Well, I'd have recognised you, and I haven't seen you in - how many years? Does this just mean it's an old picture?
Very pretty apricot background.
Arghhhh, am I the only one holding out against LJ now? I will resist...I will resist...I'm picking up Livre Dor's mannerisms anyway, which is scary enough without further conversions.
will now go and bury my nose in a book in order to recover from the terrifying thought of all this geekishness.
oh be nice. I was tired. How do I do the middle one, anyway?
There are happening far too many moments like the one last night, where I turned to Pseudomonas in alarm and said, "Was that just like Livre d'Or [well, actually I used your real name, oddly enough] or am I imagining things?" and he grinned smugly. And the nice little dyke from my Chaucer class, who was also there, just stared at us blankly.
How do I do the middle one, anyway? < lj user="livredor" >
There are happening far too many moments like the one last night Hah, who needs clones when you have infectious mannerisms?! My plot to take over the world is fomenting *cackles*. (lethargic_man says he's turning into me also...)
the nice little dyke from my Chaucer class You really need to stop referring to all and sundry as 'the little dyke'. I actually know whom you mean, but there are too many lesbians with similar epithets.
At least when I call someone a lesbian they're going to be female...
Well, I was trying to be moderately discreet. She's on LJ somewhere, don't know where yet. But I very much doubt she's closeted. We sit there muttering about patriarchy and latching on to any suggestions of homoeroticism in the Chaucer class together. It's quite nice to have back-up, last year I couldn't spot any other students in my seminars who were queer. And she's borrowed Christa Wolf's Medea and is loving it. Shall I have another try at getting it for your birthday this year, by the way?
Oh, it was quite funny, someone asked how erotic the Knight's Tale actually gets, and I pointed out all that flower/garden stuff concerning Emelye. One of the boys said airily, "Personally I don't think flowers have anything to do with sex," so I advised him to go and read the Song of Songs. And thought of what you'd have said!
It's a cut-down version of the one from http://www.vatican.va (http://www.vatican.va). Mine's a tenth of the size of the Pope's, though (which meant a lot in 1997, when I started the first page I used it on.)
And I trust you realise I have no idea what all that HTML (assuming it actually was HTML) stuff was, I'm still proud of myself for managing italics at all.
WHAT'S A NICE JEWISH BOY LIKE YOU BORROWING BACKGROUNDS FROM THE POPE FOR?
*giggle* It's the first step down a slippery slope. Next think you know I'll be writing him new websites.
And I trust you realise I have no idea what all that HTML (assuming it actually was HTML) stuff was, I'm still proud of myself for managing italics at all.
<i> for italics; <em> for emphasis (the idea being you let the web-browser or stylesheet decide how to represent emphasis (italics, underlining, bold, etc).
Can I ask how you did manage italics, then, if not with <i> tag?
Just because I now want to see what the < em > tag does.
Yes, I was using the < i > tag, and I don't even know how to put it in the text in such a way that it isn't taken as a command. Another reason for holding out against a LJ (the main one is a) I think I'd spend too much time on it and b) I've kept diaries before and I end up thinking in the past tense), since someone would have to set the thing up for me.
I think I'd spend too much time on it You'll probably still spend too much time on it even if you don't get an account, it'll just be less convenient. At least on the evidence of how you've been acting up till now!
I've kept diaries before and I end up thinking in the past tense If this is a problem for you then I suppose it's a reasonable excuse. I tend to do that anyway, so getting an LJ made no difference.
someone would have to set the thing up for me Actually no; LJ is set up to be usable by people who are far less computer-literate (I hardly need to mention far less intelligent) than you are. It has the functionality if you want to mess with HTML or even programming, but if not, the basic structure is all web-based forms with little patronizing messages saying, don't worry if you don't understand, most users can ignore these options.
There's been a lot on the news recently about the Pope and how Popes are chosen, it being the current Pope's silver jubilee, and there having been worries about him dying recently.
Someone at work said when they come to choose a new Pope, they'd have to do it on TV, with Pope Idol. To which I replied (plagiarising Nicky Campbell) the new one would then presumably be Pope John Paul George Ringo I.
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Date: 2003-10-14 03:59 am (UTC)Very pretty apricot background.
Arghhhh, am I the only one holding out against LJ now? I will resist...I will resist...I'm picking up Livre Dor's mannerisms anyway, which is scary enough without further conversions.
will now go and bury my nose in a book in order to recover from the terrifying thought of all this geekishness.
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EM
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Date: 2003-10-14 05:45 am (UTC)*cackles* They're catching, aren't they?!
By the way, it's livredor /
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Date: 2003-10-14 10:08 am (UTC)There are happening far too many moments like the one last night, where I turned to Pseudomonas in alarm and said, "Was that just like Livre d'Or [well, actually I used your real name, oddly enough] or am I imagining things?" and he grinned smugly. And the nice little dyke from my Chaucer class, who was also there, just stared at us blankly.
EM
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Date: 2003-10-17 03:50 am (UTC)< lj user="livredor" >
There are happening far too many moments like the one last night
Hah, who needs clones when you have infectious mannerisms?! My plot to take over the world is fomenting *cackles*. (
the nice little dyke from my Chaucer class
You really need to stop referring to all and sundry as 'the little dyke'. I actually know whom you mean, but there are too many lesbians with similar epithets.
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Date: 2003-10-18 06:26 am (UTC)At least when I call someone a lesbian they're going to be female...
Well, I was trying to be moderately discreet. She's on LJ somewhere, don't know where yet. But I very much doubt she's closeted. We sit there muttering about patriarchy and latching on to any suggestions of homoeroticism in the Chaucer class together. It's quite nice to have back-up, last year I couldn't spot any other students in my seminars who were queer. And she's borrowed Christa Wolf's Medea and is loving it. Shall I have another try at getting it for your birthday this year, by the way?
Oh, it was quite funny, someone asked how erotic the Knight's Tale actually gets, and I pointed out all that flower/garden stuff concerning Emelye. One of the boys said airily, "Personally I don't think flowers have anything to do with sex," so I advised him to go and read the Song of Songs. And thought of what you'd have said!
testing testing...
EM
Who is this Lethargic Man anyway?
Date: 2003-10-14 05:57 am (UTC)EM wrote:
But you've seen me with a beard and![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
livredor hasn't.
Yes; I got rid of my beard in 1998, but I like the photo.
Resistance is futile. (I speak from experience.)
I notice you're marking up italics with <i>. Surely <em> would be more appropriate? ;^b
Top of the Popes
Date: 2003-10-14 06:13 am (UTC)EM wrote:
It's a cut-down version of the one from http://www.vatican.va (http://www.vatican.va). Mine's a tenth of the size of the Pope's, though (which meant a lot in 1997, when I started the first page I used it on.)WHAT'S A NICE JEWISH BOY LIKE YOU BORROWING BACKGROUNDS FROM THE POPE FOR?
Date: 2003-10-14 09:56 am (UTC)EM
Re: WHAT'S A NICE JEWISH BOY LIKE YOU BORROWING BACKGROUNDS FROM THE POPE FOR?
Date: 2003-10-15 02:53 pm (UTC)*giggle* It's the first step down a slippery slope. Next think you know I'll be writing him new websites.
And I trust you realise I have no idea what all that HTML (assuming it actually was HTML) stuff was, I'm still proud of myself for managing italics at all.
<i> for italics; <em> for emphasis (the idea being you let the web-browser or stylesheet decide how to represent emphasis (italics, underlining, bold, etc).
Can I ask how you did manage italics, then, if not with <i> tag?
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Date: 2003-10-16 02:48 am (UTC)Yes, I was using the < i > tag, and I don't even know how to put it in the text in such a way that it isn't taken as a command. Another reason for holding out against a LJ (the main one is a) I think I'd spend too much time on it and b) I've kept diaries before and I end up thinking in the past tense), since someone would have to set the thing up for me.
EM
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Date: 2003-10-19 05:41 am (UTC)You'll probably still spend too much time on it even if you don't get an account, it'll just be less convenient. At least on the evidence of how you've been acting up till now!
I've kept diaries before and I end up thinking in the past tense
If this is a problem for you then I suppose it's a reasonable excuse. I tend to do that anyway, so getting an LJ made no difference.
someone would have to set the thing up for me
Actually no; LJ is set up to be usable by people who are far less computer-literate (I hardly need to mention far less intelligent) than you are. It has the functionality if you want to mess with HTML or even programming, but if not, the basic structure is all web-based forms with little patronizing messages saying, don't worry if you don't understand, most users can ignore these options.
Re: Top of the Popes
Date: 2003-10-19 05:35 am (UTC)Re: Top of the Popes
Date: 2003-10-19 01:26 pm (UTC)Someone at work said when they come to choose a new Pope, they'd have to do it on TV, with Pope Idol. To which I replied (plagiarising Nicky Campbell) the new one would then presumably be Pope John Paul George Ringo I.