3 posts tagged “myself”
Having (belatedly) realized that I really cannot maintain this as a blog of any sort (i.e. one that is regularly updated with meaningful -- hah! -- and interesting -- haha! -- content), I think I will just turn this into a space to store photos and stuff. I'm supposed to upload the Davao pics here soon.
(Honestly this would be more interesting if more of my real-life friends were part of Vox, but come on, the major part of the Filipino web population is only now starting to move to Multiply from Friendster, so it'll take a while. Maybe in a year or so things will be different.)
So, yes, pictures of the beach and what-not to come. I leave the day after tomorrow. Yay.
In the meantime, have a listen to one of the few songs that sounds good even after endlessly looping in your head.
...As tagged by daimira.
Five strange/weird things about me
1. I am a geek. That is true. I love math. That is also true. However, I still have trouble adding even single-digit numbers. Especially -1 and 1; I keep writing -1 + 1 as 2 when I simplify equations.
2. I am like a cat in more ways than one. Not only am I feline in terms of affection and whimsy and general unpredictability, but I also do not know how to cross streets. Even the small streets in UP. I freeze when I see a car coming towards me, and therefore have almost gotten run over more times than I can count.
3. My usual bedtime is 3am or 4am. I've gotten so used to this schedule it's normal for me, but people always think it's strange, so... Also, I can stay up for days on end as long as I am fed salty junk food.
4. I'm not exactly a stalker, but my people-finding skills in the online world are rather scary, in that I find people even though I'm not looking for them. I know some rather interesting secrets involving a wide range of people, from my ex's ex to my old highschool batchmates.
5. I think more like a boy than a girl when it comes to many things, and thus have been known to rant about feminine stupidity on occasion. And then I remember that I'm a girl and feel really stupid.
(It was hard thinking of just five...)
I tag, uh, anyone who wants to do this; I'm too physics-y to think of specific people right now.
A.k.a. hello, I'm Mia, nice to meet you, cue hopefully fun conversation here--
Laura did her introduction via books, but I'm not sure my answer to that would make sense. However, it's very hard for me to do paragraph-based introductions because I tend to ramble and I'm not sure what, exactly, people want to know about. So! In the great tradition (?!) of the coolness that is FAQQLY, I shall do mine question/interview-style. The following are questions I've been asked in real life; some, I get asked all the time.
So, uh, you're Mia. Yeah.
What do you do? Sleep!
No, really. I... study? Right, I study physics. I also do some work that involves the web and writing. I write. I read a lot -- I can devour several books in a day -- though lately I haven't had time to read much non-technical stuff. I play games! I sing in the classical style, I do webdesign and graphic design, I cook, I draw, and... I sleep. Very often, though not according to normal hours.
Basically what you're saying is you're a geek. Hm, yeah. I like being one though.
But you don't look like one! I know! I think of it as a way to shatter people's misconceptions about geeks. Also I find their reactions funny when they find out I do complex calculus for fun.
What kind of geek are you, then? I don't exactly know. I haven't thought about it a lot, but-- I think I'm a science geek crossed with a gaming geek crossed with a general net geek. The other things I do aren't so "geeky" the way other people see them.
Why? Well, a lot of people associate being a geek with someone who hunches over the computer all day writing obscure code or talking about even more obscure subjects or just being anti-social in general. That's so not it.
So what's being a geek all about? I think it's about passion. A passion for learning, for exceeding the bounds of a certain field, for discovering and doing more. By that definition you don't have to be good with numbers or a computer whiz to be a geek. You just have to want to learn more -- more than your job or others' expectations require -- simply for the sake of learning itself. It's all about the pursuit of knowledge, baby.
If so a geek would actually be the epitome of the eternal goal of the human race. Yes -- ironic, isn't it? But that's my line.
Maybe. Did you expect your intro would turn out like this? Not at all! I blame Trickster-related login problems.
