T16:58:56Z","updated":"2008-11-17T16:58:56Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"complaining"}},"content":"Where have all the hot guys my age gone?<br \/>I cannot seem to find anyone. not that I do not love to ogle my boyfriend - I am speaking of smokin' stars...<br \/><br \/>My friend and I could not come up with a single one!"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:37321","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/37321.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=37321"}}],"title":"Things that are good in my life","published":"2008-11-11T18:01:57Z","updated":"2008-11-11T18:01:57Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"life in general"}},"content":"Because I need to show more gratitude<br \/><ul><li>I found out that I do not have a (possibly chronic, more annoying than serious in my case) disease<\/li><li>They Might be Giants<\/li><li>Winter&nbsp;=&nbsp;mittens. I like mittens<\/li><li>Boyfriend has bought my favorite cookies, to be eaten with a good friend later<\/li><li>The uni minifoodstore sells really yummy cottage cheese+jam cheap now<\/li><li>The voice of Mick Jagger<br \/>I just finished reading War &amp;&nbsp;Peace. Which means time for funnier books (I have saved up a Pratchett for that very purpose)<\/li><li>I disappear to a semi-exotic location soon, to appear later<\/li><\/ul>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:36921","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/36921.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=36921"}}],"title":"Why I watch less TV","published":"2008-11-08T21:29:45Z","updated":"2008-11-08T21:31:34Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"tv"}},"content":"I have, as a wannabe hipster, professed my love of stupid television. It has been a great way to relax, kick back after a long day at school or work, and just watch peoples houses being torn down and build up, or pretty people getting their silly dreams thorn down (you want to sing. Ever listened to yourself?). But lately, I don't enjoy it all that much. I&nbsp;get bored, and get out a newspaper and then turn the TV off because it is disturbing my reading.<br \/><br \/>I think that TV has been dumbed down the last few years (that, or I've become a lot smarter). Am I the only one who does not need to be reminded after each and every cut-scene or commercial break what the presenters are doing?&nbsp;Is it possible that other people also read the effing program guide, thus understanding, when they start watching the show halfway through, that when Adam and Jamie is standing with a heckload of bronze mirrors and discussing reflection angles, it <em>might <\/em>be Archimedes' death ray they are building?<br \/><br \/>I do not need the feeble attempts at dramaturgy in <em>Are you smarter than a fifth grader<\/em>?:<br \/><br \/><strong>Host<\/strong>:&nbsp;And which category do you choose for the X dollar question?:<br \/><strong>Guest<\/strong>: Hmm...<br \/><em>(Commercial break)<\/em><br \/><strong>Host&nbsp;<\/strong>: We are back, X dollars is at stake, and Guest, what will you pick?<br \/><strong>Guest<\/strong>: Hmm... I pick&nbsp;Y!<br \/><strong>Host<\/strong>: He picked Y! Now the question for Y is...<br \/><em>(Commercial break)<\/em><br \/>(Repeat for his answer, whether he will use one of the cheats, whether the answer is correct...)<br \/><br \/>I do not need over-explanations.<br \/>I do not need extra drama added to topics that are interesting in themselves.<br \/>I do not need extra human stories.<br \/>I do not need bickering because it makes people more &quot;real&quot; or makes &quot;better TV&quot;.<br \/><br \/>I&nbsp;want entertainment and learning, and lately, books and newspaper seem to do that job much better television.<br \/>(not that I&nbsp;do not adore Grey's anatomy, House or Big Bang theory...)<br \/><br \/>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:36614","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/36614.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=36614"}}],"title":"Obama won","published":"2008-11-07T21:16:31Z","updated":"2008-11-07T21:16:31Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"politics"}},"content":"Obama won, and an event like that cannot go unnoticed. I cheered for him (from the sideline, as I am not american), and was glad that he won. Why should I care about US politics?&nbsp;Why should I, who cannot vote, who have my own government, complain about or praise what the people of the&nbsp;United States decides?<br \/><br \/>Because the US affects the rest of the world more than any other human factor. Because a US war gets my nations soldiers killed, when most of the people and <em>one of the ruling parties<\/em> is against this war. Because there is no way we can stop global warming before the US president, congress and house of representatives dare take possibly actions that will make driving a car in the US more expensive. Because the global gag rule is holding down women all over the world.<br \/><br \/>So I rejoiced when Obama was elected president. NOT because he is black (although I am happy that the US has come that far from segregation, and hope my country will follow - but I could write a whole entry on my views of minority representation in our parliament alone), NOT because Sarah Palin was new to the national media, NOT&nbsp;because is a brilliant speaker, but because, to me, he seems to be the best candidate in the race.<br \/>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:36495","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/36495.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=36495"}}],"title":"losseloth @ 2008-10-28T16:32:00","published":"2008-10-28T15:47:22Z","updated":"2008-11-20T22:01:40Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"life in general"}},"content":"<a href=\"http:\/\/zenhabits.net\/2007\/09\/simple-living-manifesto-72-ideas-to-simplify-your-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Zen Habits<\/a> suggested writing a list of the four to five things that are most important in your life, and the restructure your life around these things. Being me, I&nbsp;couldn't narrow it down to more than six, but nonetheless, here they are:<br \/><br \/>First, I put <strong>education <\/strong>- I cannot imagine a life without gaining more knowledge every day, where I do not have to stretch my abilities and grow my understanding of the world. I am privileged to get the education I am, <em>practically for free<\/em>, and I wish to honor that privilege.<br \/><br \/>Second, the <strong>love <\/strong>of my life. What the boy does for me is more than he can fathom. He brightens my day, and I&nbsp;do not wish to live without him. I hope to explore the future with him, settle down with him and grow old with him.<br \/><br \/>Third, the wonderful <strong>friends <\/strong>and <strong>family <\/strong>I have, my social security net.<br \/><br \/>Fourth, using my <strong>creativity<\/strong>, whether by writing, singing, drawing or knitting or something I have not learned yet. This blog is part of it.<br \/><br \/>Fifth, <strong>reading <\/strong>- books are really that important. How can one be bored around decent writing?<br \/><br \/>Sixth and last, saving the world - or at least the <strong>environment<\/strong>.<br \/><br \/>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:36134","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/36134.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=36134"}}],"title":"A privacy issue","published":"2008-10-27T15:11:35Z","updated":"2008-10-27T15:11:35Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"books"}},"content":"An boy I went to school with quite some time ago had a father who is a somewhat famous author (at least in this country). Said father has, in the last few years published two books based on his own life, the last apperently involving the birth of his (first?&nbsp;only?) son.<br \/><br \/>I think the books sound intriguing. He describes living with and adjusting his dreams to a disease, growing up in the same time as my parents, and the reviews I have read have been good. <br \/><br \/>However, I&nbsp;cannot escape the feeling that by reading the books,&nbsp;I&nbsp;pry into the life of my previous schoolmate - who I barely even knew, and that feels so wrong."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:36037","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/36037.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=36037"}}],"title":"Nightly ritual","published":"2008-10-25T13:28:23Z","updated":"2008-10-25T13:28:23Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"life in general"}},"content":"I&nbsp;am a nonreligious person&nbsp;(depending on when you ask me, I am either atheist or agnostic). Of course, this does not hinder me from needing some peace of mind and some time to simply exist.<br \/><br \/>Each night, when I am ready for bed, I always clear my desk, and then I lay out clothes for the next day. It has become my small ritual;&nbsp;by clearing the desk I&nbsp;clear my mind of concerns and emotion from the past day, by laying out new clothes, I let my self focus on the next day and simultaneously give myself a good start on it.<br \/><br \/>I have practiced this for some weeks now, and already feel calmer, more focused. Part of it is. of course, probably du to the fact that there is less stress in the morning from not needing to pick clothes (a bad morning can <em>really <\/em>ruin the day!) and less clutter to drain my energy, but I truly believe that part of it is the inner peace of mind I get from that small ritual.<br \/><br \/>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:35801","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/35801.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=35801"}}],"title":"#50 Buy a Wii","published":"2008-10-18T15:17:14Z","updated":"2008-10-18T15:17:14Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"mission 101"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"games"}}],"content":"Bought! I&nbsp;haven't played it that much yet, but it looks good.<br \/>In addition to wii sports (where I&nbsp;love the tennis game!), we got Super Mario Galaxy and some wii-credit-thingamojs.<br \/><br \/>Wee!<br \/><br \/>In other news, midterm has happened, and term papers are happening. Oh well."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:35568","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/35568.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=35568"}}],"title":"It's been too long","published":"2008-10-06T15:44:00Z","updated":"2008-10-06T15:44:00Z","content":"...But I won't give up (arr!)*<br \/><br \/>School has, of course, happened, and my feeble attempts at having a social life. I have finished one term project, but a midterm and another deadline coming up quickly. I am not exactly snowed under, but I really have enough to do! Luckily, I managed to get up to date with my algorithm subject. Once I got into the textbook it was a LOT easier than I thought.<br \/><br \/>I am a bit disappointed that I haven't done more on project 101, I need to start that seriously soon. I just seem to be so tired when I get home these das, so the TV is very tempting.<br \/><br \/>*Missed talk like a pirate day, too"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:35081","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/35081.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=35081"}}],"title":"#73: Take boy to pastry shop, eat BIG fancy cakes","published":"2008-09-07T11:03:14Z","updated":"2008-09-07T11:03:14Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"mission 101"}},"content":"Was accomplished yesterday. I ate a walnut thingy, with loads of whipped cream, he ate something woth a lot of chocolate. It was a nice day, although I started out grumpy. Strange how stumbling over student brass orchestra can brighten ones day...<br \/><br \/>Also, minor changes to the list. I didn't really like goal 101, so am removing that and inserting a Project Euler-related one further up the list."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:34821","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/34821.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=34821"}}],"title":"Scenic spot #1","published":"2008-08-30T16:49:51Z","updated":"2008-08-30T16:49:51Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"food"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"mission 101"}}],"content":"Was visited last weekend. It had blueberries, which we picked, and made jam of. We eat the jam with our morning porridge when we are out of bananas which are the ultimate porridge accesory ever. In fact, I feel inspired to make a list of porridge toppings, from good to ok:<br \/><ol><li>Bananas (not really a topping, as we put them under the porridge, so that they become all gooey and yummy)<\/li><li>Blueberry Jam<\/li><li>Raisins&nbsp;(which are better withour porridge)<\/li><li>Apples (grated)<\/li><li>Lingonberry Jam<\/li><li>Any other jam<\/li><li>Possibly some other fruits<\/li><li>Brown Sugar<\/li><li>White Sugar<\/li><\/ol>This, of course, refers to toppings for oatmeal porridge<br \/>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:34580","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/34580.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=34580"}}],"title":"Typical...","published":"2008-08-30T16:36:13Z","updated":"2008-08-30T16:36:13Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"movies"}},"content":"Why is it, when TV finally sends an OK movie that I haven't watched on a night when I am home, they send three of them at the same time?<br \/><br \/>The winner will probably be Syriana, whilst Legally Blonde and Masj&auml;vlar are the runner-ups"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:34527","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/34527.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=34527"}}],"title":"Not my fault, I think","published":"2008-08-29T06:52:24Z","updated":"2008-08-29T06:52:24Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"school"}},"content":"<em>To my professors<br \/><br \/>Oh, sure,&nbsp;I could study just for the sake of studying. I&nbsp;could read textbooks, quiz myself.<br \/>But this university is known for its rather heavy use of mandatory exercises, and this was a reason I picked it.<br \/>So when you have not published any homework for the next week, there's no wonder I'm not working much.<br \/><br \/>-your faihtful student, losseloth<\/em><br \/><br \/>(But seriously, this is silly. I have NOTHING to do!)<br \/><br \/>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:33993","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/33993.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=33993"}}],"title":"The Big read","published":"2008-08-16T14:30:56Z","updated":"2009-02-12T18:11:34Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"books"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"mission 101"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"the big read"}}],"content":"I realized I should post my list for TBR as well! I got the &quot;book of books&quot; quite some time ago as a gift, and tried some of the books listed, and liked a lot of them...<br \/><br \/>On the following list, the book with dates after 'em was read as part of my mission 101.<br \/><br \/>1. <strike>The Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien<\/strike> (a classic - given the cultural impact this has had, I think everyone should give this book a try)<br \/><strike>2. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen<\/strike> (14.1.2008 - lived up to expectations)<br \/><strike>3. His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman<\/strike> (great book that I got from a cousin, a bit before it got popular)<br \/><strike>4. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams<\/strike> (Read it as a ten-year-old and loved it then)<br \/><strike>5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, JK Rowling<\/strike> (I liked the third better)<br \/><strike>6. To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee<\/strike> (10.2.2009 - I was lukewarm about this, but very positively surprised)<br \/>7. Winnie the Pooh, AA Milne (Read it as a kid, but never in english)<br \/><strike>8. Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell<\/strike> (this book is love)<br \/>9. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, CS Lewis (another never read in English)<br \/><strike>10. Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bront&euml; <\/strike>(20.11.2008, a pageturner)<br \/><strike>11. Catch-22, Joseph Heller<\/strike> (meh, not that good)<br \/>12. Wuthering Heights, Emily Bront&euml;<br \/>13. Birdsong, Sebastian Faulks<br \/>14. Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier<br \/><strike>15. The Catcher in the Rye, JD Salinger<\/strike> (10.1.2009)<br \/>16. The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame (never in English)<br \/><strike>17. Great Expectations, Charles Dickens<\/strike> (Read as a part of English class. I was the only one to read the actual book, and not the penguin short version)<br \/><strike>18. Little Women, Louisa May Alcott <\/strike>(2.2.2009 - This was sweet and an easy read)<br \/>19. Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Louis de Bernieres<br \/><strike>20. War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy<\/strike> (9.11.2008, brilliant in parts, boring in others. Brilliance outweighted boring.)<br \/>21. Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell<br \/><strike>22. Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone, JK Rowling<\/strike> (My mom got me this, was highly sceptical, the devoured the whole thing. Also, one of the first books I read in English)<br \/><strike>23. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets, JK Rowling<\/strike> (My least favourite HP novel)<br \/><strike>24. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban, JK Rowling<\/strike> (An early favourite, but the three last ones are better)<br \/><strike>25. The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien<\/strike> (Childhood memories)<br \/>26. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy<br \/>27. Middlemarch, George Eliot<br \/>28. A Prayer For Owen Meany, John Irving<br \/>29. The Grapes Of Wrath, John Steinbeck<br \/><strike>30. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, Lewis Carroll<\/strike> (around 1.1.2009)<br \/>31. The Story Of Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson<br \/>32. One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Gabriel Garc&iacute;a M&aacute;rquez<br \/>33. The Pillars Of The Earth, Ken Follett<br \/>34. David Copperfield, Charles Dickens<br \/>35. Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl (never in English)<br \/>36. Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson (never in English)<br \/>37. A Town Like Alice, Nevil Shute<br \/>38. Persuasion, Jane Austen<br \/><strike>39. Dune, Frank Herbert<\/strike> (Liked it, and the movie too, as one of the few in the world (it seems))<br \/>40. Emma, Jane Austen<br \/>41. Anne Of Green Gables, LM Montgomery<br \/>42. Watership Down, Richard Adams (never in English)<br \/>43. The Great Gatsby, F Scott Fitzgerald<br \/><strike>44. The Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas<\/strike> (Did not leave an impression)<br \/>45. Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh<br \/><strike>46. Animal Farm, George Orwell<\/strike> (Love)<br \/>47. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens<br \/>48. Far From The Madding Crowd, Thomas Hardy<br \/>49. Goodnight Mister Tom, Michelle Magorian<br \/>50. The Shell Seekers, Rosamunde Pilcher<br \/>51. The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett<br \/>52. Of Mice And Men, John Steinbeck<br \/>53. The Stand, Stephen King<br \/><strike>54. Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy<\/strike> (Easier read than I thought)<br \/>55. A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth<br \/>56. The BFG, Roald Dahl (never in English)<br \/>57. Swallows And Amazons, Arthur Ransome<br \/>58. Black Beauty, Anna Sewell<br \/><strike>59. Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer<\/strike> (Nice, fun, but I should have been younger)<br \/>60. Crime And Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky<br \/>61. Noughts And Crosses, Malorie Blackman<br \/>62. Memoirs Of A Geisha, Arthur Golden<br \/>63. A Tale Of Two Cities, Charles Dickens<br \/>64. The Thorn Birds, Colleen McCollough<br \/><strike>65. Mort, Terry Pratchett&nbsp; <\/strike>(I like Pratchett)<br \/>66. The Magic Faraway Tree, Enid Blyton<br \/>67. The Magus, John Fowles<br \/><strike>68. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman<\/strike> (and Gaiman)<br \/><strike>69. Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett<\/strike> (Really like)<br \/>70. Lord Of The Flies, William Golding (never in English)<br \/><strike>71. Perfume, Patrick S&uuml;skind<\/strike> (ick)<br \/>72. The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, Robert Tressell<br \/><strike>73. Night Watch, Terry Pratchett<\/strike> (such fun)<br \/>74. Matilda, Roald Dahl (never in English)<br \/><strike>75. Bridget Jones's Diary, Helen Fielding<\/strike> (entertaining, fluff, but still entertaining)<br \/>76. The Secret History, Donna Tartt<br \/>77. The Woman In White, Wilkie Collins<br \/>78. Ulysses, James Joyce<br \/>79. Bleak House, Charles Dickens<br \/>80. Double Act, Jacqueline Wilson<br \/>81. The Twits, Roald Dahl (never in English)<br \/>82. I Capture The Castle, Dodie Smith<br \/>83. Holes, Louis Sachar<br \/>84. Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake<br \/>85. The God Of Small Things, Arundhati Roy<br \/>86. Vicky Angel, Jacqueline Wilson<br \/><strike>87. Brave New World, Aldous Huxley<\/strike> (25.2.2009 - Very good and very creepy)<br \/>88. Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons<br \/>89. Magician, Raymond E Feist<br \/>90. On The Road, Jack Kerouac<br \/>91. The Godfather, Mario Puzo<br \/>92. The Clan Of The Cave Bear, Jean M Auel<br \/><strike>93. The Colour Of Magic, Terry Pratchett<\/strike> (overlooked it. whoops!)<br \/><strike>94. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho<\/strike> (bah)<br \/>95. Katherine, Anya Seton<br \/>96. Kane And Abel, Jeffrey Archer<br \/>97. Love In The Time Of Cholera, Gabriel Garc&iacute;a M&aacute;rquez<br \/>98. Girls In Love, Jacqueline Wilson<br \/>99. The Princess Diaries, Meg Cabot<br \/>100. Midnight's Children, Salman Rushdie<a name='cutid1-end'><\/a><br \/>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:33537","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/33537.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=33537"}}],"title":"#49: Buy a bigger TV","published":"2008-08-15T13:48:01Z","updated":"2008-08-15T13:48:01Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"life in general"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"mission 101"}}],"content":"The TV is in the house now. It might seem silly to put a thing like this on an 101 list, but we've put this up for nearly a year. The TV is used (of course) and a bit larger than planned. I like it!<br \/><br \/>In other 101 news, I am gradually reading through War &amp; Peace. I realize that I have to pick up the pace soon, though!<br \/>I also realize that I have <b>no<\/b> idea what I meant with number 86 \"Make a paste dessert\", so I'll go and change this soon."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:33414","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/33414.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=33414"}}],"title":"101 things in 1001 days","published":"2008-08-08T10:11:23Z","updated":"2009-02-12T18:12:15Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"mission 101"}},"content":"Start: 8\/8\/2008<br \/>Finish: 6\/5\/2011<br \/><ol><li>Find a plan for my career life<\/li><li>Have at least one machine running linux (preferably exclusively)<\/li><li>Run on a treadmill for one hour<\/li><li>Write the script for the comic book I have been dreaming about for years<\/li><li>Spend one term as a visiting student<\/li><li>Read something by every Nobel Literature&nbsp;Prize&nbsp;laureate<\/li><li>Knit or sew a piece of clothing I will actually use<\/li><li>Read all the books in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/arts\/bigread\/top100.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the Big Read's 100 books list<\/a>&nbsp;(32\/100)<\/li><li>Customize my vista laptop to something I am satisfied with<\/li><li>Learn three types of ballroom dancing well enough that I dare to get out on a dance floor.<\/li><li>Eat vegetarian for a month<\/li><li>Eat no candy for a month<\/li><li>Learn to make ten cocktails\/drinks really well<\/li><li>Learn a 45-minute yoga routine<\/li><li>Complete all RollerCoaster Tycoon (original game) scenarios<\/li><li>Wear every item in my wardrobe at least once (or throw them away)<\/li><li>Collect all Rolling Stones' CDs<\/li><li>Learn Regular expressions<\/li><li>Check my cholesterol<\/li><li>Do 100 push-ups<\/li><li>Complete the webpage I am working on (nothing exciting, just needs doing)<\/li><li>Keep&nbsp; a potted plant that I can get food from<\/li><li>Erect the hammock I own somewhere<\/li><li>Learn to pluck my eyebrows<\/li><li>Learn to shoot with something (gun? rifle? crossbow? Something!)<\/li><li>Make photo album w\/ photos from new camera<\/li><li>Write 143 lj entries (roughly equals once a week)<\/li><li>Buy five good shirts<\/li><li>Buy little black dress<\/li><li>Learn to make a latte (with parent's espresso machine)<\/li><li>Learn to braid my own hair<\/li><li>Try cornrows in hair<\/li><li>Learn how to juggle three items<\/li><li><strike>Set up wifi in apartment<\/strike><\/li><li>Make a will (yes, I am young. But I also carry an organ donor card, y'know...)<\/li><li>Get a GOOD jewelry box<\/li><li>Get a pen-pal, and keep'em<\/li><li>Have a pedicure<\/li><li>Read all the Narnia books in English<\/li><li>Learn to pluck my eyebrows<\/li><li>Buy killer heels and learn how to walk in them (I'll be 190 cm!)<\/li><li>Get second ear piercing<\/li><li>Go to 10 concerts (0\/10)<\/li><li>Buy 10 classical CD's (0\/10)<\/li><li>Watch LOST (1st season done)<\/li><li>Watch Babylon 5<\/li><li>Use up a bottle of perfume<\/li><li>Learn basic sign language<\/li><li><strike>Buy a bigger TV<\/strike> (August 2008)<\/li><li><strike>Buy a wii<\/strike> (October 2008)<\/li><li>Make 10 new friends<\/li><li>Every christmas\/birthday, change the gifts that I do not want (0\/5)<\/li><li>Do a&nbsp;<span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"100_snapshots\" lj:user=\"100_snapshots\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/100-snapshots.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=915\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/100-snapshots.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>100_snapshots<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/li><li>Make a birthday calendar<\/li><li>Join amnesty international, write 33 letters<\/li><li>Go to Japan (already in progress)<\/li><li>Post all my dad's family records to Geni<\/li><li>Go geohashing 10 times<\/li><li>Create a successful business in the Sims<\/li><li>Buy 5 pieces of vintage clothing (0\/5)<\/li><li>complete 10 large crossword puzzles (0\/10)<\/li><li>Sort out email accounts<\/li><li>Make 10 lj friends<\/li><li>Release 10 bookcrossing books<\/li><li>Learn how to use eyeliner<\/li><li>Get a corset<\/li><li>Get rid of 101 things<\/li><li>Solve a Rubik's cube<\/li><li>Spend an hour outside voluntarily (NOT due to missing the last bus) every month (0\/33)<\/li><li>Tell five people about this thing<\/li><li>Walk in the rain<\/li><li>Go to five new sights in uni town<\/li><li><strike>Take boy to pastry shop, eat BIG fancy cakes<\/strike> (9\/6\/2008)<\/li><li>Draw portraits that I am satisfied with of five people<\/li><li>Draw ten pieces of webcomic fanart, and give them away<\/li><li>Go to the organic farmers market and buy something five times<\/li><li>Go horseback riding<\/li><li>Visit 20 new scenic spots, woods included&nbsp;(1\/20)<\/li><li>Watch the sunrise in the summer<\/li><li>Do an extra subject<\/li><li>Make a surprise picnic for boy<\/li><li>Learn to identify 15 constellations<\/li><li>Learn to identify 10 new bird species<\/li><li>Ask five people to teach me something I do not know<\/li><li>Wear skirts\/dresses only for an entire week<\/li><li>Wear nail polish for an entire month<\/li><li>Read a scientific article during next year and try to understand it<\/li><li>Go to bed at 21:00 every day for one week<\/li><li>Donate 50,000 grains of rice through Free Rice. (1000\/50000)<\/li><li>Visit every region (fylke) in Norway (as in, staying over the night)<\/li><li>Floss teeth every day for three months<\/li><li>Make a stand for screen so that the keyboard can be pushed under when not used<\/li><li>Buy flowers for myself 3 times<\/li><li>Ask for, and acquire, at least 10 recipes when I'm invited to dinners<\/li><li>Sew the flag picture that I have made plans for several times<\/li><li>Have blue streaks in my hair<\/li><li>Find a better way of leg hair removal than shaving<\/li><li>Aquire a moon cup<\/li><li>Do all of <a href=\"http:\/\/projecteuler.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Project Euler<\/a><\/li><li>For one month, surprise-snuggle the boy every day<\/li><li>Loan out 10$ (50 NOK) for each uncompleted item on Kiva, give 5$ to a charity of choice for each I complete<\/li><\/ol>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:33060","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/33060.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=33060"}}],"title":"I'm good!","published":"2008-07-20T21:03:28Z","updated":"2008-07-20T21:05:07Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"i&apos;m a geek"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"life in general"}}],"content":"I aced my exams. No I didn't just do well, i Aced them. I am still in chock, though I have known this for some time. I have almost been there, a few times but never gotten the straight-A-good-stuff. Really, I know that I have been getting my act together this term (after a slight disappointment in december), but I am really proud!<br \/><br \/>Oh, I bought <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shoe-shop.com\/invt\/sch191136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">something nice<\/a> for my fist wage, as I said I would! Really, these were soo cute, on sale and in my slightly odd size. (Oh I had some champagne from your shoe...)<br \/><br \/>In other news, anyone know whet happened to <b>[Unknown LJ tag]<\/b>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:32892","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/32892.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=32892"}}],"title":"Writer's Block: In the Shoes of an Extravagant Restaurant Owner","published":"2008-07-17T18:58:51Z","updated":"2008-07-17T18:58:51Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"writer&apos;s block"}},"content":"<lj-template name=\"qotd\"><\/lj-template>It would serve only things that I love to eat: Asparagus, salmon, pasta in ever shape and size, dark chocolate, ice cream, shrimps, grilled peppers, petit fours...<br \/>The restaurant would be situated in an fin-de-siecle building with a lovely back yard (with threer with paper lamps in bright colours). There would not be two items of tableware from the same set at any table, and the ceiling is painted blue with and has small, fat angels on it - apart from that, most of the interior is white (oh, and the lamps are funky!)<br \/>In the afternoon, we would serve a cheap afternoon tea to anyone with a student ID who brings a coursework book. We would also have a huge christmas party for anyone who doesn't have anyone to spend their holidays with.<br \/>As for the name, it should be Fanny Florence's."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:32647","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/32647.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=32647"}}],"title":"I am not making a stupid song title.","published":"2008-07-16T21:15:26Z","updated":"2008-07-16T21:15:26Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"films"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"i&apos;m a geek"}}],"content":"Because it is so <i>easy<\/i> that I just cannot. I could say \"Mamma Mia, what a film!\", or \"Thank You for the Music\" or \"Gimme, Gimme, Gimme More!\". But I won't, as I do have some pride.<br \/><br \/>However, I loved the movie, though it should be said that I walked into the cinema knowing that there was no reason to look for any substance, that mostly this would be nonsense. And thus,&nbsp; I was entertained the whole to-or-so hours. I laughed when I saw Benny playing the piano. I appreciated Pierce Brosnan's effort at singing (which was all that there was to it), and I loved it when someone (no spoilers!) turned gay. In short: Yay!<br \/><br \/>So I might be a bit in love with platform shoes*. Do I lose all my nerd cred? I wouldn't think so. I am enthusiastic by nature, and this is just another area I enjoy! After all, I've liked ABBA since I was eleven, I know the songs by heart, I'm bloody coming out of a closet (a rather glittery one). And it does annoy me when the \"better\" nerds look down at newbies because they are too much into mainstream culture. So therefore I am not humiliating myself by admitting my love for Swedish pop - I am standing up for all the nerds with misplaced lovings!<br \/><br \/>I feel so self righteous!<br \/><br \/><br \/>*Or rather, Head over Heels** in love<br \/><br \/>**dammit"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:32406","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/32406.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=32406"}}],"title":"Friday Five - charity","published":"2008-07-14T21:02:30Z","updated":"2008-07-14T21:02:30Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"friday five"}},"content":"<b>1. Do you have a favourite cause that you support?<\/b><br \/>I really have to pick donating blood here, as it is the one cause I try to make as many others as possible support. A few years before I was born, my mother needed blood transfusions, so I wouldn't be here if it were not for many kind souls. Moreover, due to the nature of her disease, we never know if she might need them in half a year (or never!)<br \/><b><br \/>2. If so, how do you support it?<br \/><\/b>I donate blood and pester people about doing it!<br \/><b><br \/>3. Have you been an active member of an organization (attending meetings, volunteering etc)?<br \/><\/b>One environment organization (in high school) and a student organization (of the social variation). Also, I've done minor work for a variety of other things.<br \/><b><br \/>4. Have you ever led any group?<br \/><\/b>Yep, the school group of the aforementioned environment organization (for a year)<br \/><b><br \/>5. If so, how was your experience with it?<br \/><\/b>That my strength certainly doesn't lie in leadership. To obtain one goal it can be ok (like leading a project group), but inspiring people? Ick...<br \/><b><strike>OR: 5. If not, why, is it a conscious choice, of lack of opportunity?<\/strike><\/b>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:32190","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/32190.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=32190"}}],"title":"Checkin","published":"2008-07-13T21:46:04Z","updated":"2008-07-13T21:46:04Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"life in general"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"blogging"}}],"content":"A week of relaxing vacation with very little happening (and thus being relaxing) has just been spent several metric miles south of my current location, and I've come back full of good resolutions and a realization that I will never become a blagging superstar by sitting on my arse (and not blogging. Sitting on my arse AND blagging is an entirely different matter).<br \/><br \/>So, to have some contents: Read a lot. Made my way through a funny book (the 2 1\/2 pillars of wisdom by Alexander McCall Smith) and a crime novel (The Laughing Policeman by Sj\u00f6wall and Wahl\u00f6\u00f6) and started a slightly improbable attempt at War and Peace. Saw a decent production of Hamlet. Was amused by new pop single \"Scared of Heights\" by Espen Lind (NOT my favourite). The comping is an acoustic guitar and a TUBA. awesome!<br \/><br \/>Also, real vacation (without parents) is being ordered..."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:31922","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/31922.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=31922"}}],"title":"I am here. Maybe.","published":"2008-06-21T21:18:48Z","updated":"2008-06-21T21:18:48Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"life in general"}},"content":"Long time, no post, very little guild. have been working my arse of in exciting summer job (woo, python!) the last two weeks, and in my spare time I have been the only child of my parents, finally returned home. Went shopping, suddenly has wardrobe. V. strange.<br \/><br \/>Currently, I am looking forward to:<br \/><ul><li>See Indiana Jones (bambah ram-ram, bambah ram...)<br \/><\/li><li>Have some <i>real<\/i> vacation<\/li><li>Have birthday<\/li><li>Use aforementioned clothes<\/li><li>By something pretty for my first wages<\/li><li>Sleeping<\/li><\/ul>Am not looking forward to get last grade (though the three first were quite acceptable!)<br \/><br \/>The shoe mystery in Canada is intriguing!"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:31739","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/31739.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=31739"}}],"title":"Sleepy","published":"2008-06-03T14:09:22Z","updated":"2008-06-03T14:09:22Z","category":{"@attributes":{"term":"life in general"}},"content":"It is WAY too hot outside - 30 degrees Celcius in the shadow. I have had an exam today, only one more to go, but it feels like I might vaporize first!<br \/><br \/>Also, I am very tired, for some reason - it feels like I will fall asleep on my keyboard bah. Will draw now, in an attempt to do the <span  class=\"ljuser  i-ljuser  i-ljuser-type-C     \"  data-ljuser=\"artgrind\" lj:user=\"artgrind\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/artgrind.livejournal.com\/profile\/\"  target=\"_self\"  class=\"i-ljuser-profile\" ><img  class=\"i-ljuser-userhead\"  src=\"https:\/\/l-stat.livejournal.net\/img\/community.png?v=556&v=915\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/artgrind.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"i-ljuser-username\"   target=\"_self\"   ><b>artgrind<\/b><\/a><\/span>. It is way too hot to study anyway."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:losseloth:31271","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/31271.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/losseloth.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=31271"}}],"title":"Thank you, someone","published":"2008-05-27T08:03:00Z","updated":"2008-05-27T08:03:00Z","category":[{"@attributes":{"term":"happy things"}},{"@attributes":{"term":"university"}}],"content":"At my short trip to the computer lab to print some study material for thermophysics, I discovered that the printer wasn't working. I was just about to mutter some fitting expletives about the IT administrations when I discovered that someone had printed exactly what I needed, but left it at the printer. As I was alone in the lab, I took it (and justified writing this with the fact that I takes me about the same time as it would to find a new printer....)<br \/><br \/>Anyway, yay!"}]}