PJ

Which Superhero Am I?

2007-01-25T10:51:58Z

Your results:
You are Hulk

Hulk		100%
Batman		60%
Green Lantern		50%
Iron Man		45%
Robin		40%
Supergirl		40%
The Flash		40%
Superman		30%
Spider-Man		10%
Catwoman		10%
Wonder Woman		5%

You are a wanderer with
amazing strength.

Click here to take the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz...

Dreams

2006-12-18T09:59:19Z

Yesterday was my 27th birthday.

Last night I dreamt I was dancing with Audrey Hepburn.

What a wonderful birthday present.

pjthum @ 2006-12-10T18:00:00

2006-12-10T10:00:59Z

Metros

2006-08-14T10:35:52Z

Got at b3co.com!

The Morocco Hitch

2006-03-20T15:53:26Z

Dear friends,

The question I got most often after completing my Channel Swim was, "So, what are you doing next?" or "What's your next challenge?"

I've resolved to do a fund-raising event for charity every year, and I am pleased to announce the event for 2006: The Morocco Hitch.

In April, Xin Hui and I will be hitch-hiking to Morocco to raise funds for Link Community Development, a UK charity that works for the improvement of education in Southern and Eastern Africa.

Please consider donating to LCD. You can visit our website for more information, or go straight to the donation portal if you'd like to donate straightaway.

Just £5 could pay for education support workers to visit a school; just £10 could pay to train a teacher at an HIV/AIDS workshop or a literacy workshop, or buy a desk for a child who now studies on the floor.

Thank you so much!

pjthum @ 2006-03-05T13:54:00

2006-03-05T13:59:29Z

It's that time of year- the air is thick with rejection letters.

I just got my first two... a possible nine more to go, but hopefully I will get less than that.

I commiserate with latvianchick.

The flip side

2006-02-17T16:47:57Z

Now that you've told me what you think my good points are, go here to tell me what my bad points are (i.e., here's a chance to tell me what you really think of me!):

http://kevan.org/nohari?name=pjthum

pjthum @ 2006-02-16T09:28:00

2006-02-16T09:28:59Z

Taught my first class yesterday. Did okay. Wasn't fantastic. No life changing experiences. One compliment. One yawn. One student who stayed back to ask me questions. It'll go better next time. Still, I'm psyched. I loved it. Also, I'm a bona fide Oxford tutor now :)

pjthum @ 2006-02-12T10:26:00

2006-02-12T10:26:10Z

After seeing this on latvianchick's LJ, I decided I had to try this myself:

http://kevan.org/johari?name=pjthum

pjthum @ 2006-01-18T11:03:00

2006-01-18T11:03:51Z

I posted this as a comment on tristella's LJ but I thought I'd post it here as well:

At my last family gathering on my father's side, my aunties kept coming over holding the babies of my cousins and cackling, "So... your turn soon... this is in your future!"

They stopped that crap when I brought the urn with my father's ashes to them and said the same thing back to them.

(Just kidding. But I wanted to!)

pjthum @ 2006-01-16T08:40:00

2006-01-16T08:40:37Z

From leia gwyn and written while munching on delicious lime pie.

Rules of the game:
1. Post 5 factoids about yourself
2. At the end, list the names of 5 people whom you want to do this next
3. Leave a comment "tagged!" in their blog and tell them to read your blog for rules.

(What is a factoid?)

Top 5 Factoids about P.J.:

1. Before P.J. was born there were only 24 letters in the alphabet.

2. P.J. is on a personal quest to make everyone wear proper hats again.

3. Fred Astaire isn't dead. He's just hiding from P.J.'s obsessive fandom.

4. When swimming the Channel, P.J. actually got lost and visited Belgium, Spain and Tanzania before finding France.

5. The movie "Kung Fu Hustle" is actually a dramatisation loosely based on P.J.'s life.

I can't be bothered to tag people... although I bet moderntime would be come up with something terrific.

pjthum @ 2006-01-07T12:18:00

2006-01-07T04:18:31Z

I've heard lots of great blonde jokes, but I have to admit this one is the best ever!

pjthum @ 2005-12-15T00:54:00

2005-12-15T00:54:40Z

I second moderntime's enthusiastic recommendation of this ILM thread, especially if you love old movies like we do. Is it scary that I immediately recognised 95% of those quotes?

pjthum @ 2005-12-12T19:58:00

2005-12-12T19:58:44Z

Wow! Who'd've thought that archival research was so much fun? I could live in the National Archives at Kew for weeks!

pjthum @ 2005-12-10T00:10:00

2005-12-10T00:10:18Z

Oh Great Cthulhu!

I have been an extremely busy devotee this year.

In February, I stopped latvianchick from defiling Lovecraft's grave (-20 points). In August, I bombed a cultist gathering (-100 points). In May, I made a burnt offering to the Dead Dreamer (100 points). In July, I called down the wrath of Yog-Sothoth upon tristella (65 points). In June, I visited my relatives in Innsmouth (100 points). Yesterday, I burnt my copy of the Necronomicon (-75 points).

In short, I have been very good (70 points) and deserve to be promoted to High Priest.

Your humble and obedient servant,
pjthum

Submit your own plea to Cthulhu!

How's the kidney, Stella?

2005-12-06T17:02:52Z

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa,

This year I've been busy!

Last Saturday I saved a busload of nuns in Angola (326 points). In September I farted in an elevator (-6 points). In June I ruled Iran as a kind and benevolent dictator (700 points). Last Wednesday I didn't flush (-1 points). In August I gave tristella a kidney (1000 points).

Overall, I've been nice (2019 points). For Christmas I deserve an Easy-Bake Oven!

Sincerely,
pjthum

Lucky this didn't happen to me

2005-10-04T14:57:42Z

pjthum @ 2005-09-29T11:07:00

2005-09-29T10:07:22Z

pjthum @ 2005-08-22T18:58:00

2005-08-22T10:58:24Z

You're The Guns of August!

by Barbara Tuchman

Though you're interested in war, what you really want to know is what
causes war. You're out to expose imperialism, militarism, and nationalism for what they
really are. Nevertheless, you're always living in the past and have a hard time dealing
with what's going on today. You're also far more focused on Europe than anywhere else in
the world. A fitting motto for you might be "Guns do kill, but so can
diplomats."

Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.

What's Your Humour Style?

2005-07-29T11:54:20Z

the Wit

(73% dark, 26% spontaneous, 16% vulgar)

your humor style:
CLEAN | COMPLEX | DARK

You like things edgy, subtle, and smart. I guess that means you're probably an intellectual, but don't take that to mean you're pretentious. You realize 'dumb' can be witty--after all isn't that the Simpsons' philosophy?--but rudeness for its own sake, 'gross-out' humor and most other things found in a fraternity leave you totally flat.

I guess you just have a more cerebral approach than most. You have the perfect mindset for a joke writer or staff writer. Your sense of humor takes the most effort to appreciate, but it's also the best, in my opinion.

Also, you probably loved the Office. If you don't know what I'm talking about, check it out here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/theoffice/.

PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Jon Stewart - Woody Allen - Ricky Gervais

My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:

You scored higher than 87% on dark

You scored higher than 31% on spontaneous

You scored higher than 0% on vulgar

Link: The 3 Variable Funny Test written by jason_bateman on Ok Cupid

Which Country Are You?

2005-07-05T22:00:07Z

You're Brazil!

You're athletic, charming, and probably a good dancer.
Unfortunately, you don't really mind chopping down the rain forest, and you probably
consider homeless people expendable in certain circumstances. Of course, your
personality is so diverse that it's hard to track down exactly what you're like. You
definitely like Pele, the World Cup, and shouting "gooooal" at the
top of your lungs.
Take
the Country Quiz at the Blue Pyramid

pjthum @ 2005-05-13T12:27:00

2005-05-13T04:33:05Z

From bass_relief

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved.

You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was ruthless, cold-blooded, and sarcastic.

Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.

Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment.

You think of marriage something you've always wanted... though you haven't really thought about it.

In this moment, you think of love as something you thirst for. You'll do anything for love, but you won't fall for it easily.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

All true, but then again they are vague enough that they can be interpreted in different ways.

My Charlie Brown moment

2005-05-09T12:13:51Z

I was lying in bed staring into the darkness and I asked myself, "Why do I always get involved with crazy girls?"

The answer came back to me, "Because they are all crazy."

Yes... yes.

Pointless beautiful anecdote

2005-04-21T12:29:32Z

From a recent ICQ conversation:

leia gwyn: I was dashing down Broad Street pass Trinity and there was this really cute old lady who saw me gazing wistfully
leia gwyn: and said, 'It's a lovely morning, isn't it, my dear?'
leia gwyn: I smiled and said 'Yes, it is"
leia gwyn: and we both stood there and watched the flowers for a bit
leia gwyn: It was very nice

*sigh* Oxford in the spring. What I wouldn't give to be there...

pjthum @ 2005-03-29T21:44:00

2005-03-29T13:46:29Z

You are the Black Knight. You are exceedingly brave
and have great strength, but your foolishness
leads to the loss of both your arms and your
legs in battle.

Which Monty Python's Quest For the Holy Grail character are you?
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